Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals; Annual Tank Car Facility Survey, 25064-25065 [2021-09816]

Download as PDF 25064 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 88 / Monday, May 10, 2021 / Notices Approvals and Permits Branch, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH–13, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 4535. Application No. Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC. This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is published in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applicant Regulation(s) affected accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)). Issued in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2021. Donald P. Burger, Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch. Nature of the special permits thereof Special Permits Data 10970–M ............ Luxfer Inc ............................... 173.302a(a)(1), 173.304a(a), 173.304a(d). 12783–M ............ Cool Renewal, LLC ................ 173.304a(a)(1), 173.306(a) .... 14661–M ............ FIBA Technologies, Inc ......... 15036–M ............ UTLX Manufacturing Incorporated. 20639–M ............ ICC The Compliance Center Inc. 20881–M ............ Arkema Inc ............................. 180.209(a), 180.209(a), 180.209(b)(1), 180.209(b)(1)(iv). 172.203(a), 172.302(c), 173.244, 173.1, 173.3, 173.314, 173.31(e), 179.102–2, 179.102–3, 179.15, 179.16. 172.200, 172.300, 172.600, 172.700(a), 172.400, 172.500, 173.185(f). 172.102(c)(7) ......................... 21136–M ............ Cimarron Composites, LLC ... 173.302(a)(1) ......................... 21185–M ............ Hach Company ...................... 172.102(b)(4), 173.36(a) ........ [FR Doc. 2021–09822 Filed 5–7–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Bureau of Transportation Statistics Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals; Annual Tank Car Facility Survey Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT). AGENCY: Notice and Request for Comments. ACTION: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to request the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of an extension for an information collection from tank car facilities to obtain an estimate of tank cars projected to be modified or built to the new safer Department of Transportation (DOT) standards. A summary report of survey khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 To modify the special permit to authorize additional Division 2.2 gases, to modify the safety control measures to more accurately reflect what type of fiber is used and to waive the elastic expansion requirement. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). To modify the special permit to authorize the transportation in commerce of small units of certain compressed gas, intended for medical use as limited quantities. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). To modify the special permit to authorize additional Division 2.1 and 2.2 hazmat. (modes 1, 2, 3). To modify the special permit to remove the requirement for visual inspection of areas needing access via cut-out ports in the support structure. (mode 2). To modify the special permit to authorize the use of EXTOVER fire suppressant material in shipments. (modes 1, 2, 3). To modify the special permit to authorize additional tanks. (mode 1). To modify the special permit to remove references to insulated tubes. (modes 1, 2, 3). To modify the permit to authorize additional Class 8 hazmat. (Mode 1). findings will be submitted to Congress and published by BTS on the BTS web page. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clara Reschovsky, (202) 366–2857, Tank Car Facility Survey Project Manager, BTS, OST–R, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E36–324, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Annual Tank Car Facility Survey. Type of Request: Approval for an extension of an existing information collection. Affected Public: There are approximately 175 tank car facilities with the capacity to manufacture or retrofit tank cars capable of carrying Class 3 flammable liquids nationwide. Abstract: Section 7308(c) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114–94; the ‘‘FAST Act’’) directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a survey of tank car facilities to obtain an estimate of tank cars PO 00000 Frm 00226 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 projected to be modified or built to the new safer Department of Transportation (DOT) Specification 117 or 117R. Over time, this data collection has and will continue to inform Congress as well as the Department of Transportation as to industry’s progress in upgrading the nation’s fleet of rail cars to be safer in the event of an incident involving tank cars carrying Class 3 Flammable liquids. BTS has been collecting and intends to continue to collect information from tank car retrofitting and manufacturing facilities on the planned and projected number of tank cars to be retrofitted or manufactured beginning the next calendar year and annually thereafter until 2029. Any facility identified with the capacity to modify or build new tank cars to the 117 or 117R specification, as described in Section 7308(c) of the FAST Act will be included in the survey identified in this notice and is requested to submit the results to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) no later than 60 days upon request. This will be a voluntary data collection. Individual responses to the survey will be kept confidential and a summary report of aggregate findings will be provided to: E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1 25065 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 88 / Monday, May 10, 2021 / Notices (1) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (2) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. In addition, this summary report will also be published to the BTS web page. Data Confidentiality Provisions: The Annual Tank Car Facility Survey may collect confidential business information. The confidentiality of these data will be protected under Title V of the E-Government Act, the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). In accordance with this legislation, individual responses will not be disclosed in any direct or indirect manner and only aggregated statistical information will be made available through reports. Frequency: This survey will be updated every year until 2029. Estimated Average Burden per Response: The burden per respondent is estimated to be an average of 30 minutes. This includes the time required to gather records as well as respond to the survey. Estimated