Notice2024-24294
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
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Published
October 21, 2024
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 Requests (ICRs) discussed below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal and extension. These ICRs describe the nature of the information collections and their expected burdens. A Federal Register notice and request for comments with a 60-day comment period on these ICRs was published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2024 under Docket No. PHMSA-2024-0056 (Notice No. 2024-08). PHMSA received no comments in response to this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84244-84246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24294]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2024-0056 (Notice No. 2024-12)]
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 Requests (ICRs)
discussed below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for renewal and extension. These ICRs describe the nature
of the information collections and their expected burdens. A Federal
Register notice and request for comments with a 60-day comment period
on these ICRs was published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2024
under Docket No. PHMSA-2024-0056 (Notice No. 2024-08). PHMSA received
no comments in response to this notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 20, 2024.
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
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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> or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or Nina Vore, Standards
and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366-8553, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3bcbbbea0a3a1b293b7bca7fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9b6b1b4aaa9abb899bdb6adf7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (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 will be submitting to 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). 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 each information collection activity and will
publish a notice in the Federal Register upon OMB's approval. PHMSA
requests comments on the following information collections:
Title: Flammable Cryogenic Liquids.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0542.
Summary: Provisions in Sec. 177.840(a)(2) specify certain safety
procedures and documentation requirements for drivers of motor vehicles
transporting flammable cryogenic liquids. This information allows the
driver to take appropriate remedial actions to prevent a catastrophic
release of the flammable cryogenics should the temperature of the
material begin to rise excessively or if the travel time will exceed
the safe travel time. These requirements are intended to ensure a high
level of safety when transporting flammable cryogenics due to their
extreme flammability and high compression ratio when in a liquid state.
The following information collections and their burdens are associated
with this OMB Control Number.
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Total annual Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses Time per response burden hours
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Flammable Cryogenic Liquids--Reporting 175 18,200 3.5 minutes............. 1,062
Flammable Cryogenic Liquids-- 175 18,200 30 seconds.............. 152
Recordkeeping.
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Affected Public: Carriers of cryogenic materials.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 350.
Total Annual Responses: 36,400.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,214.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Response Plans for Shipments of Oil.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0591.
Summary: Under authority of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.), PHMSA issued regulations in 49 CFR part 130 that require
preparation of written spill response plans. The following information
collections and their burdens are associated with this OMB Control
Number.
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Total annual Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses Time per response burden hours
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Basic Written Response Plan--New Plans 80 80 33 hours................ 2,640
Basic Written Response Plan--Updating 7,920 7,920 1 hour.................. 7,920
Plans.
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Affected Public: Carriers that transport oil in bulk, by motor
vehicle or rail.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 8,000.
Total Annual Responses: 8,000.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,560.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Requirements for United Nations (UN) Cylinders.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0621.
Summary: This information collection and recordkeeping burden is
the result of efforts to amend the HMR to adopt standards for the
design, construction, maintenance, and use of cylinders and multiple-
element gas containers (MEGCs) based on the standards contained in the
UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Aligning the
HMR with the UN Recommendations promotes flexibility, permits the use
of technological advances for the manufacture of the pressure
receptacles, provides for a broader selection of pressure receptacles,
reduces the need for special permits, and facilitates international
commerce in the transportation of compressed gases. Information
collection requirements address domestic and international
manufacturers of cylinders that request approval by the approval agency
for cylinder design types. The approval process for each cylinder
design type includes review, filing, and recordkeeping of the approval
application. The approval agency is required to maintain a set of the
approved drawings and calculations for each design it reviews and a
copy of each initial design type approval certificate approved by the
Associate Administrator for the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
for not less than 20 years. The following information collections and
their burdens are associated with this OMB Control Number.
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Total annual Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses Time per response burden hours
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UN Pressure Receptacle Approval--New 35 35 6 hours................. 210
Request.
UN Pressure Receptacle Approval-- 100 100 6 hours................. 600
Modified Request.
UN Pressure Receptacle Approval-- 75 75 6 minutes............... 8
Recordkeeping.
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Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users, and retesters of UN
cylinders.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 210.
Total Annual Responses: 210.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 818.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October, 16, 2024, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alexander Ronald Wolcott,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch, Office of
Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-24294 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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