[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2012)] [Notices] [Pages 71031-71033] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-28583] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Actions on Special Permit Applications AGENCY: Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of actions on Special Permit Applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on special permits applications in (October to November 2012). The mode of transportation involved are identified 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. Application numbers prefixed by the letters EE represent applications for Emergency Special Permits. It should be noted that some of the sections cited were those in effect at the time certain special permits were issued. Issued in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2012. Donald Burger, Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nature of special permit S.P No. Applicant Regulation(s) thereof ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11054-M............................ Welker Inc. Sugar 49 CFR 178.36 Subpart To modify the special Land, TX. C. permit to authorize the containment cylinder or salvage cylinder without the internal piston. 14546-M............................ Linde Gas North 49 CFR 180.209........ To modify the special America LLC Murray permit to authorize an Hill, NJ. alternative testing procedures for requalifying cylinders. 3549-M............................. Sandia National 49 CFR 172.101; To modify the special Laboratories 173.54; 173.56; permit to authorize the Albuquerque, NM. 173.62. transportation in commerce of additional Division 1.1 hazardous materials. 12396-M............................ National Aeronautics 49 CFR 180.209 and To modify the special and Space 173.302a. permit to authorize rail Administration freight, cargo vessel, and Washington, DC. passenger aircraft as additional modes of operation. 14808-M............................ Amtro Alfa 49 CFR 178.51(b), To modify the special Metalomecanica SA (f)(1) and (2) and permit to authorize an Portugal. (g). additional 2.1 material. 15468-M............................ Prism Helicopters Inc. 49 CFR 172.101 Column To modify the special Wasilla, AK. (9B). permit to authorize the transportation beyond the state of Alaska. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 71032]] NEW SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15334-N............................ Floating Pipeline 49 CFR 173.302a....... To authorize the Company Incorporated manufacture, marking, sale Halifax, Nova Scotia. and use of 40' GTM (gas transport module) Intermodal Shipping Containers designed based on ASME Section VIII, Division 3, 2010 Edition for composite reinforced pressure vessels permanently fitted within an ISO frame. (mode 1). 15558-N............................ 3M Company St. Paul, 49 CFR 173.212, To authorize the MN. 172.302(a)(c). manufacture, marking, sale, and use of service motor vehicles for use in transporting a corrosive solid material in alternative packaging. (modes 1, 3). 15569-N............................ Vexxel Composites, LLC 49 CFR 173.302a(a)(1), To authorize the Brigham City, UT. 175.3, and 180.205. manufacture, marking, sale, and use of non-DOT specification fully- wrapped carbon fiber reinforced seamless stainless steel lined cylinders that meets all requirements of ISO 11119- 2 for use in transporting 2.2 materials. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). 15626-N............................ EC Source Aviation, 49 CFR 49 CFR Parts To authorize the LLC Mesa, AZ. 172.101, Column (9b), transportation in commerce 172.204(c)(3), of certain hazardous 173.27(b)(2), materials by cargo 175.30(a)(1), aircraft including by 172.200, 172.300, and external load in remote 172.400. areas without being subject to hazard communication requirements and quantity limitations where no other means of transportation is available. (modes 3, 4). 15658-N............................ Xcel Energy 49 CFR 173.427(b)(1), To authorize the Monticello, MN. 173.465(c), transportation in commerce 173.465(d). of certain Radioactive material in alternative packaging by highway. A copy of the environmental assessment can be located at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=PHMSA-2 012-0165-0002 (mode 1). 15642-N............................ Praxair Distribution, 49 180.205 and To authorize the Inc. Danbury, CT. 180.209(a)(b), transportation in commerce 180.213(b), and of DOT Specification 3AL 180.213(f)(2). cylinders, cylinders manufactured under DOT-SP 12440, and ISO 7866 cylinders containing certain compressed gases when retested by a 100% ultrasonic examination in lieu of the internal visual and the hydrostatic retest. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERGENCY SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15428-M............................ Space Exploration 49 CFR Part 172 and To modify the special Technologies Corp. 173. permit to authorize Hawthorne, CA. additional Division 2.2 and Class 8 materials. (mode 1). 15729-N............................ Antonov Company, t/a 49 CFR Sec. 172.101 To authorize the one-time Antonov Airlines Column (9B). transportation in commerce Kiev, NH. of anhydrous ammonia in heat pipes which is forbidden for transportation by cargo only aircraft. (mode 4). 15748-N............................ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 49 CFR part 172, part To authorize the one-time, Bentonville, AR. 173 and part 177. one-way transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials from damaged or stucturally- impaired retail stores impacted by Hurricane Sandy to a temporary warehousing facility for approximately 10 miles by motor vehicle. (mode 1). 15751-N............................ Williams Gas Pipeline 49 CFR 177.834(h), To authorize the use of non- White Have, PA. 178.700(c)(1). DOT specification metal refueling tanks containing Class 3 liquids and the on and off loading while the container remains on the truck. (mode 1). 15691-N............................ Department of Defense 49 CFR 180.209........ To authorize the Scotts AFB, IL. transportation in commerce of certain cylinders manufactured under DOT-SP 9421 and DOT-SP 9909 that are passed their test date for requalification. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4). 15752-N............................ Hurricane Sandy 49 CFR 173.242 and To authorize the Response. Part 172 Subpart C, transportation in commerce Subpart D, Subpart F of certain hazardous and Subpart I. materials in support of the recovery and relief in response to Hurricane Sandy. (mode 1). 15724-N............................ Honeywell FF & T, LLC 49 CFR 173.305(c)..... To authorize the Albuquerque, NM. transportation in commerce of certain Division 2.2 gases in cylinders with openings not in the head or base of the cylinder. (mode 1) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14206-M............................ Digital Wave 49 CFR 180.205........ To modify the special Corporation permit to authorize ISO centennial, CO. 9809-2 cylinders be UE recertified. [[Page 71033]] 13998-M............................ 3AL Testing Corp. 49 CFR 172.203(a); To modify the special Centennial, CO. 172.302a(b)(2), permit to authorize the (4)(5); ultrasonic examination of 180.205(f)(g); ISO 9809-2 cylinders, and 180.209(a),(b) the removal of Gulf Coast (1)(iv). Hydrostatic Tests as an agent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DENIED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14372-M............................ Request by Kidde Aerospace and Defense Wilson, NC October 22, 2012. To modify the special permit to add additional cylinders and to allow production markings to be obliterated as part of the retest of those cylinders. 12102-M............................ Request by EQ Industrial Services, Inc. Ypsilanti, MI October 4, 2012. To modify the special permit to authorize additional Class 1 materials authorized to be transported as Division 4.1. 15681-N............................ Request by Micronesian Aviation Corporation dba Americopters Saipan, MP October 16, 2012. To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials by Part 133 Rotorcraft External Load Operations, attached to or suspended from an aircraft, in remote areas of the US without meeting certain hazard communication and stowage requirements. 15686-N............................ Request by Smoky Mountain Helicopters, Inc. Hanapepe, HI October 16, 2012. To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials by 14 CFR Part 133 Rotorcraft External Load Operations transporting hazardous materials attached to or suspended from an aircraft, in remote areas of the US only, without being subject to hazard communication requirements, quantity limitations and certain loading and stowage requirements. 15718-N............................ Request by Siex Burgos, Spain, October 16, 2012. To authorize the transportation in commerce of Division 2.2 gases in non-DOT specification cylinders 15688-N............................ Request by Airborne Aviation Lihue, HI October 16, 2012. To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials by 14 CFR Part 133 Rotorcraft External Load Operations transporting hazardous materials attached to or suspended from an aircraft, in remote areas of the US only, without being subject to hazard communication requirements, quantity limitations and certain loading and stowage requirements. 12135-M............................ Request by Daicel Safety Systems, Inc. Hyogo Prefecture 671-1681, October 16, 2012. To modify the special permit to authorize a new design of non- DOT specification cylinders (pressure vessels) for use as components of automobile vehicle safety systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2012-28583 Filed 11-27-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4909-60-M