Document ID: PHMSA-2010-0301-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Meetings: International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Posted Date: 2010-10-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 199)]
[Notices]               
[Page 63534]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

 
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will 
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 38th session of the 
United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held November 29-December 7, 2010, in Geneva, 
Switzerland. During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments 
relative to potential new work items which may be considered for 
inclusion in its international agenda.

Information Regarding the UNSCOE TDG Meeting

DATES: Wednesday, November 17, 2010; 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters, West 
Building, Conference Rooms 8, 9 and 10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Notification: Any person wishing to participate in the public 
meeting should send an e-mail to michael.stevens@dot.gov and include 
their name and contact information (Organization/Address/Telephone 
Number) no later than November 10, 2010. Providing this information 
will facilitate the security screening process for entry into the 
building on the day of the meeting.
    Conference Call Capability/Live Meeting Information: Conference 
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided for this 
meeting. Specific information on call-in and live meeting access will 
be posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/
international.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Pfund, Acting Director, 
Office of Hazardous Materials Technology or Mr. Shane Kelley, 
International Transportation Specialist, Office of Hazardous Materials 
Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-
0656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting will be 
to prepare for the 38th session of the UNSCOE TDG. The 38th session of 
the UNSCOE TDG is the last of four meetings scheduled for the current 
2009-2010 biennium. The UNSCOE will consider proposals for the 17th 
Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport 
of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations which will come into force in the 
international regulations from January 1, 2013. Topics on the agenda 
for the UNSCOE TDG meeting include:
     Recommendations made by the Sub-Committee at previous 
sessions.
     Explosives and related matters.
     Listing, classification and packing.
     Electric storage systems.
     Electronic data interchange (EDI) for documentation 
purposes.
     Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA).
     Global harmonization of transport of dangerous goods 
regulations.
     Guiding principles for the Model Regulations.
     Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling 
of Chemicals (GHS).
     Program of work for the biennium 2011-2012.
    In addition, PHMSA is soliciting comments on how to further enhance 
harmonization for international transport of hazardous materials. PHMSA 
has finalized a broad international strategic plan and welcomes input 
on items which stakeholders believe should be included as specific 
initiatives within this plan. PHMSA's Office of International Standards 
Strategic Plan can be accessed at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/
regs/international.
    The public is invited to attend without prior notification. Due to 
the heightened security measures participants are encouraged to arrive 
early to allow time for security checks necessary to obtain access to 
the building. Following the 38th session of the UNSCOE TDG, PHMSA will 
place a copy of the Sub-Committee's report and a summary of the results 
on PHMSA's Hazardous Materials Safety Homepage at http://
www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international.

Documents

    Copies of documents for the UNSCOE TDG meeting and the meeting 
agenda may be obtained by downloading them from the United Nations 
Transport Division's Web site at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/
dgsubc/c32010.html. PHMSA's site at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/
regs/international also provides additional information regarding the 
UNSCOE TDG and related matters such as summaries of decisions taken at 
previous sessions of the UNSCOE TDG.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2010.
Magdy El-Sibaie,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2010-25913 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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