Document ID: PHMSA-2013-0008-0422
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hazardous Materials: Applications for Modifications to Special Permits
Posted Date: 2021-01-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2488-2489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00402]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits

AGENCY: 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, notice is hereby given 
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the 
application described herein.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 11, 2021.

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 January 05, 2021.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                        Nature of the
   Application       Applicant      Regulation(s)      special permits
                                       affected            thereof
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7573-M..........  Department of    172.1, 175.1...  To modify the
                   Defense                           special permit to
                   (Military                         update references
                   Surface                           to the new AFMAN
                   Deployment &                      manual.
                   Distribution
                   Command).

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9232-M..........  Department of    ...............  To modify the
                   Defense                           special permit to
                   (Military                         update references
                   Surface                           to the new AFMAN
                   Deployment &                      manual.
                   Distribution
                   Command).
9998-M..........  Accumulators,    173.302(a).....  To modify the
                   Inc.                              special permit to
                                                     add three
                                                     additional bladder
                                                     designs.
12102-M.........  Haz Mat          173.56(i)......  To modify the
                   Services,                         special permit to
                   Incorporated.                     authorize
                                                     additional Class 3
                                                     and Division 4.1
                                                     explosives.
16146-M.........  Department of    171.22(e),       To modify the permit
                   Defense          172.101(j).      to reference update
                   (Military                         references to the
                   Surface                           24 series of the
                   Deployment &                      Air Force
                   Distribution                      regulations.
                   Command).
21056-N.........  Cummins Inc....  173.185(a)(1)..  To authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     prototype lithium
                                                     batteries by cargo-
                                                     only aircraft.
21057-N.........  Spaceflight,     173.185(a)(1)..  To authorize
                   Inc.                              authorizes the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of low
                                                     production lithium
                                                     ion batteries
                                                     contained in
                                                     equipment
                                                     (spacecraft).
21087-N.........  Istanbul         173.306(g)(1)..  To authorize the
                   Genlesme Ve                       manufacture, mark,
                   Hidrofor                          sale and use of non-
                   Tanklari                          DOT specification
                   Makine Sanayi                     water pump system
                   Ve Ticaret                        tanks charged with
                   Anonim Sirketi.                   a compressed gas
                                                     that vary from the
                                                     required size
                                                     specified in
                                                     173.306(g).
21106-N.........  General Motors   173.185(b)(3)(i  To authorize the
                   LLC.             i).              transportation in
                                                     commerce of lithium
                                                     ion cells in Large
                                                     Packaging by
                                                     highway and rail.
21110-N.........  Norfolk          174.24, 174.26.  To authorize the use
                   Southern                          of electronic means
                   Railway                           to maintain and
                   Company.                          communicate on-
                                                     board train consist
                                                     information in lieu
                                                     of paper
                                                     documentation when
                                                     hazardous materials
                                                     are transported by
                                                     rail.
21128-N.........  Department of    180.207(c).....  To authorize a one-
                   Defense                           time 5-year
                   (Military                         extension to the 10-
                   Surface                           year
                   Deployment &                      requalification
                   Distribution                      date identified on
                   Command).                         FIBA ISO trailers
                                                     with UN11120
                                                     cylinders.
21138-M.........  LG Energy        173.185(f)(3)..  To modify the
                   Solution.                         special permit to
                                                     remove the
                                                     requirement of a
                                                     photocopy of the
                                                     SOC of the contents
                                                     be on the outside
                                                     of the package.
21146-N.........  APM Terminals    172.704(c)(2)..  To authorize hazmat
                   Pacific LLC.                      employers, who
                                                     employ maritime
                                                     transportation
                                                     workers and are
                                                     unable to provide
                                                     recurrent training
                                                     consistent with the
                                                     HMR due to
                                                     restrictions
                                                     resulting from the
                                                     COVID-19 public
                                                     health emergency,
                                                     to delay the
                                                     recurrent training
                                                     for the applicable
                                                     hazmat employees.
21151-N.........  Toyota Gazoo     172.101(j).....  To authorize the
                   Racing Europe                     transportation in
                   Gmbh.                             commerce of
                                                     prototype lithium
                                                     batteries in
                                                     support of the
                                                     Toyota Racing Team
                                                     at the World
                                                     Endurance
                                                     Championship.
21158-N.........  Ups Supply       173.217(d).....  To authorize the
                   Chain                             transportation in
                   Solutions, Inc.                   commerce of dry ice
                                                     by air in
                                                     accordance with
                                                     173.217(d) when the
                                                     dry ice has
                                                     previously been
                                                     used to refrigerate
                                                     diagnostic or
                                                     treatment
                                                     specimens.
21166-N.........  Federal          173.56(b)......  To authorize the
                   Cartridge                         transportation in
                   Company.                          commerce of six
                                                     primer caps that
                                                     were previously
                                                     approved with lead
                                                     styphnate as the
                                                     primer explosive to
                                                     be transported with
                                                     a proprietary
                                                     explosive
                                                     formulation that
                                                     replaces the lead
                                                     styphnate.
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                      SPECIAL PERMITS DATA--Denied
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21086-N.........  Carmi Flavor     173.120(a).....  To authorize the
                   and Fragrance                     transportation in
                   Company, Inc.                     commerce of
                                                     flammable liquids
                                                     below their
                                                     flashpoint without
                                                     being regulated as
                                                     hazardous
                                                     materials.
21150-N.........  Zeco, Inc......  172.203(a),      To authorize the
                                    172.302(c),      transportation in
                                    173.225(h).      commerce of
                                                     Division 5.2
                                                     materials in non-
                                                     authorized bulk
                                                     packagings.
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                     SPECIAL PERMITS DATA--Withdrawn
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21089-N.........  Procyon-alpha    172.200,         To authorize the
                   Squared, Inc..   172.300,         manufacture, mark,
                                    172.600,         sale, and use of
                                    172.400.         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.
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