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under those procedures will be exempt 

from disclosure under FOIA. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of all comments received into any 

of our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). For information on DOT’s 

compliance with the Privacy Act, please 

visit https://www.transportation.gov/ 

privacy. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21873 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2023–0078 (Notice No. 

2023–11)] 

Hazardous Materials: Information 

Collection Activities 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

PHMSA invites comments on two 

information collections pertaining to 

hazardous materials transportation for 

which PHMSA intends to request 

renewal from the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 4, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Docket Number 

PHMSA–2023–0078 (Notice No. 2023– 

11) by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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–2023–0078) 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 Nina Vore, Standards and 

Rulemaking Division, (202) 366–8553, 

ohmspra@dot.gov, 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 http://

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 Information: 

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 

Nina Vore, 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 or ohmspra@dot.gov. 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 Nina Vore, 

Standards and Rulemaking Division, 

(202) 366–8553, ohmspra@dot.gov, 

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 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 upon OMB’s approval. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collections: 

Title: Hazardous Materials Security 

Plans. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0612. 

Summary: To assure public safety, 

shippers and carriers must take 

reasonable measures to plan and 

implement procedures to prevent 

unauthorized persons from taking 

control of, or attacking, hazardous 

materials shipments. Part 172 of the 

HMR requires persons who offer or 

transport certain hazardous materials to 

develop and implement written plans to 

enhance the security of hazardous 

materials shipments. The security plan 

requirements as prescribed in 

§ 172.800(b) apply to specific types of 

shipments. Such shipments include but 


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are not limited to: shipments greater 

than 3,000 kg (6,614 pounds) for solids 

or 3,000 liters (792 gallons) for certain 

liquids and gases in a single packaging 

such as a cargo tank motor vehicle, 

portable tank, tank car, or other bulk 

container; any quantity of a Division 

1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 material; a large bulk 

quantity of a Division 2.1 material; or 

any quantity of a poison-by-inhalation 

material. A security plan will enable 

shippers and carriers to reduce the 

possibility that a hazardous materials 

shipment will be used as a weapon of 

opportunity by a terrorist or criminal. 

The following is a list of the 

information collections and burden 

estimates associated with this OMB 

Control Number: 

Information collection Annual 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

New Security Plan—Large Companies ........................................................... 30 90 50 4,500 

New Security Plan—Small Companies ........................................................... 170 170 25 4,250 

Updating Security Plan—Large Companies .................................................... 6,300 18,900 10 189,000 

New Security Plan—Small Companies ........................................................... 35,700 35,700 5 178,499 

Compilation of Commodity Data—Class I Railroads ....................................... 7 7 40 280 

Compilation of Commodity Data—Class II Railroads ...................................... 32 32 40 1,280 

Compilation of Commodity Data—Class III Railroads ..................................... 100 100 40 4,000 

Primary Route Analysis—Class I Railroads .................................................... 7 60 80 4,800 

Primary Route Analysis—Class II Railroads ................................................... 32 128 80 10,240 

Primary Route Analysis—Class III Railroads .................................................. 100 200 40 8,000 

Alternate Route Analysis—Class I Railroads .................................................. 7 60 120 7,200 

Alternate Route Analysis—Class II Railroads ................................................. 32 96 120 11,520 

Alternate Route Analysis—Class III Railroads ................................................ 100 50 40 2,000 

Route Selection and Completion of Route Analysis—Class I Railroads ........ 7 7 16 112 

Route Selection and Completion of Route Analysis—Class II Railroads ....... 32 32 16 512 

Route Selection and Completion of Route Analysis—Class III Railroads ...... 100 100 8 800 

Storage, Delays in Transit, and Notification—Class I Railroads ..................... 7 7 8 56 

Storage, Delays in Transit, and Notification—Class II Railroads .................... 32 32 8 256 

Storage, Delays in Transit, and Notification—Class III Railroads ................... 100 100 4 400 

Notifying a Consignee in the Event of a Significant Delay—Class I Railroads ............................................................................................................ 7 12 .50 6 

Notifying a Consignee in the Event of a Significant Delay—Class II Railroads ............................................................................................................ 32 12 .50 6 

Notifying a Consignee in the Event of a Significant Delay—Class III Railroads ............................................................................................................ 100 2 .50 1 

Inspection—Large Companies ........................................................................ 100 100 .008 1 

Affected Public: Shippers and carriers 

of hazardous materials in commerce. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Number of Respondents: 43,134. 

Total Annual Responses: 55,997. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 427,719. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0640. 

