[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 37 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8421-8423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3198]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-27181 (Notice No. 07-1)]
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
April 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Dockets Management System,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC
20590-0001. Comments should identify the Docket Number PHMSA-2007-27181
(Notice No. 07-1) and be submitted in two copies. Persons wishing to
receive confirmation of receipt of their comments should include a
self-addressed stamped postcard. Comments may also be submitted to the
docket electronically by logging onto the Dockets Management System Web
site at http://dms.dot.gov. Click on ``Help & Information'' to obtain
instructions for filing the document electronically. In every case, the
comment should refer to the Docket Number PHMSA-2007-27181 (Notice No.
07-1).
The Dockets Management System is located on the Plaza Level of the
Nassif Building at the above address. Public dockets may be reviewed at
the address above between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. In addition, the Notice and
all comments can be reviewed on the Internet by accessing the Hazmat
Safety Homepage 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 (PHH-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 (PHH-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 PHMSA provide interested members of the public and
affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information collection
and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies information
collections PHMSA is submitting to OMB for renewal and extension. These
collections are contained in 49 CFR Parts 110 and 130 and 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) 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 collections:
Title: Requirements for Cargo Tanks.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0014.
Summary: This information collection consolidates and describes the
information collection provisions in parts 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 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
registration statements are used to identify these persons in order for
DOT to ensure that they possess the knowledge and skills necessary to
perform the required functions and 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: 102,021.
Frequency of Collection: Periodically.
Title: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate
Bulk Containers.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0018.
Summary: This information collection consolidates provisions for
documenting qualifications, inspections, tests and approvals
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pertaining to the manufacture and use of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers under various provisions of the Hazardous
Materials Regulations (49 CFR Parts 171-180). It is necessary to
ascertain whether portable tanks and intermediate bulk containers have
been qualified, inspected, and retested in accordance with the HMR. The
information is used to verify that certain portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers meet required performance standards prior
to their being authorized for use, and to document periodic
requalification and testing to ensure the packagings have not
deteriorated due to age or physical abuse to a degree that would render
them unsafe for the transportation of hazardous materials.
Applicable sections include, but are not limited to: Sec. 173.32--
requirements for the use of portable tanks; Sec. 173.38--hazardous
materials in intermediate bulk containers; Sec. 178.273--approval of
specification IM portable tanks and UN portable tanks; Sec. 178.801--
general requirements for intermediate bulk containers; Sec. 180.352--
requirements for retest and inspection of intermediate bulk containers;
and Sec. 180.605--requirements for periodic testing, inspection and
repair of portable tanks.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 8,770.
Total Annual Responses: 86,100.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 66,390.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
Summary: This 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 main 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 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 ensure 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 HM Containers & 4,400 Explosive
Containers.
Annual Burden Hours: 14,908.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning
Grants.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0586.
Summary: Part 110 of 49 CFR sets forth the procedures for
reimbursable grants for public sector planning and training in support
of the emergency planning and training efforts of States, Indian tribes
and local communities to manage hazardous materials emergencies,
particularly those involving transportation. Sections in this part
address information collection and recordkeeping with regard to
applying for grants, monitoring expenditures, and reporting and
requesting modifications.
Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian tribes.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Annual Respondents: 66.
Annual Responses: 66.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,080.
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: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas
Service.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0595.
Summary: These information collection and recordkeeping
requirements pertain to the manufacture, certification, inspection,
repair, maintenance, and operation of certain DOT specification and
non-specification cargo tank motor vehicles used to transport liquefied
compressed gases. These requirements are intended to ensure certain
cargo tank motor vehicles used to transport liquefied compressed gases
are operated safely, and to minimize the potential for catastrophic
releases during unloading and loading operations. They include: (1)
Requirements for operators of cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied
compressed gas service to develop operating procedures applicable to
unloading operations and carry the operating procedures on each
vehicle; (2) inspection, maintenance, marking, and testing requirements
for the cargo tank discharge system, including delivery hose
assemblies; and (3) requirements for emergency discharge control
equipment on certain cargo tank motor vehicles transporting liquefied
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compressed gases that must be installed and certified by a Registered
Inspector. (See sections 173.315(n); 177.840(l); 180.405; 180.407(h);
and 180.416(b), (d) and (f))
Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied compressed gas service,
manufacturers and repairers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Annual Respondents: 6,958.
Annual Responses: 920,530.
Annual Burden Hours: 200,615.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2007.
Edward T. Mazzullo,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards.
[FR Doc. E7-3198 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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