AGENCY:
Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
ACTION:
List of application delayed more than 180 days.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), RSPA is publishing the following list of exemption 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 Billings, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4535.
Key to “Reason for Delay”
1. Awaiting additional information for 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 exemption applications.
Meaning of Application Number Suffixes
N—New application.
M—Modification request.
PM—Party to application with modification request.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2004.
R. Ryan Posten,
Exemptions Program Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Exemptions & Approvals.
New Exemption Applications
| Application No. | Applicant | Reason for delay | Estimated date of completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11927-N | Alaska Marine Lines, Inc., Seattle, WA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 12381-N | Ideal Chemical & Supply Co., Memphis, TN | 2 | 01-31-2005 |
| 12412-N | Great Western Chemical Company, Portland, OR | 3 | 01-31-2005 |
| 12751-N | Defense Technology Corporation, Casper, WY | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 12797-N | Environmental Quality Co., Belleville, MI | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 12960-N | International Fuel Cells, South Windsor, CT | 1 | 11-30-2004 |
| 13055-N | Stenstrom Petroleum Equipment Group, Rockford, IL | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13183-N | Becton Dickinson, Sandy, UT | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13188-N | General Dynamics, Lincoln, NE | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13309-N | OPW Engineered Systems, Lebanon, OH | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13295-N | Taylor-Wharton, Harrisburg, PA | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13266-N | Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13265-N | Aeropres Corporation, Shreveport, LA | 4 | 11-30-2004 |
| 13228-N | AirSep Creekside Corp., Buffalo, NY | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13225-N | Quantum Technologies, Irvine, CA | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13281-N | The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI | 4 | 11-30-2004 |
| 13422-N | Puritan Bennett, Plainfield, IN | 3 | 12-31-2004 |
| 12949-N | Railway Progress Institute, Inc., Alexandria, VA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13482-N | U.S. Vanadium Corporation (Subsidiary of Strategic Minerals Corporation), Niagra Falls, NY | 4 | 11-30-2004 |
| 13443-N | Koch Materials Company, Wichita, KS | 4 | 11-30-2004 |
| 13423-N | E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, DE | 1 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13461-N | FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13346-N | Stand-By-Systems, Inc., Dallas, TX | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13347-N | ShipMate, Inc., Torrance, CA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13341-N | National Propane Gas Association, Washington, DC | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13302-N | FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13314-N | Sunoco Inc., Philadelphia, PA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13560-N | Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems L.L.C. (TOHS), Rochester Hills, MI | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13554-N | The Fertilizer Institute, Washington, DC | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13547-N | CP Industries, McKeesport, PA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13976-N | Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., Buffalo, NY | 4 | 11-30-2004 |
| 13551-N | INO Therapeutics LLC, Port Allen, LA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13484-N | Air Liquide Ameria L.P., Houston, TX | 4 | 11-30-2004 |
| 13176-N | Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, NE | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13054-N | CHS Transportation, Mason City, IA | 4 | 11-30-2004 |
| 13077-N | MacIntyre, Middlebury, VT | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 12950-N | Walnut Industries, Inc., Bensalem, PA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
Modification to Exemptions
| Application No. | Applicant | Reason for delay | Estimated date of completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11769-M | Great Western Chemical Company, Portland, OR | 2 | 01-31-2005 |
| 12065-M | Petrolab Company, Latham, NY | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 10019-M | Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA | 3 | 12-31-2004 |
| 12443-M | Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, LLC, Chickamauga, GA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 8650-M | Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 9149-M | Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 7073-M | Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 12443-M | Kinder Morgan Materials Services, Sewickley, PA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13080-M | Pressed Steel Tank Co., Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 10915-M | Luxfer Gas Cylinders (Composite Cylinder Division), Riverside, CA | 1 | 01-31-2005 |
| 10878-M | Tankcon FRP Inc., Boisbriand, QC | 1,3 | 11-30-2004 |
| 12443-M | Kinder Morgan Materials Services, Sewickley, PA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 9421-M | Taylor-Wharton (Gas & Fluid Control Group), Harrisburg, PA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 12022-M | Taylor-Wharton (Gas & Fluid Control Group), Harrisburg, PA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 11537-M | Interstate Chemical Company, Inc., Hermitage, PA | 2 | 01-31-2005 |
| 10882-M | Espar Products, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | 4 | 11-30-2004 |
| 12443-M | Buckbee-Mears Cortland (BMC), Minneapolis, MN | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 11537-M | Hawkins, Inc., Minneapolis, MN | 2 | 01-31-2005 |
| 7280-M | Department of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 8718-M | Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA | 3 | 12-31-2004 |
| 8162-M | Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA | 3 | 12-31-2004 |
| 7277-M | Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA | 3 | 12-31-2004 |
| 7060-M | Federal Express, Memphis, TN | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 11769-M | Great Western Chemical Company, Portland, OR | 2 | 01-31-2005 |
| 11537-M | JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc., Milford, VA | 2 | 01-31-2005 |
| 11769-M | Hydrite Chemical Company, Brookfield, WI | 2 | 01-31-2005 |
[FR Doc. 04-24524 Filed 11-2-04; 8:45 am]
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