Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities

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June 21, 2023

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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. PHMSA published a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on these information collections in the Federal Register on March 22, 2023, and did not receive any comments.

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40372-40374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13097]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0007 (Notice No. 2023-08)]

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,

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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. PHMSA
published a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on these
information collections in the Federal Register on March 22, 2023, and
did not receive any comments.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the information
collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Information collections can be found 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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or Nina Vore, 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 that PHMSA previously published on
March 22, 2023,\1\ in a 60-day Federal Register notice seeking comments
and is now submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
renewal and extension. 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
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 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. PHMSA requests comments on the following
information collections:
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Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
Summary: This information collection is applicable upon occurrence
of an incident as prescribed in 49 CFR 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 49 CFR 171.15 also require a
telephonic report. This information collection enhances the Agency'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.
The following information collections and their burdens are associated
with this OMB Control Number:

Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 518.
Total Annual Responses: 23,324.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,454.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas
Service.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0595.
Summary: This information collection and recordkeeping burden
pertains to the requirements applicable 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 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 compressed gases that must
be installed and certified by a Registered Inspector.
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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Marking New/Repaired Hoses with Unique 6800 12,172 0.083 1,010
Identifier.....................................
Monthly Hose Inspections Record................. 6800 439,960 0.1 43,996
Record of Monthly Piping Tests Record........... 6800 400,112 0.2 80,022
Hose Pressure Test Marking Record............... 6800 12,172 0.083 1,010
Annual Hose Test Record......................... 6800 36,652 0.42 15,394
Cargo Tanks in Other Than Metered Delivery 150 900 8 7,200
Service--Design Certification for Automatic
Shutoff........................................
Cargo Tanks in Other Than Metered Delivery 150 900 8 7,200
Service--Instillation of Shutoff System by a
Registered Inspector...........................
Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Metered Delivery 150 3300 8 26,400
Service--Certification of Remote-Control
Equipment by a Registered Inspector............
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Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied compressed gas service,
manufacturers and repairers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 34,450.
Total Annual Responses: 906,168.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 182,232.
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 proper amount
of liquid hazardous materials is being loaded and unloaded. 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 49 CFR part 178. However, these meter
provers must be visually annually inspected and hydrostatic pressure
tested every five years in order to ensure they are properly working as
specified in 49 CFR 173.5a of the HMR. Therefore, this information
collection requires that:
(1) Each meter prover must undergo and pass an annual external
visual inspection 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 5 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 49 CFR 180.415(b) and
173.5a.
(4) Each owner must retain a record of the most recent visual
inspection and pressure test until the meter prover is requalified.
The following information collections and their burdens are
associated with this OMB Control Number:

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: 500.
Total Annual Responses: 500.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 175.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2023.
T. Glenn Foster,
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-13097 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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