[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)] [Notices] [Pages 57133-57134] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 04-21379] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Exemptions AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT. ACTION: List of applications for exemption. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's [[Page 57134]] Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a particular exemption is requested is indicated by a number in the ``Name 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. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 25, 2004. ADDRESSES: Address Comments To: Record 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 application are available for inspection in the Records Center, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC or at http://dms.dot.gov. This notice of receipt of applications for modification of exemption 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 27, 2004. R. Ryan Posten, Exemption Program Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Exemptions and Approvals. New Exemption ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Docket Application No. No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of exemption thereof ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13856-N................. ....... Dow Chemical Company, 49 CFR 172.203(a); To authorize the Midland MI. 173.26 and 179.13. manufacture and use of DOT class 111S tank cars exceeding the presently authorized weight limit for use in transporting Class 3 materials. (mode 2.) 13858-N................. ....... US Ecology Idaho, Inc. 49 CFR 173.427(b)...... To authorize the (USEI) Grand View, ID. transportation in commerce of exclusive use shipments of bulk soil-like radioactive LSA-II waste material in covered dump trucks. (mode 1.) 13859-N................. ....... Degussa Corporation, 49 CFR 177.848......... To authorize the Parsippany, NJ. transportation in commerce of certain hazardous materials to be transported together in the same transport vehicle. 13860-N................. ....... United States 49 CFR To authorize the Enrichment Corporation 173.420(a)(3)(ii) and transportation in commerce (USEC), Paducah, KY. (iii). of non-specification DOT cylinders for use in transporting uranium hexafluoride, class 7. (mode 1.) 13876-N................. ....... City of Kotzebue, 49 CFR 173.159......... To authorize the Kotzebue, AK. transportation in commerce of wet batteries for disposal to be transported in non-DOT specification packaging. (modes 4, 5.) 13896-N................. ....... FIBA Technologies, 49 CFR 180.211......... To authorize the repair of Inc., Westboro, MA. DOT-3 series cylinders by external re-threading of the cylinder neck. (modes 1, 6.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 04-21379 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4909-60-M