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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2023–0029 (Notice No.
2023–07)]
Hazardous Materials: Information
Collection Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
PHMSA invites comments on six Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control numbers pertaining to
hazardous materials transportation.
PHMSA intends to request renewal for
these six control numbers from OMB.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 21,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Docket Number
PHMSA–2023–0029 (Notice No. 2023–
07) by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management System;
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 the Docket
Management System; 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 (PHMSA–2023–0029) for this
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notice at the beginning of the comment.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. All
comments received will be posted
without change to the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) and will
include any personal information you
provide.
Requests for a copy of an information
collection should be directed to Steven
Andrews or T. Glenn Foster, Standards
and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366–
8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
Docket: For access to the dockets to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or DOT’s Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Confidential Business Info:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,
that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this
notice, it is important that you clearly
designate the submitted comments as
‘‘CBI.’’ Please mark each page of your
submission containing CBI as
‘‘PROPIN.’’ PHMSA will treat such
marked submissions as confidential
under the FOIA, and they will not be
placed in the public docket of this
notice. Submissions containing CBI
should be sent to Steven Andrews or
Glenn Foster, Standards and
Rulemaking Division and addressed to
the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001. Any commentary that PHMSA
receives which is not specifically
designated as CBI will be placed in the
public docket for this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster,
Standards and Rulemaking Division,
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(202) 366–8553, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1320.8(d), title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) requires the Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (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 the Office of Management and Budget
(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 3-year term of
approval for each information collection
activity and will publish a notice in the
Federal Register alerting the public
upon OMB’s approval.
PHMSA requests comments on the
following information collections:
Title: Inspection and Testing of
Portable Tanks and Intermediate Bulk
Containers.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0018.
Summary: This OMB control number
describes the information collections in
parts 173, 178, and 180 of the HMR
pertaining to the documenting
qualifications, inspections, tests, and
approvals pertaining to the manufacture
and use of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)
under various provisions of the HMR.
Information collections under this OMB
control number include:
(1) Design Qualification Testing for
IBCs: This information collection
consists of the minimum requirements
for testing procedures to ensure that
IBCs containing hazardous materials can
withstand normal conditions of
transportation. Each packaging must
pass the prescribed tests and conform to
§ 173.24 while in transportation. The
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testing requirements in § 178.801(d)
ensure that the packaging manufacturer
achieves successful test results for the
design qualification testing at the start
of production of each new or different
IBC design type.
(2) Periodic Design Requalification
Testing of IBCs: This information
collection consists of the requirements
for periodic design re-qualification of
each qualified IBC design type to
maintain authorization for continued
production. IBC manufacturers must
conduct successful tests at sufficient
frequency to ensure each packaging
produced is capable of passing the
design qualification tests, which must
be conducted at least once every 12
months.
(3) Applications for Approval of
Equivalent Packaging: This information
collection consists of the requirements
for approval of equivalent packaging
applications submitted by the regulated
community to PHMSA, which allows
the use of an IBC differing from the
standards outlined in the HMR if it is
shown to be equally effective and if the
testing methods used are equivalent.
(4) Reporting Requirements for Retest
and Inspection of IBCs: This
information collection consists of the
requirements for the continuing
qualification, maintenance, or periodic
retesting of an IBC by any person
responsible for it. Each IBC constructed
in accordance with a United Nations
(UN) standard for which a test or
inspection is required may not be filled
and offered for transportation or
transported until the testing and
inspection have been successfully
completed. The information collection
also reflects the creation of a report that
identifies the testing and inspection of
IBCs.
(5) Recordkeeping for IBC Testing.
This information collection consists of
the recordkeeping requirements
associated with IBC testing in
§§ 178.801 and 180.352. The IBC owner
or lessee must keep records of periodic
retests, initial and periodic inspections,
and test performance on the IBC if it has
been repaired. Records must be kept for
each packaging at each location where
periodic tests are conducted and must
be available for inspection by a DOT
representative upon request.
(6) Manufacturers Data Report
(ASME) for Portable Tanks: This
information collection consists of the
requirements for tanks designed and
constructed in accordance with, and
that fulfill all the requirements of, the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME) Code. In addition to
the markings required by the ASME
Code, every tank must bear permanent
marks that include the information
specified in § 178.255–14, which must
be stamped into the metal near the
center of one of the tank heads or
stamped into a plate permanently
attached to the tank by means of brazing
or welding or other suitable means.
(7) Approval Applications for
Specification UN Portable Tank Design:
This information collection requires an
owner or manufacturer of a portable
tank to apply for an approval to a
designated approval agency authorized
to approve new portable tanks designs.
(8) Applications for Modifications to
Portable Tank Designs: This information
Information collection
Respondents
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Design Qualification Testing for IBCs—Applications for the Certification
Mark .............................................................................................................
Periodic Design Requalification Testing of IBCs—Submission of Changes to
Test Frequency to the Associate Administrator ...........................................
Applications for Approval of Equivalent Packaging—IBCs .............................
Reporting Requirements for Retest and Inspection of IBCs ...........................
Recordkeeping for IBC Testing .......................................................................
Manufacturers Data Report (ASME) for Portable Tanks .................................
Approval Applications for Specification UN Portable Tank Design .................
Applications for Modifications to Portable Tank Designs ................................
Portable Tanks—Approval Agency Retention of Documents ..........................
Portable Tanks—Manufacturers Retention of Documents ..............................
Recordkeeping for the Testing of Portable Tanks ...........................................
Affected Public: Manufacturers and
owners of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 1,470.
Total Annual Responses: 202,775.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 56,143.
