Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for

Modification of Exemption

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for modification of exemptions.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application

for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of

Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,

Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous

Materials Safety has received the applications described herein. This

notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because

the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of

application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications,

they are not repeated here. Requests for modifications of exemptions

(e.g. to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design

changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in

footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with the

suffix ``M'' denote a modification request. These applications have

been separated from the new applications for exemptions to facilitate

processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 1998.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Records Center, Research and Special Programs

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 exemption number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are

available for inspection in the Records Center, Nassif Building, 400

7th Street SW, Washington, DC.

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Modification

Application No. Docket No. Applicant of exemption

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10672-M......................... ............................... Burlington Packaging, Inc. 10672

Brooklyn, NY (See Footnote 1).

11173-M......................... ............................... Olin Corporation (See Footnote 11173

2).

12062-M......................... RSPA-1998-3790................. Wood Protection Products, Inc. 12062

Charlotte, NC (See Footnote 3).

12107-M......................... RSPA-1998-4065................. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., 12107

Inc. Torrance, CA (See

Footnote 4).

12112-M......................... RSPA-1998-4322................. HRD Aero Systems, Inc. 12112

Valencia, CA (See Footnote 5).

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(1) To modify the exemption to provide for passenger air as an

additional mode of transportation for shipping liquid and solid

hazardous materials required to bear the POISON, KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD,

FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE SOLID OR CORROSIVE labels in specially-

designed composite type packaging.

(2) To modify the exemption to authorize the use of DOT

specification 110A multi-unit tanks for the transportation by cargo

aircraft of certain Division 6.1 and Class 8 materials which exceed the

quantity limitations.

(3) To authorize party status and to authorize a similarly designed

non-DOT specification, pneumatic hopper trailer for the transportation

of a 6.1 material.

(4) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency

basis for the manufacture, mark and sale of certain shock absorbers,

struts, stays and dampers for transportation in commerce as

accumulators.

(5) To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency

basis for the transportation in commerce of certain 2.2 gases in non-

DOT specification copper cylinders used as components (fire

extinguishers) in aircraft of foreign manufacturers.

This notice of receipt of applications for modification of

exemptions is published in accordance with Part 107 of the Hazardous

Materials Transportations Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 10, 1998.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals.

[FR Doc. 98-24757 Filed 9-15-98; 8:45 am]

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