[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51315-51316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24713]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Notice No. 96-19]


Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, RSPA 
invites comments on certain information collections pertaining to 
hazardous materials safety for which RSPA intends to request approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
    This notice also announces OMB approval of Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs), published in the Federal Register on March 5, 1996 [ 
61 FR 8706] with a 60-day comment period and forwarded to OMB in a 
Federal Register dated May 30, 1996 [61 FR 27126] for review and 
approval.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Please address written comments to Dockets Unit (DHM-30), 
Room 8421, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Comments may 
also be faxed to (202) 366-3753. Comments should identify this Notice 
number (96-19) and the appropriate Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) Control Number(s). Persons wishing to receive confirmation of 
receipt of their comments should include a self-addressed stamped 
postcard showing the notice number. Public information may be reviewed 
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except holidays.
    Requests for a copy of an information collection should be directed 
to Deborah Boothe, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM-10), 
Research and Special Programs Administration, Room 8102, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe, Office of Hazardous 
Materials Standards (DHM-10), Research and Special Programs 
Administration, Room 8102, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations requires that RSPA provide interested members of the public 
and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information 
collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies 
information collections that RSPA is submitting to OMB for extension. 
These collections are contained in the Hazardous Materials Regulations 
(HMR; 49 CFR 171-180). RSPA has revised burden estimates, where 
appropriate, to reflect current reporting levels or adjustments based 
on changes in proposed or final rules published since the information 
collections were last approved. The following information is provided 
for each information collection: (1) Title of the information 
collection, including former title if a change is being made; (2) OMB 
control number, (3) summary of the information collection activity, (4) 
description of affected public, (5) estimate of total annual reporting 
and recordkeeping burden; and (6) frequency of collection. RSPA will 
request a three-year term of approval for each information collection 
activity and, when approved by OMB, publish notice of the approval in 
the Federal Register.

I. RSPA Requests Comments on the Following ICRs

    Title: Crashworthiness Protection Requirements for Tank Cars 
[Former title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tank Requirements].
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0559.
    Summary: This information collection consolidates provisions for 
detection and repair of cracks, pits, corrosion, lining flaws, thermal 
protection flaws and other defects of tank car tanks under various 
provisions in parts 173, 179 and 180 of the HMR. The HMR require 
facilities that build, repair and ensure the structural integrity of 
tank cars to develop and implement a quality assurance program; allow 
the use of non-destructive testing techniques, in lieu of currently 
prescribed periodic hydrostatic pressure tests, for fusion welded tank 
cars; require thickness measurements of tank cars; allow the continued 
use of tank cars, with limited reduced shell thicknesses, for certain 
hazardous materials; increase the frequency for inspection and testing 
of tank cars; and other provisions to ensure crashworthiness protection 
for tank cars.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners and rail carriers of tank 
cars.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:
    Number of Respondents: 1,091.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,674.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,659.
    Frequency of collection: Annually.

    Title: Requirements for Cargo Tanks.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0014.
    Summary: This information collection consolidates provisions for 
manufacture, qualification, maintenance and use of all specification 
cargo tank motor vehicles. This information collection clarifies 
certain commodity sections in part 173, reorganizes the cargo tank 
specifications in part 178 and provides for vacuum-loaded cargo tanks. 
It includes part 180 requirements governing the maintenance, use, 
inspection, repair, retest and requalification of cargo tanks used to 
transport hazardous materials and certain registration requirements in 
part 107 for persons who are engaged in manufacture, repair or 
certification of any DOT specification cargo tank or any cargo tank 
manufactured under exemption to transport hazardous materials.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of cargo tanks.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Number of Respondents: 41,366.
    Total Annual Responses: 132,000.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 106,262.
    Frequency of collection: Periodically.

    Title:  Rulemaking Procedures and Exemption Requirements [Former 
title: Rulemaking and Exemption Requirements
    Summary: Rulemaking procedures enable RSPA to determine if a rule 
change is necessary; be consistent with public interest; and maintain a 
level of safety equal to or superior to that of current regulations. 
Exemption procedures provide the information required for analytical 
purposes for approval or denial of requests for exemptions.
    Affected Public: Shippers, carriers, packaging manufacturers, and 
other affected entities.
    Total Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Number of Respondents: 3,305.
    Total Annual Responses: 4,295.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,279.
    Frequency of Collection: Periodically.

II. ICRs Approved by OMB

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, OMB has 
approved the following ICRs:

    Title: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate 
Bulk Containers.

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    OMB Control Number: 2137-0018.
    Title: Testing, Inspection, and Marking Requirements for Cylinders.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0557.
    Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
    Title: Flammable Cryogenic Liquids.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0542.
    Title: Approvals for Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control No: 2137-0557.
    Title: Testing Requirements for Packaging.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0572.
    Title: Container Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0582.
    Title: Hazardous Materials Public Section Planning and Training 
Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0586.
    Title: Response Plans for Shipments of Oil.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0591.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 20, 1996.
Edward T. Mazzullo,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-24713 Filed 9-30-96; 8:45 am]
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