[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 89 (Thursday, May 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26499-26501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10575]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2013-0002 (Notice No. 14-6)]
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 compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICR)
abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICRs describe the nature of
the information collections and their expected burden. A Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on
these collections of information was published in the Federal Register
on February 12, 2014 [79 FR 8535] under Docket No. PHMSA-2013-0002
(Notice No. 14-1). PHMSA did not receive any comments in response to
February 12, 2014 notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on, or before
June 9, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments regarding
this notice. Comments should refer to the information collection by
title and/or OMB Control Number. Send comments regarding the burden
estimate, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to OMB,
Attention: Desk Officer for PHMSA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503. Comments are invited 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. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
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 107, 130, 171, 173, 176, 177,
178, and 180 of 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 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: Requirements for Cargo Tanks.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0014.
Summary: This information collection consolidates and describes the
information collection provisions in Parts 107, 178, and 180 of the HMR
involving the manufacture, qualification, maintenance, and use of all
specification cargo tank motor vehicles. It also includes the
information collection and recordkeeping requirements for persons who
are engaged in the manufacture, assembly, requalification, and
maintenance of Department of Transportation (DOT) specification cargo
tank motor vehicles. The types of information collected include:
(1) Registration Statements: Cargo tank manufacturers and
repairers, and cargo tank motor vehicle assemblers are required to be
registered with DOT by furnishing information relative to their
qualifications to perform the functions in accordance with the HMR. The
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registration statements are used to identify these persons in order for
DOT to ensure they possess the knowledge and skills necessary to
perform the required functions, and that they are performing the
specified functions in accordance with the applicable regulations.
(2) Requalification and maintenance reports: These reports are
prepared by persons who requalify or maintain cargo tanks. This
information is used by cargo tank owners, operators and users, and DOT
compliance personnel to verify that the cargo tanks are requalified,
maintained, and are in proper condition for the transportation of
hazardous materials.
(3) Manufacturers' data reports, certificates, and related papers:
These reports are prepared by cargo tank manufacturers and certifiers,
and are used by cargo tank owners, operators, users and DOT compliance
personnel to verify that a cargo tank motor vehicle was designed and
constructed to meet all requirements of the applicable specification.
Affected Public: Manufacturers, assemblers, repairers,
requalifiers, certifiers, and owners of cargo tanks.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Number of Respondents: 41,366.
Total Annual Responses: 132,600.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 101,507.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
Summary: This information collection is applicable upon occurrence
of incidents as prescribed in Sec. Sec. 171.15 and 171.16. A Hazardous
Materials Incident Report, DOT Form F 5800.1, must be completed by a
person in physical possession of a hazardous material at the time a
hazardous material incident occurs in transportation, such as a release
of materials, serious accident, evacuation, or closure of a major
transportation artery. Incidents meeting criteria in Sec. 171.15 also
require a telephonic report. This information collection enhances the
Department's ability to evaluate the effectiveness of its regulatory
program, determine the need for regulatory changes, and address
emerging hazardous materials transportation safety issues. The
requirements apply to all interstate and intrastate carriers engaged in
the transportation of hazardous materials by rail, air, water, and
highway.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Number of Respondents: 1,781.
Total Annual Responses: 17,810.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,746.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Flammable Cryogenic Liquids.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0542.
Summary: Provisions in Sec. 177.840(a)(2) specify certain safety
procedures and documentation requirements for drivers of motor vehicles
transporting flammable cryogenic liquids. This information allows the
driver to take appropriate remedial actions to prevent a catastrophic
release of the flammable cryogenics should the temperature of the
material begin to rise excessively or if the travel time will exceed
the safe travel time. These requirements are intended to ensure a high
level of safety when transporting flammable cryogenics due to their
extreme flammability and high compression ratio when in a liquid state.
Affected Public: Carriers of cryogenic materials.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Total Respondents: 65.
Total Annual Responses: 18,200.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,213.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Container Certification Statement.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0582.
Summary: Shippers of explosives, in freight containers or transport
vehicles by vessel, are required to certify on shipping documentation
that the freight container or transport vehicle meets minimal
structural serviceability requirements. This requirement is intended to
ensure an adequate level of safety for transport of explosives aboard
vessel and consistency with similar requirements in international
standards.
Affected Public: Shippers of explosives in freight containers or
transport vehicles by vessel.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Annual Respondents: 650.
Annual Responses: 890,000.
Annual Burden Hours: 14,908.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Response Plans for Shipments of Oil.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0591.
