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marginal increase in safety due to the
low speed. Historically, railroad glazing
has not been vandalized within the
Pureland Industrial Park or the Valero
Refinery, and there are no overhead
bridges or tunnels.
All three locomotives are in reserve
status, and only used when the regularly
assigned locomotives are unavailable
due to inspection or repair. SMS plans
to upgrade the glazing in all three
locomotives to compliant FRA Types I
and II material as they are overhauled
and repainted.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (i.e., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2007–
0007) and may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by FRA before final action is
taken. Comments received after that
date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at http:
//www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
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published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).
Issued in Washington, DC, on November
26, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7–23200 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System or Relief From
the Requirements of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 236
Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 49
U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad
has petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
for the discontinuance or modification
of the signal system or relief from the
requirements of 49 CFR Part 236, as
detailed below.
[Docket Number FRA–2007–29295]
Applicant: R. J. Corman Railroad, Mr. J.
D. Boles, Manager of Signals, 101
McKenna Way, Bardstown, Kentucky
40004.
The R. J. Corman Railroad seeks
approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of two
operative approach signals. The
operative approach signals are located at
each end of the R. J. Corman Railroad,
Central Kentucky Line Old Road
Subdivision, one approaching CSX
Transportation’s (CSXT) CP North
Cabin, Milepost VB 113.8, Winchester,
Kentucky, and one approaching CSXT’s
CP HK Tower, Milepost W12.5,
Anchorage, Kentucky. Signal 1128 is
located within yard limits, and is
approaching North Cabin CP. Signal 131
is approaching HK Tower CP. It is
proposed to replace each signal with a
permanent fixed sign. The reason for the
proposed changes is that present day
operation does not warrant need or
retention of operative approach signals.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
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All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number ( Docket No.
FRA–2007–29295) and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
Web site: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Fax: 202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by FRA before final action is
taken. Comments received after that
date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).
Issued in Washington, DC on November 26,
2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7–23201 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2007–27181 (Notice
No. 07–11)]
Information Collection Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
PHMSA invites comments on certain
information collections pertaining to
hazardous materials transportation for
which PHMSA intends to request
renewal from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the docket number
(PHMSA–2007–27181) by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management System,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number or Regulation Identification
Number (RIN) for this notice. Internet
users may access comments received by
DOT at: https://www.regulations.gov.
Note that comments received will be
posted without change to: https://
www.regulations.gov. including any
personal information provided.
Requests for a copy of an information
collection should be directed to Deborah
Boothe or T. Glenn Foster, Office of
Hazardous Materials Standards (PHH–
11), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., East Building, 2nd Floor,
Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone (202) 366–8553.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Boothe or T. Glenn Foster,
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
(PHH–11), 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 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 will be submitting
to OMB for renewal and extension.
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These information collections are
contained in 49 CFR 171.6 and the
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) 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 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: Testing, Inspection and Marking
Requirements for Cylinders.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0022.
Summary: Requirements in § 173.301
for qualification, maintenance and use
of cylinders require that cylinders be
periodically inspected and retested to
ensure continuing compliance with
packaging standards. Information
collection requirements address
registration of retesters and marking of
cylinders by retesters with their
identification number and retest date
following conduct of tests. Records
showing the results of inspections and
retests must be kept by the cylinder
owner or designated agent until
expiration of the retest period or until
the cylinder is reinspected or retested,
whichever occurs first. These
requirements are intended to ensure that
retesters have the qualifications to
perform tests and to identify to cylinder
fillers and users that cylinders are
qualified for continuing use.
Information collection requirements in
§ 173.303 require that fillers of acetylene
cylinders keep, for at least 30 days, a
daily record of the representative
pressure to which cylinders are filled.
Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users
and retesters of reusable cylinders.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 139,352.
Total Annual Responses: 153,287.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 168,431.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Approvals for Hazardous
Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0557.
Summary: Without these
requirements there is no means to: (1)
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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.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
entities who must meet the approval
requirements in the HMR.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 10,723.
Total Annual Responses: 11,074.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 25,605.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tank
Requirements.
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 on
the transportation of hazardous
materials by rail and the manufacture,
qualification, maintenance and use of
tank cars. The types of information
collected include:
(1) Approvals of the Association of
American Railroads (AAR) Tank Car
Committee: An approval is required
from the AAR Tank Car Committee for
a tank car to be used for a commodity
other than those specified in part 173
and on the certificate of construction.
This information is used to ascertain
whether a commodity is suitable for
transportation in a tank car. AAR
approval also is required for an
application for approval of designs,
materials and construction, conversion
or alteration of tank car tanks
constructed to a specification in part
179 or an application for construction of
tank cars to any new specification. This
information is used to ensure that the
design, construction or modification of
a tank car or the construction of a tank
car to a new specification is performed
in accordance with the applicable
requirements.
