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Document	Doc Number	PDF	Type	Agency
December 8, 2005
Hazardous materials transportation: Shippers; shipment and packaging requirements— Compressed gases in cargo and portable tanks; CFR correction	72930 [05–55517]	PDF	Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Part 173 Shippers--General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings CFR Correction In Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 100 to 185, revised as of October 1, 2004, on page 591, Sec. 173.315 is corrected by adding paragraph (i)(8) to read as follows: Sec. 173.315 Compressed gases in cargo tanks and portable tanks. * * * * * (i) * * * (8) Each pressure relief valve outlet must be provided with a... [read document]

September 30, 2005
Pipeline safety: Damage prevention program; CFR correction	57194 [05–55512]	PDF	Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Part 192 Damage Prevention Program CFR Correction In Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 186 to 199, revised as of October 1, 2004, on page 81, in Sec. 192.614 paragraph (c)(5) is corrected by removing the word ``possible'' and adding in its place the word ``practical''. [FR Doc. 05-55512 Filed 9-29-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1505-01-D [read document]

March 15, 2005
Hazardous materials: Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc	12782–12784 [05–5031]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
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 Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office... [read document]
Hazardous materials:	12784–12785 [05–5032]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT. ACTION: List of applications for modification of exemption. SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of... [read document]

March 3, 2005
Pipeline safety: Operator qualifications	10332–10336 [05–4122]	PDF	Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195 [Docket No. RSPA-03-15734; Amdt. 192-100, 195-84] RIN 2137-AD95 Pipeline Safety: Operator Qualifications; Statutory Changes AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) Office of Pipeline Safety's (OPS) regulations require operators of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to conduct... [read document]

February 22, 2005
Hazardous materials: Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc	8668–8669 [05–3371]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
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 Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office... [read document]
Hazardous materials:	8669–8670 [05–3373]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
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 exemption. SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice... [read document]

February 15, 2005
Hazardous materials: Regulatory Flexibility Act; section 610 and plain language reviews	7670–7672 [05–2873]	PDF	Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Part 173 [Docket No. RSPA-2005-20104 (Notice No. 05-02)] Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610 and Plain Language Reviews AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of regulatory review; request for comments. SUMMARY: RSPA requests comments on the economic impact of its regulations on small entities. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act and as published in DOT's... [read document]

February 10, 2005
Hazardous materials: Transportation— External product piping on cargo tanks transporting flammable liquids; safety requirements; extension of comment period	7072–7073 [05–2561]	PDF	Proposed Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Part 173 [Docket No. RSPA-99-6223 (HM-213B)] RIN 2137-AD36 Hazardous Materials: Safety Requirements for External Product Piping on Cargo Tanks Transporting Flammable Liquids AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment period. SUMMARY: RSPA is extending until April 28, 2005, the period for... [read document]

February 7, 2005
Hazardous materials: Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc	6500–6501 [05–2236]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Exemption Applications AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT. ACTION: List of application delayed more than 180 days. SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), RSPA is publishing the following list of exemption applications that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay and the... [read document]

January 27, 2005
Hazardous materials: Safety advisories; compressed gas cylinders; unauthorized marking	3976–3977 [05–1507]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration [Docket No. RSPA-04-18975; Notice No. 04-009] Safety Advisory: Unauthorized Marking of Compressed Gas Cylinders AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Safety advisory notice. SUMMARY: This is to notify the public that RSPA has determined that a number of DOT specification compressed gas cylinders seized by the State of Maine, Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), may have been... [read document]

January 26, 2005
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Research activities report; comment request	3766–3767 [05–1226]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration Report on Research Activities; Request for Comments AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments. SUMMARY: The Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-426) will disestablish the Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA). In its place, two new Federal agencies will be... [read document]

January 24, 2005
Hazardous materials: Transportation— Exemptions; incorporation into regulations	3302–3310 [05–1113]	PDF	Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Parts 171, 173, 174, 176 and 177 [Docket No. RSPA-03-16370 (HM-233)] RIN 2137-AD84 Hazardous Materials; Incorporation of Exemptions Into Regulations AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations by incorporating into the regulations the provisions of certain widely used exemptions which have established a... [read document]

January 21, 2005
Pipeline safety: Safety regulation; periodic updates; correction	3147–3149 [05–1062]	PDF	Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Part 192 [Docket No. RSPA-99-6106; Amdt. 192-94] RIN 2137-AD35 Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates to Pipeline Safety Regulations AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: This direct final rule makes a minor editorial correction to the definition of ``transmission line'' in the Federal safety regulations for natural gas pipelines. The correction is intended to... [read document]
Hazardous materials: Transportation— Aircraft carriage; requirement revisions	3179–3180 [05–1105]	PDF	Proposed Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173 and 175 [Docket No. RSPA-02-11654 (HM-228)] RIN 2137-AD18 Hazardous Materials: Revision of Requirements for Carriage by Aircraft AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment period. SUMMARY: RSPA is extending until March 18, 2005, the period for interested persons to submit... [read document]
Hazardous materials:	3253–3255 [05–1060]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
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 application for modification of exemption. SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice... [read document]
Hazardous materials: Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc	3253 [05–1059]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
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 Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the office... [read document]
Hazardous materials: Performance measures for gas transmission pipeline integrity management	3255–3256 [05–1061]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration Pipeline Safety: Semi-Annual Reporting of Performance Measures for Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; issuance of advisory bulletin. SUMMARY: This document provides guidance to operators of gas transmission pipelines regarding semi-annual reporting of performance measures for integrity management.... [read document]

January 13, 2005
Hazardous materials: Transportation— Primary lithium batteries and cells; prohibition aboard passenger aircraft; public meeting	2367 [05–736]	PDF	Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173 and 175 [Docket No. RSPA-04-19886 (HM-224E)] RIN 2137-AE05 Hazardous Materials; Prohibition on the Transportation of Primary Lithium Batteries and Cells Aboard Passenger Aircraft; Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting to be held on January 27, 2005, to solicit... [read document]

January 11, 2005
Hazardous materials: Exemption applications delayed; list	1932–1933 [05–473]	PDF	Notice	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Exemption Applications AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT. ACTION: List of application delayed more than 180 days. SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5177(c), RSPA is publishing the following list of exemption applications that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay and the... [read document]

January 3, 2005
Pipeline safety: Drug and alcohol testing; random drug testing rate	50 [04–28679]	PDF	Rule	Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Part 199 [Docket RSPA-97-2995; Notice 12] Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing. SUMMARY: Each year pipeline operators randomly select employees to test for prohibited drugs. The number of selections may not be less than the minimum annual percentage rate the Research and... [read document]