International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Meeting, 29215 [06-4691]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 97 / Friday, May 19, 2006 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Meeting Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 29th session of the United Nation’s Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE) to be held 3–12 (a.m.) July 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland. DATES: Wednesday June 21, 2006; 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Room 3328. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DOT Headquarters, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Duane Pfund, Acting Director, Office of International Standards, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366–0656. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting will be to prepare for the 29th session of the UNSCOE and to discuss draft U.S. positions on UNSCOE proposals. The 29th session of the UNSCOE is the third meeting in the current biennium cycle. The UNSCOE will consider proposals for the 15th Revised Edition of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations. Topics to be covered during the public meetings include: (1) Explosive classification, (2) Transport of compressed gases, (3) Requirements for Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC), (4) Transport of dangerous goods in limited and excepted quantities, (5) Requirements for lithium batteries and fuel cell systems, (6) Requirements for the classification and packaging of Division 6.2 Infectious Substances, (7) Harmonization with the IAEA Regulations for the safe transport of radioactive materials, (8) Options to facilitate global harmonization of transport of dangerous goods regulations, (9) Miscellaneous proposals related to listing and classification, and the use of packaging and tanks. The public is invited to attend without prior notification. Due to the wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:37 May 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 heightened security measures participants are encouraged to arrive early to allow time for security checks necessary to obtain access to the building. In lieu of conducting a public meeting after the 29th session of the UNSCOE to present the results of the session, PHMSA will place a copy of the Sub-Committee’s report and an updated copy of the pre-meeting summary document on PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Safety Homepage at https:// hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/ intstandards.htm. Documents Copies of documents for the UNSCOE meeting and the meeting agenda may be obtained by downloading them from the United Nations Transport Division’s Web site at https://www.unece.org/trans/ main/dgdb/dgsubc/c32006.html. This site may also be accessed through PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Safety Homepage at https://hazmat.dot.gov/ regs/intl/intstandards/htm. PHMSA’s site provides additional information regarding the UNSCOE and related matters such as a summary of decisions taken at previous sessions of the UNSCOE. Robert A. McGuire, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety. [FR Doc. 06–4691 Filed 5–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34865] Arkansas Midland Railroad Company, Inc.—Petition for Declaratory Order— Caddo Valley Railroad Company AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT. Institution of declaratory order proceeding; request for comments. ACTION: SUMMARY: In response to a petition filed by the Arkansas Midland Railroad Company, Inc. (AKMD), the Board is instituting a declaratory order proceeding under 49 U.S.C. 721 and 5 U.S.C. 554(e) to determine if the right of first refusal provided in 49 U.S.C. 10907(h), to repurchase a line sold under the Feeder Line Development Program, applies when a transfer of control of a feeder line operator occurs by stock sale. Responses to the petition have been filed by Caddo Valley Railroad Company (CVR); Bean Lumber Company and Curt Bean Lumber Company (Bean Companies); GS Roofing Products Company, Inc. (GS) PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29215 and CertainTeed Corporation (CertainTeed); and Pioneer Railcorp (Pioneer) (jointly, Respondents). International Paper Company (IP) also has submitted a response. The Board seeks public comment on this issue. DATES: Comments are due June 19, 2006. Replies are due June 29, 2006. ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 copies of any comments, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34865, to: Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, send one copy of comments to (1) AKMD’s representative, William C. Sippel, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–2832; (2) CVR and Bean Companies’ representative, Richard H. Streeter, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 750 17th Street, NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006–4675; (3) GS and CertainTeed’s representative, Mark J. Andrews, Strasburger & Price, LLP, 1800 K Street, NW., Suite 301, Washington, DC 20006; (4) Pioneer’s representative, Daniel A. LaKemper, Pioneer Railcorp, 1318 S. Johanson Road, Peoria, IL 61607; and (5) IP’s representative, Edward D. Greenberg, Galland, Kharasch, Greenberg, Fellman & Swirsky, P.C., 1054 Thirty-First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007–4492. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1609. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 1– 800–877–8339]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AKMD’s petition for declaratory order concerns the Norman Branch line between Gurdon and Birds Mill, AR, which AKMD was forced to sell under the Feeder Line Development Program at 49 U.S.C. 10907. See Caddo Antoine, et al.—Feeder Li. Acq.—Arkansas Midland RR, 4 S.T.B. 610 (2000); GS Roofing Products Co. v. STB, 262 F.3d 767 (8th Cir. 2001). The Bean Companies and CertainTeed’s subsidiary, GS, were two of the five shippers authorized to acquire the line. According to the petition, the shippers created a corporation, CVR, to own the assets of, and to operate, the line.1 AKMD claims that the shippers are now proposing to sell the stock ownership of CVR to Pioneer, an owner of several Class III shortline railroads. AKMD claims that the proposed sale of all of CVR’s stock will subvert its firstrefusal rights under 49 U.S.C. 10907(h).2 1 It is unclear who currently owns CVR’s stock. 10907(h) provides that: ‘‘If a purchasing carrier under this section proposes to sell or 2 Section E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM Continued 19MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will 
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 29th session of the 
United Nation's Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods (UNSCOE) to be held 3-12 (a.m.) July 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland.

DATES: Wednesday June 21, 2006; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Room 3328.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DOT Headquarters, Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Pfund, Acting Director, 
Office of International Standards, Office of Hazardous Materials 
Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-
0656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting will be 
to prepare for the 29th session of the UNSCOE and to discuss draft U.S. 
positions on UNSCOE proposals. The 29th session of the UNSCOE is the 
third meeting in the current biennium cycle. The UNSCOE will consider 
proposals for the 15th Revised Edition of the United Nations 
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations. 
Topics to be covered during the public meetings include:
    (1) Explosive classification, (2) Transport of compressed gases, 
(3) Requirements for Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC), (4) Transport 
of dangerous goods in limited and excepted quantities, (5) Requirements 
for lithium batteries and fuel cell systems, (6) Requirements for the 
classification and packaging of Division 6.2 Infectious Substances, (7) 
Harmonization with the IAEA Regulations for the safe transport of 
radioactive materials, (8) Options to facilitate global harmonization 
of transport of dangerous goods regulations, (9) Miscellaneous 
proposals related to listing and classification, and the use of 
packaging and tanks.
    The public is invited to attend without prior notification. Due to 
the heightened security measures participants are encouraged to arrive 
early to allow time for security checks necessary to obtain access to 
the building. In lieu of conducting a public meeting after the 29th 
session of the UNSCOE to present the results of the session, PHMSA will 
place a copy of the Sub-Committee's report and an updated copy of the 
pre-meeting summary document on PHMSA's Hazardous Materials Safety 
Homepage at https://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/intstandards.htm.

Documents

    Copies of documents for the UNSCOE meeting and the meeting agenda 
may be obtained by downloading them from the United Nations Transport 
Division's Web site at https://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc/
c32006.html. This site may also be accessed through PHMSA's Hazardous 
Materials Safety Homepage at https://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/
intstandards/htm. PHMSA's site provides additional information 
regarding the UNSCOE and related matters such as a summary of decisions 
taken at previous sessions of the UNSCOE.

Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 06-4691 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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