Summary: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Department’s commitment to improving 

service delivery. Qualitative feedback is 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insight into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

opinions, experiences and expectations, 

as well as an early warning of issues 

with service, or focus attention on areas 

where communication, training or 

changes in operations might improve 

delivery of products or services. These 

collections will allow for ongoing, 

collaborative, and actionable 

communications between PHMSA and 

its customers and stakeholders. It will 

also allow feedback to contribute 

directly to the improvement of program 

management. Feedback or information 

collected under this generic clearance 

will provide useful information, but it 

will not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

The Department will submit a 

collection for approval under this 

generic clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collections are voluntary. 

• The collections are low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government. 

• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of 

concern to other Federal agencies. 

• Any collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future. 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained. 

• Information gathered is intended to 

be used only internally for general 

service improvement and program 

management purposes and is not 

intended for release outside of the 

Department (if released, the Department 

must indicate the qualitative nature of 

the information). 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

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to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, businesses and 

organizations, State, local or Tribal 

governments. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Number of Respondents: 6,000. 

Total Annual Responses: 6,000. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,000. 

Frequency of Collection: One-time 

requirement. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on 

September 28, 2023, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. 

T. Glenn Foster, 

Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention 

Branch, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21870 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[PHMSA–2019–0098] 

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Lithium Battery Air 

Safety Advisory Committee 

(Committee). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 2, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m. EDT. Requests to attend the 

meeting must be sent by October 18, 

2023, to the point of contact identified 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Persons requesting to 

speak during the meeting must submit 

a written copy of their remarks to DOT 

by October 18, 2023. Requests to submit 

written materials to be reviewed during 

the meeting must be received no later 

than October 18, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

DOT Headquarters, West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. A remote participation 

option will also be available and the 

meeting will be webcast. Specific details 

on location and access to this meeting 

will be posted on the Committee 

website at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ 

hazmat/rulemakings/lithium-batterysafety-advisory-committee. The E-Gov 

website is located at https://

www.regulations.gov. Mailed written 

comments intended for the Committee 

should be sent to Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Webb or Aaron Wiener, PHMSA, 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Telephone: 202–366–8553. Email: 

lithiumbatteryFACA@dot.gov. Any 

Committee-related request should be 

sent to the email address listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Lithium Battery Air Safety 

Advisory Committee was created under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA, Pub. L. 92–463), in accordance 

with section 333(d) of the FAA 

Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 

115–254). 

II. Agenda 

The meeting agenda will address the 

following duties of the Committee as 

specifically outlined in section 333(d) of 

the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: 

(a) Facilitate communication among 

manufacturers of lithium batteries and 

products containing lithium batteries, 

air carriers, and the federal government. 

(b) Discuss the effectiveness and the 

economic and social impacts of lithium 

battery transportation regulations. 

(c) Provide the Secretary with 

information regarding new technologies 

and transportation safety practices. 

(d) Provide a forum to discuss 

departmental activities related to 

lithium battery transportation safety. 

(e) Advise and recommend activities 

to improve the global enforcement of 

U.S. regulations and the International 

Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 

Technical Instructions relevant to air 

transportation of lithium batteries, and 

the effectiveness of those regulations. 

(f) Provide a forum for feedback on 

potential positions to be taken by the 

United States at international forums. 

(g) Guide activities to increase 

awareness of relevant requirements. 

(h) Review methods to decrease risks 

posed by undeclared hazardous 

materials. 

A final agenda will be posted on the 

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory 

Committee website at least 15 days in 

advance of the meeting. 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. DOT is committed to providing 

equal access to this meeting for all 

participants. If you need alternative 

formats or services because of a 

disability, such as sign language, 

interpretation, or other ancillary aids, 

please contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section no later than October 18, 2023. 

To accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, time for each commenter may 

be limited. There will be five minutes 

allotted for oral comments from 

members of the public joining the 

meeting. Individuals wishing to reserve 

speaking time during the meeting must 

submit a request at the time of 

registration, as well as the name, 

address, and organizational affiliation of 

the proposed speaker. If the number of 

registrants requesting to make 

statements is greater than can be 

reasonably accommodated during the 

meeting, PHMSA may conduct a lottery 

to determine the speakers. Speakers are 

requested to submit a written copy of 

their prepared remarks for inclusion in 

the meeting records and for circulation 

to Committee members. All prepared 

remarks submitted on time will be 

accepted and considered as part of the 

record. Any member of the public may 

present a written statement to the 

Committee at any time. Copies of the 

meeting minutes and Committee 

presentations will be available on the 

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory 

Committee website. Presentations will 

also be posted on the E-Gov website in 

docket number [PHMSA–2019–0098] 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments: Persons who wish 

to submit written comments on the 

meetings may submit them to docket 

[PHMSA–2019–0098] in the following 

ways: 

1. E-Gov Website: This site allows the 

public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

2. Mail: Dockets Management System; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Dockets Operations, M–30, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number [PHMSA–2019–0098] at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to the E-Gov website, 

including any personal information 

provided. Anyone can search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 


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