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Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
13
494
3
1,482
13
5
1,000
150
50
13
13
13
50
150
494
5
100,000
150
50,000
494
494
494
50,000
150
3
3
0.25
0.25
0.25
3
3
0.25
0.25
0.25
1,482
15
25,000
38
12,500
1,482
1,482
124
12,500
38
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Shipping
Papers & Emergency Response
Information.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0034.
Summary: This OMB control number
describes the information collections in
parts 172, 173, 174, 175, 176 and 177 of
PO 00000
collection requires an owner or
manufacturer of a portable tank to apply
for an approval to a designated approval
agency authorized to approve the
modifications to portable tanks designs.
(9) Portable Tanks—Approval Agency
Retention of Documents: This
information collection consists of the
requirement for approval agencies to
review all drawings and calculations to
ensure that the design is compliant with
the relevant specification. The approval
agency must maintain the drawings and
approval records for as long as the
portable tank remains in service and
provide this information to the DOT
upon request.
(10) Portable Tanks—Manufacturers
Retention of Documents: This
information collection requires that
qualification records for specification
portable tanks be retained for at least 5
years by the tank manufacturer and
made available to duly identified
representatives of the DOT or the owner
of the tank.
(11) Recordkeeping for the Testing of
Portable Tank: This information
collection requires that the owner of the
portable tank or his/her authorized
agent will retain a written record
indicating the date and results of all
required tests, as well as the name and
address of the tester, until the next
retest has been satisfactorily completed
and recorded. This information must be
provided to the DOT upon request.
The following is a list of the
information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB
Control Number:
the HMR pertaining to 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
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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
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 also
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 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. In
addition to the shipping paper and
emergency response information, this
OMB control number also includes the
following information collections:
(1) Notice of Pilot in Command: This
information collection consists of the
additional time required for the pilot-incommand to complete the confirmation
process for the loading of hazardous
materials on aircraft. The confirmation
process includes obtaining a signature
or other appropriate indication from the
person responsible for loading the
aircraft and from the pilot-in-command.
Information collection
Respondents
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Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers & Emergency Response Information
Notice of Pilot in Command .............................................................................
Lithium Battery Test Summary—Reporting .....................................................
Lithium Battery Test Summary—Recordkeeping ............................................
Air Transportation Discrepancy Reports ..........................................................
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers
of hazardous materials in commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Total Number of Respondents:
266,071.
Total Annual Responses: 177,304,913.
Total Annual Burden Hours:
4,610,135.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Approval for Hazardous
Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0557.
Summary: This OMB control number
describes the information collections in
parts 107, 173, 175, 176, 178, and 180
of the HMR pertaining to approvals
issued by the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety (OHMS) within
PHMSA. Without these requirements
there is no means to: (1) Determine
whether applicants who apply to
become designated approval agencies
are qualified to evaluate package design,
test packages, classify hazardous
materials, etc.; (2) verify that various
containers and special loading
requirements for vessels meet the
requirements of the HMR; and (3) assure
that regulated hazardous materials pose
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260,000
150
73
5,790
58
no danger to life and property during
transportation.
There are several approval provisions
contained in the HMR and associated
procedural regulations. Responses to
these collections of information are
required to obtain benefits, such as
becoming an approval or certification
agency, or to obtain a variance from
packaging or handling requirements
based on information provided by the
respondent. These benefits and
variances involve areas, for example,
such as UN third-party certification;
authorization to examine and test
lighters; authorization to examine and
test explosives; and authorization to requalify DOT cylinders. Specifically, the
information collections under this OMB
control number include:
(1) Designated approval agencies,
independent cylinder testing agencies,
and prospective foreign manufacturers
of cylinders: This information collection
consists of the requirement for parties to
obtain approval from the Associate
Administrator in order to become
designated approval agencies,
independent cylinder testing agencies,
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(2) Lithium Battery Test Summary
Document: This information collection
requires the creation of a lithium battery
test summary document for lithium
cells and batteries manufactured after
January 1, 2008. This information
collection includes both a reporting and
recordkeeping component.
(3) Air Transportation Discrepancy
Reports: This information collection
requires that each person who discovers
an improperly described, certified,
labeled, marked, or packaged hazardous
material during air transportation,
including passenger baggage (known as
a passenger (PAX) discrepancy), must
notify the nearest Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Regional Office
by telephone or electronically.
Electronic notifications may be
submitted by email or through the
Safety Assurance System (SAS) External
Portal.
The following is a list of the
information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB
Control Number:
Total annual
responses
175,262,735
2,004,717
2,336
19,596
15,529
Hours per
response
.03
.003
0.5
0.116
.0833
Total annual
burden hours
4,599,426
5,961
1,168
2,286
1,294
or prospective foreign manufacturers of
cylinders. These designated approval
agencies evaluate the design of
packagings used for the shipments of
hazardous materials.
(2) Approval of Cylinder and Pressure
Receptacle Requalifiers: This
information collection concerns the
requirement for approval by the
Associate Administrator to inspect, test,
certify, repair, or rebuild a DOT
specification cylinder or a UN pressure
receptacle under certain circumstances.
These circumstances include a special
permit issued under this part or a
cylinder manufactured in accordance
with Transport Canada’s Transportation
of Dangerous Good (TDG) Regulations.
(3) M-Numbers: This information
collection consists of assigning Mnumbers to companies involved in the
manufacturing, reconditioning,
repairing, or testing of DOT
specification containers or cylinders
used for transporting hazardous
materials.
(4) RIN Approval for Cylinders
(International Shipments): This
information collection consists of an
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application that RIN holders can submit
under § 107.805(f)(2), which includes
required information and certifications
related to the inspection and
requalification of certain cylinder
specifications.
