1. Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate
NOTICES: Random drug testing; minimum annual percentage rate,
PHMSA has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate
for covered employees will remain at 25 percent during calendar year
2008.
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2. Pipeline Safety: Grant of Special Permit; TransCanada Pipelines Limited
NOTICES: Waiver petitions—; TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.,
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) is granting TransCanada Pipelines Limited (TransCanada) a
special permit waiving compliance from the Federal pipeline safety
regulation in 49 CFR 192.611 for two pipeline segments in the Portland
Natural Gas Transmission System, described below under ``Pipeline
System Affected.''
3. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permits Applications
NOTICES: Special permit applications delayed; list,
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.
4. Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Pipeline Safety Standards Advisory Committees and a Public Workshop
NOTICES: Pipeline Safety Standards Advisory Committee,
This notice announces public meetings of PHMSA's Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and Technical Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The Committees
will meet in a joint session to discuss PHMSA's regulatory agenda and
strategic plan. In conjunction with the advisory committee meetings,
PHMSA will
5. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits
NOTICES: Special permit applications; list,
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each
mode of transportation
6. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Special Permit
NOTICES: Special permit modification applications; list,
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This
notice is abbreviated
7. Pipeline Safety: Applicability of Public Awareness Regulations to Certain Gas Distribution Operators
RULES: Gas distribution operators; public awareness regulations applicability,
This final rule relaxes regulatory requirements governing
public awareness programs conducted by operators of master meter
systems and certain operators of petroleum gas systems. These operators
typically manage property and incidentally provide gas service to
customers located on the property. The change provides a less
burdensome means for these
8. Information Collection Activities
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
invites comments on certain information collections pertaining to
hazardous materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request
renewal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
9. Information Collection Activities
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
The Information Collection Request (ICR) entitled ``Hazardous
Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants'' is being revised
to implement a statutory provision authorizing PHMSA to request
information from states concerning fees related to the transportation
of hazardous materials. In addition, this ICR is being revised to
include more
10. Request for Public Comments and Office of Management and Budget Approval of an Existing Information Collection
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that PHMSA forwarded an Information Collection
Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension
of the currently approved information collection: ``Pipeline Safety:
Periodic Underwater Inspections'' (21370618). The purpose of this
notice is to
11. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits
NOTICES: Special permit applications; list,
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each
mode of transportation
12. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Special Permit
NOTICES: Special permit modification applications; list,
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This
notice is abbreviated
13. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permits Applications
NOTICES: Special permit applications delayed; list,
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.
14. International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Notice
NOTICES: International standards on the transport of dangerous goods,
This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 32nd session of the
United Nation's SubCommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE) to be held December 37, 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. In
addition, input will be solicited on a five year agenda prioritizing
PHMSA's
15. Hazardous Materials Regulations: Minor Editorial Corrections and Clarifications
RULES: Miscellaneous corrections and clarifications; Correction,
Correction
In rule document E719138 beginning on page 55678 in the issue of Monday, October 1, 2007, make the following corrections:
Sec. 172.101 [Corrected]
1. On page 55690, in Sec. 172.101, in the table, in the last row, in the seventh column, ``None'' should read ``....''.
2. On the same page, in the same section, in the same
16. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Actions on Special Permit Applications
NOTICES: Special permit applications; list,
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on special permits
applications in (June to September 2007). The mode of transportation
involved are
17. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits
NOTICES: Special permit applications; list,
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each
mode of transportation
18. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permits Applications
NOTICES: Special permit applications delayed; list,
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 applications is
provided in association with each identified application.
19. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Special Permit
NOTICES: Special permit modification applications; list,
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This
notice is abbreviated
20. 178, 179 and 180
RULES: Miscellaneous corrections and clarifications,
This final rule corrects editorial errors, makes minor
regulatory changes and, in response to requests for clarification,
improves the clarity of certain provisions in the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR). The intended effect of this rule is to enhance the
accuracy and reduce misunderstandings of the regulations. The
amendments contained in
21. Request for Public Comments and Office of Management and Budget Approval of an Existing Information Collection
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction,
PHMSA published a notice in the Federal Register on September
11, 2007, requesting comments on an information collection for
underwater periodic inspections. The notice contains an incorrect
annual cost estimate.
22. Hazardous Materials: Revision and Reformatting of Requirements for the Authorization To Use International Transport
RULES: International transport standards and regulations use; authorization requirements; Correction,
On May 3, 2007, PHMSA published a final rule to amend the
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; Parts 171180) by revising and
consolidating the requirements applicable to the use of the
International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for
the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, the International
Maritime Dangerous Goods
23. Hazardous Materials Regulations: Transportation of Compressed Oxygen, Other Oxidizing Gases and Chemical Oxygen
RULES: Compressed oxygen, other oxidizing gases, and chemical oxygen generators on aircraft,
On January 31, 2007, PHMSA published a final rule that amended
requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations applicable to the
air transportation of compressed oxygen cylinders and oxygen
generators. In response to appeals submitted by entities affected by
the January 31 final rule, this final rule amends requirements adopted
in the January
24. Hazardous Materials: Fuel Cell Cartridges and Systems Transported on Board Passenger Aircraft in Carry-on Baggage
PROPOSED RULES: Fuel cell cartridges and systems; transportation onboard passenger aircraft in carry-on baggage,
PHMSA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) to permit certain fuel cell cartridges and fuel cell
systems designed for portable electronic devices to be transported by
passengers and crew in carryon baggage on board passengercarrying
aircraft. The proposed rule would cover fuel cells containing certain
hazardous materials
25. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits
NOTICES: Special permit applications; list,
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each
mode of transportation
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