Notice2022-15252
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
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Published
July 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on information collections pertaining to hazardous materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request renewal and extension from the Office of Management and Budget. Additionally, we note that on May 3, 2022, a notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on these information collections was published in the Federal Register, and PHMSA did not receive any comments on it.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42795-42796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15252]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0052 (Notice No. 2022-11)]
Hazardous Materials: 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 accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
invites comments on information collections pertaining to hazardous
materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request renewal and
extension from the Office of Management and Budget. Additionally, we
note that on May 3, 2022, a notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on these information collections 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
August 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the information
collections 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 these particular information
collections by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
We invite comments on: (1) whether the collections of information
are 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 information collections; (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 T. Glenn Foster,
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. This notice identifies
information collection requests PHMSA previously published in a 60-day
notice \1\ seeking comments and is now submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal and extension.
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\1\ See the 60-day notice published under Docket No. PHMSA-2022-
0052 (Notice No. 2022-09), on May 3, 2022 [87 FR 26259] at: <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/03/2022-09408/hazardous-materials-information-collection-activities">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/03/2022-09408/hazardous-materials-information-collection-activities</a>.
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These information collections are contained in 49 CFR 171.6 of the
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171 through 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 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 3-year
term of approval for the information collection activity and will
publish a notice in the Federal Register alerting the public to OMB's
approval.
PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
Title: Radioactive (RAM) Transportation Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0510.
Summary: This information collection consolidates and describes the
information collection provisions in the HMR involving the
transportation of radioactive materials in commerce. Information
collection requirements for RAM include: documenting testing and
engineering evaluations for packages, documenting DOT 7A packages,
revalidating foreign competent authority certifications, providing
specific written instruction of exclusive use shipment controls,
providing written instructions for exclusive use shipment controls,
obtaining U.S. competent authority for package design, registering with
U.S. competent authority as user of a package, and requesting a U.S.
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competent authority for a special form of radioactive material. The
following information collections and their burdens are associated with
this OMB Control Number:
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Total annual Hours per Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses response burden hours
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Document Test and Engineering Evaluation or 50 100 40 4,000
Comparative Data for Packaging--Reporting......
DOT Specification 7A Package Documentation-- 50 100 80 8,000
Reporting......................................
DOT Specification 7A Package Documentation-- 50 500 0.0833 41.67
Recordkeeping..................................
Revalidation of Foreign Competent Authority 25 25 80 2,000
Certification--Reporting.......................
Offeror Providing Specific Written Instruction 100 2,000 0.5 1,000
of Exclusive Use Shipment Controls to the
Carrier--Reporting.............................
Offeror Obtaining U.S. Competent Authority for 10 40 2 80
Package Design--Reporting......................
Register with U.S. Competent Authority as User 25 50 0.5 25
of a Package--Reporting........................
Request for a U.S. Competent Authority as 10 100 2 200
Required by the IAEA Regulations for Special
Form--Reporting................................
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Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of radioactive materials in
commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Number of Respondents: 320.
Total Annual Responses: 2,915.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,346.67.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Subsidiary Hazard Class and Number/Type of Packagings.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0613.
Summary: The HMR require that shipping papers and emergency
response information accompany each shipment of hazardous materials in
commerce. Shipping papers serve as a principal means of identifying
hazardous materials during transportation emergencies. Firefighters,
police, and other emergency response personnel are trained to obtain
the DOT shipping papers and emergency response information when
responding to hazardous materials transportation emergencies. The
availability of accurate information concerning hazardous materials
being transported significantly improves response efforts in these
types of emergencies.
In addition to the basic shipping description information on
shipping papers, we also require the subsidiary hazard class or
subsidiary division number(s) to be entered in parentheses following
the primary hazard class or division number on shipping papers. This
requirement was originally required only by transportation by vessel.
However, the lack of such a requirement posed problems for motor
carriers regarding compliance with segregation, separation, and
placarding requirements, as well as posing a safety hazard. For
example, in the event the motor vehicle becomes involved in an
accident, when the hazardous materials being transported include a
subsidiary hazard such as ``dangerous when wet'' or a subsidiary hazard
requiring more stringent requirements than the primary hazard, there is
no indication of the subsidiary hazards on the shipping papers and no
indication of the subsidiary risks on placards. Under circumstances
such as motor vehicles being loaded at a dock, labels are not
sufficient to alert hazardous materials employees loading the vehicles,
nor are they sufficient to alert emergency responders of the subsidiary
risks contained on the vehicles. Therefore, we require the subsidiary
hazard class or subsidiary division number(s) to be entered on the
shipping paper for purposes of enhancing safety and international
harmonization.
The following information collection and burden is associated with
this OMB Control Number:
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Total annual Seconds per Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses response burden hours
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Subsidiary Hazard Class on Shipping Papers.. 260,000 43,810,000 2 24,339
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Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in
commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Number of Respondents: 260,000.
Total Annual Responses: 43,810,000.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,339.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13, 2022.
Shane C. Kelley,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking,Office of Hazardous Materials
Safety,Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-15252 Filed 7-15-22; 8:45 am]
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