Summary: In recent years, several major oil discharges damaged the
marine environment of the United States. Under authority of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of
1990, PHMSA issued regulations in 49 CFR Part 130 that require
preparation of written spill response plans.
Affected Public: Carriers that transport oil in bulk, by motor
vehicle or rail.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Annual Respondents: 8,000.
Annual Responses: 8,000.
Annual Burden Hours: 10,560.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Security Plans.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0612.
Summary: To assure public safety, shippers and carriers must take
reasonable measures to plan and implement procedures to prevent
unauthorized persons from taking control of, or attacking, hazardous
materials shipments. Part 172 of the HMR requires persons who offer or
transport certain hazardous materials to develop and implement written
plans to enhance the security of hazardous materials shipments. The
security plan requirements, as prescribed in Sec. 172.800(b) applies
to specific types of shipments. Such shipments include but are not
limited to shipments greater than 3,000 kg (6,614 pounds) for solids or
3,000 liters (792 gallons) for liquids and gases in a single packaging
such as a cargo tank motor vehicle, portable tank, tank car, or other
bulk container; any quantity of a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 material; a
large bulk quantity of a Division 2.1 material; or any quantity of a
poison by inhalation material. A security plan will enable shippers and
carriers to reduce the possibility that a hazardous materials shipment
will be used as a weapon of opportunity by a terrorist or criminal.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in
commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Number of Respondents: 54,999.
Total Annual Responses: 54,999.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 427,719.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Inspection and Testing of Meter Provers.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0620.
Summary: This information collection and recordkeeping burden
results from the requirements pertaining to the use, inspection, and
maintenance of mechanical displacement meter provers (meter provers)
used to check the accurate flow of liquid hazardous materials into bulk
packagings, such as portable tanks and cargo tank motor vehicles, under
the HMR. These meter provers are used to ensure that the
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amount of liquid hazardous materials being measured during load and
unloading of bulk packagings is accurate. These meter provers consist
of a gauge and several pipes that always contain small amounts of the
liquid hazardous material in the pipes as residual material, and,
therefore, must be inspected and maintained in accordance with the HMR
to ensure they are in proper calibration and working order. These meter
provers are not subject to the specification testing and inspection
requirements in Part 178. However, these meter provers must be visually
inspected annually and hydrostatic pressure tested every five years in
order to ensure they are properly working as specified in Sec. 173.5a
of the HMR. Therefore, this information collection requires that:
(1) Each meter prover must undergo and pass an external visual
inspection annually to ensure that the meter provers used in the flow
of liquid hazardous materials into bulk packagings are accurate and in
conformance with the performance standards in the HMR.
(2) Each meter prover must undergo and pass a hydrostatic pressure
test at least every five years to ensure that the meter provers used in
the flow of liquid hazardous materials into bulk packagings are
accurate and in conformance with the performance standards in the HMR.
(3) Each meter prover must successfully complete the test and
inspection and must be marked in accordance with 173.5a.
(4) Each owner must retain a record of the most recent visual
inspection and pressure test until the meter prover is requalified.
Affected Public: Owners of meter provers used to measure liquid
hazardous materials flow into bulk packagings such as cargo tanks and
portable tanks.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Number of Respondents: 50.
Total Annual Responses: 250.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 175.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Requirements for United Nations (UN) Cylinders.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0621.
Summary: This information collection and recordkeeping burden is
the result of efforts to amend the HMR to adopt standards for the
design, construction, maintenance, and use of cylinders and multiple-
element gas containers (MEGCs) based on the standards contained in the
United Nations (UN) Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods. Aligning the HMR with the UN Recommendations promotes
flexibility, permits the use of technological advances for the
manufacture of the pressure receptacles, provides for a broader
selection of pressure receptacles, reduces the need for special
permits, and facilitates international commerce in the transportation
of compressed gases. Information collection requirements address
domestic and international manufacturers of cylinders that request
approval by the approval agency for cylinder design types. The approval
process for each cylinder design type includes review, filing, and
recordkeeping of the approval application. The approval agency is
required to maintain a set of the approved drawings and calculations
for each design it reviews and a copy of each initial design type
approval certificate approved by the Associate Administrator for not
less than 20 years.
Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users, and retesters of UN
cylinders.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Number of Respondents: 50.
Total Annual Responses: 150.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 900.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Dated: May 5, 2014.
Charles E. Betts,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-10575 Filed 5-7-14; 8:45 am]
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