Document ID: PHMSA-2013-0008-0333
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hazardous Materials: Applications for New Special Permits
Posted Date: 2019-12-11T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67770-67771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26648]

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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 January 10, 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 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 December 5, 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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                          SPECIAL PERMITS DATA
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20970-N.........  Union Tank Car   172.203(a),      To authorize the
                   Company.         172.302(c),      transportation in
                                    173.247(a).      commerce of DOT 117
                                                     tank cars
                                                     containing elevated
                                                     temperature
                                                     materials. (mode
                                                     2).
20971-N.........  Pro-dex, Inc...  172.102(c)(2)..  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium
                                                     ion batteries at a
                                                     state of charge
                                                     greater than 30
                                                     percent by air.
                                                     (mode 4).
20972-N.........  Distributor      173.159(e)(1)..  To authorize the
                   Operations,                       transportation in
                   Inc.                              commerce of
                                                     electric storage
                                                     batteries under the
                                                     exception in
                                                     173.159(e) when
                                                     other hazardous
                                                     materials are
                                                     present on the
                                                     vehicle. (mode 1).
20973-N.........  Olin Winchester  172.203(a),      To authorize the
                   Llc.             173.63(b)(2)(v   transportation in
                                    ).               commerce of 22
                                                     caliber (or less)
                                                     rim-fire cartridges
                                                     packaged loose in
                                                     strong outer
                                                     packagings. (modes
                                                     1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
20974-N.........  Psc Custom Lp..  172.101(i),      To authorize the
                                    173.302.         transportation in
                                                     commerce of methane
                                                     gas in MC 331
                                                     specification cargo
                                                     tanks. (mode 1).
20975-N.........  Csl Behring      173.197........  To authorize the
                   L.l.c.                            transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     regulated medical
                                                     waste in UN 11G
                                                     packaging. (mode
                                                     1).
20978-N.........  Airopack B.v...  ...............  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     receptacles
                                                     manufactured under
                                                     SP-20673 as not
                                                     subject to the HMR
                                                     when charged with
                                                     no more than 55 ml
                                                     of compressed air
                                                     for the purpose of
                                                     expelling a liquid,
                                                     paste, or powder.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5).
20979-N.........  Northrop         ...............  To authorize the
                   Grumman                           transportation in
                   Innovation                        commerce of
                   Systems, Inc.                     hazardous materials
                                                     over 422 feet of
                                                     public roadways
                                                     without being
                                                     subject to the HMR.
                                                     (mode 1).
20981-N.........  Republic         172.200,         To authorize the
                   Helicopters,     172.300,         transportation in
                   Inc.             172.400,         commerce of
                                    173.27,          refrigerating units
                                    175.30, 175.33.  via rotocraft
                                                     external loads.
                                                     (mode 4).
20982-N.........  Ford Motor       172.101(j).....  To authorize the
                   Company.                          transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium
                                                     ion batteries
                                                     exceeding 35 kg
                                                     aboard cargo-only
                                                     aircraft. (mode 4).
20983-N.........  Roth Global      173.302a(a)(1).  To authorize the
                   Plastics Inc.                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     Division 2.2
                                                     materials in non-
                                                     DOT specification
                                                     cylinders
                                                     (accumulators).
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4).
20984-N.........  Midway Arms,     172.315(a)(2)..  To authorize the
                   Inc.                              transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     packages containing
                                                     limited quantities
                                                     of hazardous
                                                     materials that are
                                                     marked with a
                                                     reduced sized
                                                     limited quantity
                                                     marking. (modes 1,
                                                     2, 3).
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[FR Doc. 2019-26648 Filed 12-10-19; 8:45 am]
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