(5) Competent Authority Approvals:
This information collection consists of
additional approval and classification
requirements for transporting certain
hazardous materials, such as tear gas
devices and certain organic peroxides.
Tear gas devices require extra approval
for transport in closed environments,
while certain organic peroxides require
special refrigeration and PHMSA
approval to prevent self-accelerated
decomposition.
(6) Lithium Battery State of Charge
Approval: This information collection
consists of an approval process that
allows for the transportation of lithiumion cells and batteries on cargo aircraft
with a state of charge exceeding 30
percent of their rated capacity. This is
in contrast to the general requirement
that such transportation must occur
with a state of charge not exceeding 30
percent of their rated capacity.
(7) Alternative Packagings or Test
Methods: This information collection
consists of an approval process that
allows a person to offer a hazardous
material in transportation with
alternative packaging or test methods,
which are not currently authorized in
the HMR. The approvals provide
flexibility to the industry by allowing
packagings that are not constructed as
per the HMR and permitting specific
testing, test methods, and intervals.
(8) Infectious Substances: This
information collection consists of a
requirement to obtain approval for the
transportation of live animals
containing or contaminated with
genetically modified micro-organisms,
including those that also meet the
Division 6.2 material definition, to
comply with approved terms and
conditions set by the Associate
Administrator for Hazardous Materials
Safety.
(9) Testing and Assignment of the
Classification of Explosive Materials:
Information collection
Respondents
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Designated approval agencies, independent cylinder testing agencies, and
prospective foreign manufacturers of cylinders ...........................................
Approval of Cylinder and Pressure Receptacle Requalifiers ..........................
M Numbers (New Application) .........................................................................
M Numbers (Modifications/Renewals) .............................................................
RIN Approval for Cylinders (International Shipments) ....................................
Competent Authority Approvals—Safety Determinations as to the Adequacy
of the Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards (New Applications)
Competent Authority Approvals—Safety Determinations as to the Adequacy
of the Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards—(Renewals/Modifications/Corrections) ....................................................................................
Lithium Battery State of Charge Approval .......................................................
Alternative Packagings or Test Methods .........................................................
Infectious Substances ......................................................................................
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of Explosive Materials—New
Applications ..................................................................................................
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of Explosive Materials—Modifications ........................................................................................................
Packaging Exception/Exceptions for Division 1.4G Consumer Fireworks ......
Affected Public: Business and other
entities who must meet the approval
requirements in the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 11,134.
Total Annual Responses: 14,894.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,535.
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.
Summary: This information collection
consolidates and describes the
information provisions in parts 172,
173, 174, 179, and 180 of the HMR
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Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
15
3,000
30
150
3,500
15
3,000
30
150
3,500
4.75
1.105
4.75
1
0.852
71
3,315
143
150
2,982
50
250
4.75
1,188
120
10
24
5
480
10
24
5
1
40
4.75
4.75
480
400
114
24
330
330
4.75
1,568
700
3,200
700
6,400
1
4.75
700
30,400
pertaining to the transportation of
hazardous materials by rail and the
manufacture, qualification,
maintenance, and use of tank cars. The
types of information collected include:
(1) Tank Car Approvals: This
information collection consists of
special provisions that mandate the
approval of the Associate Administrator
or the Association of American
Railroads (AAR) Committee on Tank
Cars before certain hazardous material
packaging or packaging components can
be used for transportation of hazardous
materials by rail.
(2) AAR approval required when a
tank car is proposed for commodity
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This information collection consists of
an approval process for the testing and
assignment of hazard classifications for
the transportation of explosives and
explosive devices, including fireworks,
which pose significant technical
difficulties and hazards. Proper hazard
classification is crucial for the safe
packaging and handling of these
materials during transportation via all
modes, as an incorrect classification
could result in improper packaging or
handling and cause damage to property,
loss of life, or both.
(10) Packaging Exception/Exceptions
for Division 1.4G Consumer Fireworks:
This information collection consists of
an application process for
manufacturers of consumer fireworks to
obtain approval and classification of
their products. The process requires the
submission of a complete application
containing all relevant information, test
results, and certifications.
The following is a list of the
information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB
Control Number:
service other than specified on a
certificate of construction: This
information collection consists of
requirements for obtaining AAR Tank
Car Committee approval for the use of
a tank car for commodities other than
those specified in part 173 and the
certificate of construction. It also
includes requirements for AAR approval
of tank car design, materials,
construction, conversion, alteration, or
construction to a new specification.
This information is used to ensure that
tank cars are suitable for transporting
specific commodities and that tank car
design, construction, and modification
comply with the relevant regulations.
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(3) Annual tank car owner progress
report to FRA: This information
collection consists of the requirement
for tank car owners to submit progress
reports to the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) if their tank cars
need to be modified to meet the
requirements specified in § 173.31. The
FRA uses this information to track
progress and ensure that all affected
tank cars are modified before the
regulatory compliance date.
(4) Compressed Gases and Cryogenic
Liquids in Tank Cars and Multi Unit
Tank Cars Reporting: This information
collection requires the shipper to notify
the FRA whenever a tank car
transporting hydrogen chloride,
refrigerated liquids, or vinyl fluoride,
stabilized is not received by the
consignee within 20 days from the date
of shipment.
(5) Reporting to the Bureau of
Explosives regarding any restrictions
over any portion of its lines: This
information collection requires each rail
carrier to report to the Bureau of
Explosives (BOE), for publication, all
information as to any restrictions which
it imposes against the acceptance,
delivery, or transportation of any
hazardous materials, over any portion of
its lines.
