[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8133-8135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03049]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0136; Notice No. 15-5]
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
discussed below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for renewal and extension. These ICRs describe the nature
of the information collections and their expected burdens. A Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on
these ICRs was published in the Federal Register on November 24, 2014
[79 FR 69990] under Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0136 (Notice No. 14-13).
PHMSA did not receive any substantive comments in response to this
November 24, 2014 notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on, or before
March 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for DOT-PHMSA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington,
DC 20503, by fax, 202-395-5806, or by email, to
[email protected]. Comments should refer to the information
collection by title and/or OMB Control Number.
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We invite comments on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster,
Standards and Rulemaking Division (PHH-12), U.S. Department of
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC
20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8 (d), title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations requires Federal agencies to provide interested members of
the public and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice
identifies information collection requests that PHMSA will be
submitting to OMB for renewal and extension. These information
collections are contained in 49 CFR parts 172, 173, 174, 178, 179, and
180 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171
through 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 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) abstract of the information collection activity; (4)
description of affected persons; (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 approvals in
the Federal Register.
PHMSA requests comments on the following information collections:
Title: Testing, Inspection, and Marking Requirements for Cylinders.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0022.
Abstract: Requirements in Sec. 173.301 for qualification,
maintenance, and use of cylinders require that cylinders be
periodically inspected and retested to ensure continuing compliance
with packaging standards. Information collection requirements address
registration of retesters and marking of cylinders by retesters with
their identification number and retest date following the completion of
required tests. Records showing the results of inspections and retests
must be kept by the cylinder owner or designated agent until expiration
of the retest period or until the cylinder is re-inspected or retested,
whichever occurs first. These requirements are intended to ensure that
retesters have the qualifications to perform tests and to identify to
cylinder fillers and users that cylinders are qualified for continuing
use. Information collection requirements in Sec. 173.303 require that
fillers of acetylene cylinders keep, for at least 30 days, a daily
record of the representative pressure to which cylinders are filled.
Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users and retesters of reusable
cylinders.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 139,352.
Total Annual Responses: 153,287.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 171,642.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tanks Requirements, Rail Tank Car
Tanks--Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0559.
Abstract: This information collection consolidates and describes
the information provisions in parts 172, 173, 174, 179, and 180 of the
HMR on the transportation of hazardous materials by rail and the
manufacture, qualification, maintenance, and use of tank cars. The
types of information collected include:
(1) Approvals of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Tank
Car committee: An approval is required from the AAR Tank Car Committee
for a tank car to be used for a commodity other than those specified in
part 173 and on the certificate of construction. This information is
used to ascertain whether a commodity is suitable for transportation in
a tank car. AAR approval is also required for an application for
approval of designs, materials and construction, conversion or
alteration of tank car tanks constructed to a specification in part
179, or an application for construction of tank cars to any new
specification. This information is used to ensure that the design,
construction, or modification of a tank car or the construction of a
tank car to a new specification is performed in accordance with the
applicable requirements.
(2) Progress Reports: Each owner of a tank car that is required to
be modified to meet certain requirements specified in Sec. 173.31 must
submit a progress report to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
This information is used by FRA to ensure that all affected tank cars
are modified before the regulatory compliance date.
(3) FRA Approvals: An approval is required from FRA to transport a
bulk packaging (such as a portable tank, IM portable tank, intermediate
bulk container, cargo tank, or multi-unit tank car tank) containing a
hazardous material in container-on-flat-car or trailer-on-flat-car
service other than as authorized by Sec. 174.63. FRA uses this
information to ensure that the bulk package is properly secured using
an adequate restraint system during transportation. An FRA approval is
also required for the movement of any tank car that does not conform to
the applicable requirements in the HMR. These latter movements are
currently being reported under the information collection for special
permit applications.
(4) Manufacturer Reports and Certificate of Construction: These
documents are prepared by tank car manufacturers and used by owners,
users, and FRA personnel to verify that rail tank cars conform to the
applicable specification.
(5) Quality Assurance Program: Facilities that build, repair, and
ensure the structural integrity of tank cars are required to develop
and implement a quality assurance program. This information is used by
the facility and DOT compliance personnel to ensure that each tank car
is constructed or repaired in accordance with the applicable
requirements.
(6) Inspection Reports: A written report must be prepared and
retained for each tank car that is inspected and tested in accordance
with Sec. 180.509 of the HMR. Rail carriers, users, and the FRA use
this information to ensure that rail tank cars are properly maintained
and are in safe condition for transporting hazardous materials.
Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners, and rail carriers of tank
cars.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 266.
Total Annual Responses: 17,685.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,834.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Title: Testing Requirements for Non-bulk Packaging.
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OMB Control Number: 2137-0572.
Abstract: This information collection consolidates and describes
the information provisions in parts 173 and 180 of the HMR on the
testing requirements for non-bulk packagings. This OMB control number
covers performance-oriented packaging standards and allows packaging
manufacturers and shippers more flexibility in selecting more
economical packagings for their products. This information collection
also allows customizing the design of packagings to better suit the
transportation environment that they will encounter and encourages
technological innovations, decreases packaging costs, and significantly
reduces the need for special permits.
Affected Public: Each non-bulk packaging manufacturer that tests
packagings to ensure compliance with the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Total Annual Responses: 15,500.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,500.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
William S. Schoonover,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-03049 Filed 2-12-15; 8:45 am]
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