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says there are no concerned vehicles
that tow air-braked trailers and that
compatibility with other air brake
vehicles is also not cause for concern.
(D) Mack also stated that brake release
timing has been the subject of previous
petitions that it believes are similar to
its petition and were granted by
NHTSA.
Mack has additionally informed
NHTSA that it is correcting the
noncompliance so that all future
production of the subject trucks will
fully comply with FMVSS No. 121.
In summation, Mack believes that the
described noncompliance of the subject
trucks is inconsequential to motor
vehicle safety, and that its petition, to
exempt Mack from providing recall
notification of noncompliance as
required by 49 U.S.C. 30118 and
remedying the recall noncompliance as
required by 49 U.S.C. 30120 should be
granted.
NHTSA notes that the statutory
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to
file petitions for a determination of
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to
exempt manufacturers only from the
duties found in sections 30118 and
30120, respectively, to notify owners,
purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
noncompliance and to remedy the
defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any
decision on this petition only applies to
the subject incomplete vehicles that
Mack no longer controlled at the time it
determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, any decision on this
petition does not relieve equipment
distributors and dealers of the
prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale,
or introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of
the noncompliant incomplete vehicles
under their control after Mack notified
them that the subject noncompliance
existed.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
501.8).
Jeffrey Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0098; Notice No.
15–15]
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 April 29, 2015 [80 FR
23582] under Docket No. PHMSA–
2015–0098 (Notice No. 15–8). PHMSA
did not receive any comments in
response to the April 29, 2015 notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on, or before
September 17, 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.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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, 175, 176, and 177
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) 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: Hazardous Materials Shipping
Papers and Emergency Response
Information.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0034.
Summary: This information collection
is for the requirement to provide a
shipping paper and emergency response
information with shipments of
hazardous materials. Shipping papers
are considered to be a basic
communication tool relative to the
transportation of hazardous materials.
The definition of a shipping paper in 49
CFR 171.8 includes a shipping order,
bill of lading, manifest, or other
shipping document serving a similar
purpose and containing the information
required by §§ 172.202, 172.203, and
172.204 of the HMR. A shipping paper
with emergency response information
must accompany most hazardous
materials shipments and be readily
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available at all times during
transportation.
Shipping papers serve as the principal
source of information regarding the
presence of hazardous materials,
identification, quantity, and emergency
response procedures. They also serve as
the source of information for
compliance with other requirements,
such as the placement of rail cars
containing different hazardous materials
in trains; prevent the loading of poisons
with foodstuffs; maintain the separation
of incompatible hazardous materials;
and limit the amount of radioactive
materials that may be transported in a
vehicle or aircraft. Shipping papers and
emergency response information serve
as a means of notifying transport
workers that hazardous materials are
present. Most importantly, shipping
papers serve as a principal means of
identifying hazardous materials during
transportation emergencies. Firefighters,
police, and other emergency response
personnel are trained to obtain the
Department of Transportation (DOT)
shipping papers and emergency
response information when responding
to hazardous materials transportation
emergencies. The availability of
accurate information concerning
hazardous materials being transported
significantly improves response efforts
in these types of emergencies.
PHMSA is revising this information
collection burden to reflect the
anticipated completion of the collection
of information under the Hazardous
Materials Automated Cargo
Communications for Efficient and Safe
Shipments (HM–ACCESS) pilot
program.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers
of hazardous materials in commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 260,000.
Total Annual Responses: 185,000,000.
Total Annual Burden Hours:
4,625,846.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Radioactive (RAM)
Transportation Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0510.
Summary: This information collection
describes the information collection
provisions in the HMR involving the
transportation of radioactive materials
(RAM) in commerce. Information
collection requirements for RAM
include: Shipper notification to
consignees of the dates of shipments of
RAM; expected arrival; special loading/
unloading instructions; verification that
shippers using foreign-made packages
hold a foreign competent authority
certificate and verification that the
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terms of the certificate are being
followed for RAM shipments being
made into this country; and specific
handling instructions from shippers to
carriers for fissile RAM, bulk shipments
of low specific activity RAM, and
packages of RAM which emit high
levels of external radiation. These
information collection requirements
help to establish that proper packages
are used for the type of radioactive
material being transported; external
radiation levels do not exceed
prescribed limits; and packages are
handled appropriately and delivered in
a timely manner, so as to ensure the
safety of the general public, transport
workers, and emergency responders.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers
of radioactive materials in commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 3,817.
