Document ID: PHMSA-2007-0092-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits
Posted Date: 2007-12-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register: December 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 242)]
[Notices]               
[Page 71735-71736]
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

 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application 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 (49 CFR part 107, 
subpart B), 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 January 17, 2008.
    Address Comments To: 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: 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://dms.dot.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 December 12, 2007.
Delmer F. Billings,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Special Permits and Approvals.

                                               New Special Permits
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                                                                      Regulation(s)         Nature of special
   Application No.          Docket No.             Applicant             affected            permits thereof
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14613-N.............  ......................  Valero St. Charles,  49 CFR Subpart C of  To authorize the
                                               Norco, LA.           Part 172.            transportation in
                                                                                         commerce of certain
                                                                                         hazardous materials
                                                                                         without shipping paper
                                                                                         documentation when
                                                                                         transported across
                                                                                         public roads within the
                                                                                         Valero facility. (mode
                                                                                         1)
14614-N.............  ......................  Great Lakes          49 CFR.............  To authorize the
                                               Chemicals                                 transportation in
                                               Corporation, West                         commerce of non-DOT
                                               Lafayette, IN.                            specification cylinders
                                                                                         manufactured in the
                                                                                         U.S. for export with
                                                                                         valving and relief
                                                                                         device requirements of
                                                                                         the country that the
                                                                                         cylinders will be
                                                                                         exported to for use in
                                                                                         transporting various
                                                                                         compressed gases.
                                                                                         (modes 1, 3)

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14615-N.............  ......................  SET Environmental    49 CFR 173.244.....  To authorize the one-
                                               Inc., Houston, TX.                        time, one-way
                                                                                         transportation in
                                                                                         commerce of three
                                                                                         irregularly shaped
                                                                                         sodium dispersion
                                                                                         vessels in alternative
                                                                                         packaging. (mode 1)
14616-N.............  ......................  Chlorine Service     49 CFR 178.245-1(a)  To authorize the
                                               Company, Kingwood,                        manufacture, marking,
                                               TX.                                       sale and use of certain
                                                                                         DOT Specification 51
                                                                                         steel portable tanks or
                                                                                         UN steel portable tanks
                                                                                         conforming with Section
                                                                                         VIII, Division 2 of the
                                                                                         ASME Code instead of
                                                                                         Section VIII, Division
                                                                                         1, for the
                                                                                         transportation in
                                                                                         commerce of Division
                                                                                         2.1 and 2.2 materials.
                                                                                         (modes 1, 2, 3)
14617-N.............  ......................  Western              49 CFR 172.203(a),   To authorize the
                                               International Gas    172.301(c),          transportation in
                                               & Cylinders, Inc.,   180.205(f)(4),       commerce of certain
                                               Bellville, TX.       180.205(g),          compressed gases in DOT
                                                                    180.209(a).          specification 3A and
                                                                                         3AA cylinders when
                                                                                         retested by 100 percent
                                                                                         ultrasonic examination
                                                                                         and external visual
                                                                                         inspection in lieu of
                                                                                         internal visual
                                                                                         inspection and the
                                                                                         hydrostatic retest.
                                                                                         (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14618-N.............  ......................  Carrier Transicold,  49 CFR               To authorize the use
                                               Athens, GA.          177.834(1)(2)(i).    cargo heaters in a
                                                                                         motor vehicle when
                                                                                         transporting flammable
                                                                                         liquids or flammable
                                                                                         gases in commerce.
                                                                                         (mode 1)
14619-N.............  ......................  EXEA Corporation,    49 CFR 179.13......  To authorize the
                                               Dallas, TX.                               transportation in
                                                                                         commerce of DOT
                                                                                         Specification 105S100W
                                                                                         tank cars having a
                                                                                         maximum gross weight on
                                                                                         rail of 286,000 pounds.
                                                                                         (mode 2)
14620-N.............  ......................  Air Products and     49 CFR 177.834(h)..  To authorize filling and
                                               Chemicals, Inc.,                          discharging of a DOT
                                               Allentown, PA.                            Specification 4L
                                                                                         cylinder with certain
                                                                                         Division 2.2 compressed
                                                                                         gases without removal
                                                                                         from the transport
                                                                                         vehicle. (mode 1)
14621-N.............  ......................  Beijing Tianhai      49 CFR 173.302a and  To authorize the
                                               Industry Co.,        180.205.             manufacture, mark,
                                               Ltd., Beijing.                            sale, and use of non-
                                                                                         DOT specification fully
                                                                                         wrapped carbon-fiber
                                                                                         reinforced aluminum
                                                                                         lined cylinders. (modes
                                                                                         1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14622-N.............  ......................  Occidental Chemical  49 CFR 179.15(e)...  To authorize the
                                               Corporation,                              transportation in
                                               Dallas, TX.                               commerce of certain DOT
                                                                                         specification 105J500W
                                                                                         tank cars containing
                                                                                         Chlorine that do not
                                                                                         meet the start-to-
                                                                                         discharge requirements
                                                                                         for pressure relief
                                                                                         devices. (mode 2)
14623-N.............  ......................  Formulated           49 CFR               To authorize the
                                               Solutions,           173.306(a)(3)(v).    manufacture, marking,
                                               Clearwater, FL.                           sale and use of a bag-
                                                                                         on-valve container for
                                                                                         the transportation of
                                                                                         non-flammable aerosols
                                                                                         which have been tested
                                                                                         by an alternative
                                                                                         method in lieu of the
                                                                                         hot water bath test.
                                                                                         (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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