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Total Estimated Annual Responses:
48,374.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
60,694.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $3,910,597.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520)
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023–13133 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–10]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On March 24, 2023,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 21,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
arlette.mussington@dot.gov or
telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
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The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On March 24, 2023,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting public
comment on the ICR for which it is now
seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR
17917. FRA received no comments
related to the proposed collection of
information.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve this proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30-days’
notice for public comment. Federal law
requires OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day
notice informs the regulated community
to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest
public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit
their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best
ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of
the burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: System Safety Program Plan.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0599.
Abstract: In 2020, FRA issued a final
rule 1 that requires passenger rail
operations to develop and implement a
system safety program (SSP) to improve
the safety of their operations.
FRA uses the information collected to
help ensure that commuter and intercity
passenger rail operations establish and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
implement SSPs to improve the safety of
their operations and to confirm
compliance with the rule. Each
passenger rail operation should use its
SSP to proactively identify and mitigate
or eliminate hazards and the resulting
risk on its system at an early stage to
reduce the number of railroad accidents,
incidents, and associated injuries,
fatalities, and property damage. A
passenger rail operation has the
flexibility to tailor an SSP to its specific
operations. An SSP must be fully
implemented within 36 months of
FRA’s approval of a passenger rail
operation’s submitted SSP plan. Under
the SSP regulation, FRA will audit a
passenger rail operation’s compliance
with its SSP plan and will use the
information collected to ensure
compliance with this regulation.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 33 passenger
rail operations + 1 new passenger rail
operation.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
767.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
1,891 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $153,019.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520)
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023–13131 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2023–0007 (Notice No.
2023–08)]
Hazardous Materials: Information
Collection Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
SUMMARY:
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PHMSA invites comments on
information collections pertaining to
hazardous materials transportation for
which PHMSA intends to request
renewal and extension from the Office
of Management and Budget. PHMSA
published a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on these
information collections in the Federal
Register on March 22, 2023, and did not
receive any comments.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 21,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the information
collections should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice to
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Information collections can be found
by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
We invite comments on: (1) whether
the collections of information are
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the information collections; (3) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Docket: For access to the Dockets to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Andrews or Nina Vore,
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 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
previously published on March 22,
2023,1 in a 60-day Federal Register
notice seeking comments and is now
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
through 180). PHMSA has revised
burden estimates, where appropriate, to
reflect current reporting levels or
adjustments based on changes in
proposed or final rules published since
the information collections were last
approved. The following information is
provided for each information
collection: (1) title of the information
collection, including former title if a
change is being made; (2) OMB control
number; (3) summary of the information
collection activity; (4) description of
Information collection
Respondents
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Telephone Notifications ...................................................................................
Incident Reports Paper—Written .....................................................................
Incident Reports—Electronic ...........................................................................
Affected Public: Shippers and carriers
of hazardous materials.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 518.
Total Annual Responses: 23,324.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,454.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in
Liquefied Compressed Gas Service.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0595.
Summary: This information collection
and recordkeeping burden pertains to
the requirements applicable to the
manufacture, certification, inspection,
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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 the 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: Hazardous Materials Incident
Reports.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0039.
Summary: This information collection
is applicable upon occurrence of an
incident as prescribed in 49 CFR 171.15
and 171.16. A Hazardous Materials
Incident Report, DOT Form F 5800.1,
must be completed by a person in
physical possession of a hazardous
material at the time a hazardous
material incident occurs in
transportation, such as a release of
materials, serious accident, evacuation,
or closure of a main artery. Incidents
meeting criteria in 49 CFR 171.15 also
require a telephonic report. This
information collection enhances the
Agency’s ability to evaluate the
effectiveness of its regulatory program,
determine the need for regulatory
changes, and address emerging
hazardous materials transportation
safety issues. The requirements apply to
all interstate and intrastate carriers
engaged in the transportation of
hazardous materials by rail, air, water,
and highway. The following information
collections and their burdens are
associated with this OMB Control
Number:
Total annual
responses
180
172
166
repair, maintenance, and operation of
certain DOT specification and nonspecification cargo tank motor vehicles
used to transport liquefied compressed
gases. These requirements are intended
to ensure cargo tank motor vehicles
used to transport liquefied compressed
gases are operated safely, and to
minimize the potential for catastrophic
releases during unloading and loading
operations. They include: (1)
requirements for operators of cargo tank
motor vehicles in liquefied compressed
gas service to develop operating
procedures applicable to unloading
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Total annual
burden hours
57
4,621
15,776
operations and carry the operating
procedures on each vehicle; (2)
inspection, maintenance, marking, and
testing requirements for the cargo tank
discharge system, including delivery
hose assemblies; and (3) requirements
for emergency discharge control
equipment on certain cargo tank motor
vehicles transporting liquefied
compressed gases that must be installed
and certified by a Registered Inspector.
