[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 18828-18829] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-9958] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) will submit the following emergency processing public information collection requests (ICRs), (pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 USC Chapter 35). These ICRs are for reinstatements, some with name changes, of previously approved collection for which approval has expired. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on these collections was published on October 1, 1996 [61 FR 51315-51316]. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. Because OMB approval is valid for 180 days, DOT is taking appropriate steps to obtain a regular approval. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 19, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Delmer Billings, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM-10), Research and Special Programs Administration, Room 8102, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, Telephone: (202) 366-4482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Research and Special Programs Administration Title: Crashworthiness Protection Requirements for Tank Cars (Former title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tank Requirements). OMB Control Number: 2137-0559. Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners and rail carriers of tank cars. Abstract: 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, 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. Estimated Annual Burden: 2,659. Title: Rulemaking Procedures and Exemption Requirements (Former title: Rulemaking and Exemption Requirements). [[Page 18829]] OMB Control Number: 2137-0051. Affected Public: Shippers, carriers, packaging manufacturers, and other affected entities. Abstract: 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. Estimated Annual Burden: 4,279. Title: Requirements for Cargo Tanks. OMB Control Number: 2137-0014. Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of cargo tanks. Abstract: This information collection consolidates provisions for manufacture, qualification, maintenance and use of all specification cargo tank motor vehicles. It 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 cargo tank manufactured under exemption to transport hazardous materials. Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention RSPA Desk Officer. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 1997. Vanester M. Williams, Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. 97-9958 Filed 4-16-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-62-P