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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2007.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad
Administration.
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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.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice is to advise
interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting in preparation
for the 31st session of the United
Nation’s Sub-Committee of Experts on
the Transport of Dangerous Goods
(UNSCOE) to be held July 2–6, 2007 in
Geneva, Switzerland. In addition, input
will be solicited on a five year agenda
prioritizing PHMSA’s international
work.
DATES: Wednesday June 20, 2007; 9:30
a.m.–12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the new DOT Headquarters, West
Building, Conference Rooms 8, 9 and
10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Duane Pfund, 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 31st session of the
UNSCOE and to discuss draft U.S.
postions on UNSCOE proposals. The
31st session of the UNSCOE is the first
meeting in the current biennium cycle.
The UNSCOE will consider proposals
for the 16th Revised Edition of the
United Nations Recommendations on
the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Model Regulations which will come
into force in the international
regulations from January 1, 2011. Topics
to be covered during the public
meetings include:
Transport of limited quantities and
consumer commodities, classification
and transport of explosives, transport of
fireworks, subsidiary labeling for toxic
by inhalation liquids, testing of aerosols,
harmonization with the IAEA
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Regulations for the safe transport of
radioactive materials, guiding principles
for the development of the Model
Regulations, and various miscellaneous
proposals related to listing,
classification, and hazard
communication. In addition to soliciting
comments on proposals to be
considered at UNSCOE’s 31st session,
we are also soliciting comments on
possible work items for future UNSCOE
meetings.
To ensure transparency, stakeholder
participation, and accountability, we are
in addition developing a five-year
agenda to establish priorties for our
international work. This planning
mechanism will allow us to forecast
new technology developments and
ensure appropriate safety regulations are
implemented in a timely manner.
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 31st 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/
instandards.htm.
Documents
Copies of documents for the UNSCOE
meeting and the meeting agenda may be
obtained by downloading them from the
United Natins Transport Division’s web
site at: https://www.unece.org/trans/
main/dgdb/dgsubc/c32007.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. Richard,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Hazardous Materials Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Ex Parte No. 672]
Rail Transportation of Resources
Critical to the Nation’s Energy Supply
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of public hearing.
SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation
Board will hold a public hearing
beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July
18, 2007, in the Ground Floor
Conference Room of the Richard Bolling
Federal Building, 601 East 12th Street,
Kansas City, MO 64106. The purpose of
the public hearing will be to examine
issues related to the efficiency and
reliability of rail transportation of
resources critical to the nation’s energy
supply, including coal, ethanol, and
biofuels.
DATES: The public hearing will take
place on July 18, 2007. Any person
wishing to speak at the hearing should
file with the Board a written notice of
intent to participate, and should
identify the party, the proposed speaker,
the time requested, and the topic(s) to
be covered, as soon as possible but no
later than June 19, 2007. Each speaker
should also file with the Board his/her
written testimony by July 5, 2007.
Written submissions by interested
persons who do not wish to appear at
the hearing will also be due by July 5,
2007. If a party intends to use audiovisual materials at the hearing, those
materials should be submitted to the
Board in electronic form by July 13,
2007.
ADDRESSES: All notices of intent to
participate and testimony may be
submitted either via the Board’s e-filing
format or in the traditional paper
format. Any person using e-filing should
attach a document and otherwise
comply with the instructions at the EFILING link on the Board’s Web site at
https://www.stb.dot.gov. Any person
submitting a filing in the traditional
paper format should send an original
and 10 copies of the filing to: Surface
Transportation Board, Attn: STB Ex
Parte No. 672, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Timothy Strafford, (202) 245–0356.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at:
(800) 877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Board, created by Congress in 1996 to
take over many of the functions
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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 31st session of the
United Nation's Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE) to be held July 2-6, 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. In
addition, input will be solicited on a five year agenda prioritizing
PHMSA's international work.
DATES: Wednesday June 20, 2007; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the new DOT Headquarters, West
Building, Conference Rooms 8, 9 and 10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Pfund, 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 31st session of the UNSCOE and to discuss draft U.S.
postions on UNSCOE proposals. The 31st session of the UNSCOE is the
first meeting in the current biennium cycle. The UNSCOE will consider
proposals for the 16th Revised Edition of the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations
which will come into force in the international regulations from
January 1, 2011. Topics to be covered during the public meetings
include:
Transport of limited quantities and consumer commodities,
classification and transport of explosives, transport of fireworks,
subsidiary labeling for toxic by inhalation liquids, testing of
aerosols, harmonization with the IAEA Regulations for the safe
transport of radioactive materials, guiding principles for the
development of the Model Regulations, and various miscellaneous
proposals related to listing, classification, and hazard communication.
In addition to soliciting comments on proposals to be considered at
UNSCOE's 31st session, we are also soliciting comments on possible work
items for future UNSCOE meetings.
To ensure transparency, stakeholder participation, and
accountability, we are in addition developing a five-year agenda to
establish priorties for our international work. This planning mechanism
will allow us to forecast new technology developments and ensure
appropriate safety regulations are implemented in a timely manner.
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 31st
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/instandards.htm.
Documents
Copies of documents for the UNSCOE meeting and the meeting agenda
may be obtained by downloading them from the United Natins Transport
Division's web site at: https://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc/c32007.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. Richard,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
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