[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29033-29036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9872]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-27181 (Notice No. 07-2)]


Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICR) 
abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICRs describe the nature of 
the information collections and their expected burden. A Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collections of information was published on February 26, 2007 
[72 FR 8421]. In response to our Notice, we received one comment 
concerning the renewal of OMB Control No. 2137-0586, ``The Hazardous 
Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants.'' A summary of 
the comment and our response can be found under the abstract for OMB 
Control No. 2137-0586.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Because of the recent relocation of the Department of 
Transportation's Docket Operations facility, which manages the Document 
Management System (DMS), comments to this notice may be submitted as 
follows:
    1. During the office closure May 25, 2007, through May 29, 2007:

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    a. Electronically through the DMS at http://dms.dot.gov, which is 
available 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Click on ``Help & Information'' 
to obtain instructions for filing the document electronically.
    b. By mail through the U.S. Postal Service after Thursday, May 24, 
2007, addressed to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    Mail will be forwarded to the new building during this transition 
period.
    2. When the DMS computer is down from June 13, 2007, through June 
17, 2007:
    a. By mail addressed to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    b. By hand delivery to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    In every case, the comment should refer to the Docket Number PHMSA-
2007-27181 (Notice No. 07-2).
    Requests for a copy of an information collection should be directed 
to Deborah Boothe or T. Glenn Foster, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (PHH-11), 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE, East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001, 
Telephone (202) 366-8553.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe or T. Glenn Foster, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials 
Standards (PHH-11), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., East Building, 2nd Floor, 
Washington, DC. 20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8 (d), Title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations requires 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 OMB 
for renewal and extension. These information collections are contained 
in 49 CFR parts 110 and 130 and the Hazardous Materials Regulations 
(HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180). PHMSA has revised burden estimates, where 
appropriate, to reflect current reporting levels or adjustments based 
on changes in proposed or final rules published since the information 
collections were last approved. The following information is provided 
for each information collection: (1) Title of the information 
collection, including former title if a change is being made; (2) OMB 
control number; (3) abstract of the information collection activity; 
(4) description of affected public; (5) estimate of total annual 
reporting and recordkeeping burden; and (6) frequency of collection. 
PHMSA will request a three-year term of approval for each information 
collection activity and, when approved by OMB, publish notice of the 
approval in the Federal Register.
    PHMSA requests comments on the following information collections:
    Title: Requirements for Cargo Tanks.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0014.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This information collection consolidates and describes 
the information collection provisions in parts 178 and 180 of the HMR 
involving the manufacture, qualification, maintenance and use of all 
specification cargo tank motor vehicles. It also includes the 
information collection and recordkeeping requirements for persons who 
are engaged in the manufacture, assembly, requalification and 
maintenance of DOT specification cargo tank motor vehicles. The types 
of information collected include:
    (1) Registration Statements: Cargo tank manufacturers and 
repairers, and cargo tank motor vehicle assemblers are required to be 
registered with DOT by furnishing information relative to their 
qualifications to perform the functions in accordance with the HMR. The 
registration statements are used to identify these persons in order for 
DOT to ensure that they possess the knowledge and skills necessary to 
perform the required functions and they are performing the specified 
functions in accordance with the applicable regulations.
    (2) Requalification and maintenance reports: These reports are 
prepared by persons who requalify or maintain cargo tanks. This 
information is used by cargo tank owners, operators and users, and DOT 
compliance personnel to verify that the cargo tanks are requalified, 
maintained and are in proper condition for the transportation of 
hazardous materials.
    (3) Manufacturers' data reports, certificates and related papers: 
These reports are prepared by cargo tank manufacturers and certifiers, 
and are used by cargo tank owners, operators, users and DOT compliance 
personnel to verify that a cargo tank motor vehicle was designed and 
constructed to meet all requirements of the applicable specification.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers, assemblers, repairers, 
requalifiers, certifiers and owners of cargo tanks.
    Recordkeeping:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 41,366.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 132,600.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 102,021.
    Frequency of Collection: Periodically.