(6) Nonconforming bulk packages
must be repaired or approved from
movement by the FRA: This information
collection requires that a bulk
packaging, such as a tank car tank, that
no longer conforms to applicable HMR
requirements may not be forwarded by
rail unless repaired or approved for
movement by the Associate
Administrator for Safety, FRA.
Notification and approval must be
furnished in writing or through
telephonic or electronic means, with
subsequent written confirmation
provided within two weeks.
(7) FRA Approval for transportation
of bulk packages containing a
hazardous material in COFC or TOFC
service: This information collection
requires that the Associate
Administrator for Safety, FRA approve
the transportation of bulk packages,
such as portable tanks and cargo tanks,
containing a hazardous material in
container-on-flatcar (COFC) or traileron-flatcar (TOFC) service if not
otherwise authorized for transportation.
(8) Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive
material inspection and Car Certificate
requirements: This information
Information collection
Respondents
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Tank Car Approvals .........................................................................................
AAR approval required when a tank car is proposed for commodity service
other than specified on a certificate of construction ....................................
Annual tank car owner progress report to FRA ..............................................
Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids in Tank Cars and Multi Unit
Tank Cars Reporting ....................................................................................
Reporting to the Bureau of Explosives regarding any restrictions over any
portion of its lines .........................................................................................
Nonconforming bulk packages must be repaired or approved from movement by the FRA ..........................................................................................
FRA Approval for transportation of bulk packages containing a hazardous
material in COFC or TOFC service .............................................................
Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive material inspection and Car Certificate requirements ............................................................................................................
Record when a car seal is changed when the car is placarded with Division
1.1 or 1.2 explosive materials ......................................................................
Initial marking, requalification marking, and requalification reporting requirements ............................................................................................................
Quality assurance program .............................................................................
Affected Public: Manufacturers,
owners, and rail carriers of tank.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 795.
Total Annual Responses: 21,653.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,472.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Title: Testing Requirements for NonBulk Packaging.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0572.
Summary: These OMB control
number describes the information
collections in parts 173 and 180 of the
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Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
2
2
6.5
13
25
100
1,200
100
0.167
1
200
100
6
141
0.25
35
34
51
0.333
17
388
4,308
0.4
1,695
6
6
0.5
3
25
600
0.333
200
34
170
0.166
28
100
75
15,000
75
0.116
5.5
1,768
413
HMR pertaining to 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. These
information collections also allow
customizing the design of packagings to
better suit the transportation
environment that they will encounter
and encourages technological
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collection requires that before a Division
1.1 or 1.2 explosive materials may be
loaded into a rail car, the car must have
been inspected and certified to be in
compliance with the requirements of
§ 174.104(b) by a qualified person
designated under 49 CFR 215.11.
(9) Initial marking, requalification
marking, and requalification reporting
requirements: This information
collection consist of the requirements
for the detail marking of a newly
manufactured tank car, requalification
tank car marking requirements, and
reporting of details for a requalified tank
car.
(10) Quality Assurance Program: This
information collection requires 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.
The following is a list of the
information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB
Control Number:
innovations, decreases packaging costs,
and significantly reduces the need for
special permits. These information
collections specifically include:
(1) Testing Requirements for NonBulk Packaging (Reporting): This
information collection consists of
various testing requirements that must
be met by non-bulk packaging,
depending on the type of material it will
contain. These include thermal
resistance tests for packaging
transporting oxygen cylinders,
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materials, hydrostatic pressure tests for
metal, plastic, and composite
containers, cooperage tests for bungtype wooden barrels, and additional
testing for packaging intended to
contain infectious substances. The
specific tests required may vary based
on the outer and inner packaging
material used.
(2) Additional Test Reports
(Reporting): This information collection
consists of the requirement to prepare
and maintain a test report after each
design qualification test or periodic
retest of a packaging. The test report
must be available to the user of the
packaging or a representative of the
DOT upon request and includes details
such as the date, name, and address of
the testing facility, packaging design
type, maximum capacity, characteristics
of test contents, and test descriptions
and results.
(3) Test Reports (Recordkeeping): This
information collection requires that test
report must be made available to a user
of a packaging or a representative of the
DOT, upon request. The test report
includes information such as: the date,
name, and address of the testing facility;
a description of the packaging design
type; the maximum capacity;
characteristics of test contents; and test
descriptions and results.
(4) Closure Instructions (Reporting):
This information collection consists of
the requirement for the manufacturer or
certifier of non-bulk packaging to create
closure instructions, in accordance with
§ 178.2(c). These instructions indicate
Information collection
Respondents
Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging—Reporting ...........................
Additional Test Reports—Reporting ................................................................
Test Reports—Recordkeeping ........................................................................
Closure Instructions—Reporting ......................................................................
Closure Instructions—Recordkeeping .............................................................
Affected Public: Each non-bulk
packaging manufacturer that tests
packagings to ensure compliance with
the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 21,690.
Total Annual Responses: 32,610.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,750.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Public
Sector Training and Planning Grants.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0586.
Summary: This OMB control number
describes the information collections in
parts 110 of the HMR pertaining to the
procedures for reimbursable grants for
public sector planning and training in
support of the emergency planning and
training efforts of States, Indian tribes,
and local communities to manage
Total annual
responses
15,000
30
1,000
500
16,080
Hours per
response
2.016
2
0.1
2
0.083
Total annual
burden hours
30,250
60
100
1,000
1,340
hazardous materials emergencies,
particularly those involving
transportation. Sections in this part
address information collection and
recordkeeping with regard to applying
for grants, monitoring expenditures, and
reporting and requesting modifications.
The following is a list of the
information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB
Control Number:
Information collection
Respondents
Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
Hazardous Materials Grants Applications .......................................................
62
62
83.23
5,162
Affected Public: State and local
governments, Indian tribes.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Total Annual Respondents: 62.