The following information collections
and their burdens are associated with
this OMB Control Number:
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Information collection
Respondents
Marking New/Repaired Hoses with Unique Identifier ......................................
Monthly Hose Inspections Record ...................................................................
Record of Monthly Piping Tests Record ..........................................................
Hose Pressure Test Marking Record ..............................................................
Annual Hose Test Record ...............................................................................
Cargo Tanks in Other Than Metered Delivery Service—Design Certification
for Automatic Shutoff ...................................................................................
Cargo Tanks in Other Than Metered Delivery Service—Instillation of Shutoff
System by a Registered Inspector ...............................................................
Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Metered Delivery Service—Certification of
Remote-Control Equipment by a Registered Inspector ...............................
Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied
compressed gas service, manufacturers
and repairers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 34,450.
Total Annual Responses: 906,168.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 182,232.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Inspection and Testing of Meter
Provers.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0620.
Summary: This information collection
and recordkeeping burden results from
the requirements pertaining to the use,
inspection, and maintenance of
mechanical displacement meter provers
(meter provers) used to check the
accurate flow of liquid hazardous
materials into bulk packagings, such as
portable tanks and cargo tank motor
vehicles, under the HMR. These meter
provers are used to ensure that the
proper amount of liquid hazardous
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Affected Public: Owners of meter
provers used to measure liquid
hazardous materials flow into bulk
packagings such as cargo tanks and
portable tanks.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Number of Respondents: 500.
Total Annual Responses: 500.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 175.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 14,
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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0.1
0.2
0.083
0.42
1,010
43,996
80,022
1,010
15,394
150
900
8
7,200
150
900
8
7,200
150
3300
8
26,400
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
of one or more persons that have been
placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons List
(SDN List) based on OFAC’s
determination that one or more
applicable legal criteria were satisfied.
All property and interests in property
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these
persons are blocked, and U.S. persons
are generally prohibited from engaging
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packagings are accurate and in
conformance with the performance
standards in the HMR.
(2) Each meter prover must undergo
and pass a hydrostatic pressure test at
least every 5 years to ensure that the
meter provers used in the flow of liquid
hazardous materials into bulk
packagings are accurate and in
conformance with the performance
standards in the HMR.
(3) Each meter prover must
successfully complete the test and
inspection and must be marked in
accordance with 49 CFR 180.415(b) and
173.5a.
(4) Each owner must retain a record
of the most recent visual inspection and
pressure test until the meter prover is
requalified.
The following information collections
and their burdens are associated with
this OMB Control Number:
Total annual
responses
250
250
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SUMMARY:
Total annual
burden hours
12,172
439,960
400,112
12,172
36,652
Respondents
Annual Visual Inspection .................................................................................
Hydrostatic Pressure Test (Every 5 Years) .....................................................
Hours per
response
6800
6800
6800
6800
6800
materials is being loaded and unloaded.
These meter provers consist of a gauge
and several pipes that always contain
small amounts of the liquid hazardous
material in the pipes as residual
material and, therefore, must be
inspected and maintained in accordance
with the HMR to ensure they are in
proper calibration and working order.
These meter provers are not subject to
the specification testing and inspection
requirements in 49 CFR part 178.
However, these meter provers must be
visually annually inspected and
hydrostatic pressure tested every five
years in order to ensure they are
properly working as specified in 49 CFR
173.5a of the HMR. Therefore, this
information collection requires that:
(1) Each meter prover must undergo
and pass an annual external visual
inspection to ensure that the meter
provers used in the flow of liquid
hazardous materials into bulk
Information collection
Total annual
responses
250
250
Hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
0.5
0.2
125
50
in transactions with them. OFAC is also
publishing an update to the identifying
information of one person currently
included on the SDN List.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for applicable date(s).
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Associate Director for Global
Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant
Director for Licensing, tel.: 202–622–
2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory
Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855; or the
Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–
2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The SDN List and additional
information concerning OFAC sanctions
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0007 (Notice No. 2023-08)]
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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PHMSA invites comments on information collections pertaining to
hazardous materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request
renewal and extension from the Office of Management and Budget. PHMSA
published a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on these
information collections in the Federal Register on March 22, 2023, and
did not receive any comments.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the information
collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Information collections can be found by selecting ``Currently under
30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function.
