Document ID: PHMSA-2009-0384-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits
Posted Date: 2009-11-16T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]               
[Page 59020-59021]
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 December 16, 2009.
    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://
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. 5 117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2009.
Delmer F. Billings,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals.

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                                                                   Regulation(s)       Nature of special permits
    Application No.       Docket No.          Applicant               affected                  thereof
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                                               New Special Permits
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14932-N...............  ..............  TUV Rheinland Taiwan   49 CFR 173.302a        To authorize the
                                         Ltd., Kaohsiung.       173.304a and 180.209.  manufacture, marking,
                                                                                       sale, and use of non-DOT
                                                                                       specification fully
                                                                                       wrapped carbon-fiber
                                                                                       reinforced aluminum lined
                                                                                       cylinders for the
                                                                                       transportation in
                                                                                       commerce of certain
                                                                                       compressed gases. (modes
                                                                                       1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
14933-N...............  ..............  Tobin Scientific a     49 CFR 173.196.......  To authorize the
                                         division of Tobin &                           transportation in
                                         Sons Moving and                               commerce of certain
                                         Storage, Inc.,                                Division 6.2 infectious
                                         Peabody, MA.                                  substances packaged in
                                                                                       portable Dewar flask
                                                                                       cryogenic shipping
                                                                                       containers, insulated
                                                                                       liquid nitrogen
                                                                                       refrigerated portable
                                                                                       tanks, and automatic fill
                                                                                       plug-in liquid nitrogen
                                                                                       freezers by highway.
                                                                                       (mode 1).
14934-N...............  ..............  Saint Louis            49 CFR 173.196.......  To authorize the
                                         University, St.                               transportation in
                                         Louis, MO.                                    commerce of certain
                                                                                       infectious substances in
                                                                                       alterantive packaging
                                                                                       (freezers) by highway.
                                                                                       (mode 1).
14935-N...............  ..............  E.I. DuPont de         49 CFR 173.29 and      To authorize the one-way
                                         Nemours & Company,     173.242.               transportation in
                                         Inc., Wilmington, DE.                         commerce of certain
                                                                                       portable tanks and
                                                                                       intermediate bulk
                                                                                       containers containing the
                                                                                       residue of a Class 3
                                                                                       hazardous material for
                                                                                       cleaning so they can be
                                                                                       repaired. (mode 1).
14937-N...............  ..............  Sears National         49 CFR 180.213.......  To authorize the
                                         Calibration                                   transportation in
                                         Laboratory, Garland,                          commerce of certain
                                         TX.                                           cylinders that have
                                                                                       requalifier markings on a
                                                                                       label embedded in epoxy
                                                                                       instead of stamping.
                                                                                       (mode 1).
14938-N...............  ..............  EP Container,          49 CFR 173.12(b)(2)..  To authorize the
                                         Cerritos, CA.                                 manufacture, marking,
                                                                                       sale, and use of a UN
                                                                                       standard 4G fiberboard
                                                                                       box for use as the outer
                                                                                       packaging for lab pack
                                                                                       applications in
                                                                                       accordance with Sec.
                                                                                       173.12(b). (modes 1, 3).
14939-N...............  ..............  EP Container,          49 CFR 173.12(b)(2)..  To authorize the
                                         Cerritos, CA.                                 manufacture, marking,
                                                                                       sale, and use of a UN
                                                                                       standard 11 G fiberboard
                                                                                       TBC for use as the outer
                                                                                       packaging for lab pack
                                                                                       applications in
                                                                                       accordance with Sec.
                                                                                       173.12(b). (modes 1, 3).
14940-N...............  ..............  Crown Aerosol          49 CFR 173.306.......  To authorize the
                                         Packaging,                                    manufacture, marking,
                                         Philadelphia, PA.                             sale and use of non-DOT
                                                                                       specification cans
                                                                                       similar to a DOT 2P or 2Q
                                                                                       inner metal receptacle
                                                                                       except for wall thickness
                                                                                       for the transportation in
                                                                                       commerce of certain
                                                                                       compressed gases. (mode
                                                                                       1).
14941-N...............  ..............  Columbia Analytical    49 CFR 173.4a........  To authorize the
                                         Services, Kelso, WA.                          transportation in
                                                                                       commerce of small
                                                                                       quantities of Class 3 and
                                                                                       Class 8 hazardous
                                                                                       materials as excepted
                                                                                       quantities under 49 CFR
                                                                                       173.4a except that the
                                                                                       packagings were tested
                                                                                       without the inner
                                                                                       packagings being filled
                                                                                       to 98% capacity. (modes
                                                                                       1, 4).

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14944-N...............  ..............  Dean Foods             49 CFR 178.33b.......  To authorize the
                                         Corporation,                                  transportation of
                                         Broomfield, CO.                               Specification 2S inner
                                                                                       nonrefillable plastic
                                                                                       receptacles containing an
                                                                                       aerosol food product that
                                                                                       was testing using a
                                                                                       modified test protocol.
                                                                                       (modes 1, 4, 5).
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