Annual Responses: 62.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,162.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
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100
500
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the means of closure with which the
package was tested and ensure that any
subsequent shipper maintains the same
level of safety when the package is
closed for transportation of hazardous
materials.
(5) Closure Instructions
(Recordkeeping): This information
collection requires that the
manufacturer or other person certifying
compliance, along each subsequent
distributor of the packaging, provide
closure instructions to each person to
whom the packaging is transferred, as
well as any representative of the DOT,
for inspection.
The following is a list of the
information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB
Control Number:
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17,
2023.
T. Glenn Foster,
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Branch, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
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Fiscal Service
Notice of Rate To Be Used for Federal
Debt Collection, and Discount and
Rebate Evaluation
Bureau of the Fiscal Service,
Fiscal Service, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of rate to be used for
Federal debt collection, and discount
and rebate evaluation.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of the Treasury
is responsible for computing and
publishing the percentage rate that is
used in assessing interest charges for
outstanding debts owed to the
Government (The Debt Collection Act of
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1982, as amended). This rate is also
used by agencies as a comparison point
in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a
cash discount. In addition, this rate is
used in determining when agencies
should pay purchase card invoices
when the card issuer offers a rebate. The
percentage rate generally is calculated
on an annual, calendar year basis;
however, quarterly adjustments are
made to the rate if the annual average
of the method used to calculate it results
in a change of 2 percent or more. Notice
is hereby given that such an adjustment
is being implemented, and the
applicable rate for April through
December 2023 is 3.00 percent.
April 1, 2023, through December
31, 2023.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0029 (Notice No. 2023-07)]
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
invites comments on six Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control
numbers pertaining to hazardous materials transportation. PHMSA intends
to request renewal for these six control numbers from OMB.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket Number
PHMSA-2023-0029 (Notice No. 2023-07) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management System; 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 the Docket Management System; 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 (PHMSA-2023-0029) for this notice at the beginning of the
comment. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four
methods. All comments received will be posted without change to the
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) and will include any personal
information you provide.
Requests for a copy of an information collection should be directed
to Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster, Standards and Rulemaking
Division, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Confidential Business Info: Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information that is both customarily and
actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as ``CBI.'' Please mark each page of your
submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed
in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should
be sent to Steven Andrews or Glenn Foster, Standards and Rulemaking
Division and addressed to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Any commentary that PHMSA
receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in
the public docket for this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster,
Standards and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) requires the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (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 the Office of
Management and Budget (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 3-year term of approval for each
information collection activity and will publish a notice in the
Federal Register alerting the public upon OMB's approval.
PHMSA requests comments on the following information collections:
Title: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate
Bulk Containers.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0018.
Summary: This OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 173, 178, and 180 of the HMR pertaining to the
documenting qualifications, inspections, tests, and approvals
pertaining to the manufacture and use of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) under various provisions of the
HMR. Information collections under this OMB control number include:
(1) Design Qualification Testing for IBCs: This information
collection consists of the minimum requirements for testing procedures
to ensure that IBCs containing hazardous materials can withstand normal
conditions of transportation. Each packaging must pass the prescribed
tests and conform to Sec. 173.24 while in transportation. The
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testing requirements in Sec. 178.801(d) ensure that the packaging
manufacturer achieves successful test results for the design
qualification testing at the start of production of each new or
different IBC design type.
(2) Periodic Design Requalification Testing of IBCs: This
information collection consists of the requirements for periodic design
re-qualification of each qualified IBC design type to maintain
authorization for continued production. IBC manufacturers must conduct
successful tests at sufficient frequency to ensure each packaging
produced is capable of passing the design qualification tests, which
must be conducted at least once every 12 months.
(3) Applications for Approval of Equivalent Packaging: This
information collection consists of the requirements for approval of
equivalent packaging applications submitted by the regulated community
to PHMSA, which allows the use of an IBC differing from the standards
outlined in the HMR if it is shown to be equally effective and if the
testing methods used are equivalent.
(4) Reporting Requirements for Retest and Inspection of IBCs: This
information collection consists of the requirements for the continuing
qualification, maintenance, or periodic retesting of an IBC by any
person responsible for it. Each IBC constructed in accordance with a
United Nations (UN) standard for which a test or inspection is required
may not be filled and offered for transportation or transported until
the testing and inspection have been successfully completed. The
information collection also reflects the creation of a report that
identifies the testing and inspection of IBCs.
(5) Recordkeeping for IBC Testing. This information collection
consists of the recordkeeping requirements associated with IBC testing
in Sec. Sec. 178.801 and 180.352. The IBC owner or lessee must keep
records of periodic retests, initial and periodic inspections, and test
performance on the IBC if it has been repaired. Records must be kept
for each packaging at each location where periodic tests are conducted
and must be available for inspection by a DOT representative upon
request.
(6) Manufacturers Data Report (ASME) for Portable Tanks: This
information collection consists of the requirements for tanks designed
and constructed in accordance with, and that fulfill all the
requirements of, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Code. In addition to the markings required by the ASME Code, every tank
must bear permanent marks that include the information specified in
Sec. 178.255-14, which must be stamped into the metal near the center
of one of the tank heads or stamped into a plate permanently attached
to the tank by means of brazing or welding or other suitable means.
(7) Approval Applications for Specification UN Portable Tank
Design: This information collection requires an owner or manufacturer
of a portable tank to apply for an approval to a designated approval
agency authorized to approve new portable tanks designs.
(8) Applications for Modifications to Portable Tank Designs: This
information collection requires an owner or manufacturer of a portable
tank to apply for an approval to a designated approval agency
authorized to approve the modifications to portable tanks designs.
