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Mr.
Ryan Paquet, Technical Advisor, Office
of Hazardous Materials Special Permits
and Approvals, (202) 366–4512,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on
August 25, 2010.
LaVerne F. Reid,
Manager, Airports Division, New England
Region.
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Issued in Washington, DC on August 31,
2010 under authority delegated in 49 CFR
part 1.
Magdy El-Sibaie,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration.
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Notice: Elimination of Expiration Dates
for Classification Approvals
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA, United States
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Revised notice of intent.
AGENCY:
In 2005, PHMSA initiated a
policy imposing a 5-year expiration date
on firework classification approvals to
ensure that background information
supporting the approval is current and
applicable, information is up-to-date
and complete, obsolete approvals are
eliminated from the PHMSA database,
and approvals are amended with new
requirements and/or methods as
necessary. In 2009, this policy was
extended to include all types of
classification approvals, including
explosives, oxidizing substances,
organic peroxide materials and selfreactive substances. PHMSA is changing
its policy and eliminating expiration
dates for classification approvals
because the policy has had
unanticipated effects since its
implementation. For instance,
explosives assigned EX numbers, and
self-reactive materials and organic
peroxide materials, assigned CA
numbers, have a shelf life far beyond the
5-year expiration date. Consequently, a
product shipped in accordance with a
classification approval with a 5-year
expiration date becomes ineligible for
domestic transport on the date the
approval expires despite the product
continuing to be safe for transport.
Existing classification approvals with
expiration dates will be reissued by
PHMSA in accordance with the change
of policy. While expiration dates for
classification approvals will be
eliminated, PHMSA retains the
authority to issue approvals with
expiration dates on a case-by-case basis.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of these amendments is September 7,
2010.
SUMMARY:
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Environmental Impact Statement:
Queens County, NY
The FHWA is issuing this
revised notice to advise the public that
the FHWA will not be preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the proposed Bridge Rehabilitation
and Interchange Improvements Project
on the Long Island Expressway (LIE)
from the Grand Central Parkway (GCP)
to the Van Wyck Expressway, Queens
County, NY. A Notice of Intent to
prepare an EIS was published in the
Federal Register on March 12, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey W. Kolb, Division Administrator,
Federal Highway Administration, New
York Division, Leo W. O’Brien Federal
Building, 9th Floor, Clinton Avenue and
North Pearl Street, Albany, New York
12207, Telephone: (518) 431–4127.
or
Phillip Eng, Regional Director,
NYSDOT Region 11; Hunters Point
Plaza, 47–40 21st Street, Long Island
City, NY 11101, Telephone: 718–482–
4526.
SUMMARY:
The
FHWA, in cooperation with the New
York State Department of
Transportation previously intended to
prepare an EIS for the Bridge
Rehabilitation and Interchange
Improvements Project on the Long
Island Expressway from the Grand
Central Parkway to the Van Wyck
Expressway, Queens County, New York.
The purpose of the original Project
was to address various geometric,
operational, and structural deficiencies
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associated with the interchange. The
project proposed direct connector ramps
and new structures.
An Expanded Project Proposal (EPP)
was issued in 2002 and the project was
programmed with a cost estimate of
$130 million. During preliminary
design, the cost estimate increased to
approximately $250 million and the
operational improvements for the build
alternatives were found not to be as
effective in reducing congestion as
expected. Also, the Region’s capital
program has been reduced and available
funding has been re-allocated to more
critical needs.
Currently, the bridges within the
interchange have a number of severely
deteriorated elements, including the
concrete decks and superstructures, that
require prompt treatment to keep them
in service and to address urgent safety
concerns. The bridges also do not meet
current geometric standards.
Since the proposed operational
benefits from the build alternatives were
found not to be as expected, it is
proposed to terminate the EIS. However,
the three bridges carrying the LIE and
service roads over the GCP have
significant deck and steel superstructure
deterioration that require prompt
treatment to keep them in service. The
infrastructure improvements being
considered will not have a significant
impact on the environment. To address
these bridge conditions, a reduced scope
project will be progressed as a NEPA
Class II Categorical Exclusion.
Issued on August 25, 2010.
Jeffrey W. Kolb,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, Albany, NY.
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Environmental Impact Statement:
Yellowstone County, MT
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent—revised.
AGENCY:
The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
environmental impact statement will be
prepared for a proposed highway project
in Yellowstone County, Montana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Hasselbach, Right of Way and
Environmental Programs Manager,
Federal Highway Administration, 585
Shepard Way, Helena, Montana 59601.
Telephone: (406) 441–3908; or Fred
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[FR Doc No: 2010-22138]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0245; Notice No. 10-6]
Notice: Elimination of Expiration Dates for Classification
Approvals
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In 2005, PHMSA initiated a policy imposing a 5-year expiration
date on firework classification approvals to ensure that background
information supporting the approval is current and applicable,
information is up-to-date and complete, obsolete approvals are
eliminated from the PHMSA database, and approvals are amended with new
requirements and/or methods as necessary. In 2009, this policy was
extended to include all types of classification approvals, including
explosives, oxidizing substances, organic peroxide materials and self-
reactive substances. PHMSA is changing its policy and eliminating
expiration dates for classification approvals because the policy has
had unanticipated effects since its implementation. For instance,
explosives assigned EX numbers, and self-reactive materials and organic
peroxide materials, assigned CA numbers, have a shelf life far beyond
the 5-year expiration date. Consequently, a product shipped in
accordance with a classification approval with a 5-year expiration date
becomes ineligible for domestic transport on the date the approval
expires despite the product continuing to be safe for transport.
Existing classification approvals with expiration dates will be
reissued by PHMSA in accordance with the change of policy. While
expiration dates for classification approvals will be eliminated, PHMSA
retains the authority to issue approvals with expiration dates on a
case-by-case basis.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of these amendments is
September 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Paquet, Technical Advisor,
Office of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, (202) 366-
4512, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 31, 2010 under authority
delegated in 49 CFR part 1.
Magdy El-Sibaie,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-22138 Filed 9-3-10; 8:45 am]
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