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exemption and the regulatory provision
or provisions from which an exemption
is granted. The notice must also specify
the effective period of the exemption
(up to 2 years) and explain the terms
and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed.
The current provisions of the FMCSRs
concerning hearing state that a person is
physically qualified to drive a CMV if
that person
First perceives a forced whispered voice in
the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or
without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested
by use of an audiometric device, does not
have an average hearing loss in the better ear
greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz,
and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid
when the audiometric device is calibrated to
American National Standard (formerly ASA
Standard) Z24.5—1951.
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49 CFR 391.41(b)(11). This standard was
adopted in 1970, with a revision in 1971
to allow drivers to be qualified under
this standard while wearing a hearing
aid, 35 FR 6458, 6463 (April 22, 1970)
and 36 FR 12857 (July 3, 1971).
FMCSA also issues instructions for
completing the medical examination
report and includes advisory criteria on
the report itself to provide guidance for
medical examiners in applying the
hearing standard. See 49 CFR 391.43(f).
The current advisory criteria for the
hearing standard include a reference to
a report entitled ‘‘Hearing Disorders and
Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers’’
prepared for the Federal Highway
Administration, FMCSA’s predecessor,
in 1993.2
FMCSA Requests Comments on the
Exemption Applications
FMCSA requests comments from all
interested parties on whether a driver
who cannot meet the hearing standard
should be permitted to operate a CMV
in interstate commerce. Further, the
Agency asks for comments on whether
a driver who cannot meet the hearing
standard should be limited to operating
only certain types of vehicles in
interstate commerce, for example,
vehicles without air brakes. The statute
and implementing regulations
concerning exemptions require that the
Agency request public comments on all
applications for exemptions. The
Agency is also required to make a
determination that an exemption would
likely achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
that would be achieved absent such
exemption before granting any such
requests.
2 This report is available on the FMCSA Web site
at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/
research-technology/publications/medreport_
archives.htm.
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Submitting Comments
You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that FMCSA can contact you if there
are questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number
‘‘FMCSA–2014–0105’’ and click the
search button. When the new screen
appears, click on the blue ‘‘Comment
Now!’’ button on the right hand side of
the page. On the new page, enter
information required including the
specific section of this document to
which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the
facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope.
We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment
period and may change this proposed
rule based on your comments. FMCSA
may issue a final rule at any time after
the close of the comment period.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this preamble,
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number
‘‘FMCSA–2014–0105’’ and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’ and you will find all documents
and comments related to the proposed
rulemaking.
Brenda J. Palmigiano
Ms. Palmigiano, 55, holds a Class A
commercial driver’s license (CDL) in
New York.
Lon Edward Smith
Mr. Smith, 79, holds an operator’s
license in Mississippi.
Mark Taylor
Mr. Taylor, 45, holds an operator’s
license in Arizona.
James Clark Tillis
Mr. Tillis, 52, holds an operator’s
license in Alabama.
Bruce N. Walker
Mr. Walker, 65, holds an operator’s
license in New York.
Tommy Mark Weldon
Mr. Weldon, 51, holds an operator’s
license in Georgia.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315(b)(4), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
the exemption petitions described in
this notice. The Agency will consider all
comments received before the close of
business December 24, 2014. Comments
will be available for examination in the
docket at the location listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
Agency will file comments received
after the comment closing date in the
public docket, and will consider them to
the extent practicable. In addition to late
comments, FMCSA will also continue to
file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after
the comment closing date. Interested
persons should monitor the public
docket for new material.
Issued on: November 17, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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Clayton L. Ashby
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Mr. Ashby, 27, holds an operator’s
license in Virginia.
Joseph G. Cerna-Nieves
Mr. Cerna-Nieves, 23, holds an
operator’s license in Florida.
Steven C. Levine
Mr. Levine, 39, holds an operator’s
license in New York.
Donna Neri
Ms. Neri, 50, holds an operator’s
license in Arizona.
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0136 (Notice No.
14–13)]
Information Collection Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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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
23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the docket number
(PHMSA–2014–0136) by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590.
• Hand Delivery: To Docket
Operations, Room W12–140 on the
ground floor of the West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 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 Steven
Andrews or T. Glenn Foster, Standards
and Rulemaking Division (PHH–12),
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:
Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster,
Standards and Rulemaking Division
(PHH–12), 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
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requests that 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 171–180). 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 a
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 the completion of required
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 re-inspected 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: 171,642.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: (Rail Carriers and Tank Car
Tank Requirements) Requirements for
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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 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 is also 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
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. An FRA approval is also
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 special permit
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
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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 are in safe condition for
transporting hazardous materials.
