Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities

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August 29, 2023

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Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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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 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59561-59566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18617]

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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, 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
September 28, 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="http://www.regulations.gov">http://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: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate
Bulk Containers.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0018.
Summary: This OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 173, 178, and 180 of the HMR pertaining to the
documenting of design qualifications, inspections, tests, and approvals
pertaining to the manufacture and use of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) under various provisions of the
HMR. Information collections under this OMB control number include:
(1) Design Qualification Testing for IBCs: This information
collection consists of the minimum requirements for testing procedures
to ensure that IBCs containing hazardous materials can withstand normal
conditions of transportation. Each packaging must pass the prescribed
tests and conform to Sec. 173.24 while in transportation. The testing
requirements in Sec. 178.801(d) ensure that the packaging manufacturer
achieves successful test results for the design qualification testing
at the start of production of each new or different IBC design type.
(2) Periodic Design Requalification Testing of IBCs: This
information collection consists of the requirements for periodic design
re-qualification of each qualified IBC design type to maintain
authorization for continued production. IBC manufacturers must conduct
successful tests at sufficient frequency to ensure each packaging
produced is capable of passing the design qualification tests, which
must be conducted at least once every 12 months.
(3) Applications for Approval of Equivalent Packaging: This
information collection consists of the requirements for approval of
equivalent packaging applications submitted by the regulated community
to PHMSA, which allows the use of an IBC differing from the standards
outlined in the HMR if it is shown to be equally effective and if the
testing methods used are equivalent.
(4) Reporting Requirements for Retest and Inspection of IBCs: This
information collection consists of the requirements for the continuing
qualification, maintenance, or periodic retesting of an IBC by any
person responsible for it. Each IBC constructed in accordance with a
United Nations (UN) standard for which a test or inspection is required
may not be filled and offered for transportation or transported until
the testing and inspection have been successfully completed. The
information collection also reflects the creation of a report that
identifies the testing and inspection of IBCs.
(5) Recordkeeping for IBC Testing: This information collection
consists of the recordkeeping requirements associated with IBC testing
specified in Sec. Sec. 178.801 and 180.352. The IBC owner or lessee
must keep records of periodic retests, initial and periodic
inspections, and test performance on the IBC if it has been repaired.
Records must be kept for each packaging at each location where periodic
tests are conducted and must be available for inspection by a DOT
representative upon request.
(6) Manufacturers Data Report (ASME) for Portable Tanks: This
information collection consists of the requirements for tanks designed
and constructed in accordance with, and that fulfill all the
requirements of, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Code. In addition to the markings required by the ASME Code, every tank
must bear permanent

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marks that include the information specified in Sec. 178.255-14, which
must be stamped into the metal near the center of one of the tank heads
or stamped into a plate permanently attached to the tank by means of
brazing or welding or other suitable means.
(7) Approval Applications for Specification UN Portable Tank
Design: This information collection requires an owner or manufacturer
of a portable tank to apply for an approval to a designated approval
agency authorized to approve new portable tanks designs.
(8) Applications for Modifications to Portable Tank Designs: This
information collection requires an owner or manufacturer of a portable
tank to apply for an approval to a designated approval agency
authorized to approve the modifications to portable tanks designs.
(9) Portable Tanks--Approval Agency Retention of Documents: This
information collection consists of the requirement for approval
agencies to review all drawings and calculations to ensure that the
design is compliant with the relevant specification. The approval
agency must maintain the drawings and approval records for as long as
the portable tank remains in service and provide this information to
the DOT upon request.
(10) Portable Tanks--Manufacturers Retention of Documents: This
information collection requires that qualification records for
specification portable tanks be retained for at least five (5) years by
the tank manufacturer and made available to duly identified
representatives of the DOT or the owner of the tank.
(11) Recordkeeping for the Testing of Portable Tank: This
information collection requires that the owner of the portable tank or
his/her authorized agent will retain a written record indicating the
date and results of all required tests, as well as the name and address
of the tester, until the next retest has been satisfactorily completed
and recorded. This information must be provided to the DOT upon
request.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates 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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Design Qualification Testing for IBCs-- 13 494 3 1,482
Applications for the Certification Mark........
