Document ID: PHMSA-2018-0024-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hazardous Materials Safety: International Standards on Transport of Dangerous Goods
Posted Date: 2018-06-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26338-26339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12093]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0024; Notice No. 2018-07]

Hazardous Materials Safety: International Standards on the 
Transport of Dangerous Goods

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, PHMSA will host two public 
meetings. The first meeting--led by PHMSA--will solicit public input on 
current proposals and discuss potential new work items for inclusion in 
the agenda of the 53rd session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG). The second 
meeting--led by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
(OSHA)--will discuss proposals in preparation for the 35th session of 
the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized 
System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS).

DATES: Both public meetings will take place on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

PHMSA Public Meeting: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
OSHA Public Meeting: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT

ADDRESSES: Both public meetings will take place at DOT Headquarters, 
West Building, Oklahoma City Conference Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Webb or Mr. Aaron Wiener, 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 
(202) 366-8553.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Advanced Meeting Registration: DOT requests that attendees pre-
register for these meetings by completing the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LQQFCHS. Attendees may use the same form to pre-
register for both meetings. Failure to pre-register may delay your 
access into the DOT Headquarters building. Additionally, if you are 
attending in person, arrive early to allow time for security checks 
necessary to access the building.
    Conference call-in and ``Skype meeting'' capability will be 
provided for both meetings. Specific information on such access will be 
posted when available at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview under Upcoming Events.

PHMSA Public Meeting

    The primary purpose of PHMSA's meeting is to prepare for the 53rd 
session of the UNSCOE TDG. This session represents the third meeting 
scheduled for the 2017-2018 biennium. UNSCOE will consider proposals 
for the 21st Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on 
the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Model Regulations), which may be 
implemented into relevant domestic, regional, and international 
regulations from January 1, 2021. Copies of working documents, informal 
documents, and the meeting agenda may be obtained from the United 
Nations (UN) Transport Division's website at https://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32018.html.
    General topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE TDG meeting include:
     Explosives and related matters;
     Listing, classification, and packing;
     Electric storage systems;
     Transport of gases;
     Global harmonization of regulations on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods with the Model Regulations;
     Guiding principles for the Model Regulations;
     Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency;
     New proposals for amendments to the Model Regulations;
     Issues relating to the Globally Harmonized System of 
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS); and
     Miscellaneous pending issues.
    Following the 53rd session of the UNSCOE TDG, a copy of the Sub-
Committee's report will be available at the UN Transport Division's 
website at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3rep.html. 
Additional information regarding the UNSCOE TDG and related matters can 
be found on PHMSA's website at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview.

OSHA Public Meeting

    The Federal Register notice and additional detailed information 
relating to OSHA's public meeting will be available upon publication at 
federalregister.gov (Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005). OSHA is hosting the 
meeting in preparation for the 35th session of the UNSCEGHS. It will 
provide interested groups and individuals with an update on GHS-related 
issues, as well as solicit input on the development of U.S. Government 
positions on proposals submitted to the UNSCEGHS.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on May 31, 2018.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
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