Total Annual Burden: Across the nation there are approximately 400 tank car facilities that are currently registered or certified to build or modify tank cars. However, the majority of these do not have the capacity to modify or build to the 117 or 117R Specifications. It is estimated that, at most, 175 tank car shops possess the required capacity to build or modify to these new safer requirements. The total annual burden is estimated to be 87.5 hours (that is 30 minutes per respondent for 175 respondents equals 5,250 minutes). Response to Comments: A 60-day notice requesting public comment was issued in the Federal Register on January 11, 2021 (Volume 86, Number 6; pages 2030–2031). No comments were received. Public Comments Invited: Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and utility of the information collection for the proper performance of the functions of the DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, clarity and content of the collected information; and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the collected information. Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725–17th Street NW, VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer. Issued in Washington, DC, on this 5th day of May, 2021. Cha-Chi Fan, Director, Office of Data Development and Standards, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. [FR Doc. 2021–09816 Filed 5–7–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Request for Expressions of Interest in Membership on the Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury invites the public to submit expressions of interest in serving as members of the Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms (ACRSM). Potential candidates must meet the membership criteria set forth below. Submissions must be received by FIO no later than June 15, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Ifft, Senior Insurance Regulatory Policy Analyst, Federal Insurance Office, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 1410 MT, Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622–2922 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. The ACRSM, a federal advisory committee of representatives of the affected sectors of the insurance industry that participate or desire to participate in the market for terrorism risk insurance, was established in 2015 under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (the Reauthorization Act).1 The ACRSM provides FIO with nonbinding advice and recommendations with respect to (1) the creation and development of non-governmental, private market risksharing mechanisms for protection against losses arising from acts of terrorism; and (2) FIO’s administration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP). Assisting the Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of TRIP 1 Public PO 00000 Law 114–1, 129 Stat. 3, § 110. Frm 00227 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 is among FIO’s duties and authorities as set out in Subpart A of the Federal Insurance Office Act of 2010 (31 U.S.C. 313, et seq.), Title V of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, P.L. 111- 203, 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. (July 21, 2010). Under the Reauthorization Act, the ACRSM ‘‘shall be composed of nine members who are directors, officers, or other employees of insurers, reinsurers, or capital market participants that are participating or that desire to participate’’ in the market for terrorism risk insurance, and ‘‘who are representative of the affected sectors of the insurance industry, including commercial property insurance, commercial casualty insurance, reinsurance, and alternative risk transfer industries.’’ 2 The ACRSM’s membership is balanced to include a cross-section of these individuals. More information regarding the ACRSM, including a list of its current members, prior recommendations to FIO, and its organizational documents, is available on the Treasury website.3 Individuals interested in serving as members of the ACRSM who meet the membership criteria described above should submit an expression of interest including name, organization or affiliation, and contact information (e.g., employment address, telephone number, and email address). Submissions should also include a curriculum vitae and a statement describing the individual’s interest in serving and willingness to work on the issues addressed by the ACRSM. FIO and Treasury will retain the ultimate authority to appoint members to the ACRSM and will not be required to appoint any individuals submitting expressions of interest through this process. Some members of the ACRSM may be required to adhere to the conflict of interest rules applicable to Special Government Employees as such employees are defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). These rules include relevant provisions in 18 U.S.C. related to criminal activity, Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 CFR part 2635), and Executive 2 Reauthorization Act, § 110(b)(3). 3 https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/ financial-markets-financial-institutions-and-fiscalservice/federal-insurance-office/terrorism-riskinsurance-program/advisory-committee-on-risksharing-mechanisms-acrsm. Additional information related to the ACRSM’s recent activities is also available in FIO’s most recent Report on the Effectiveness of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. See FIO, Report on the Effectiveness of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (2020), 79–81, https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/311/2020TRIP-Effectiveness-Report.pdf. E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 88 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09816]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 
and Approvals; Annual Tank Car Facility Survey

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U. S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics (BTS) to request the Office of Management and 
Budget's (OMB) approval of an extension for an information collection 
from tank car facilities to obtain an estimate of tank cars projected 
to be modified or built to the new safer Department of Transportation 
(DOT) standards. A summary report of survey findings will be submitted 
to Congress and published by BTS on the BTS web page.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clara Reschovsky, (202) 366-2857, Tank 
Car Facility Survey Project Manager, BTS, OST-R, Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E36-324, Washington, DC 
20590. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Annual Tank Car Facility Survey.
