Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permits Applications

Passage 1[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 163 (Thursday, August 21, 2008)] [Notices] [Pages 49538-49539] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: E8-19248] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permits Applications AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: List of applications delayed more than 180 days. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay and the expected completion date for action on each application is provided in association with each identified application. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delmer F. Billings, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535. 1. Awaiting additional information from applicant 2. Extensive public comment under review 3. Application is technically complex and is of significant impact or precedent-setting and requires extensive analysis 4. Staff review delayed by other priority issues or volume of special permit applications N--New application M--Modification request PM--Party to application with modification request Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2008. Delmer F. Billings, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Special Permits and Approvals.#

Passage 2Modification to Special Permits ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reason for Estimated date Application No. Applicant delay of completion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11579-M............... Austin Powder 3, 4 09-30-2008 Company Cleveland, OH. 14167-M............... Trinityrail..... 4 09-30-2008 Dallas, TX...... 8723-M................ Alaska Pacific 1 09-30-2008 Powder Company. Anchorage, AK... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Special Permit Applications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14621-N............... Beijing Tianhai 1 09-30-2008 Industry Co., Ltd. Beijing. 14643-N............... World Airways, 3 11-30-2008 Inc. Peachtree City, GA. 14661-N............... FIBA 4 09-30-2008 Technologies, Inc. Millbury, MA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. E8-19248 Filed 8-20-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-M#