[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 71 (Thursday, April 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19837-19838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7530]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. RSPA-2005-20036 (Notice No. 05-1)]


Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: 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).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 13, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to Docket Number RSPA-2005-20036 
(Notice No. 05-1) by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management System; Room PL-401 on 
the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking. Comments should identify the docket number [(RSPA-2005-
20036) (Notice No.05-1)]. If sent by mail, comments are to be submitted 
in duplicate. Persons wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of 
their comments should include a self-addressed stamped

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postcard. Internet users may access all comments received by the 
Department of Transportation at http://dms.dot.gov. Requests for a copy 
of an information collection should be directed to Deborah Boothe or T. 
Glenn Foster, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM-11), 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Room 8430, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-
8553.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe or T. Glenn Foster, 
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM-11), Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Room 8430, 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 PHMSA provide interested members of the 
public and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information 
collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies an 
information collection PHMSA is submitting to OMB for renewal and 
extension. This information collection is contained in the Hazardous 
Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). PHMSA 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 collection was 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. PHMSA 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.
    PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
    Title: Testing, Inspection, and Marking Requirements for Cylinders.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0022.
    Summary: Requirements in Sec.  180.201 of the HMR for 
qualification, maintenance and use of cylinders require cylinders to be 
periodically requalified to ensure continuing compliance with packaging 
standards. Information collection requirements address approval and 
registration of cylinder requalifiers, and marking and certification of 
cylinders in accordance with the requirements in Part 180 of the HMR. 
Records showing the results of inspections and retests must be retained 
by the person who performs the requalification until expiration of the 
retest period, or until the cylinder is reinspected or retested, 
whichever occurs first. These requirements are intended to ensure that 
requalifiers possess the qualifications necessary to perform tests, and 
to identify to cylinder fillers and users that these cylinders are 
qualified for continuing use. Information collection requirements in 
Sec.  173.303 require that for acetylene cylinders, each day, the 
pressure in a cylinder representative of that day's compression must by 
checked by the charging plant after the cylinder has cooled to a 
settled temperature and a record of this test kept for at least 30 
days.
    Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users and requalifiers of 
reusable cylinders.
    Recordkeeping:

Number of Respondents: 139,352.
Total Annual Responses: 153,287.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 168,431.

    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2005.
Susan Gorsky,
Acting Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards.
[FR Doc. 05-7530 Filed 4-13-05; 8:45 am]
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