We invite comments on: (1) whether the collections of information
are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of
the information collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Docket: For access to the Dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or Nina Vore, 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 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 previously published on
March 22, 2023,\1\ in a 60-day Federal Register notice seeking comments
and is now 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 through 180). PHMSA has revised burden estimates, where
appropriate, to reflect current reporting levels or adjustments based
on changes in proposed or final rules published since the information
collections were last approved. The following information is provided
for each information collection: (1) title of the information
collection, including former title if a change is being made; (2) OMB
control number; (3) 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 the 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:
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Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
Summary: This information collection is applicable upon occurrence
of an incident as prescribed in 49 CFR 171.15 and 171.16. A Hazardous
Materials Incident Report, DOT Form F 5800.1, must be completed by a
person in physical possession of a hazardous material at the time a
hazardous material incident occurs in transportation, such as a release
of materials, serious accident, evacuation, or closure of a main
artery. Incidents meeting criteria in 49 CFR 171.15 also require a
telephonic report. This information collection enhances the Agency's
ability to evaluate the effectiveness of its regulatory program,
determine the need for regulatory changes, and address emerging
hazardous materials transportation safety issues. The requirements
apply to all interstate and intrastate carriers engaged in the
transportation of hazardous materials by rail, air, water, and highway.
The following information collections and their burdens are 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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Telephone Notifications......................... 180 716 0.08 57
Incident Reports Paper--Written................. 172 2,888 1.6 4,621
Incident Reports--Electronic.................... 166 19,720 0.8 15,776
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Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 518.
Total Annual Responses: 23,324.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,454.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas
Service.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0595.
Summary: This information collection and recordkeeping burden
pertains to the requirements applicable to the manufacture,
certification, inspection, repair, maintenance, and operation of
certain DOT specification and non-specification cargo tank motor
vehicles used to transport liquefied compressed gases. These
requirements are intended to ensure cargo tank motor vehicles used to
transport liquefied compressed gases are operated safely, and to
minimize the potential for catastrophic releases during unloading and
loading operations. They include: (1) requirements for operators of
cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service to
develop operating procedures applicable to unloading operations and
carry the operating procedures on each vehicle; (2) inspection,
maintenance, marking, and testing requirements for the cargo tank
discharge system, including delivery hose assemblies; and (3)
requirements for emergency discharge control equipment on certain cargo
tank motor vehicles transporting liquefied compressed gases that must
be installed and certified by a Registered Inspector.
The following information collections and their burdens are
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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Marking New/Repaired Hoses with Unique 6800 12,172 0.083 1,010
Identifier.....................................
Monthly Hose Inspections Record................. 6800 439,960 0.1 43,996
Record of Monthly Piping Tests Record........... 6800 400,112 0.2 80,022
Hose Pressure Test Marking Record............... 6800 12,172 0.083 1,010
Annual Hose Test Record......................... 6800 36,652 0.42 15,394
Cargo Tanks in Other Than Metered Delivery 150 900 8 7,200
Service--Design Certification for Automatic
Shutoff........................................
Cargo Tanks in Other Than Metered Delivery 150 900 8 7,200
Service--Instillation of Shutoff System by a
Registered Inspector...........................
Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Metered Delivery 150 3300 8 26,400
Service--Certification of Remote-Control
Equipment by a Registered Inspector............
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Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied compressed gas service,
manufacturers and repairers.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 34,450.
Total Annual Responses: 906,168.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 182,232.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Inspection and Testing of Meter Provers.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0620.
Summary: This information collection and recordkeeping burden
results from the requirements pertaining to the use, inspection, and
maintenance of mechanical displacement meter provers (meter provers)
used to check the accurate flow of liquid hazardous materials into bulk
packagings, such as portable tanks and cargo tank motor vehicles, under
the HMR. These meter provers are used to ensure that the proper amount
of liquid hazardous materials is being loaded and unloaded. These meter
provers consist of a gauge and several pipes that always contain small
amounts of the liquid hazardous material in the pipes as residual
material and, therefore, must be inspected and maintained in accordance
with the HMR to ensure they are in proper calibration and working
order. These meter provers are not subject to the specification testing
and inspection requirements in 49 CFR part 178. However, these meter
provers must be visually annually inspected and hydrostatic pressure
tested every five years in order to ensure they are properly working as
specified in 49 CFR 173.5a of the HMR. Therefore, this information
collection requires that:
(1) Each meter prover must undergo and pass an annual external
visual inspection to ensure that the meter provers used in the flow of
liquid hazardous materials into bulk packagings are accurate and in
conformance with the performance standards in the HMR.
(2) Each meter prover must undergo and pass a hydrostatic pressure
test at least every 5 years to ensure that the meter provers used in
the flow of liquid hazardous materials into bulk packagings are
accurate and in conformance with the performance standards in the HMR.
(3) Each meter prover must successfully complete the test and
inspection and must be marked in accordance with 49 CFR 180.415(b) and
173.5a.
(4) Each owner must retain a record of the most recent visual
inspection and pressure test until the meter prover is requalified.
The following information collections and their burdens are
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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Annual Visual Inspection........................ 250 250 0.5 125
Hydrostatic Pressure Test (Every 5 Years)....... 250 250 0.2 50
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Affected Public: Owners of meter provers used to measure liquid
hazardous materials flow into bulk packagings such as cargo tanks and
portable tanks.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 500.
Total Annual Responses: 500.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 175.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2023.
T. Glenn Foster,
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-13097 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
