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NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Hazardous materials:

DOCUMENT ACTION: List of applications for modification of exemption.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 15, 2004.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions 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 to expedite docketing and public notice. Because the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publication, they are not repeated here. Request of modifications of exemptions (e.g. to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with the suffix ``M'' denote a modification request. These applications have been separated from the new application for exemption to facilitate processing.

SUMMARY: Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc.,

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street SW, Washington DC or at http://dms.dot.gov.

This notice of receipt of applications for modification of exemption 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 December 24, 2003.
Ryan Posten,
Exemptions Program Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials Exemptions & Approvals.
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Modification Exemptions Regulation(s) Modification Nature of Application No. Docket No. Applicant affected of exemption exemption thereof 11215M.............. ................ Orbital Sciences 49 CFR Part 172, 11215 To modify the Corporation, Subparts C, D; exemption to Majave, CA. 172.101, Special authorize an Provision 109. alternate takeoff/landing site of the L 1011/Pegasus fuel rocket. 11818M.............. ................ Raytheon Company, 49 CFR 173.34(d).. 11818 To modify the El Segundo, CA. exemption to authorize alternative containers for the packaging and transport of heat pipes into larger assemblies in connection with a flight project spacecraft. 13181M.............. RSPA0214022 Thermo MF Physics, 49 CFR 173.403; 13181 To modify the Colorado Springs, 173.424. exemption to CO. authorize a design change of the high voltage accelerator system for the transportation of a Division 2.2 material. 13318M.............. RSPA0316446 Western 49 CFR 173.301; 13318 To reissue the Industries, 177.840. exemption Chilton, WI. originally issued on an emergency basis for the use of a DOT Specification cylinder packaged in an alternative method transporting certain Division 2.1 materials. [FR Doc. 0332194 Filed 123003; 8:45 am]
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