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construction contracts. In this letter,
IDOT asserts that if the manufacturer
‘‘prototype is delivered in time to allow
testing this winter, and the testing is
successful, IDOT commits to using’’ the
domestically produced hinges for the
remaining 250 pedestrian gate
installations. If a functional prototype is
not available for testing, IDOT may need
to install the additional 250 hinges with
the Sure Close hinge. IDOT continues to
assert that use of a self-closing, force
adjustable gate hinge such as the Sure
Close Hinge is essential for maintaining
safe pedestrian grade crossings and that
a similar hinge remains unavailable
from a U.S. source.
After receiving the September 25,
2014 updated waiver request from
IDOT, FRA again provided notice and
an opportunity for comment on its
public Web site, as well as by emailing
the Buy America listserv. FRA received
two comments. One commenter
supported the waiver, while the other
commenter did not support the waiver.
Once again, no commenter identified a
domestic supplier for the hinges.
Based on NIST–MEP’s scouting
report, which did not identify a U.S.
manufacturer that makes the same item,
IDOT’s inability at this time to locate a
domestic gate hinge for pedestrian
crossings meeting IDOT’s safety and
schedule needs, and the fact that the
public did not identify a domestic
source, FRA finds that gate hinges
‘‘produced in the United States are not
of a satisfactory quality.’’ Therefore,
FRA grants a waiver under 49 U.S.C.
§ 24405(a)(2)(B) (goods of a satisfactory
quality are not produced in the United
States).
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 24405(a)(4),
FRA is publishing notice of its decision
to grant IDOT’s waiver request in the
Federal Register and provide notice of
such finding and an opportunity for
public comment after which this waiver
will become effective. FRA expects
IDOT to continue to use its best efforts
to work with the proposed domestic
manufacturer and procure domesticallyproduced hinges for the remaining 250
gate installations.
Question about this letter can be
directed to, John Johnson, AttorneyAdvisor, at john.johnson@dot.gov or
(202) 493–0078.
Sincerely,
Sarah Feinberg
Acting Administrator
Issued in Washington, DC on February 6,
2015.
Melissa L. Porter,
Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board
of Visitors Notice of Meeting
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended),
the Government in Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and
41 CFR 102–3.150, the U.S. Department
of Transportation, Maritime
Administration (MARAD) announces
that a meeting of the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy (‘‘Academy’’) Board of
Visitors (BOV) will take place:
1. Date: February 26, 2015.
2. Time: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (local)
Eastern Time.
3. Requirements for Access: Members
of the public wishing to attend the
meeting will need to show photo
identification in order to gain access to
the meeting location. All participants
are subject to security screening.
4. Location: To Be Determined;
Washington, DC.
5. Purpose of the Meeting: The
purpose of this meeting is to highlight
the President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
Request for the Academy, update
Members on the Academy Advisory
Board activities, and provide an
overview of the 2013–14 Academic Year
Report on Sexual Harassment and
Sexual Assault. This meeting will also
discuss the organization of the BOV for
this Congress, including selecting a
Chairperson if a quorum of members is
present.
6. Public Access to the Meeting:
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 552b and 41
CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165) and
the availability of space, this meeting is
open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
BOV Designated Federal Officer or Point
of Contact: Brian Blower and 202–266–
2765 or brian.blower@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any
member of the public is permitted to file
a written statement with the Academy
BOV. Written statements should be sent
to the Designated Federal Officer at:
Brian Blower, Maritime Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590 or faxed to 202–
366–3890. Written statements must be
received no later than five working days
prior to the next meeting in order to
provide time for member consideration.
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By rule, no member of the public
attending open meetings will be allowed
to present questions from the floor or
speak to any issue under consideration
by the BOV.
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. app.
552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 through 102–
3.165.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: February 10, 2015.
Christine S. Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0136; Notice No.
15–5]
Hazardous Materials: Information
Collection Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
these ICRs was published in the Federal
Register on November 24, 2014 [79 FR
69990] under Docket No. PHMSA–
2014–0136 (Notice No. 14–13). PHMSA
did not receive any substantive
comments in response to this November
24, 2014 notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on, or before March
16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, by
mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention:
Desk Officer for DOT–PHMSA, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, by
fax, 202–395–5806, or by email, to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Comments should refer to the
information collection by title and/or
OMB Control Number.
SUMMARY:
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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
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 https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster,
Standards and Rulemaking Division
(PHH–12), U.S. Department of
Transportation, 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 172, 173, 174, 178, 179, and 180
of the Hazardous Materials Regulations
(HMR; 49 CFR parts 171 through 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 approvals 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.
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Abstract: 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.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 139,352.