Periodic Design Requalification Testing of IBCs-- 13 494 3 1,482
Submission of Changes to Test Frequency to the
Associate Administrator........................
Applications for Approval of Equivalent 5 5 3 15
Packaging--IBCs................................
Reporting Requirements for Retest and Inspection 1000 100,000 0.25 25,000
of IBCs........................................
Recordkeeping for IBC Testing................... 150 150 0.25 38
Manufacturers Data Report (ASME) for Portable 50 50,000 0.25 12,500
Tanks..........................................
Approval Applications for Specification UN 13 494 3 1,482
Portable Tank Design...........................
Applications for Modifications to Portable Tank 13 494 3 1,482
Designs........................................
Portable Tanks--Approval Agency Retention of 13 494 0.25 124
Documents......................................
Portable Tanks--Manufacturers Retention of 50 50,000 0.25 12,500
Documents......................................
Recordkeeping for the Testing of Portable Tanks. 150 150 0.25 38
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Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 1,470.
Total Annual Responses: 202,775.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 56,143.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers & Emergency Response
Information.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0034.
Summary: This OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 172, 173, 174, 175, 176 and 177 of the HMR
pertaining to the requirement to provide a shipping paper and emergency
response information with shipments of hazardous materials. Shipping
papers are considered to be a basic communication tool relative to the
transportation of hazardous materials. The definition of a shipping
paper in Sec. 171.8 includes a shipping order, bill of lading,
manifest, or other shipping document serving a similar purpose and
containing the information required by Sec. Sec. 172.202, 172.203, and
172.204 of the HMR. A shipping paper with emergency response
information must accompany most hazardous materials shipments and be
readily available at all times during transportation.
Shipping papers serve as the principal source of information
regarding the presence of hazardous materials, identification,
quantity, and emergency response procedures. They also serve as the
source of information for compliance with other requirements, such as
the placement of rail cars containing different hazardous materials in
trains; prevent the loading of poisons with foodstuffs; maintain the
separation of incompatible hazardous materials; and limit the amount of
radioactive materials that may be transported in a vehicle or aircraft.
Shipping papers and emergency response information also serve as a
means of notifying transport workers that hazardous materials are
present. Most importantly, 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 shipping
paper and emergency response information, this OMB control number also
includes the following information collections:
(1) Notice of Pilot in Command: This information collection
consists of the additional time required for the pilot-in-command to
complete the confirmation process for the loading of hazardous
materials on aircraft. The confirmation process includes obtaining a
signature or other appropriate indication from the person responsible
for loading the aircraft and from the pilot-in-command.
(2) Lithium Battery Test Summary Document: This information
collection requires the creation of a lithium battery test summary
document for lithium cells and batteries manufactured after January 1,
2008. This information collection includes both a reporting and
recordkeeping component.
(3) Air Transportation Discrepancy Reports: This information
collection

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requires that each person who discovers an improperly described,
certified, labeled, marked, or packaged hazardous material during air
transportation, including passenger baggage (known as a passenger (PAX)
discrepancy), must notify the nearest Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) Regional Office by telephone or electronically. Electronic
notifications may be submitted by email or through the Safety Assurance
System (SAS) External Portal.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in
commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 266,071.
Total Annual Responses: 177,304,913.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,610,135.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Approval for Hazardous Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0557.
Summary: This OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 107, 173, 175, 176, 178, and 180 of the HMR
pertaining to approvals issued by the Office of Hazardous Materials
Safety (OHMS) within PHMSA. Without these requirements there is no
means to: (1) determine whether applicants who apply to become
designated approval agencies are qualified to evaluate package design,
test packages, classify hazardous materials, etc.; (2) verify that
various containers and special loading requirements for vessels meet
the requirements of the HMR; and (3) assure that regulated hazardous
materials pose no danger to life and property during transportation.
