Document ID: PHMSA-2013-0008-0302
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hazardous Materials: Applications for Special Permits
Posted Date: 2019-07-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 34047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15038]

[[Page 34047]]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Special Permits

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

ACTION: List of applications for special permits.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application 
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of 
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given 
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the 
application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a 
particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the 
``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1--
Motor vehicle, 2--Rail freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft 
only, 5--Passenger-carrying aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 
20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in 
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include 
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of 
Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for 
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at http://regulations.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is 
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous 
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2019.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                        Nature of the
 Application No.     Applicant      Regulation(s)      special permits
                                       affected            thereof
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20896-N.........  Applied Energy   172.101(j),      To authorizes the
                   Systems, Inc.    173.187,         transportation in
                                    173.212,         commerce of a gas
                                    173.240,         purification
                                    173.242,         apparatus
                                    176.83.          containing certain
                                                     Division 4.2
                                                     (spontaneously
                                                     combustible solids)
                                                     in non-DOT
                                                     specification
                                                     stainless steel
                                                     pressure vessels.
                                                     (modes 1, 3, 4)
20898-N.........  Rivian           172.101(j),      To authorize the
                   Automotive,      173.185(a),      transportation in
                   LLC.             173.185(b)(3)(   commerce of
                                    i),              prototype and low
                                    173.185(b)(3)(   production lithium
                                    ii).             ion batteries and
                                                     batteries contained
                                                     in vehicles aboard
                                                     cargo-only
                                                     aircraft. (mode 4)
20899-N.........  CAIRE INC......  171.2(g),        To authorize the
                                    172.203(a),      repair of certain
                                    172.301(c),      DOT 4L cylinders
                                    173.22(a),       without requiring
                                    180.211(c)(2).   pressure testing.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5)
20900-N.........  AMETEK AMERON,   173.56(b),       To authorize the
                   LLC.             173.302(a).      manufacture, mark,
                                                     sale, and use of
                                                     non-DOT
                                                     specification
                                                     cylinders similar
                                                     to DOT 3HT. (modes
                                                     1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
20904-N.........  Piston           172.101(j).....  To authorize the
                   Automotive,                       transportation of
                   L.L.C.                            lithium ion
                                                     batteries exceeding
                                                     35 kg net weight by
                                                     cargo-only
                                                     aircraft. (mode 4)
20905-N.........  POLLUTION        173.56(b)......  To authorize the one-
                   CONTROL INC.                      way transportation
                                                     in commerce of
                                                     waste explosive
                                                     substances that had
                                                     previously been
                                                     approved. (mode 1)
20906-N.........  AKZO NOBEL       173.28(b)(2),    To authorize the
                   FUNCTIONAL       173.181.         transportation in
                   CHEMICALS LLC.                    commerce of the
                                                     hazardous materials
                                                     identified in
                                                     paragraph 6 in
                                                     certain UN 1A1
                                                     drums and the reuse
                                                     of those UN1a!
                                                     drums without
                                                     leakproofness
                                                     testing. (modes 1,
                                                     2, 3)
20909-N.........  SMBC RAIL        172.203(a),      To authorize the use
                   SERVICES LLC.    172.302(c),      of certain DOT 117
                                    173.247.         tank car tanks for
                                                     the transportation
                                                     in commerce of
                                                     certain elevated
                                                     temperature
                                                     materials. (mode 2)
20910-N.........  CELLBLOCK FCS,   172.200,         To authorize the
                   LLC.             172.300,         manufacture, mark,
                                    172.500,         sale, and use of UN
                                    172.400,         4G packaging for
                                    172.700(a).      the transportation
                                                     of damaged,
                                                     defective, recalled
                                                     lithium cells and
                                                     batteries,
                                                     including batteries
                                                     contained in
                                                     equipment, without
                                                     being subject to
                                                     certain hazard
                                                     communication
                                                     requirements. (mode
                                                     1, 3)
20911-N.........  TEN-E PACKAGING  173.308(b).....  To authorize the
                   SERVICES, INC.                    testing of lighter
                                                     designs using an
                                                     alternative testing
                                                     scheme. (modes 1,
                                                     2, 3, 4, 5)
20913-N.........  Tiveni.........  173.185(a).....  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     prototype lithium
                                                     ion batteries by
                                                     cargo-only
                                                     aircraft. (mode 4)
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