(2) Progress Reports: Each owner of a
tank car that is required to be modified
to meet certain requirements specified
in § 173.31 must submit a progress
report to the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA). This information
is used by FRA to ensure that all
affected tank cars are modified before
the regulatory compliance date.
(3) FRA Approvals: An approval is
required from FRA to transport a bulk
packaging (such as a portable tank, IM
portable tank, intermediate bulk
container, cargo tank, or multi-unit tank
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car tank) containing a hazardous
material in container-on-flat-car or
trailer-on-flat-car service other than as
authorized by § 174.63. FRA uses this
information to ensure that the bulk
package is properly secured using an
adequate restraint system during
transportation. Also an FRA approval is
required for the movement of any tank
car that does not conform to the
applicable requirements in the HMR.
These latter movements are currently
being reported under the information
collection for exemption applications.
(4) Manufacturer Reports and
Certificate of Construction: These
documents are prepared by tank car
manufacturers and used by owners,
users and FRA personnel to verify that
rail tank cars conform to the applicable
specification.
(5) Quality Assurance Program:
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.
(6) Inspection Reports: A written
report must be prepared and retained for
each tank car that is inspected and
tested in accordance with § 180.509 of
the HMR. Rail carriers, users, and the
FRA use this information to ensure that
rail tank cars are properly maintained
and in safe condition for transporting
hazardous materials.
Affected Public: Manufacturers,
owners and rail carriers of tank cars.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 266.
Total Annual Responses: 16,782.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,689.
Frequency of collection: Annually.
Title: Inspection and Testing of Meter
Provers.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0620.
Summary: This information collection
and recordkeeping burden is the result
of efforts to eliminate exemptions that
are no longer needed and incorporate
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
involving bulk packagings, such as
cargo tanks and portable tanks. These
meter provers consist of a gauge and
several pipes that always contain small
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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 part 178. However,
these meter provers must be visually
inspected annually and hydrostatic
pressure tested every five years in order
to ensure they are properly working as
specified in § 173.5a of the FHMR.
Therefore, this information collection
requires that:
(1) Each meter prover must undergo
and pass an external visual inspection
annually 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 five 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 § 180.415(b) and in
accordance with § 173.5a.
(4) Each owner must retain a record
of the most recent visual inspection and
pressure test until the meter prover is
requalified.
Affected Public: Owners of meter
provers used to measure liquid
hazardous materials flow into bulk
packagings such as cargo tanks and
portable tanks.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 50.
Total Annual Responses: 250.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 175.
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 United Nations (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,
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provides for a broader selection of
pressure receptacles, reduces the need
for exemptions, 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 not less than 20 years.
Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users,
and retesters of UN cylinders.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 50.
Total Annual Responses: 150.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 900.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November
26, 2007.
Edward T. Mazzullo,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials
Standards.
[FR Doc. E7–23244 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35101]
Chicago Terminal Railroad—Lease and
Operation Exemption—Soo Line
Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian
Pacific Railway
Chicago Terminal Railroad (CTR), a
Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.41 to lease from the Soo Line
Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian
Pacific Railway (CPR) and to operate
approximately 3.47 miles of track
within the Bensenville Industrial Park,
originating at and connecting to a
switch at milepost B–2 along CPR’s line
of rail in Bensenville, IL.1 Iowa Pacific
Holdings, LLC owns CTR through its
wholly owned subsidiary Permian Basin
Railways, Inc.2
1 CTR states that it expects to execute an
agreement shortly with CPR for the lease and
operation of the rail property.
2 See Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC and Permian
Basin Railways, Inc.—Continuance in Control
Exemption—Chicago Terminal Railroad, STB
Finance Docket No. 34967 (STB served Dec. 22,
2006).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-27181 (Notice No. 07-11)]
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, PHMSA
invites comments on certain information collections pertaining to
hazardous materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request
renewal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
(PHMSA-2007-27181) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management System, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number or Regulation Identification Number (RIN) for this
notice. Internet users may access comments received by DOT at: https://
www.regulations.gov. Note that comments received will be posted without
change to: https://www.regulations.gov. including any personal
information provided.
Requests for a copy of an information collection should be directed
to Deborah Boothe or T. Glenn Foster, Office of Hazardous Materials
Standards (PHH-11), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., East Building, 2nd Floor,
Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe or T. Glenn Foster,
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (PHH-11), 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 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 will be submitting to OMB
for renewal and extension. These information collections are contained
in 49 CFR 171.6 and the 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) 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 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: Testing, Inspection and Marking Requirements for Cylinders.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0022.