There are several approval provisions contained in the HMR and
associated procedural regulations. Responses to these collections of
information are required to obtain benefits, such as becoming an
approval or certification agency, or to obtain a variance from
packaging or handling requirements based on information provided by the
respondent. These benefits and variances involve areas, for example,
such as UN third-party certification; authorization to examine and test
lighters; authorization to examine and test explosives; and
authorization to re-qualify DOT cylinders. Specifically, the
information collections under this OMB control number include:
(1) Designated approval agencies, independent cylinder testing
agencies, and prospective foreign manufacturers of cylinders: This
information collection consists of the requirement for parties to
obtain approval from the Associate Administrator in order to become
designated approval agencies, independent cylinder testing agencies, or
prospective foreign manufacturers of cylinders. These designated
approval agencies evaluate the design of packagings used for the
shipments of hazardous materials.
(2) Approval of Cylinder and Pressure Receptacle Requalifiers: This
information collection pertains to the requirement for approval by the
Associate Administrator to inspect, test, certify, repair, or rebuild a
DOT specification cylinder or a UN pressure receptacle under certain
circumstances. These circumstances include a special permit issued
under this part or a cylinder manufactured in accordance with Transport
Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Good (TDG) Regulations.
(3) M-Numbers: This information collection consists of assigning M-
numbers to companies involved in the manufacturing, reconditioning,
repairing, or testing of DOT specification containers or cylinders used
for transporting hazardous materials.
(4) RIN Approval for Cylinders (International Shipments): This
information collection consists of an application that RIN holders can
submit under Sec. 107.805(f)(2), which includes required information
and certifications related to the inspection and requalification of
certain cylinder specifications.
(5) Competent Authority Approvals: This information collection
consists of additional approval and classification requirements for
transporting certain hazardous materials, such as tear gas devices and
certain organic peroxides. Tear gas devices require additional approval
for transport in closed environments, while certain organic peroxides
require special refrigeration and PHMSA approval to prevent self-
accelerated decomposition.
(6) Lithium Battery State of Charge Approval: This information
collection consists of an approval process that allows for the
transportation of lithium-ion cells and batteries on cargo aircraft
with a state of charge exceeding 30 percent of their rated capacity.
This is in contrast to the general requirement that such transportation
must occur with a state of charge not exceeding 30 percent of their
rated capacity.
(7) Alternative Packagings or Test Methods: This information
collection consists of an approval process that allows a person to
offer a hazardous material in transportation with alternative packaging
or test methods, which are not currently authorized in the HMR. The
approvals provide flexibility to the industry by allowing packagings
that are not constructed as per the HMR and permitting specific
testing, test methods, and intervals.
(8) Infectious Substances: This information collection consists of
a requirement to obtain approval for the transportation of live animals
containing or contaminated with genetically modified micro-organisms,
including those that also meet the Division 6.2 material definition, to
comply with approved terms and conditions set by the Associate
Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
(9) Testing and Assignment of the Classification of Explosive
Materials: This information collection consists of an approval process
for the testing and assignment of hazard classifications for the
transportation of explosives and explosive devices, including
fireworks, which pose significant technical difficulties and hazards.
Proper hazard classification is crucial for the safe packaging and
handling of these materials during transportation via all modes, as an
incorrect classification could result in improper packaging or

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handling and cause damage to property, loss of life, or both.
(10) Packaging Exception/Exceptions for Division 1.4G Consumer
Fireworks: This information collection consists of an application
process for manufacturers of consumer fireworks to obtain approval and
classification of their products. The process requires the submission
of a complete application containing all relevant information, test
results, and certifications.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates 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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Designated approval agencies, independent 15 15 4.75 71
cylinder testing agencies, and prospective
foreign manufacturers of cylinders.............
Approval of Cylinder and Pressure Receptacle 3,000 3,000 1.105 3,315
Requalifiers...................................
M Numbers (New Application)..................... 30 30 4.75 143
M Numbers (Modifications/Renewals).............. 150 150 1 150
RIN Approval for Cylinders (International 3,500 3,500 0.852 2,982
Shipments).....................................
