Document ID: PHMSA-2013-0008-0046
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Special Permit Applications
Posted Date: 2014-05-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25994-25995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10070]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Special Permit Applications

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

ACTION: Notice of actions on Special Permit Applications.

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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 of the actions on special permits 
applications in (March to March 2014). The mode of transportation 
involved are identified 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. Application numbers prefixed by the letters EE represent 
applications for Emergency Special Permits. It should be noted that 
some of the sections cited were those in effect at the time certain 
special permits were issued.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2014.
Donald Burger,
Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch.

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                                                      Nature of special
    S.P. No.         Applicant      Regulation(s)      permit thereof
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                   MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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11993-M.........  Key Safety       49 CFR           To modify the
                   Systems,         173.301(a)(1),   special permit to
                   Lakeland, FL.    and 173.302a.    add a Division 2.2
                                                     material.
10427-M.........  Astrotech Space  49 CFR           To modify the
                   Operations,      173.61(a),       special permit to
                   Inc.,            173.301(g),      authorize
                   Titusville, FL.  173.302(a),      additional launch
                                    173.336, and     vehicles and
                                    177.848(d).      increase the amount
                                                     of Anhydrous
                                                     ammonia to 120
                                                     pounds.
10232-M.........  ITW Sexton,      49 CFR           To modify the
                   Decatur, AL.     173.304(d) and   special permit to
                                    173.306(a)(3).   authorize a
                                                     Division 2.1
                                                     material.
10832-M.........  Autoliv ASP,     49 CFR           To modify the
                   Inc., Ogden,     173.56(b), and   special permit to
                   UT.              173.61(a).       remove the inner
                                                     packaging
                                                     requirements,
                                                     remove the
                                                     requirement for
                                                     trays in outer
                                                     packaging, and
                                                     update locations
                                                     where the permit
                                                     may be used.
15865-M.........  HeliStream       49 CFR 172.101   To modify the
                   Inc., Costa      Column(9B),      special permit to
                   Mesa, CA.        172.301(c),      authorize Class 1,
                                    175.30,          2, 4, 8, 9, and
                                    175.33, Part     additional Class 3
                                    178, and         materials.
                                    175.75.
14392-M.........  U.S. Department  49 CFR 172.101   To modify the
                   of Defense,      Column (10B),    special permit to
                   Scott AFB, IL.   176.83(a),(b)    authorize all
                                    and (g),         Government owned
                                    176.84(c)(2),    Maritime
                                    176.136,         Prepostioning Ships
                                    176.144(a),      to use alternative
                                    172.203(a),      stowage.
                                    and 172.302(c).
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                       NEW SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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15853-N.........  Praxair, Inc.,   49 CFR 176.83..  To authorize the
                   Danbury, CT.                      transportation in
                                                     commerce of certain
                                                     DOT Specification
                                                     or UN certified
                                                     packaging
                                                     containing Division
                                                     2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.3,
                                                     5.1, 6.1, and Class
                                                     3 and Class 8
                                                     materials in a
                                                     single Container
                                                     Transport Unit
                                                     (CTU) consisting of
                                                     multiple
                                                     compartments in
                                                     lieu of segregation
                                                     when transported by
                                                     cargo vessel. (mode
                                                     3)
15954-N.........  Rooney Oilfield  49 CFR 173.202,  To authorize the
                   Services,        173.203,         manufacture, mark,
                   Odessa, TX.      173.241,         and and sale of non-
                                    173.242 and      UN standard
                                    173.243.         containers that are
                                                     manifolded together
                                                     within a frame and
                                                     securely mounted on
                                                     a truck chassis for
                                                     transportation by
                                                     motor vehicle.
                                                     (mode 1)
15972-N.........  Heil Trailer     49 CFR 178.345-  To authorize the
                   International,   2, 178.346-2,    manufacture,
                   Co., Athens,     178.347-2,       marking, sale and
                   TN.              178.348-2 and    use of and non-DOT
                                    178.345-3.       specification cargo
                                                     tanks meeting all
                                                     requirements for
                                                     DOT 400 series
                                                     cargo tanks except
                                                     for the use of UNS
                                                     S32101 (LDX 2101)
                                                     as a material of
                                                     construction and
                                                     the head and shell
                                                     thicknesses are
                                                     less than required.
                                                     (mode 1)
15980-N.........  Windward         49 CFR 175.9(a)  To authorize the
                   Aviation,                         transportation in
                   Inc., Peunene,                    commerce of
                   HI.                               aviation turbine
                                                     engine fuel by
                                                     external load.
                                                     (mode 4)
16016-N.........  iSi Automotive   49 CFR 173.301,  To authorize the
                   Austria GmbH,    173.302a and     manufacture,
                   Vienna.          173.305.         marking, sale and
                                                     use of non-DOT
                                                     specification
                                                     cylinders for use
                                                     in automobile
                                                     safety systems.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5)
16031-N.........  Air Rescue       49 CFR Sec.      To authorize the
                   Systems ,        172.101 Column   transportation in
                   Ashland, OR.     (9B), Sec.       commerce of certain
                                    172.204(c)(3),   hazardous materials
                                    S                by cargo aircraft
                                    173.27(b)(2),S   including by
                                    e                external load in
                                    175.30(a)(1),S   remote areas of the
                                    e Sec.           US without being
                                    172.200 and      subject to hazard
                                    172.301(c),      communication
                                    Part 178 and     requirements and
                                    Sec.   175.75.   quantity
                                                     limitations where
                                                     no other means of
                                                     transportation is
                                                     available. (mode 4)
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                    EMERGENCY SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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15968-M.........  BNSF Railway,    49 CFR 173.318.  To authorize the
                   Fort Worth, TX.                   transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     liquefied natural
                                                     gas in a non-
                                                     specification
                                                     package (tender
                                                     car) >attached to a
                                                     locomotive but not
                                                     feeding the fuel to
                                                     the locomotive from
                                                     one testing
                                                     location to
                                                     another. (mode 2)
16089-N.........  Atlas Air,       49 CFR 172.101   To authorize the one-
                   Inc., Miami,     Column (9B),     time transportation
                   FL.              172.204(c)(3),   in commerce of
                                    173.27, and      certain explosives
                                    175.30(a)(1).    that are forbidden
                                                     for transportation
                                                     by cargo only
                                                     aircraft. (mode 4)
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                      NEW SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
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15992-N.........  Ledwell & Son,   49 CFR 178.345-  To authorize the
                   Enterprises,     3.               Enterprises, Inc.
                   Inc.,                             transportation in
                   Texarkana, TX.                    Texarkana, TX
                                                     commerce of certain
                                                     cargo tank motor
                                                     vehicles that have
                                                     had an appurtenance
                                                     welded to the cargo
                                                     tank wall without
                                                     meeting the
                                                     requirements of 49
                                                     CFR 178.345-3.
                                                     (mode 1)
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                                 DENIED
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15880-N.........     Request by Viking Packing Specialist Catoosa, OK,
                      March 26, 2014. Authorizes the transportation in
                     commerce of not more than 5 grams of Division 1.4C
                         materials in a special shipping container.
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