Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification To Special Permits

Federal RegisterSep 12, 2024

89 Fed. Reg. 74371 (Sep. 12, 2024)

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Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

AGENCY:

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.

ACTION:

List of applications for modification of special permits.

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 September 27, 2024.

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 Safety General Approvals and Permits Branch, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-13, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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.

Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-13, 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 September 4, 2024.

Donald P. Burger,

Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

SPECIAL PERMITS DATA

Application No.	Applicant	Regulation(s) affected	Nature of the special permits thereof
970-M	Linde Gas & Equipment Inc	173.302a(e)	To modify the special permit to authorize DOT 3AL cylinders. (mode 1).
10427-M	Astrotech Space Operations LLC	173.61(a), 173.301(g), 173.302(a), 173.336	To modify the special permit to authorize an additional hazardous material and an additional packaging. (mode 1).
11156-M	Austin Powder Company	173.62(c), 173.212(b)	To modify the special permit to authorize an additional authorized packaging. (modes 1, 3).
13208-M	BTG International Limited	173.302a(a)(1), 173.304(a)	To modify the special permit to authorize persons to repackage hazardous materials under the terms of the special permit. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4).
14318-M	Department of Defense US Army Military Surface Deployment & Distribution Command	178.274(b), 178.275(a), 178.276(b)(1), 180.605(d)	To modify the special permit to authorize an additional stainless steel in the fabrication of the portable tank. (modes 1, 3, 4).
21784-M	Daicel Safety Systems (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd	173.301(a)(1), 178.65(b), 178.65(c)(3), 178.65(e)(1), 178.65(f)(1), 178.65(g), 178.65(i)	To modify the special permit to authorize cargo vessel and to remove the restriction in paragraph 8.i. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4).