(9) Portable Tanks--Approval Agency Retention of Documents: This
information collection consists of the requirement for approval
agencies to review all drawings and calculations to ensure that the
design is compliant with the relevant specification. The approval
agency must maintain the drawings and approval records for as long as
the portable tank remains in service and provide this information to
the DOT upon request.
(10) Portable Tanks--Manufacturers Retention of Documents: This
information collection requires that qualification records for
specification portable tanks be retained for at least 5 years by the
tank manufacturer and made available to duly identified representatives
of the DOT or the owner of the tank.
(11) Recordkeeping for the Testing of Portable Tank: This
information collection requires that the owner of the portable tank or
his/her authorized agent will retain a written record indicating the
date and results of all required tests, as well as the name and address
of the tester, until the next retest has been satisfactorily completed
and recorded. This information must be provided to the DOT upon
request.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:
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Total annual Hours per Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses response burden hours
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Design Qualification Testing for IBCs-- 13 494 3 1,482
Applications for the Certification Mark........
Periodic Design Requalification Testing of IBCs-- 13 494 3 1,482
Submission of Changes to Test Frequency to the
Associate Administrator........................
Applications for Approval of Equivalent 5 5 3 15
Packaging--IBCs................................
Reporting Requirements for Retest and Inspection 1,000 100,000 0.25 25,000
of IBCs........................................
Recordkeeping for IBC Testing................... 150 150 0.25 38
Manufacturers Data Report (ASME) for Portable 50 50,000 0.25 12,500
Tanks..........................................
Approval Applications for Specification UN 13 494 3 1,482
Portable Tank Design...........................
Applications for Modifications to Portable Tank 13 494 3 1,482
Designs........................................
Portable Tanks--Approval Agency Retention of 13 494 0.25 124
Documents......................................
Portable Tanks--Manufacturers Retention of 50 50,000 0.25 12,500
Documents......................................
Recordkeeping for the Testing of Portable Tanks. 150 150 0.25 38
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Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and
intermediate bulk containers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 1,470.
Total Annual Responses: 202,775.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 56,143.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers & Emergency Response
Information.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0034.
Summary: This OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 172, 173, 174, 175, 176 and 177 of the HMR
pertaining to 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
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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 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 also 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 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. In addition to the shipping
paper and emergency response information, this OMB control number also
includes the following information collections:
(1) Notice of Pilot in Command: This information collection
consists of the additional time required for the pilot-in-command to
complete the confirmation process for the loading of hazardous
materials on aircraft. The confirmation process includes obtaining a
signature or other appropriate indication from the person responsible
for loading the aircraft and from the pilot-in-command.
(2) Lithium Battery Test Summary Document: This information
collection requires the creation of a lithium battery test summary
document for lithium cells and batteries manufactured after January 1,
2008. This information collection includes both a reporting and
recordkeeping component.
(3) Air Transportation Discrepancy Reports: This information
collection requires that each person who discovers an improperly
described, certified, labeled, marked, or packaged hazardous material
during air transportation, including passenger baggage (known as a
passenger (PAX) discrepancy), must notify the nearest Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Regional Office by telephone or electronically.
Electronic notifications may be submitted by email or through the
Safety Assurance System (SAS) External Portal.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:
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Total annual Hours per Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses response burden hours
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Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers & Emergency 260,000 175,262,735 .03 4,599,426
Response Information...........................
Notice of Pilot in Command...................... 150 2,004,717 .003 5,961
Lithium Battery Test Summary--Reporting......... 73 2,336 0.5 1,168
Lithium Battery Test Summary--Recordkeeping..... 5,790 19,596 0.116 2,286
Air Transportation Discrepancy Reports.......... 58 15,529 .0833 1,294
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Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in
commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 266,071.
Total Annual Responses: 177,304,913.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,610,135.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Approval for Hazardous Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0557.
Summary: This OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 107, 173, 175, 176, 178, and 180 of the HMR
pertaining to approvals issued by the Office of Hazardous Materials
Safety (OHMS) within PHMSA. Without these requirements there is no
means to: (1) Determine whether applicants who apply to become
designated approval agencies are qualified to evaluate package design,
test packages, classify hazardous materials, etc.; (2) verify that
various containers and special loading requirements for vessels meet
the requirements of the HMR; and (3) assure that regulated hazardous
materials pose no danger to life and property during transportation.
There are several approval provisions contained in the HMR and
associated procedural regulations. Responses to these collections of
information are required to obtain benefits, such as becoming an
approval or certification agency, or to obtain a variance from
packaging or handling requirements based on information provided by the
respondent. These benefits and variances involve areas, for example,
such as UN third-party certification; authorization to examine and test
lighters; authorization to examine and test explosives; and
authorization to re-qualify DOT cylinders. Specifically, the
information collections under this OMB control number include:
(1) Designated approval agencies, independent cylinder testing
agencies, and prospective foreign manufacturers of cylinders: This
information collection consists of the requirement for parties to
obtain approval from the Associate Administrator in order to become
designated approval agencies, independent cylinder testing agencies, or
prospective foreign manufacturers of cylinders. These designated
approval agencies evaluate the design of packagings used for the
shipments of hazardous materials.
(2) Approval of Cylinder and Pressure Receptacle Requalifiers: This
information collection concerns the requirement for approval by the
Associate Administrator to inspect, test, certify, repair, or rebuild a
DOT specification cylinder or a UN pressure receptacle under certain
circumstances. These circumstances include a special permit issued
under this part or a cylinder manufactured in accordance with Transport
Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Good (TDG) Regulations.
