[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14238-14239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06214]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-4]


Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of 
Information by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department 
of Transportation (USDOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that it is submitting the following 
Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 and its implementing regulations. FRA requests that OMB 
immediately authorize the collection of information identified below on 
March 18, 2015, for a period of 180 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this individual ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling FRA's 
Clearance Officers: Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493-6292) or Kimberly 
Toone (tel. (202) 493-6132); these numbers are not toll-free), or by 
contacting Mr. Brogan via facsimile at (202) 493-6216 or Ms. Toone via 
facsimile at (202) 493-6497, or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at 
[email protected]; or by contacting Ms. Toone at [email protected]. 
Comments regarding these information collection requirements should be 
sent directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., 
Washington, DC, 20503, Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments may also 
be sent via email to OMB at the following address: 
[email protected].
    Title: Railworthiness Directive Under 49 CFR 180.509 for Railroad 
Tank Cars Equipped With Certain McKenzie Valve & Machining LLC Valves.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                      Respondent         Total annual      Average time per      Total annual
    Emergency order item No.           universe            responses           response          burden hours
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I. Identification of RR tank      100 Tank Car        200                 2 hours...........  400 hours.
 cars equipped with McKenzie       Owners (15,000      identifications/
 valves & document providing       affected tank       reports.
 reporting mark and number of      cars).
 each car so equipped and type
 of valve to FRA.
--Record of Inspection Date and   100 Tank Car        200 records.......  30 minutes........  100 hours.
 Location and Results of           Owners (15,000
 Inspection.                       affected tank
                                   cars).
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    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 100 Tank Car Owners.
    Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
    Total Responses: 400.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    Status: Emergency Review.
    Description: Recent FRA investigations identified several railroad 
tank cars transporting hazardous materials and leaking small quantities 
of product from the cars' liquid lines. FRA's investigation revealed 
that the liquid lines of the leaking tank cars were equipped with a 
certain type of 3 inch ball valve marketed and sold by McKenzie Valve & 
Machining LLC (McKenzie) (formerly McKenzie Valve & Machining Company), 
an affiliate company of Union Tank Car Company (UTLX). FRA further 
found certain closure plugs installed on the 3 inch

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valves cause mechanical damage to the valves, which leads to the 
destruction of the valves' seal integrity and that the 3 inch valves, 
as well as similarly-designed 1 inch and 2 inch valves provided by this 
manufacturer are not approved for use on tank cars. FRA is issuing this 
Railworthiness Directive (Directive) to all owners of tank cars used to 
transport hazardous materials within the United States to ensure they 
identify and appropriately remove and replace these valves with 
approved valves consistent with Federal regulations.
    As provided under 5 CFR 1320.13, Emergency Processing, DOT is 
requesting emergency processing for this new collection of information 
as specified in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its 
implementing regulations. DOT cannot reasonably comply with normal 
clearance procedures because the use of normal clearance procedures is 
reasonably likely to disrupt the collection of information. Further, in 
light of recent tank car accidents/incidents carrying crude oil, FRA 
believes safety is an overriding issue. The Directive takes effect 
immediately upon issuance. FRA cannot wait the normal 90- to 180-day 
period for routine Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and 
approval. Under the Directive, tank car owners must take immediate 
action to identify, inspect, and repair the valves. Therefore, FRA is 
requesting OMB approval of this collection of information upon 
publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
    Upon OMB approval of its emergency clearance request, FRA will 
follow the normal clearance procedures for the information collection 
associated with this Railworthiness Directive.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), 
FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, 
and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06214 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am]
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