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Passage 1[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [Notices] [Pages 43147-43150] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-14156] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 granted or denied the application described herein. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 13, 2026. 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, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Special Permits Program, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-6, 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-6, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC. 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 July 7, 2026. Donald P. Burger, Director, Special Permits Program.#
Passage 2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nature of the special permits Application No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected thereof ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Permits Data--Granted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4661-M....................... Albemarle U.S. Inc...... 180.205(b), 180.205(c), To modify the special permit 180.205(f), 180.205(g), to remove provisions that 180.209(a), 180.213. are not applicable. 14763-M...................... Weatherford US Holdings, 173.27, 173.302a(a), To modify the special permit LLC. 178.35, 178.36. with the updated new company name Weatherford US Holding, LLC from Weatherford International, LLC. 15660-M...................... Versum Materials US, LLC 180.209(a), 180.209(b), To modify the special permit 180.209(b)(1)(iv). to clarify the requalification marking requirements. 20549-M...................... Cellblock FCS, LLC...... 172.102(c)(1), To modify the special permit 173.159a(c)(2), to provide relief to the 173.185(c), diverse size, weight, and 173.185(c)(1)(iii), density of batteries that 173.185(c)(1)(iv), are packaged and shipped in 173.185(c)(1)(v), accordance with the 173.185(c)(3), requirements of the permit. 173.185(f), 178.602(c). 20910-M...................... Cellblock FCS, LLC...... 172.200, 172.303(a), To modify the special permit 172.185(c)(1)(i), to authorize reduced 173.185(f), damaged, defective or 173.185(f)(4). recalled lithium ion battery marking. 21018-M...................... Packaging and Crating 173.185(c), 173.185(f).. To modify the special permit Technologies, LLC. to increase the maximum Wh rating to 2240 Wh. 21269-M...................... Porsche Logistik GmbH... 172.101(j).............. To modify the special permit to remove the gross weight limitation. 21354-M...................... Resonac America, Inc.... 171.23(a)(1), To modify the special permit 171.23(a)(3). to authorize the export of full cylinders under limited circumstances. 21406-M...................... Quantumscape Battery, 173.185(e).............. To modify the special permit Inc. to update the chemistry of the cell authorized in the special permit. 21735-N...................... Globaltech Environme#
Passage 3ntal 173.185(c), 173.185(f).. To authorize the manufacture, Corp. mark, sale and use of UN specification packagings for the transportation in commerce of damaged, defective, or recalled lithium ion cells and batteries and lithium metal cells and batteries and these cells or batteries contained in equipment. 21866-M...................... Electronic Recyclers 172.102(c)(1), To modify the special permit International Inc. 173.159a(c)(2), to authorize cargo vessel as 173.185(c), a mode of transportation. 173.185(c)(1)(iii), 173.185(c)(1)(iv), 173.185(c)(1)(v), 173.185(c)(3), 173.185(f). 21890-M...................... Blue Origin, LLC........ 173.301(f)(1), To modify the special permit 173.302(a)(1), to authorize non-DOT 173.302(b). specification cylinders.#
Passage 422025-M...................... Bhiwadi Cylinders 173.304(d), 178.33d-2... To modify the special permit Private Limited. to increase the water capacity and diameter of the inner receptacles. 22070-N...................... Chemring Energetic 172.320(a), 173.62(a)... To authorize the Devices, Inc. transportation of previously approved explosive articles in non-specification packaging between Chemring Energetic Devices, Inc.'s manufacturing facilities. 22088-N...................... Arthrex, Inc............ 172.102(c)(2), To authorize the 173.185(b)(3)(ii). transportation in commerce of lithium ion batteries packed with equipment that exceed 30% state if charge by cargo-only aircraft. 22103-N...................... Amazon.com, Inc......... 172.301(c).............. To authorize the transport of aerosols whose container is manufactured under special permit meeting the limited quantity exemption to be transported without marking the manufacturing special permit number on the outer packaging. 22124-M...................... Sig Sauer Inc........... 172.101(i)(3), 172.300, To modify the special permit 173.62(c). to authorize additional Sig Sauer locations. 