Notice2026-06803
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Highway Routing
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Published
April 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
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 review and approval. FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, "Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing." The information reported by States and Indian Tribes is necessary to identify designated and restricted routes and restrictions or limitations affecting how motor carriers may transport certain hazardous materials on highways, including dates that such routes were established and information on subsequent changes or new hazardous materials routing designations. In response to the 60-day Federal Register notice published on November 18, 2025, FMCSA did not receive any comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18021-18022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06803]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0325]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection Request: Transportation of Hazardous Materials;
Highway Routing
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 review
and approval.
FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, ``Transportation of
Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing.'' The information reported by
States and Indian Tribes is necessary to identify designated and
restricted routes and restrictions or limitations affecting how motor
carriers may transport certain hazardous materials on highways,
including dates that such routes were established and information on
subsequent changes or new hazardous materials routing designations. In
response to the 60-day Federal Register notice published on November
18, 2025, FMCSA did not receive any comments.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 11,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice Docket number FMCSA-2025-0325 to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Williams, Office of
Safety, Hazardous Materials Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 366-4163;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afc2cac3c6dcdcce81d8c6c3c3c6cec2dcefcbc0db81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e030b02071d1d0f4019070202070f031d2e0a011a40090118">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The data for the Transportation of Hazardous Materials;
Highway Routing ICR is collected under authority of 49 U.S.C. 5112 and
5125. Specifically, 49 U.S.C. 5112(c) requires that the Secretary of
Transportation, in coordination with the States, ``shall update and
publish periodically a list of currently effective hazardous material
highway route designations.'' This authority is delegated to FMCSA in
49 CFR 1.87(d)(2).
In Sec. 397.73, FMCSA requires that each State and Indian Tribe,
through its routing agency, provide information identifying new, or
changes to existing, hazardous materials routing designations within
its jurisdiction within 60 days of their establishment (or 60 days of
the change). That information is collected and consolidated by FMCSA
and published annually, in whole or as updates, in the Federal Register
and on the Agency's website at <a href="https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry">https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry</a>.
Title: Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0014.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents: The reporting burden is shared by 50 States, the
District of Columbia, Indian Tribes with designated routes, and U.S.
Territories including Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 57 [36 States + the District of
Columbia, with designated hazardous materials highway routes + 19
States/U.S. Territories without designated hazardous materials highway
routes + 1 Indian Tribe with a designated route = 57].
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
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Expiration Date: April 30, 2026.
Frequency of Response: Every 2 years or as things change.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7.125 hours [57 annual respondents x
1 response per 2 years x 15 minutes per response/60 minutes per
response = 7.125 hours.
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.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
David M. Sutula,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2026-06803 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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