Notice2023-00016
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Hazardous Material Safety Permits
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Published
January 6, 2023
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to renew an existing ICR titled, "Hazardous Materials Safety Permits." This ICR requires companies holding safety permits to develop communications plans that allow for the periodic tracking of the shipments. A record of the communications that includes the time of the call and location of the shipment may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the log book) or the company. These records must be kept, either physically or electronically, for at least 6 months at the company's principal place of business or readily available to the employees at the company's principal place of business. This ICR is being renewed only to the extent that the number of motor carriers with an active Hazardous Materials (HM) Safety Permit has increased from 987 to 1065.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1106-1107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00016]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0236]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection: Hazardous Material Safety Permits
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval
to renew an existing ICR titled, ``Hazardous Materials Safety
Permits.'' This ICR requires companies holding safety permits to
develop communications plans that allow for the periodic tracking of
the shipments. A record of the communications that includes the time of
the call and location of the shipment may be kept by either the driver
(e.g., recorded in the log book) or the company. These records must be
kept, either physically or electronically, for at least 6 months at the
company's principal place of business or readily available to the
employees at the company's principal place of business. This ICR is
being renewed only to the extent that the number of motor carriers with
an active Hazardous Materials (HM) Safety Permit has increased from 987
to 1065.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before March 7,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2022-0236 using any of the
following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
<bullet> Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC, 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see
the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket, or go to the street
address listed above.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
<a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``FAQ'' section
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Williams, Office of
Safety, Hazardous Materials Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-
4163; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a373f363329293b742d333636333b37291a3e352e743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="deb3bbb2b7adadbff0a9b7b2b2b7bfb3ad9ebab1aaf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for
implementing regulations to issue safety permits for transporting
certain HM in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
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The HM Safety Permit regulations (49 CFR part 385, subpart E) require
initial or first time HM Safety Permit carriers to file the Unified
Registration System (URS), Form MCSA-1. Currently, update and renewal
applications must be filed with FMCSA using the ``Combined Motor
Carrier Identification Report and HM Permit Application'' (Form MCS-
150B). The HM Safety Permit regulations also require carriers to have a
security program. As part of the HM Safety Permit regulations, carriers
are required to develop and maintain route plans so that law
enforcement officials can verify the correct location of the HM
shipment. FMCSA requires companies holding permits to develop a
communications plan that allows for the periodic tracking of the
shipment. This information covers the record of communications that
includes the time of the call and location of the shipment. The records
may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the log book) or
the company. These records must be kept, either physically or
electronically, for at least 6 months at the company's principal place
of business or be readily available to employees at the company's
principal place of business.
Title: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0030.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers subject to the Hazardous Materials
Safety Permit requirements in 49 CFR part 385, subpart E.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,065.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes. The communication between
motor carriers and their drivers must take place at least two times per
day. It is estimated that it will take 5 minutes to maintain a daily
communication record for each driver.
Expiration Date: September 30, 2023.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750,000 hours [9 million trips x 5
minutes per record / 60 minutes per hour = 750,000, rounded to the
nearest thousand].
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2023-00016 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
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