Affected Public: Manufacturers,
owners, and rail carriers of tank cars.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 266.
Total Annual Responses: 16,782.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,689.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Title: Testing Requirements for Nonbulk Packaging.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0572.
Summary: This information collection
consolidates and describes the
information provisions in parts 173 and
180 of the HMR on 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. This
information collection also allows
customizing the design of packagings to
better suit the transportation
environment that they will encounter
and encourage technological
innovations, decrease packaging costs,
and significantly reduce the need for
special permits.
Affected Public: Each non-bulk
packaging manufacturer that tests
packagings to ensure compliance with
the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Total Annual Responses: 15,500.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,500.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Surface Transportation Board
Comptroller of the Currency
[Docket No. FD 35865]
The Baltimore and Ohio Chicago
Terminal Railroad Company—Joint
Use Exemption—Indiana Harbor Belt
Railroad Company
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
ACTION:
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Treasury (OCC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice of exemption.
By decision served November
19, 2014, the Board is granting an
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from
the prior approval requirements of 49
U.S.C. 11323–25 for The Baltimore and
Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
Company (BOCT) and Indiana Harbor
Belt Railroad Company (IHB) to modify
a joint use agreement that would give
BOCT dispatching responsibility over
approximately 483 feet of track between
Blue Island Junction Eastward Absolute
Signal, milepost DIH 15.2, and the
Westward Absolute Signal at CP
Francisco (CP 154), milepost 15.3, near
Blue Island Junction, Ill.
SUMMARY:
This exemption is effective on
November 19, 2014. Petitions to reopen
must be filed by December 9, 2014.
DATES:
An original and 10 copies of
all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35865, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Louis E. Gitomer, Law
Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, 600
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson,
MD 21204.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valerie Quinn, (202) 245–0382.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information is contained in
the Board’s decision served November
19, 2014, which is available on our Web
site at www.stb.dot.gov.
William S. Schoonover,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
Decided: November 18, 2014.
By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice
Chairman Miller, and Commissioner
Begeman.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
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Activities; Company-Run Annual
Stress Test Reporting Template and
Documentation for Covered
Institutions With Total Consolidated
Assets of $10 Billion to $50 Billion
Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act
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The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on this continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act,
Federal agencies are required to publish
notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is
not required to respond to, an
information collection unless it displays
a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number.
The OCC is soliciting comment on
proposed revisions to the regulatory
reporting templates and documentation
for covered institutions with total
consolidated assets of $10 billion to $50
billion.
DATES: Comments must be received by
December 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the
Washington, DC area and at the OCC is
subject to delay, commenters are
encouraged to submit comments by
email if possible. Comments may be
sent to: Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, Attention:
1557–0311, 400 7th Street SW., Suite
3E–218, Mail Stop 9W–11, Washington,
DC 20219. In addition, comments may
be sent by fax to (571) 465–4326 or by
electronic mail to regs.comments@
occ.treas.gov. You may personally
inspect and photocopy comments at the
OCC, 400 7th Street SW., Washington,
DC 20219. For security reasons, the OCC
requires that visitors make an
appointment to inspect comments. You
may do so by calling (202) 649–6700.
Upon arrival, visitors will be required to
present valid government-issued photo
identification and to submit to security
screening in order to inspect and
photocopy comments.
All comments received, including
attachments and other supporting
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0136 (Notice No. 14-13)]
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 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 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
(PHMSA-2014-0136) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations, Room W12-140 on the
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 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 Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster, Standards and Rulemaking Division
(PHH-12), 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: Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster,
Standards and Rulemaking Division (PHH-12), 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 of 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 a 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 the completion of
required 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 re-inspected 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: 171,642.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Title: (Rail Carriers and Tank Car Tank Requirements) Requirements
for 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
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 is also 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 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. An FRA approval is
also 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 special
permit 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
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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 are in safe condition for transporting hazardous materials.
Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners, and rail carriers of tank
cars.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 266.
Total Annual Responses: 16,782.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,689.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Title: Testing Requirements for Non-bulk Packaging.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0572.
Summary: This information collection consolidates and describes the
information provisions in parts 173 and 180 of the HMR on 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. This information collection
also allows customizing the design of packagings to better suit the
transportation environment that they will encounter and encourage
technological innovations, decrease packaging costs, and significantly
reduce the need for special permits.
Affected Public: Each non-bulk packaging manufacturer that tests
packagings to ensure compliance with the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Total Annual Responses: 15,500.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,500.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
William S. Schoonover,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-27688 Filed 11-21-14; 8:45 am]
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