22135-N...................... National Refrigerants, 172.203(a), 172.301(c).. To authorize the Inc. transportation of certain non-specification inner containers authorized under separate manufacturing special permits without having to notate the manufacturing special permit numbers on shipping papers and without having to mark the manufacturing special permit numbers on the package. 22171-N...................... Pipistrel d.o.o......... 173.185(b)(1)........... To authorize the transportation of large- format lithium ion batteries with a mass exceeding 35 kg net weight per packaging aboard cargo-only aircraft. 22184-N...................... Kalitta Air, LLC........ 172.203(a), 172.301(c), To authorize the 173.27(b)(2), transportation by aircraft 175.30(a)(1). of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment as UN3538 Articles containing non-flammable, non-toxic gas, n.o.s. via cargo-only aircraft. 22193-N...................... Samsung SDI Battery 173.185(e).............. To authorize the Systems GmbH. transportation of prototype lithium ion batteries that have not completes all U.N tests and exceed 35kg net weight per package by cargo- only aircraft. 22196-N...................... 3rd Light, LLC.......... 172.101(i)(1), To au#
Passage 5thorize the 172.200(a), 172.320(a), transportation in commerce 172.400(a), 172.500(a), of Division 1.4S articles as 173.60(a), 173.63(b). limited quantities. 22198-N...................... MAGG Management & 172.101(j), 173.185(a).. To authorize the Consultancy LTD. transportation of prototype lithium ion batteries that have not completed all UN testing and exceed 35 kg net weight aboard cargo-only aircraft. 22233-N...................... Buffalo & Pittsburgh 174.28(a), 174.28(b), To authorize the use of Railroad, Inc. 174.28(c). alternative procedures permitted in Sec. 174.28(c) in place of the requirements in Sec. 174.28(a) and (b). 22234-N...................... The Battery Network Inc. 173.185(f).............. To authorize the one-way transportation of damaged lithium ion battery modules (inclusive of batteries, as defined by the user) for disposal and/or recycling in UN specification packagings containing more than one battery module per package. 22264-N...................... Union Pacific Railroad 174.26(b)............... To authorize the continued Company Inc. movement of hazardous material by rail freight prior to updating the electronic train consist information. 22265-N...................... Cedar River Railroad 174.26(b)............... To authorize the continued Company. movement of hazardous materials by rail prior to updating the electronic train consist when there is a temporary inability to acquire cellular signal. 22274-N...................... BNSF Railway Company.... 174.26(b)............... To authorize the continued movement of hazardous materials by rail prior to updating the electronic train consist when there is a temporary inability to acquire cellular signal. 22283-N...................... Impulse Space, Inc...... 173.301(f), To authorize the 173.304a(a)(1). transportation in commerce of spacecraft with propulsion systems containing non-DOT specification Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs). 22293-N...................... Canadian Pacific Railway 174.26(b)............... To authorize the continued Company. movement of hazardous material by rail freight prior to updating the electronic train consist information. 22295-N...................... CSX Transportation, Inc. 174.26(b)............... To authorize the continued movement of hazardous materials by rail prior to updating the electronic train consist when there is a temporary ina#
Passage 6bility to acquire cellular signal. 22300-N...................... Norfolk Southern Railway 174.26(b)............... To authorize the continued Company. movement of hazardous materials by rail prior to updating the electronic train consist when there is a temporary inability to acquire cellular signal.#
Passage 722301-N...................... Cargolux Airlines 172.101(j).............. To authorize the International, SA. transportation in commerce of certain articles containing anhydrous ammonia by cargo-only aircraft. 22303-N...................... Siemens Healthcare 172.101(j)(1), To authorize the Limited. 172.301(c), transportation in commerce 173.232(g)(3). of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment (classified as UN3538) via cargo-only aircraft. 22308-N...................... Idaho National 172.301(a), 172.301(c), To authorize the one-way Laboratory. 172.301(d), 172.400, transportation in commerce 173.25(a)(2), 173.25(b). of 24 Type AF packages containing UN3327, Radioactive material, Type A package, fissile non-special form. 22310-N...................... Blue Origin, LLC........ 172.300, 172.400, To authorize the 173.301(f)(1), transportation in commerce 173.302(a)(1). of filled non-DOT specification cylinders contained in the New Glenn launch vehicle for the purposes of cleanup efforts. 