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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 33rd session of the United
Nation’s Sub-Committee of Experts on
the Transport of Dangerous Goods
(UNSCOE) to be held June 30–July 9,
2008 in Geneva, Switzerland. In
addition, PHMSA is soliciting
comments relative to any potential new
work items which may be considered
for inclusion in its international agenda.
DATES: Wednesday, June 18, 2008; 9:30
a.m.–1:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the new DOT Headquarters, West
Building, Oklahoma City Conference
Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
Conference Call Capability
Information: Call-in capability will be
provided for this meeting. To participate
by telephone, dial 1 (888) 395–1810 and
enter participant passcode 63672.
During the call, please press *6 to mute/
unmute your individual line. This will
ensure participants are not subjected to
any background noise from individual
lines.
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 33rd session of the
UNSCOE and to discuss draft U.S.
positions on UNSCOE proposals. The
33rd session of the UNSCOE is the third
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
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meetings include: Transport of limited
quantities and consumer commodities,
provisions for training of personnel, use
of electronic documentation, subsidiary
labeling for toxic by inhalation liquids,
requirements for cryogenic receptacles,
requirements for lithium batteries,
fumigated units and dry ice,
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.
Finally, PHMSA is soliciting
comments on how to further enhance
harmonization for international
transport of hazardous materials.
PHMSA is developing a five year plan
to address international harmonization
and welcomes input on items which
stakeholders believe should be included
in this plan.
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 33rd 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/c32008.html. This
site may also be accessed through
PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Safety
Web site 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22,
2008.
Theodore L. Willke,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous
Materials Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices; Proposed
Collections; Comment Requests
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on the revision of
an information collection that is
proposed for approval by the Office of
Management and Budget. The Office of
International Affairs within the
Department of the Treasury is soliciting
comments concerning Treasury
International Capital Form D, Report of
Holdings of, and Transactions in,
Financial Derivatives Contracts with
Foreign Residents.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before August 1, 2008 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Dwight Wolkow, International
Portfolio Investment Data Systems,
Department of the Treasury, Room 5422,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220. In view of
possible delays in mail delivery, please
also notify Mr. Wolkow by e-mail
(dwight.wolkow@do.treas.gov), FAX
(202–622–2009) or telephone (202–622–
1276).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the proposed forms and
instructions are available on the
Treasury’s TIC Forms Web page,
https://www.treas.gov/tic/forms.html.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Mr. Wolkow.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Treasury International Capital Form D,
Report of Holdings of, and Transactions
in, Financial Derivatives Contracts with
Foreign Residents.
OMB Control Number: 1505–0199.
Abstract: Form D is part of the
Treasury International Capital (TIC)
reporting system, which is required by
law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O.
10033; 31 CFR 128) for the purpose of
providing timely information on
international capital movements other
than direct investment by U.S. persons.
Form D is a quarterly report used to
cover holdings and transactions in
derivatives contracts undertaken
between foreign resident counterparties
and major U.S.-resident participants in
derivatives markets. This information is
necessary for compiling the U.S. balance
of payments and international
investment position accounts, and for
formulating U.S. international financial
and monetary policies.
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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 33rd session of the
United Nation's Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE) to be held June 30-July 9, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.
In addition, PHMSA is soliciting comments relative to any potential new
work items which may be considered for inclusion in its international
agenda.
DATES: Wednesday, June 18, 2008; 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the new DOT Headquarters, West
Building, Oklahoma City Conference Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
Conference Call Capability Information: Call-in capability will be
provided for this meeting. To participate by telephone, dial 1 (888)
395-1810 and enter participant passcode 63672. During the call, please
press *6 to mute/unmute your individual line. This will ensure
participants are not subjected to any background noise from individual
lines.
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 33rd session of the UNSCOE and to discuss draft U.S.
positions on UNSCOE proposals. The 33rd session of the UNSCOE is the
third 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,
provisions for training of personnel, use of electronic documentation,
subsidiary labeling for toxic by inhalation liquids, requirements for
cryogenic receptacles, requirements for lithium batteries, fumigated
units and dry ice, 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.
Finally, PHMSA is soliciting comments on how to further enhance
harmonization for international transport of hazardous materials. PHMSA
is developing a five year plan to address international harmonization
and welcomes input on items which stakeholders believe should be
included in this plan.
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 33rd
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/
c32008.html. This site may also be accessed through PHMSA's Hazardous
Materials Safety Web site 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2008.
Theodore L. Willke,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. E8-12060 Filed 5-30-08; 8:45 am]
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