Total Annual Responses: 21,519.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,270.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Subsidiary Hazard Class and
Number/Type of Packagings.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0613.
Summary: The HMR require that
shipping papers and emergency
response information accompany each
shipment of hazardous materials in
commerce. In addition to the basic
shipping description information, we
also require the subsidiary hazard class
or subsidiary division number(s) to be
entered in parentheses following the
primary hazard class or division number
on shipping papers. This requirement
was originally required only by
transportation by vessel. However, the
lack of such a requirement posed
problems for motor carriers with regard
to complying with segregation,
separation, and placarding
requirements, as well as posing a safety
hazard. For example, in the event the
motor vehicle becomes involved in an
accident, when the hazardous materials
being transported include a subsidiary
hazard such as ‘‘dangerous when wet’’
or a subsidiary hazard requiring more
stringent requirements than the primary
hazard, there is no indication of the
subsidiary hazards on the shipping
papers and no indication of the
subsidiary risks on placards. Under
circumstances such as motor vehicles
being loaded at a dock, labels are not
enough to alert hazardous materials
employees loading the vehicles, nor are
they enough to alert emergency
responders of the subsidiary risks
contained on the vehicles. Therefore, we
require the subsidiary hazard class or
subsidiary division number(s) to be
entered on the shipping paper, for
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purposes of enhancing safety and
international harmonization.
We also require the number and type
of packagings to be indicated on the
shipping paper. This requirement makes
it mandatory for shippers to indicate on
shipping papers the numbers and types
of packages, such as drums, boxes,
jerricans, etc., being used to transport
hazardous materials by all modes of
transportation.
Shipping papers serve as a principal
means of identifying hazardous
materials during transportation
emergencies. Firefighters, police, and
other emergency response personnel are
trained to obtain the DOT shipping
papers and emergency response
information when responding to
hazardous materials transportation
emergencies. The availability of
accurate information concerning
hazardous materials being transported
significantly improves response efforts
in these types of emergencies. The
additional information would aid
emergency responders by more clearly
identifying the hazard.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers
of hazardous materials in commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 250,000.
Total Annual Responses: 6,337,500.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,604.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
William S. Schoonover,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
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Office of the Undersecretary for
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ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
On July 20, 2015, the Office
of the Undersecretary for Domestic
Finance (the Office) published the
Request for Information (RFI) ‘‘Public
Input on Expanding Access to Credit
Through Online Marketplace Lending,’’
which states that comments on the RFI
must be submitted on or before August
31, 2015. The Office has determined
that an extension of the comment period
through September 30, 2015 is
appropriate.
DATES: Comments must be received not
later than September 30, 2015.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0098; Notice No. 15-15]
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 April 29, 2015 [80
FR 23582] under Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0098 (Notice No. 15-8). PHMSA did
not receive any comments in response to the April 29, 2015 notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on, or before
September 17, 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.
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, 175, 176, and
177 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) 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: Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers and Emergency Response
Information.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0034.
Summary: This information collection is for the requirement to
provide a shipping paper and emergency response information with
shipments of hazardous materials. Shipping papers are considered to be
a basic communication tool relative to the transportation of hazardous
materials. The definition of a shipping paper in 49 CFR 171.8 includes
a shipping order, bill of lading, manifest, or other shipping document
serving a similar purpose and containing the information required by
Sec. Sec. 172.202, 172.203, and 172.204 of the HMR. A shipping paper
with emergency response information must accompany most hazardous
materials shipments and be readily
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available at all times during transportation.