Summary: Requirements in Sec. 173.301 for qualification,
maintenance and use of cylinders require that cylinders be periodically
inspected and retested to ensure continuing compliance with packaging
standards. Information collection requirements address registration of
retesters and marking of cylinders by retesters with their
identification number and retest date following conduct of tests.
Records showing the results of inspections and retests must be kept by
the cylinder owner or designated agent until expiration of the retest
period or until the cylinder is reinspected or retested, whichever
occurs first. These requirements are intended to ensure that retesters
have the qualifications to perform tests and to identify to cylinder
fillers and users that cylinders are qualified for continuing use.
Information collection requirements in Sec. 173.303 require that
fillers of acetylene cylinders keep, for at least 30 days, a daily
record of the representative pressure to which cylinders are filled.
Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users and retesters of reusable
cylinders.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 139,352.
Total Annual Responses: 153,287.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 168,431.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Approvals for Hazardous Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0557.
Summary: 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.
Affected Public: Businesses and other entities who must meet the
approval requirements in the HMR.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 10,723.
Total Annual Responses: 11,074.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 25,605.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tank Requirements.
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
on the transportation of hazardous materials by rail and the
manufacture, qualification, maintenance and use of tank cars. The types
of information collected include:
(1) Approvals of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Tank
Car Committee: An approval is required from the AAR Tank Car Committee
for a tank car to be used for a commodity other than those specified in
part 173 and on the certificate of construction. This information is
used to ascertain whether a commodity is suitable for transportation in
a tank car. AAR approval also is required for an application for
approval of designs, materials and construction, conversion or
alteration of tank car tanks constructed to a specification in part 179
or an application for construction of tank cars to any new
specification. This information is used to ensure that the design,
construction or modification of a tank car or the construction of a
tank car to a new specification is performed in accordance with the
applicable requirements.
(2) Progress Reports: Each owner of a tank car that is required to
be modified to meet certain requirements specified in Sec. 173.31 must
submit a progress report to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
This information is used by FRA to ensure that all affected tank cars
are modified before the regulatory compliance date.
(3) FRA Approvals: An approval is required from FRA to transport a
bulk packaging (such as a portable tank, IM portable tank, intermediate
bulk container, cargo tank, or multi-unit tank
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car tank) containing a hazardous material in container-on-flat-car or
trailer-on-flat-car service other than as authorized by Sec. 174.63.
FRA uses this information to ensure that the bulk package is properly
secured using an adequate restraint system during transportation. Also
an FRA approval is required for the movement of any tank car that does
not conform to the applicable requirements in the HMR. These latter
movements are currently being reported under the information collection
for exemption applications.
(4) Manufacturer Reports and Certificate of Construction: These
documents are prepared by tank car manufacturers and used by owners,
users and FRA personnel to verify that rail tank cars conform to the
applicable specification.
(5) Quality Assurance Program: 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.
(6) Inspection Reports: A written report must be prepared and
retained for each tank car that is inspected and tested in accordance
with Sec. 180.509 of the HMR. Rail carriers, users, and the FRA use
this information to ensure that rail tank cars are properly maintained
and in safe condition for transporting hazardous materials.
Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners and rail carriers of tank
cars.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 266.
Total Annual Responses: 16,782.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,689.
Frequency of collection: Annually.
Title: Inspection and Testing of Meter Provers.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0620.
Summary: This information collection and recordkeeping burden is
the result of efforts to eliminate exemptions that are no longer needed
and incorporate 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 involving bulk
packagings, such as cargo tanks and portable tanks. 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 part 178. However, these meter provers must
be visually inspected annually and hydrostatic pressure tested every
five years in order to ensure they are properly working as specified in
Sec. 173.5a of the FHMR. Therefore, this information collection
requires that:
(1) Each meter prover must undergo and pass an external visual
inspection annually 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 five 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 Sec. 180.415(b) and
in accordance with Sec. 173.5a.
(4) Each owner must retain a record of the most recent visual
inspection and pressure test until the meter prover is requalified.
Affected Public: Owners of meter provers used to measure liquid
hazardous materials flow into bulk packagings such as cargo tanks and
portable tanks.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 50.
Total Annual Responses: 250.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 175.
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
United Nations (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 exemptions, 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 not less than 20 years.
Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users, and retesters of UN
cylinders.
Recordkeeping:
Number of Respondents: 50.
Total Annual Responses: 150.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 900.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 26, 2007.
Edward T. Mazzullo,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards.
[FR Doc. E7-23244 Filed 11-29-07; 8:45 am]
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