Document ID: PHMSA-2013-0008-0385
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hazardous Materials: Applications for New Special Permits
Posted Date: 2020-08-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48766-48767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17603]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New 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 September 11, 2020.

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: Donald Burger, Chief, 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.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is 
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal

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hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 
1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, 2020.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                                                   Nature of the Special Permits
       Application No.                Applicant           Regulation(s) affected              thereof
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                                              SPECIAL PERMITS DATA
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21071-N.....................  Norfolk Southern Railway   174.85..................  To authorize the
                               Company.                                             transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of rail shipments without
                                                                                    using buffer cars as
                                                                                    required by 49 CFR 174.85.
                                                                                    (mode 2)
21072-N.....................  Isotek Systems, LLC......  173.417(b)(1),            To authorize the
                                                          173.427(a)(3),            transportation in commerce
                                                          173.453(d).               of LSA-II radioactive
                                                                                    material in alternative
                                                                                    packaging. (mode 1)
21073-N.....................  Bollore Logistics Germany  172.101(j), 172.300,      To authorize the
                               Gmbh.                      172.400, 173.301,         transportation in commerce
                                                          173.301,                  of certain non-DOT
                                                          173.302a(a)(1),           specification containers
                                                          173.304a(a)(2).           containing certain Division
                                                                                    2.1, 2.2, 2.3 liquefied and
                                                                                    compressed gases and other
                                                                                    hazardous materials for use
                                                                                    in specialty cooling
                                                                                    applications such as
                                                                                    satellites and military
                                                                                    aircraft. (modes 1, 4)
21074-N.....................  Zhejiang Meenyu Can        173.304(a), 173.304(d)..  To authorize the manufacture,
                               Industry Co., Ltd.                                   mark, sale and use of a non-
                                                                                    refillable, non-DOT
                                                                                    specification inside metal
                                                                                    container similar to a DOT
                                                                                    specification 2Q. (modes 1,
                                                                                    2, 3)
21075-N.....................  Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc..  172.200(a), 172.201(a)..  To authorize the
                                                                                    transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of explosives between
                                                                                    manufacturing facility and
                                                                                    storage bunkers along
                                                                                    approximately 5 miles of
                                                                                    unpopulated low traffic
                                                                                    highway without shipping
                                                                                    papers. (mode 1)
21077-N.....................  Kraton Corporation.......  173.31(d)(1)(ii)........  To authorize the
                                                                                    transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of tank cars that have been
                                                                                    leakage tested in lieu of
                                                                                    visually inspected prior to
                                                                                    shipping. (mode 2)
21080-N.....................  Visuray LLC..............  173.222(c)(3)...........  To authorize the
                                                                                    transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of machinery/apparatus
                                                                                    containing quantities of
                                                                                    Division 2.2 gases in excess
                                                                                    of what is authorized in
                                                                                    173.222. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                                                    5)
21083-N.....................  Alliant Techsystems        172.200, 172.300,         To authorize the
                               Operations LLC.            172.604, 172.400,         transportation in commerce
                                                          172.500.                  of hazardous materials a
                                                                                    short distance between two
                                                                                    facilities without utilizing
                                                                                    hazard communication. (mode
                                                                                    1)
21084-N.....................  Samsung SDI America, Inc.  172.101(j)..............  To authorize the
                                                                                    transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of lithium batteries in
                                                                                    excess of 35 kg by cargo-
                                                                                    only aircraft. (mode 4)
21085-N.....................  Omron Robotics And Safety  172.101(j)..............  To authorize the
                               Technologies, Inc.                                   transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of lithium batteries
                                                                                    exceeding 35 kg by cargo-
                                                                                    only aircraft. (mode 4)
21086-N.....................  Carmi Flavor And           173.120(a)..............  To authorize the
                               Fragrance Company, Inc.                              transportation in commerce
                                                                                    of flammable liquids below
                                                                                    their flashpoint without
                                                                                    being regulated as hazardous
                                                                                    materials. (mode 1)
21087-N.....................  Wates--Istanbul Genlesme   173.306(g)(1)...........  To authorize the
                               Ve Hidrofor Tanklari                                 transportation in commerce
                               Makine San. Ve Tic. As.                              of water pumps charged with
                                                                                    a compressed gas that vary
                                                                                    from the required size of
                                                                                    173.306(g). (modes 1, 2, 3)
21088-N.....................  Logbatt GmbH.............  173.24(g)...............  To authorize the manufacture,
                                                                                    mark, sale, and use of
                                                                                    packagings that vent for the
                                                                                    purpose of transporting
                                                                                    damaged, defective, and
                                                                                    recalled batteries. (modes
                                                                                    1, 2, 3)
21089-N.....................  Procyon-alpha Squared,     172.200, 172.300,         To authorize the manufacture,
                               Inc.                       172.600, 172.400.         mark, sale, and use of
                                                                                    packaging for use with end-
                                                                                    of-life/waste lithium ion
                                                                                    cells, batteries and lithium
                                                                                    ion cells and batteries
                                                                                    contained in equipment
                                                                                    shipped for recycling or
                                                                                    disposal. (mode 1)
21090-N.....................  Shijiazhuang Enric Gas     180.205.................  To authorize the use of UE
                               Equipment Co., Ltd.                                  testing for DOT 3AA, 3AAX,
                                                                                    3T and UN ISO 11120
                                                                                    cylinders in place of the
                                                                                    internal visual inspection
                                                                                    and the hydrostatic test
                                                                                    method required in Sec.
                                                                                    180.205. (modes 1, 2, 3)
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