[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67771-67772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26650]


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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 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. 
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.
    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 05, 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--GRANTED
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14661-M.........  Fiba             180.209(a),      To modify the
                   Technologies,    180.209(b)(1)(   special permit to
                   Inc.             i),              add an additional
                                    180.209(b)(1)(   hazmat and to
                                    v).              incorporate non-DOT
                                                     specification
                                                     cylinders made
                                                     under special
                                                     permit into the
                                                     permit.
15238-M.........  Reeder Flying    172.101(j),      To modify the
                   Service, Inc.    172.200,         special permit to
                                    172.204(c)(3),   authorize
                                    172.301(c),      additional Class 9
                                    173.27(b)(2),    hazmat to be
                                    175.30(a)(1),    transported.
                                    175.75.
15552-M.........  Poly-coat        107.503(b),      To modify the
                   Systems, Inc.    107.503(c),      special permit to
                                    173.241,         remove the
                                    173.242,         requirement that
                                    173.243,         the special permit
                                    172.203(a).      number be shown on
                                                     a shipping paper.
15985-M.........  Space            172.300,         To modify the
                   Exploration      172.400.         special permit to
                   Technologies                      increase the
                   Corp.                             allowable state of
                                                     charge of the
                                                     batteries.
16563-M.........  Call2Recycle,    172.200,         To modify the
                   Inc.             172.300,         special permit to
                                    172.400,         authorize an
                                    172.600,         additional
                                    172.700(a),      packaging for
                                    173.185(f).      transporting the
                                                     authorized hazmat.
20584-M.........  Battery          173.185(f)(3),   To modify the
                   Solutions, Llc.  173.185(c)(1)(   special permit to
                                    iii),            authorize the use
                                    173.185(c)(1)(   of thermally
                                    iv),             insulating fire
                                    173.185(c)(1)(   suppressant
                                    v),              material in a
                                    173.185(c)(3),   sufficient quantity
                                    173.185(f).      and manner that
                                                     will suppress
                                                     lithium battery
                                                     fires, heat and
                                                     smoke and absorbs
                                                     the smoke, gases
                                                     and flammable
                                                     vapors and
                                                     electrolytes during
                                                     a thermal runaway
                                                     incident.
20928-N.........  Catalytic        172.102(c),      To authorizes the
                   Innovations,     172.200,         manufacture,
                   Llc.             172.300,         marking, sale and
                                    172.400,         use of non-DOT
                                    173.159a(c)(2)   specification
                                    ,                fiberboard boxes
                                    173.185(c)(1)(   for the
                                    iii),            transportation in
                                    173.185(c)(1)(   commerce of certain
                                    iv),             batteries without
                                    173.185(c)(1)(   shipping papers,
                                    v),              marking of the
                                    173.185(c)(3).   proper shipping
                                                     name and
                                                     identification
                                                     number or labeling,
                                                     when transported
                                                     for recycling or
                                                     disposal.
20930-N.........  EMD Performance  180.209........  To authorize the
                   Materials Corp.                   transportation in
                                                     commerce of certain
                                                     DOT 4B cylinders
                                                     used for certain
                                                     liquids and solids
                                                     that are retested
                                                     every 10 years
                                                     instead of 5.
20938-N.........  Worldvu          172.101(j),      To authorize the
                   Development,     173.301(f),      transportation in
                   LLC.             173.302a(a)(1)   commerce of
                                    ,                spacecraft
                                    173.304a(a)(1).  containing
                                                     hazardous materials
                                                     in non-
                                                     specification
                                                     packaging.
20940-N.........  Orbital          172.101(j),      To authorize the
                   Sciences         173.185(a).      transportation in
                   Corporation.                      commerce of low
                                                     production runs of
                                                     large lithium ion
                                                     batteries that have
                                                     not completed the
                                                     test requirements
                                                     in accordance with
                                                     Sub-Section 38.3 of
                                                     the United Nations
                                                     (UN) Manual of
                                                     Tests and Criteria
                                                     and that exceed the
                                                     35 kg limit for
                                                     transportation by
                                                     cargo aircraft.
20941-N.........  Air Sea          173.185(b)(5)..  To authorize the
                   Containers,                       transportation in
                   Inc.                              commerce of lithium
                                                     ion batteries in
                                                     non-specification
                                                     packaging.
20948-N.........  Kocsis           173.302(a).....  To authorize the
                   Technologies,                     transportation in
                   Inc.                              commerce of certain
                                                     steel hydraulic
                                                     accumulators
                                                     containing
                                                     compressed
                                                     nitrogen, a
                                                     Division 2.2
                                                     material.
20959-N.........  Department of    173.185(a).....  To authorize the
                   Defense US                        transportation of
                   Army Military                     prototype and low
                   Surface                           production lithium
                   Deployment &                      cells and batteries
                   Distribution                      in non-
                   Command.                          specification
                                                     packaging
                                                     (spacecraft).
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[FR Doc. 2019-26650 Filed 12-10-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4909-60-P


