Notice2022-07166
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
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Published
April 5, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) discussed below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for renewal and extension, and this notice describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burdens. Additionally, we note that on January 13, 2022, a notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this ICR was published in the Federal Register, and PHMSA did not receive any comments on it.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19734-19735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07166]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0117 (Notice No. 2022-05)]
Hazardous Materials: 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, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
discussed below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget for renewal and extension, and this notice describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected burdens. Additionally,
we note that on January 13, 2022, a notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this ICR was published in the Federal Register,
and PHMSA did not receive any comments on it.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on, or before
May 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or Shelby Geller,
Standards and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the
public and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests. Today's notice identifies an
information collection request that PHMSA had previously published a
60-day notice \1\ seeking comments and is now submitting to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal and extension. This
information collection is contained in 49 CFR 171.6 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 collection was last approved. The
following information is provided for the 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 3-year term of approval for the
information collection activity and will publish a notice in the
Federal Register alerting the public upon OMB's approval.
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\1\ See the 60-day notice published under Docket No. PHMSA-2021-
0117 (Notice No. 2022-01), on January 13, 2022 [87 FR 2238] at:
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/13/2022-00575/hazardous-materials-information-collection-activities">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/13/2022-00575/hazardous-materials-information-collection-activities</a>.
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PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
Title: Flammable Hazardous Materials by Rail Transportation
OMB Control Number: 2137-0628.
Summary: This OMB control number is used for information and
recordkeeping requirements pertaining to the sampling and testing
certification, routing analysis, and incident reporting for flammable
liquids by rail transportation. Rail carriers, shippers, PHMSA's Office
of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS), the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), and the Association of American Railroads (AAR)
may use this information to ensure that rail tank cars transporting
flammable liquids are properly classified, ensure trains are routed
appropriately, and collect all relevant incident data.
This OMB control number is being submitted for renewal and includes
the following information collections and associated burden hours:
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Hours per
Information collection Respondents Responses response Total hours
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Sampling and Testing Plan Burden for Subsequent 1,801 1,801 10 18,010
Year Revision..................................
Routing--Collection by Segment for Class II 10 10 40 400
Railroads......................................
Routing--Collection by Segment for Class III 160 160 40 6,400
Railroads......................................
Routing Analysis Burden for Class II Railroads.. 10 50 16 800
Routing Analysis Burden for Class III Railroads. 160 320 8 2,560
Routing Security Analysis Burden for Class II 10 40 12 480
Railroads......................................
Routing Security Analysis Burden for Class III 64 32 4 128
Railroads......................................
Tank Car Retrofit Burden........................ 50 50 0.5 25
Crude Oil Incident Reporting.................... 17 17 2 34
Oil Spill Response Plans--Submit Reports........ 73 14.6 0.5 7.3
Oil Spill Response Plan--Class I................ 7 7 162 1,134
Oil Spill Response Plan--Class II............... 11 11 54 594
Oil Spill Response Plan--Class III.............. 55 55 36 1,980
Notification Plans--Maintenance................. 73 2,190 1 2,190
Notification Plans--DOT Request................. 73 15.33 1 15.33
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Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of petroleum liquids
transported by rail.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 2,574.
Total Annual Responses: 4,773.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 34,758.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2022.
William A. Quade,
Deputy Associate Administrator of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-07166 Filed 4-4-22; 8:45 am]
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