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 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 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 December 1, 2004.
R. Ryan Posten,
Exemptions Program Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Exemptions & Approvals.
| Application No. | Applicant | Reason for delay | Estimated date of completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Exemption Applications | |||
| 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 |
| 12950-N | Walnut Industries, Inc., Bensalem, PA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13054-N | CHS Transportation, Mason City, IA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13176-N | Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, NE | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 12949-N | Railway Progress Institute, Inc., Alexandria, VA | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13281-N | The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Aeropress Corporation, Shreveport, LA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13228-N | AirSep Creekside Corp., Buffalo, NY | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13563-N | Applied Companies, Valencia, CA | 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 |
| 13484-N | Air Liquide America, L.P., Houston, TX | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13482-N | U.S. Vanadium Corporation (Subsidiary of Straegic Minerals Corporation), Niagara Falls, NY | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13443-N | Koch Materials Company, Wichita, KS | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13461-N | FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13346-N | Stand-By-Systems, Inc., Dallas, TX | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13585-N | Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems, L.L.C., Rochester Hills, MI | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13582-N | Linde Gas LLC (Linde), Independence, OH | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13422-N | Puritan Bennett, Plainfield, IN | 3 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13188-N | General Dynamics, Lincoln, NE | 1 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13183-N | Becton Dickinson, Sandy, UT | 4 | 12-31-2004 |
| 13077-N | MacIntyre, Middlebury, VT | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 12797-N | Environmental Quality Co., Belleville, MI | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| Modification to Exemptions | |||
| 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 |
| 11241-M | Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 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 |
| 10915-M | Luxfer Gas Cylinders (Composite Cylinder Division), Riverside, CA | 1 | 01-31-2005 |
| 10878-M | Tankcon FRP Inc., Boisbriand, Qc | 1, 3 | 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), Harrsburg, 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 | 01-31-2005 |
| 13027-M | Hernco Fabrication & Services, Midland, TX | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 11579-M | Dyno Nobel, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT | 4 | 01-31-2005 |
| 11537-M | American Development Corporation, Vanceboro, NC | 3 | 01-31-2005 |
| 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. 04-26866 Filed 12-7-04; 8:45 am]
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