# Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits

**Citation:** 84 FR 67771  
**Type / status:** rulemaking / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2019-12-11

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein.

## Document text

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019) [Federal Register Volume 84, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)] [Notices] [Pages 67771-67772] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] [FR Doc No: 2019-26650] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of actions on special permit applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 10, 2020. ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation Washington, DC 20590. Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Burger, Chief, Office of Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC or at http://regulations.gov . Each mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the ``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1--Motor vehicle, 2--Rail freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft only, 5--Passenger-carrying aircraft. This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)). Issued in Washington, DC, on December 05, 2019. Donald P. Burger, Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch. [[Page 67772]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nature of the Application No. Applicant Regulation(s) special permits affected thereof ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL PERMITS DATA--GRANTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14661-M......... Fiba 180.209(a), To modify the Technologies, 180.209(b)(1)( special permit to Inc. i), add an additional 180.209(b)(1)( hazmat and to v). incorporate non-DOT specification cylinders made under special permit into the permit. 15238-M......... Reeder Flying 172.101(j), To modify the Service, Inc. 172.200, special permit to 172.204(c)(3), authorize 172.301(c), additional Class 9 173.27(b)(2), hazmat to be 175.30(a)(1), transported. 175.75. 15552-M......... Poly-coat 107.503(b), To modify the Systems, Inc. 107.503(c), special permit to 173.241, remove the 173.242, requirement that 173.243, the special permit 172.203(a). number be shown on a shipping paper. 15985-M......... Space 172.300, To modify the Exploration 172.400. special permit to Technologies increase the Corp. allowable state of charge of the batteries. 16563-M......... Call2Recycle, 172.200, To modify the Inc. 172.300, special permit to 172.400, authorize an 172.600, additional 172.700(a), packaging for 173.185(f). transporting the authorized hazmat. 20584-M......... Battery 173.185(f)(3), To modify the Solutions, Llc. 173.185(c)(1)( special permit to iii), authorize the use 173.185(c)(1)( of thermally iv), insulating fire 173.185(c)(1)( suppressant v), material in a 173.185(c)(3), sufficient quantity 173.185(f). and manner that will suppress lithium battery fires, heat and smoke and absorbs the smoke, gases and flammable vapors and electrolytes during a thermal runaway incident. 20928-N......... Catalytic 172.102(c), To authorizes the Innovations, 172.200, manufacture, Llc. 172.300, marking, sale and 172.400, use of non-DOT 173.159a(c)(2) specification , fiberboard boxes 173.185(c)(1)( for the iii), transportation in 173.185(c)(1)( commerce of certain iv), batteries without 173.185(c)(1)( shipping papers, v), marking of the 173.185(c)(3). proper shipping name and identification number or labeling, when transported for recycling or disposal. 20930-N......... EMD Performance 180.209........ To authorize the Materials Corp. transportation in commerce of certain DOT 4B cylinders used for certain liquids and solids that are retested every 10 years instead of 5. 20938-N......... Worldvu 172.101(j), To authorize the Development, 173.301(f), transportation in LLC. 173.302a(a)(1) commerce of , spacecraft 173.304a(a)(1). containing hazardous materials in non- specification packaging. 20940-N......... Orbital 172.101(j), To authorize the Sciences 173.185(a). transportation in Corporation. commerce of low production runs of large lithium ion batteries that have not completed the test requirements in accordance with Sub-Section 38.3 of the United Nations (UN) Manual of Tests and Criteria and that exceed the 35 kg limit for transportation by cargo aircraft. 20941-N......... Air Sea 173.185(b)(5).. To authorize the Containers, transportation in Inc. commerce of lithium ion batteries in non-specification packaging. 20948-N......... Kocsis 173.302(a)..... To authorize the Technologies, transportation in Inc. commerce of certain steel hydraulic accumulators containing compressed nitrogen, a Division 2.2 material. 20959-N......... Department of 173.185(a)..... To authorize the Defense US transportation of Army Military prototype and low Surface production lithium Deployment & cells and batteries Distribution in non- Command. specification packaging (spacecraft). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. 2019-26650 Filed 12-10-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4909-60-P

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