Competent Authority Approvals--Safety 50 250 4.75 1,188
Determinations as to the Adequacy of the
Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards
(New Applications).............................
Competent Authority Approvals--Safety 120 480 1 480
Determinations as to the Adequacy of the
Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards--
(Renewals/Modifications/Corrections)...........
Lithium Battery State of Charge Approval........ 10 10 40 400
Alternative Packagings or Test Methods.......... 24 24 4.75 114
Infectious Substances........................... 5 5 4.75 24
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of 330 330 4.75 1,568
Explosive Materials--New Applications..........
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of 700 700 1 700
Explosive Materials--Modifications.............
Packaging Exception/Exceptions for Division 1.4G 3,200 6,400 4.75 30,400
Consumer Fireworks.............................
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Affected Public: Business and other entities who must meet the
approval requirements in the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 11,134.
Total Annual Responses: 14,894.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,535.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tanks Requirements, Rail Tank Car
Tanks--Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0559.
Summary: This information collection consolidates and describes the
information provisions in parts 172, 173, 174, 179, and 180 of the HMR
pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials by rail and the
manufacture, qualification, maintenance, and use of tank cars. The
types of information collected include:
(1) Tank Car Approvals: This information collection consists of
special provisions that mandate the approval of the Associate
Administrator or the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Committee
on Tank Cars before certain hazardous material packaging or packaging
components can be used for transportation of hazardous materials by
rail.
(2) AAR approval required when a tank car is proposed for commodity
service other than specified on a certificate of construction: This
information collection consists of requirements for obtaining AAR Tank
Car Committee approval for the use of a tank car for commodities other
than those specified in part 173 and the certificate of construction.
It also includes requirements for AAR approval of tank car design,
materials, construction, conversion, alteration, or construction to a
new specification. This information is used to ensure that tank cars
are suitable for transporting specific commodities and that tank car
design, construction, and modification comply with the relevant
regulations.
(3) Annual tank car owner progress report to FRA: This information
collection consists of the requirement for tank car owners to submit
progress reports to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) if their
tank cars need to be modified to meet the requirements specified in
Sec. 173.31. The FRA uses this information to track progress and
ensure that all affected tank cars are modified before the regulatory
compliance date.
(4) Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids in Tank Cars and Multi
Unit Tank Cars Reporting: This information collection requires the
shipper to notify the FRA whenever a tank car transporting hydrogen
chloride, refrigerated liquids, or vinyl fluoride, stabilized is not
received by the consignee within 20 days from the date of shipment.
(5) Reporting to the Bureau of Explosives regarding any
restrictions over any portion of its lines: This information collection
requires each rail carrier to report to the Bureau of Explosives (BOE),
for publication, all information as to any restrictions which it
imposes against the acceptance, delivery, or transportation of any
hazardous materials, over any portion of its lines.
(6) Nonconforming bulk packages must be repaired or approved from
movement by the FRA: This information collection requires that a bulk
packaging, such as a tank car tank, that no longer conforms to
applicable HMR requirements may not be forwarded by rail unless
repaired or approved for movement by the Associate Administrator for
Safety, FRA. Notification and approval must be furnished in writing or
through telephonic or electronic means, with subsequent written
confirmation provided within two weeks.
(7) FRA Approval for transportation of bulk packages containing a
hazardous material in COFC or TOFC service: This information collection
requires that the Associate Administrator for Safety, FRA approve the
transportation of bulk packages, such as portable tanks and cargo
tanks, containing a hazardous material in container-on-flatcar (COFC)
or trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) service if not otherwise authorized for
transportation.
(8) Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive material inspection and Car
Certificate requirements: This information collection requires that
before a Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive materials may be loaded into a
rail car, the car must have

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been inspected and certified to be in compliance with the requirements
of Sec. 174.104(b) by a qualified person designated under 49 CFR
215.11.
(9) Initial marking, requalification marking, and requalification
reporting requirements: This information collection consist of the
requirements for the detail marking of a newly manufactured tank car,
requalification tank car marking requirements, and reporting of details
for a requalified tank car.