    Type of Request: Approval for an extension of an existing 
information collection.
    Affected Public: There are approximately 175 tank car facilities 
with the capacity to manufacture or retrofit tank cars capable of 
carrying Class 3 flammable liquids nationwide.
    Abstract: Section 7308(c) of the Fixing America's Surface 
Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114-94; the ``FAST Act'') directs the 
Secretary of Transportation to conduct a survey of tank car facilities 
to obtain an estimate of tank cars projected to be modified or built to 
the new safer Department of Transportation (DOT) Specification 117 or 
117R. Over time, this data collection has and will continue to inform 
Congress as well as the Department of Transportation as to industry's 
progress in upgrading the nation's fleet of rail cars to be safer in 
the event of an incident involving tank cars carrying Class 3 Flammable 
liquids. BTS has been collecting and intends to continue to collect 
information from tank car retrofitting and manufacturing facilities on 
the planned and projected number of tank cars to be retrofitted or 
manufactured beginning the next calendar year and annually thereafter 
until 2029. Any facility identified with the capacity to modify or 
build new tank cars to the 117 or 117R specification, as described in 
Section 7308(c) of the FAST Act will be included in the survey 
identified in this notice and is requested to submit the results to the 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) no later than 60 days upon 
request. This will be a voluntary data collection. Individual responses 
to the survey will be kept confidential and a summary report of 
aggregate findings will be provided to:

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    (1) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate; and
    (2) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives.
    In addition, this summary report will also be published to the BTS 
web page.
    Data Confidentiality Provisions: The Annual Tank Car Facility 
Survey may collect confidential business information. The 
confidentiality of these data will be protected under Title V of the E-
Government Act, the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical 
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). In accordance with this legislation, 
individual responses will not be disclosed in any direct or indirect 
manner and only aggregated statistical information will be made 
available through reports.
    Frequency: This survey will be updated every year until 2029.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The burden per respondent is 
estimated to be an average of 30 minutes. This includes the time 
required to gather records as well as respond to the survey.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Across the nation there are 
approximately 400 tank car facilities that are currently registered or 
certified to build or modify tank cars. However, the majority of these 
do not have the capacity to modify or build to the 117 or 117R 
Specifications. It is estimated that, at most, 175 tank car shops 
possess the required capacity to build or modify to these new safer 
requirements. The total annual burden is estimated to be 87.5 hours 
(that is 30 minutes per respondent for 175 respondents equals 5,250 
minutes).
    Response to Comments: A 60-day notice requesting public comment was 
issued in the Federal Register on January 11, 2021 (Volume 86, Number 
6; pages 2030-2031). No comments were received.
    Public Comments Invited: Interested parties are invited to send 
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, 
including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and utility of the 
information collection for the proper performance of the functions of 
the DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, clarity and content of the collected information; 
and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the 
quality of the collected information. Send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725-17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on this 5th day of May, 2021.
Cha-Chi Fan,
Director, Office of Data Development and Standards, Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Research and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-09816 Filed 5-7-21; 8:45 am]
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