(3) M-Numbers: This information collection consists of assigning M-
numbers to companies involved in the manufacturing, reconditioning,
repairing, or testing of DOT specification containers or cylinders used
for transporting hazardous materials.
(4) RIN Approval for Cylinders (International Shipments): This
information collection consists of an
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application that RIN holders can submit under Sec. 107.805(f)(2),
which includes required information and certifications related to the
inspection and requalification of certain cylinder specifications.
(5) Competent Authority Approvals: This information collection
consists of additional approval and classification requirements for
transporting certain hazardous materials, such as tear gas devices and
certain organic peroxides. Tear gas devices require extra approval for
transport in closed environments, while certain organic peroxides
require special refrigeration and PHMSA approval to prevent self-
accelerated decomposition.
(6) Lithium Battery State of Charge Approval: This information
collection consists of an approval process that allows for the
transportation of lithium-ion cells and batteries on cargo aircraft
with a state of charge exceeding 30 percent of their rated capacity.
This is in contrast to the general requirement that such transportation
must occur with a state of charge not exceeding 30 percent of their
rated capacity.
(7) Alternative Packagings or Test Methods: This information
collection consists of an approval process that allows a person to
offer a hazardous material in transportation with alternative packaging
or test methods, which are not currently authorized in the HMR. The
approvals provide flexibility to the industry by allowing packagings
that are not constructed as per the HMR and permitting specific
testing, test methods, and intervals.
(8) Infectious Substances: This information collection consists of
a requirement to obtain approval for the transportation of live animals
containing or contaminated with genetically modified micro-organisms,
including those that also meet the Division 6.2 material definition, to
comply with approved terms and conditions set by the Associate
Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
(9) Testing and Assignment of the Classification of Explosive
Materials: This information collection consists of an approval process
for the testing and assignment of hazard classifications for the
transportation of explosives and explosive devices, including
fireworks, which pose significant technical difficulties and hazards.
Proper hazard classification is crucial for the safe packaging and
handling of these materials during transportation via all modes, as an
incorrect classification could result in improper packaging or handling
and cause damage to property, loss of life, or both.
(10) Packaging Exception/Exceptions for Division 1.4G Consumer
Fireworks: This information collection consists of an application
process for manufacturers of consumer fireworks to obtain approval and
classification of their products. The process requires the submission
of a complete application containing all relevant information, test
results, and certifications.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:
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Total annual Hours per Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses response burden hours
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Designated approval agencies, independent 15 15 4.75 71
cylinder testing agencies, and prospective
foreign manufacturers of cylinders.............
Approval of Cylinder and Pressure Receptacle 3,000 3,000 1.105 3,315
Requalifiers...................................
M Numbers (New Application)..................... 30 30 4.75 143
M Numbers (Modifications/Renewals).............. 150 150 1 150
RIN Approval for Cylinders (International 3,500 3,500 0.852 2,982
Shipments).....................................
Competent Authority Approvals--Safety 50 250 4.75 1,188
Determinations as to the Adequacy of the
Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards
(New Applications).............................
Competent Authority Approvals--Safety 120 480 1 480
Determinations as to the Adequacy of the
Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards--
(Renewals/Modifications/Corrections)...........
Lithium Battery State of Charge Approval........ 10 10 40 400
Alternative Packagings or Test Methods.......... 24 24 4.75 114
Infectious Substances........................... 5 5 4.75 24
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of 330 330 4.75 1,568
Explosive Materials--New Applications..........
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of 700 700 1 700
Explosive Materials--Modifications.............
Packaging Exception/Exceptions for Division 1.4G 3,200 6,400 4.75 30,400
Consumer Fireworks.............................
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Affected Public: Business and other entities who must meet the
approval requirements in the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 11,134.
Total Annual Responses: 14,894.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,535.
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.
Summary: This information collection consolidates and describes the
information provisions in parts 172, 173, 174, 179, and 180 of the HMR
pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials by rail and the
manufacture, qualification, maintenance, and use of tank cars. The
types of information collected include:
(1) Tank Car Approvals: This information collection consists of
special provisions that mandate the approval of the Associate
Administrator or the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Committee
on Tank Cars before certain hazardous material packaging or packaging
components can be used for transportation of hazardous materials by
rail.
(2) AAR approval required when a tank car is proposed for commodity
service other than specified on a certificate of construction: This
information collection consists of requirements for obtaining AAR Tank
Car Committee approval for the use of a tank car for commodities other
than those specified in part 173 and the certificate of construction.
It also includes requirements for AAR approval of tank car design,
materials, construction, conversion, alteration, or construction to a
new specification. This information is used to ensure that tank cars
are suitable for transporting specific commodities and that tank car
design, construction, and modification comply with the relevant
regulations.
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(3) Annual tank car owner progress report to FRA: This information
collection consists of the requirement for tank car owners to submit
progress reports to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) if their
tank cars need to be modified to meet the requirements specified in
Sec. 173.31. The FRA uses this information to track progress and
ensure that all affected tank cars are modified before the regulatory
compliance date.
(4) Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids in Tank Cars and Multi
Unit Tank Cars Reporting: This information collection requires the
shipper to notify the FRA whenever a tank car transporting hydrogen
chloride, refrigerated liquids, or vinyl fluoride, stabilized is not
received by the consignee within 20 days from the date of shipment.
(5) Reporting to the Bureau of Explosives regarding any
restrictions over any portion of its lines: This information collection
requires each rail carrier to report to the Bureau of Explosives (BOE),
for publication, all information as to any restrictions which it
imposes against the acceptance, delivery, or transportation of any
hazardous materials, over any portion of its lines.
