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

[Federal Register: August 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 161)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 44601-44602]

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

[DOCID:fr20au98-23]

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: Notice of negotiated rulemaking committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, RSPA announces the dates for its advisory committee meetings to negotiate 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. The Committee will meet on the dates listed below. The public is invited to attend; an opportunity for members of the public to make oral presentations will be provided if time permits.

DATES: Meetings of the advisory committee will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Committee is scheduled to meet on the following dates:

Wednesday and Thursday, September 9-10, 1998 Wednesday and Thursday, October 7-8, 1998 Wednesday and Thursday, November 4-5, 1998 Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1-2, 1998 Wednesday and Thursday, January 6-7, 1999

The September 9-10 meeting will be held in the Captains Room, Pier 7--Channel Inn, 650 Water Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., (202) 554- 2500. The October 7-8 and November 4-5 meetings will take place at the Department of Transportation, Room 2230, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. Location of the December and January meetings will be announced in a later notice.

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: The Negotiated Rulemaking 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 (CTMVs) in liquefied compressed gas service. Meeting summaries and other relevant materials will be placed in the public docket and can be accessed through (http://www.dms.dot.gov). Persons wishing to submit written comments should identify the docket number and submit one copy to the Dockets Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. The Dockets Management System is located on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building at the U.S. Department of Transportation at the above address. Persons wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their written comments should include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.

Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to the following address: ``rules@rspa.dot.gov''. Public dockets may be reviewed there between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC on August 17, 1998, under authority delegated in 49 CFR Part 1. Alan I. Roberts, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-22421Filed8-19-98; 8:45 am]

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