Hazardous Materials: Notice of Public Meetings in 2022 for International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
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This notice announces that PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will host three public meetings during 2022 in advance of certain international meetings. The first meeting will be held in preparation of the 60th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) scheduled for June 27 to July 6, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland. The second meeting will be held in preparation of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) Working Group 22 (WG/ 22) tentatively scheduled for November 21-25, in Montreal, Canada. The third meeting will be held in preparation of the 61st session of the UNSCOE TDG scheduled for November 28 to December 6, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland. For each of these meetings, PHMSA will solicit public input on current proposals.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04435]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0224; Notice No. 2022-04]
Hazardous Materials: Notice of Public Meetings in 2022 for
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of 2022 public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that PHMSA's Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety will host three public meetings during 2022 in advance
of certain international meetings. The first meeting will be held in
preparation of the 60th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) scheduled for
June 27 to July 6, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland. The second meeting
will be held in preparation of the International Civil Aviation
Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) Working Group 22 (WG/
22) tentatively scheduled for November 21-25, in Montreal, Canada. The
third meeting will be held in preparation of the 61st session of the
UNSCOE TDG scheduled for November 28 to December 6, 2022, in Geneva,
Switzerland. For each of these meetings, PHMSA will solicit public
input on current proposals.
ADDRESSES: Each public meeting will take place virtually approximately
two weeks preceding the international meeting. If the guidelines
concerning the global health emergency change, PHMSA may hold the
meeting(s), concurrent with the virtual sessions, at DOT Headquarters,
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Specific information for each meeting will be posted when available on
the PHMSA website at <a href="https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview">https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview</a> under ``Upcoming Events.'' This
information will include the public meeting date, time, conference
call-in number, and details for advanced registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Webb or Aaron Wiener, PHMSA,
U.S. Department of Transportation. Telephone: (202) 366-8553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of PHMSA's public meetings held
in advance of certain international meetings is to allow the public to
give input on the current proposals being considered by the
international standards setting bodies.
The 60th and 61st sessions of the UNSCOE TDG will represent the
third and fourth meetings scheduled for the 2021-2022 biennium. The
UNSCOE TDG will consider proposals for the 23rd Revised Edition of the
United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods:
Model Regulations (Model Regulations), which may be implemented into
relevant domestic, regional, and international regulations starting
January 1, 2025. Copies of working documents, informal documents, the
agenda, and the post-meeting final report may be obtained from the
United Nations Transport Division's website at: <a href="http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.html">http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.html</a>.
The ICAO WG/22 meeting will represent the first meeting of the
2022-2023 biennium. The ICAO DGP will consider proposals for the 2024-
2025 edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284). Copies of working papers,
information papers, the agenda, and the post-meeting final report may
be obtained from the ICAO DGP website at: <a href="https://www.icao.int/safety/DangerousGoods/Pages/DGPMeetings.aspx">https://www.icao.int/safety/DangerousGoods/Pages/DGPMeetings.aspx</a>.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2022.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator, Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-04435 Filed 3-2-22; 8:45 am]
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