(6) Nonconforming bulk packages must be repaired or approved from
movement by the FRA: This information collection requires that a bulk
packaging, such as a tank car tank, that no longer conforms to
applicable HMR requirements may not be forwarded by rail unless
repaired or approved for movement by the Associate Administrator for
Safety, FRA. Notification and approval must be furnished in writing or
through telephonic or electronic means, with subsequent written
confirmation provided within two weeks.
(7) FRA Approval for transportation of bulk packages containing a
hazardous material in COFC or TOFC service: This information collection
requires that the Associate Administrator for Safety, FRA approve the
transportation of bulk packages, such as portable tanks and cargo
tanks, containing a hazardous material in container-on-flatcar (COFC)
or trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) service if not otherwise authorized for
transportation.
(8) Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive material inspection and Car
Certificate requirements: This information collection requires that
before a Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive materials may be loaded into a
rail car, the car must have been inspected and certified to be in
compliance with the requirements of Sec. 174.104(b) by a qualified
person designated under 49 CFR 215.11.
(9) Initial marking, requalification marking, and requalification
reporting requirements: This information collection consist of the
requirements for the detail marking of a newly manufactured tank car,
requalification tank car marking requirements, and reporting of details
for a requalified tank car.
(10) Quality Assurance Program: This information collection
requires 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.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:
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Total annual Hours per Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses response burden hours
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Tank Car Approvals.............................. 2 2 6.5 13
AAR approval required when a tank car is 25 1,200 0.167 200
proposed for commodity service other than
specified on a certificate of construction.....
Annual tank car owner progress report to FRA.... 100 100 1 100
Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids in Tank 6 141 0.25 35
Cars and Multi Unit Tank Cars Reporting........
Reporting to the Bureau of Explosives regarding 34 51 0.333 17
any restrictions over any portion of its lines.
Nonconforming bulk packages must be repaired or 388 4,308 0.4 1,695
approved from movement by the FRA..............
FRA Approval for transportation of bulk packages 6 6 0.5 3
containing a hazardous material in COFC or TOFC
service........................................
Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive material 25 600 0.333 200
inspection and Car Certificate requirements....
Record when a car seal is changed when the car 34 170 0.166 28
is placarded with Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive
materials......................................
Initial marking, requalification marking, and 100 15,000 0.116 1,768
requalification reporting requirements.........
Quality assurance program....................... 75 75 5.5 413
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Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners, and rail carriers of tank.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 795.
Total Annual Responses: 21,653.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,472.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Title: Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0572.
Summary: These OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 173 and 180 of the HMR pertaining to 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. These information collections
also allow 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. These information collections
specifically include:
(1) Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging (Reporting): This
information collection consists of various testing requirements that
must be met by non-bulk packaging, depending on the type of material it
will contain. These include thermal resistance tests for packaging
transporting oxygen cylinders,
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leakproofness tests for liquid hazardous materials, hydrostatic
pressure tests for metal, plastic, and composite containers, cooperage
tests for bung-type wooden barrels, and additional testing for
packaging intended to contain infectious substances. The specific tests
required may vary based on the outer and inner packaging material used.
(2) Additional Test Reports (Reporting): This information
collection consists of the requirement to prepare and maintain a test
report after each design qualification test or periodic retest of a
packaging. The test report must be available to the user of the
packaging or a representative of the DOT upon request and includes
details such as the date, name, and address of the testing facility,
packaging design type, maximum capacity, characteristics of test
contents, and test descriptions and results.
(3) Test Reports (Recordkeeping): This information collection
requires that test report must be made available to a user of a
packaging or a representative of the DOT, upon request. The test report
includes information such as: the date, name, and address of the
testing facility; a description of the packaging design type; the
maximum capacity; characteristics of test contents; and test
descriptions and results.
(4) Closure Instructions (Reporting): This information collection
consists of the requirement for the manufacturer or certifier of non-
bulk packaging to create closure instructions, in accordance with Sec.
178.2(c). These instructions indicate the means of closure with which
the package was tested and ensure that any subsequent shipper maintains
the same level of safety when the package is closed for transportation
of hazardous materials.
(5) Closure Instructions (Recordkeeping): This information
collection requires that the manufacturer or other person certifying
compliance, along each subsequent distributor of the packaging, provide
closure instructions to each person to whom the packaging is
transferred, as well as any representative of the DOT, for inspection.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:
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Total annual Hours per Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses response burden hours
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Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging-- 5,000 15,000 2.016 30,250
Reporting......................................
Additional Test Reports--Reporting.............. 10 30 2 60
Test Reports--Recordkeeping..................... 100 1,000 0.1 100
Closure Instructions--Reporting................. 500 500 2 1,000
Closure Instructions--Recordkeeping............. 16,080 16,080 0.083 1,340
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Affected Public: Each non-bulk packaging manufacturer that tests
packagings to ensure compliance with the HMR.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Number of Respondents: 21,690.
Total Annual Responses: 32,610.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,750.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning
Grants.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0586.
Summary: This OMB control number describes the information
collections in parts 110 of the HMR pertaining to the procedures for
reimbursable grants for public sector planning and training in support
of the emergency planning and training efforts of States, Indian
tribes, and local communities to manage hazardous materials
emergencies, particularly those involving transportation. Sections in
this part address information collection and recordkeeping with regard
to applying for grants, monitoring expenditures, and reporting and
requesting modifications.
The following is a list of the information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:
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Total annual Hours per Total annual
Information collection Respondents responses response burden hours
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Hazardous Materials Grants Applications..... 62 62 83.23 5,162
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Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian tribes.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Annual Respondents: 62.
Annual Responses: 62.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,162.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2023.
T. Glenn Foster,
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-10857 Filed 5-19-23; 8:45 am]
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