Hazardous materials: Hazardous liquid transportation— Liquefied compressed gases in cargo tank motor vehicles; safety standards for unloading; negotiated rulemaking committee; meetings,

[Federal Register: February 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 36)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 9115]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

49 CFR Parts 171, 177, 178, 180

[Docket No. RSPA-97-2718 (HM-225A)]

RIN 2137-AD07

Hazardous Materials: Safety Standards for Preventing and Mitigating Unintentional Releases During the Unloading of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Negotiated rulemaking committee meeting; cancellation.

SUMMARY: This document announces cancellation of a negotiated rulemaking advisory committee meeting scheduled for March 2-3, 1999. The meeting would have dealt with recommendations for alternative safety standards for preventing and mitigating unintentional releases of hazardous materials during the unloading of cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service. This document is issued in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Scheduling of any future committee meetings will be announced in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Karim or Susan Gorsky, (202) 366-8553, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation. Facilitator: Philip J. Harter, The Mediation Consortium, (202) 887-1033.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 4, 1999 (64 FR 70), RSPA published in the Federal Register a document announcing the cancellation of a January 6-7, 1999 meeting and the addition of meetings on February 2-4, 1999 and March 2-3, 1999. However, during the February 2-4, 1999 meeting, the Committee agreed to cancel the March 2- 3, 1999 meeting to give RSPA an opportunity to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and to receive comments on the proposals. The purpose of this document is to announce the cancellation of the March 2-3, 1999 meeting.

This Committee has been established to develop recommendations for alternative safety standards for preventing and mitigating unintentional releases of hazardous materials during the unloading of cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service. Meeting summaries and other relevant materials are placed in the public docket and can be accessed through (http://dms.dot.gov).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1999, under authority delegated in 49 CFR Part 1. Edward T. Mazzullo, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, Research and Special Programs Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-4518Filed2-23-99; 8:45 am]

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