22321-N...................... GE Healthcare 172.101(j)(1), To authorize the Manufacturing LLC. 172.301(c), transportation in commerce 173.232(g)(3). of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment (classified as UN3538) via cargo-only aircraft. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Permits Data--Denied ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22050-N...................... Guidemark, Inc.......... 173.5a(c)(2)(i), To authorize the 173.5a(c)(2)(ii), transportation of non-DOT 173.5a(c)(2)(vi), specification cargo tanks 173.5a(c)(3). used for roadway striping that do not meet the design and requalification requirements outlined in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). 22100-N...................... Carver Labs, Inc........ 172.101(a), 172.202(a), To authorize the 173.320. transportation in commerce of tanks containing liquefied nitrogen and carbon dioxide, solid. 22127-N...................... Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 172.101(k)(10), To authorize the 176.83(b). transportation in commerce of lead acid batteries and Division 2.1 refrigerant gas on the same cargo vessel. 22232-N...................... Filtrous Corp........... 173.202(a), 173.13(a)... To authorize the transportation in commerce of Methanol (UN1230) in quantities that#
Passage 8exceed the limitations authorized by the HMR. 22241-N...................... Sunrise Air Cargo....... 172.301(c), To authorize the 173.27(b)(2), transportation in commerce 173.232(g)(3). of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment (classified UN3538) via cargo-only aircraft. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Permits Data--Withdrawn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22049-N...................... COMPTANK Corp........... 172.102(c)(3), To authorize the manufacture, 172.203(a), 173.241(b), mark, sale and use of non- 173.242(b), 173.243(b), DOT specification cargo tank 178.347-1(a), 178.348- motor vehicles constructed 1(a), 178.345-1(a). from Graphite Filament Wound Roving conforming with all regulations applicable to a DOT 407 or DOT 412 cargo tank motor vehicle for the transportation in commerce of hazardous materials. 22242-N...................... R.J. Corman Railroad 172.203(a), 174.26(a), To authorize the use of Company/Nashville & 174.26. electronic means to maintain Eastern Railroad Line. and communicate on-board train consist information in lieu of paper documentation when hazardous materials are transported by rail. 22285-N...................... Duke Energy Business 172.101(j), 172.200, To authorize the Services LLC. 172.204(c)(3), transportation in commerce 172.301(c), 173.1, of certain hazardous 173.27(b)(2), materials in remote areas of 175.30(a), 175.75. the U.S. by 14 CFR Part 133 cargo-only aircraft (rotorcraft external load operations) in which hazardous materials are attached to or suspended from the aircraft without being subject to certain hazard communication requirements, quantity limitations, packaging and loading and storage requirements. 22292-N...................... Urban Outfitters, Inc... 172.203(a), To authorize the 172.315(a)(2). transportation in commerce of packages containing limited quantities of hazardous materials with a reduced size limited quantity marking that is placed on the package tracking label. 22299-N...................... Tanner Industries, Inc.. 178.71, 180.207......... To authorize a five year visual requalification interval for ISO: 4706:2008 cylinders in dedicated anhydrous ammonia service of at least 99.5% purity in lieu of a ten year hydrostatic#
Passage 9testing interval. 22312-N...................... Source Technologies, LLC 172.203(a), 172.302(c), To authorize the discharge of 177.834(h). liquid hazardous materials from certain UN Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) and DOT Specification 57 portable tanks without removing them from the vehicle on which they are transported. 22314-N...................... Electronic 171.23(a)(3), To authorize the Fluorocarbons, LLC. 171.23(b)(10)(ii). transportation in commerce of anhydrous hydrogen chloride (UN 1050) in a 1000 Liter non-DOT Specification pressure drum. 22327-N...................... Frontier Environmental, 172.203(a), 172.302(c), To authorize the discharge of Inc. 177.834(h). liquid hazardous materials from certain UN Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) and DOT Specification 57 portable tanks without removing them from the vehicle on which they are transported. 22328-N...................... Jen & Berries Limited... 172.203(a), To authorize the 172.315(a)(2). transportation in commerce of packages containing limited quantities of hazardous materials with a reduced size limited quantity marking that is placed on the package tracking label. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2026-14156 Filed 7-13-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P#
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