(10) Quality Assurance Program: This information collection
requires facilities that build, repair, and ensure the structural
integrity of tank cars are required to develop and implement a quality
assurance program. This information is used by the facility and DOT
compliance personnel to ensure that each tank car is constructed or
repaired in accordance with the applicable requirements.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates 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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Tank Car Approvals.............................. 2 2 6.5 13
AAR approval required when a tank car is 25 1200 0.167 200
proposed for commodity service other than
specified on a certificate of construction.....
Annual tank car owner progress report to FRA.... 100 100 1 100
Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids in Tank 6 141 0.25 35
Cars and Multi Unit Tank Cars Reporting........
Reporting to the Bureau of Explosives regarding 34 51 0.333 17
any restrictions over any portion of its lines.
Nonconforming bulk packages must be repaired or 388 4,308 0.4 1,695
approved from movement by the FRA..............
FRA Approval for transportation of bulk packages 6 6 0.5 3
containing a hazardous material in COFC or TOFC
service........................................
Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive material 25 600 0.333 200
inspection and Car Certificate requirements....
Record when a car seal is changed when the car 34 170 0.166 28
is placarded with Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive
materials......................................
Initial marking, requalification marking, and 100 15,000 0.116 1,768
requalification reporting requirements.........
Quality assurance program....................... 75 75 5.5 413
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Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners, and rail carriers of tank.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 795.
Total Annual Responses: 21,653.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,472.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Title: Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0572.
Summary: These OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 173 and 180 of the HMR pertaining to the testing
requirements for non-bulk packagings. This OMB control number covers
performance-oriented packaging standards and allows packaging
manufacturers and shippers more flexibility in selecting more
economical packagings for their products. These information collections
also allow customizing the design of packagings to better suit the
transportation environment that they will encounter and encourages
technological innovations, decreases packaging costs, and significantly
reduces the need for special permits. These information collections
specifically include:
(1) Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging (Reporting): This
information collection consists of various testing requirements that
must be met by non-bulk packaging, depending on the type of material it
will contain. These include thermal resistance tests for packaging
transporting oxygen cylinders, leakproofness tests for liquid hazardous
materials, hydrostatic pressure tests for metal, plastic, and composite
containers, cooperage tests for bung-type wooden barrels, and
additional testing for packaging intended to contain infectious
substances. The specific tests required may vary based on the outer and
inner packaging material used.
(2) Additional Test Reports (Reporting): This information
collection consists of the requirement to prepare and maintain a test
report after each design qualification test or periodic retest of a
packaging. The test report must be available to the user of the
packaging or a representative of the DOT upon request and includes
details such as the date, name, and address of the testing facility,
packaging design type, maximum capacity, characteristics of test
contents, and test descriptions and results.
(3) Test Reports (Recordkeeping): This information collection
requires that test report must be made available to a user of a
packaging or a representative of the DOT, upon request. The test report
includes information such as the date, name, and address of the testing
facility, a description of the packaging design type, the maximum
capacity, characteristics of test contents, and test descriptions and
results.
(4) Closure Instructions (Reporting): This information collection
consists of the requirement for the manufacturer or certifier of non-
bulk packaging to create closure instructions in accordance with Sec.
178.2(c). These instructions indicate the means of closure with which
the package was tested and ensure that any subsequent shipper maintains
the same level of safety when the package is closed for transportation
of hazardous materials.
(5) Closure Instructions (Recordkeeping): This information
collection requires that the manufacturer or other person certifying
compliance, along each subsequent distributor of the packaging, provide
closure instructions to each person to whom the packaging is
transferred, as well as any representative of the DOT, for inspection.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

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Affected Public: Each non-bulk packaging manufacturer that tests
packagings to ensure compliance with the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 21,690.
Total Annual Responses: 32,610.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,750.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning
Grants.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0586.
Summary: This OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 110 of the HMR pertaining to 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.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian Tribes.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Annual Respondents: 62.
Annual Responses: 62.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,162.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2023.
T. Glenn Foster,
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-18617 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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