Total Annual Responses: 153,287.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 171,642.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tanks
Requirements, Rail Tank Car Tanks—
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
by Rail.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0559.
Abstract: 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
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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
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: 17,685.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,834.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Title: Testing Requirements for Nonbulk Packaging.
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OMB Control Number: 2137–0572.
Abstract: 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 encourages technological
innovations, decreases packaging costs,
and significantly reduces 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35904]
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Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, L.L.C. d/b/a
Geaux Geaux Railroad—Operation
Exemption—Geaux Geaux Railroad,
LLC
Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, L.L.C. d/b/
a Geaux Geaux Railroad (BBRR), a Class
III rail carrier indirectly controlled by
Watco Holdings, Inc., has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1150.41 to operate approximately
21.95 miles of rail line (the Lines)
owned by Geaux Geaux Railroad, LLC
(GGRL), located: (1) Between milepost
0.00 at or near Slaughter, and milepost
9.69 at or near Zee, and (2) between
milepost 345.84 at or near Slaughter,
and milepost 358.10 at or near
Maryland, in East Baton Rouge Parish,
La.1
BBRR states it has entered into an
operating agreement with GGRL and
1 GGRL
was granted authority to acquire the Lines
in Geaux Geaux Railroad—Acquisition & Operation
Exemption—Illinois Central Railroad, FD 35826
(STB served May 23, 2014).
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that the agreement does not contain any
provision that prohibits BBRR from
interchanging, or limits BBRR’s ability
to interchange, traffic with a third party.
BBRR also states that operation of the
Lines will not result in significant
changes in carrier operations.
BBRR certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not exceed those that
would qualify it as a Class II or Class I
rail carrier and will not exceed $5
million.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after February 28, 2015, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice was filed).
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed no later than February 20, 2015
(at least seven days before the
exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35904, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, one copy of each pleading
must be served on Karl Morell, Ball
Janik LLP, 655 Fifteenth St. NW., Suite
225, Washington, DC 20005.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’
Decided: February 9, 2015.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Brendetta S. Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015–03011 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
February 10, 2014.
The Department of the Treasury will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104–13 on or after the
publication date of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before March 16, 2015 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
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of the information collection, including
suggestion for reducing the burden, to
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Treasury, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC
20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 927–5331,
email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire
information collection request maybe
found at www.reginfo.gov.
Internal Revenue Service
OMB Number: 1545–XXXX.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Title: Pilot Test of Consumer Tipping
Survey.
Abstract: The IRS is charged with
collecting revenue legally owed to the
federal government. One important
category of income comes in the form of
tips. Previous empirical research has
shown income from tips to be
significantly underreported, limiting the
IRS’s ability to collect the proper
amount of tax revenue. The IRS believes
a new study of consumer tipping
practices is needed in order to better
understand current tip reporting
behavior so tax administrators and
policy makers can make the tax system
fairer and more efficient. Therefore, the
IRS wishes to develop updated
estimates of consumer tipping revenue
across numerous services where tipping
is prevalent.
In support of this mission, IRS is
seeking a standard clearance to conduct
a one-month pilot test in preparation for
a nation-wide consumer tipping survey.
There exists a substantial difference in
the cost per response between a
probability and non-probability sample.
Pilot tests are therefore necessary to
determine the relative accuracy and
selection bias of tipping data that are
collected using these different sampling
methodologies in order to determine if
there is tradeoff between accuracy and
cost. The results of the pilot will be
used to determine the sampling method
employed in a nation-wide survey.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,717.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–03009 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0136; Notice No. 15-5]
Hazardous Materials: 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, 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 with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on
these ICRs was published in the Federal Register on November 24, 2014
[79 FR 69990] under Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0136 (Notice No. 14-13).
PHMSA did not receive any substantive comments in response to this
November 24, 2014 notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on, or before
March 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for DOT-PHMSA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington,
DC 20503, by fax, 202-395-5806, or by email, to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Comments should refer to the information
collection by title and/or OMB Control Number.
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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 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 https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster,
Standards and Rulemaking Division (PHH-12), U.S. Department of
Transportation, 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 172, 173, 174, 178, 179, and
180 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171
through 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 approvals 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.
Abstract: 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.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 139,352.
Total Annual Responses: 153,287.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 171,642.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tanks Requirements, Rail Tank Car
Tanks--Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0559.
Abstract: 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 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: 17,685.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,834.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Title: Testing Requirements for Non-bulk Packaging.
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OMB Control Number: 2137-0572.
Abstract: 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 encourages
technological innovations, decreases packaging costs, and significantly
reduces 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. 2015-03049 Filed 2-12-15; 8:45 am]
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