[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66185-66186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27151]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0178 (Notice No. 10-8)]
Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICR)
abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICRs describe the nature of
the information collections and their expected burden. A Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on
these collections of information was published in the Federal Register
on August 20, 2010 [75 FR 51520] under Docket No. PHMS-2010-0178
(Notice No. 10-3).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for PHMSA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of
the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
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. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe or Steven Andrews, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
(PHH-10), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590-
0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations requires Federal agencies 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 will be
submitting to OMB for renewal and extension. These information
collections are contained in 49 CFR parts 171, 173, 178, and 180, of
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180). 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) abstract of the
information collection activity; (4) description of affected persons;
(5) estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and
(6) frequency of collection. PHMSA will request a three-year term of
approval for each information collection activity and, when approved by
OMB, publish notice of the approval in the Federal Register.
PHMSA requests comments on the following information collections:
Title: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate
Bulk Containers.
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OMB Control Number: 2137-0018.
Summary: This information collection consolidates provisions for
documenting qualifications, inspections, tests and approvals pertaining
to the manufacture and use of portable tanks and intermediate bulk
containers under various provisions of the HMR. It is necessary to
ascertain whether portable tanks and intermediate bulk containers have
been qualified, inspected, and retested in accordance with the HMR. The
information is used to verify that certain portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers meet required performance standards prior
to their being authorized for use, and to document periodic
requalification and testing to ensure the packagings have not
deteriorated due to age or physical abuse to a degree that would render
them unsafe for the transportation of hazardous materials.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 8,770.
Total Annual Responses: 86,100.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 66,390.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
Summary: This collection is applicable upon occurrence of incidents
as prescribed in Sec. Sec. 171.15, 171.16 and 171.21 of the HMR. 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 Sec. 171.15 also require a
telephonic report. This information collection enhances the
Department'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.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 1,678.
Total Annual Responses: 16,768.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,037.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas
Service.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0595.
Summary: These information collection and recordkeeping
requirements pertain 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.
Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied compressed gas service,
manufacturers and repairers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 6,958.
Total Annual Responses: 920,538.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 200,914.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC on October 21, 2010.
Charles E. Betts,
Acting Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards.
[FR Doc. 2010-27151 Filed 10-26-10; 8:45 am]
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