Shipping papers serve as the principal source of information
regarding the presence of hazardous materials, identification,
quantity, and emergency response procedures. They also serve as the
source of information for compliance with other requirements, such as
the placement of rail cars containing different hazardous materials in
trains; prevent the loading of poisons with foodstuffs; maintain the
separation of incompatible hazardous materials; and limit the amount of
radioactive materials that may be transported in a vehicle or aircraft.
Shipping papers and emergency response information serve as a means of
notifying transport workers that hazardous materials are present. Most
importantly, shipping papers serve as a principal means of identifying
hazardous materials during transportation emergencies. Firefighters,
police, and other emergency response personnel are trained to obtain
the Department of Transportation (DOT) shipping papers and emergency
response information when responding to hazardous materials
transportation emergencies. The availability of accurate information
concerning hazardous materials being transported significantly improves
response efforts in these types of emergencies.
PHMSA is revising this information collection burden to reflect the
anticipated completion of the collection of information under the
Hazardous Materials Automated Cargo Communications for Efficient and
Safe Shipments (HM-ACCESS) pilot program.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in
commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 260,000.
Total Annual Responses: 185,000,000.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,625,846.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Radioactive (RAM) Transportation Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0510.
Summary: This information collection describes the information
collection provisions in the HMR involving the transportation of
radioactive materials (RAM) in commerce. Information collection
requirements for RAM include: Shipper notification to consignees of the
dates of shipments of RAM; expected arrival; special loading/unloading
instructions; verification that shippers using foreign-made packages
hold a foreign competent authority certificate and verification that
the terms of the certificate are being followed for RAM shipments being
made into this country; and specific handling instructions from
shippers to carriers for fissile RAM, bulk shipments of low specific
activity RAM, and packages of RAM which emit high levels of external
radiation. These information collection requirements help to establish
that proper packages are used for the type of radioactive material
being transported; external radiation levels do not exceed prescribed
limits; and packages are handled appropriately and delivered in a
timely manner, so as to ensure the safety of the general public,
transport workers, and emergency responders.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of radioactive materials in
commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 3,817.
Total Annual Responses: 21,519.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,270.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Subsidiary Hazard Class and Number/Type of Packagings.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0613.
Summary: The HMR require that shipping papers and emergency
response information accompany each shipment of hazardous materials in
commerce. In addition to the basic shipping description information, we
also require the subsidiary hazard class or subsidiary division
number(s) to be entered in parentheses following the primary hazard
class or division number on shipping papers. This requirement was
originally required only by transportation by vessel. However, the lack
of such a requirement posed problems for motor carriers with regard to
complying with segregation, separation, and placarding requirements, as
well as posing a safety hazard. For example, in the event the motor
vehicle becomes involved in an accident, when the hazardous materials
being transported include a subsidiary hazard such as ``dangerous when
wet'' or a subsidiary hazard requiring more stringent requirements than
the primary hazard, there is no indication of the subsidiary hazards on
the shipping papers and no indication of the subsidiary risks on
placards. Under circumstances such as motor vehicles being loaded at a
dock, labels are not enough to alert hazardous materials employees
loading the vehicles, nor are they enough to alert emergency responders
of the subsidiary risks contained on the vehicles. Therefore, we
require the subsidiary hazard class or subsidiary division number(s) to
be entered on the shipping paper, for purposes of enhancing safety and
international harmonization.
We also require the number and type of packagings to be indicated
on the shipping paper. This requirement makes it mandatory for shippers
to indicate on shipping papers the numbers and types of packages, such
as drums, boxes, jerricans, etc., being used to transport hazardous
materials by all modes of transportation.
Shipping papers serve as a principal means of identifying hazardous
materials during transportation emergencies. Firefighters, police, and
other emergency response personnel are trained to obtain the DOT
shipping papers and emergency response information when responding to
hazardous materials transportation emergencies. The availability of
accurate information concerning hazardous materials being transported
significantly improves response efforts in these types of emergencies.
The additional information would aid emergency responders by more
clearly identifying the hazard.
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in
commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 250,000.
Total Annual Responses: 6,337,500.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,604.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
William S. Schoonover,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
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