[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12523]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0611]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Hazardous 
Materials Training Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
FAA invites public comments about its intention to request the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) grant approval to renew an information 
collection. This collection involves the FAA's certification process 
requirements for operators and repair stations that are required to 
submit documentation related to hazardous materials training programs.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 9, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:

By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field)
By mail: Victoria Lehman, Security & Hazardous Materials Safety, FAA 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH-510), Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Room 300 East, Washington, 
DC 20591
By fax: 202-267-8496

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Lehman by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-7211

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0705.
    Title: Hazardous Materials Training Requirements.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection of information.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The FAA, as prescribed in Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) parts 121 and 135, requires certificate holders to 
submit manuals and hazardous materials (``hazmat'') training programs, 
or revisions to an approved hazmat training program to obtain initial 
and final approval as part of the FAA's certification process. Original 
certification is completed in accordance with 14 CFR part 119. 
Continuing certification is completed in accordance with 14 CFR parts 
121 and 135. The FAA uses the approval process to determine compliance 
of the hazmat training programs with the applicable regulations, 
national policies, and safe operating practices. The FAA must ensure 
that the documents adequately establish safe operating procedures. 
Additionally, 14 CFR part 145 requires certain repair stations to 
provide documentation showing that persons handling hazmat for 
transportation have been trained following the Department of 
Transportation's (DOT, ``Department'') guidelines.
    Respondents: The FAA estimates 6,893 respondents that are 14 CFR 
parts 121, 135, and 145 active certificate holders. The FAA estimates 
80 active firms under part 121, 1,915 active firms under part 135, and 
4,898 active firms under part 145.
    Frequency: There is a one-time cost to revise manuals. Information 
is collected on occasion. Part 121 and part 135 operators are required 
to submit documentation of their hazardous materials training to 
receive original certification. If an operator decides to make a change 
to its training program, it must provide the updated manual. A part 145 
repair station is required to submit a statement to the FAA certifying 
that all of its hazmat employees are trained under the Hazardous 
Materials Regulations prior to receiving the initial part 145 
certificate.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 374.69 hours of manual 
revision, recordkeeping, and notification for each part 121 operator, 
and 6.31 hours for each part 135 operator.
    The FAA estimates 1.22 hours of certification submission and 
notification for part 145 operators. These are all annualized averages, 
which account for the wide variability in the type, complexity, and 
size of operation. Certificate holders are not anticipated to spend the 
same amount of time each year. Therefore, based on subject-matter 
expertise, the FAA expects that all part 121 operators will require 0.8 
hours for minimum revisions to revise their manuals, and all part 135 
operators will require 0.4 hours to accomplish this task. The estimated 
hours needed for the additional, substantial revisions range from 4 
hours for part 121 operators, to 2 hours for part 135 operators. The 
FAA expects 65 part 121 operators and 624 part 135 operators to provide 
substantial revisions. Time averages the same of 0.08 hours per 
employee for recordkeeping for part 121 and part 135 operators. It is 
estimated that part 145 operators will spend 1 hour for notification. 
The FAA continues to assume these time burdens are reasonable 
estimates. Additionally, the type of update can vary. Operators may 
make minor revisions to the manual, or they may choose to make more 
significant changes reflecting a larger change in their operations.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 29,975.58 hours for part 121 
operators, 12,088.89 hours for part 135 operators, and 5,974 hours for 
part 145 operators.
    The amount of time per response is expected to vary. For example, 
new responses take significantly longer than revisions. Furthermore, 
operators with will-carry hazardous materials operations are 
anticipated to have longer responses than will-not carry hazardous 
materials operations. Part 145 repair stations will require less time 
to develop a certification statement than operators require to develop 
a manual. Due to the pandemic, the data collection during this time 
reflects new normal operations.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022.
Daniel Benjamin Supko,
Executive Director, FAA, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2022-12523 Filed 6-9-22; 8:45 am]
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