Document ID: PHMSA-2015-0188-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Posted Date: 2015-10-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 61887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26019]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0188, Notice No. 15-19]

International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons of two public 
meetings occurring on Thursday, November 12, 2015, both held at the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters. PHMSA will conduct a 
public meeting to discuss proposals in preparation for the 48th session 
of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG), to be held November 30 to December 09, 
2015, in Geneva, Switzerland. During this meeting, PHMSA is also 
requesting comments relative to potential new work items that may be 
considered for inclusion in its international agenda.
    Also on Thursday, November 12, 2015, the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration (OSHA) will conduct a public meeting (Docket No. 
OSHA-H022k-2006-0062) to discuss proposals in preparation for the 30th 
session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally 
Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals 
(UNSCEGHS), to be held December 9 to December 11, 2015, in Geneva, 
Switzerland.
    Time and Location: Both the PHMSA and OSHA public meetings will 
take place on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the DOT Headquarters in 
the West Building, which is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. The times are:

    PHMSA pubic meeting: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EST.
    OSHA public meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.

    Advanced Meeting Registration: The DOT requests that attendees pre-
register for these meetings by completing the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LVXNWYT. Attendees may use the same form to pre-
register for both the PHMSA and the OSHA meetings. Failure to pre-
register may delay your access into the DOT Headquarters building. 
Additionally, if you are attending in-person, arrive early to allow 
time for security checks necessary to access the building.
    Conference call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided 
for both meetings. Specific information on call-in and live meeting 
access will be posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international under Upcoming Events and at http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Webb or Mr. Aaron Wiener, 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, 
Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-8553.
    Supplementary Information on the PHMSA Meeting: The primary purpose 
of PHMSA's meeting will be to prepare for the 48th session of the 
UNSCOE TDG, which is the second of four meetings scheduled for the 
2015-2016 biennium. The UNSCOE will consider proposals for the 20th 
Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport 
of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations, which may be implemented into 
relevant domestic, regional, and international regulations from January 
1, 2019. Copies of working documents, informal documents, and the 
meeting agenda may be obtained from the United Nations Transport 
Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3age.html. General topics on the agenda for the UNSCOE TDG meeting 
include:
     Explosives and related matters;
     Listing, classification, and packing;
     Electric storage systems;
     Transport of gases;
     Global harmonization of transport of dangerous goods 
regulations with the Model Regulations;
     Guiding principles for the Model Regulations;
     Electronic data interchange for documentation purposes;
     Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA);
     New proposals for amendments to the Model Regulations;
     Issues relating to the Globally Harmonized System of 
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS); and
     Miscellaneous pending issues.
    Following the 48th session of the UNSCOE TDG, a copy of the Sub-
Committee's report will be available at the United Nations Transport 
Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3rep.html. PHMSA's Web site at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international provides additional information regarding the UNSCOE TDG 
and related matters.
    Supplementary Information on the OSHA Meeting: The Federal Register 
notice and additional detailed information relating to OSHA's public 
meeting will be available upon publication at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-H022k-2006-0062) and on the OSHA 
Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on October 7, 2015.
Magdy El-Sibaie,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2015-26019 Filed 10-13-15; 8:45 am]
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