    Title: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate 
Bulk Containers.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0018.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This information collection consolidates provisions for 
documenting qualifications, inspections, tests and approvals pertaining 
to the manufacture and use of portable tanks and intermediate bulk 
containers under various provisions of the Hazardous Materials 
Regulations (49 CFR parts 171-180). It is necessary to ascertain 
whether portable tanks and intermediate bulk containers have been 
qualified, inspected, and retested in accordance with the HMR. The 
information is used to verify that certain portable tanks and 
intermediate bulk containers meet required performance standards prior 
to their being authorized for use, and to document periodic 
requalification and testing to ensure the packagings have not 
deteriorated due to age or physical abuse to a degree that would render 
them unsafe for the transportation of hazardous materials. Applicable 
sections include, but are not limited to: Sec.  173.32--requirements 
for the use of portable tanks; Sec.  173.38--hazardous materials in 
intermediate bulk containers; Sec.  178.273--approval of specification 
IM portable tanks and UN portable tanks; Sec.  178.801--general 
requirements for intermediate bulk containers; Sec.  180.352--
requirements for retest and inspection of intermediate bulk containers; 
and Sec.  180.605--requirements for periodic testing, inspection and 
repair of portable tanks.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and 
intermediate bulk containers.
    Recordkeeping:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,770.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 86,100.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 66,390.

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    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This collection is applicable upon occurrence of 
incidents as prescribed in Sec. Sec.  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 Sec.  171.15 also require a telephonic 
report. This information collection enhances the Department'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.
    Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials.
    Recordkeeping:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,781.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 17,810.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 23,746.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Flammable Cryogenic Liquids.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0542.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Provisions in Sec.  177.840 specify certain safety 
procedures and documentation requirements for drivers of motor vehicles 
transporting flammable cryogenic liquids. This information allows the 
driver to take appropriate remedial actions to prevent a catastrophic 
release of the flammable cryogenics should the temperature of the 
material begin to rise excessively or if the travel time will exceed 
the safe travel time. These requirements are intended to ensure a high 
level of safety when transporting flammable cryogenics due to their 
extreme flammability and high compression ratio when in a liquid state.
    Affected Public: Carriers of cryogenic materials.
    Recordkeeping:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 65.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 18,200.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,213.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Container Certification Statement.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0582.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Shippers of explosives, in freight containers or 
transport vehicles by vessel, are required to certify on shipping 
documentation that the freight container or transport vehicle meets 
minimal structural serviceability requirements. This requirement is 
intended to ensure an adequate level of safety for transport of 
explosives aboard vessel and ensure consistency with similar 
requirements in international standards.
    Affected Public: Shippers of explosives in freight containers or 
transport vehicles by vessel.
    Recordkeeping:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 650.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 890,000 HM Containers & 4,400 
Explosive Containers.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 14,908.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning 
Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0586.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Part 110 of 49 CFR sets forth 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.
    PHMSA received one comment from the Interested Parties for 
Hazardous Materials Transportation urging us to require grant 
applicants to report on the hazardous materials information fees they 
collect in accordance with Sec.  5125(f) of the Federal hazmat law. The 
commenter states that such information is important for policy 
considerations or to determine the appropriateness and necessity of 
HMEP grant awards.
    We have reviewed this request and, based on our findings, will 
submit a revised information collection to OMB for review and comments 
in the near future. When we revise the information collection burden 
for this ICR, we will provide interested members of the public and 
affected agencies an opportunity to comment by publishing a 60-Day and 
30-Day notice in the Federal Register describing the nature of the 
revised information collection and its expected burden.
    Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian tribes.
    Recordkeeping:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 66.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 66.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,080.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Response Plans for Shipments of Oil.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0591.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: In recent years, several major oil discharges damaged the 
marine environment of the United States. Under authority of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990, PHMSA issued regulations in 49 CFR part 130 that require 
preparation of written spill response plans.
    Affected Public: Carriers that transport oil in bulk, by motor 
vehicle or rail.
    Recordkeeping:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 8,000.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 10,560.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas 
Service.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0595.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: These information collection and recordkeeping 
requirements pertain 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 certain 
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

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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. (See sections 173.315(n); 177.840(l); 180.405; 180.407(h); 
and 180.416(b), (d) and (f))
    Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied compressed gas service, 
manufacturers and repairers.
    Recordkeeping:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,958.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 920,530.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 200,615.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 16, 2007.
Theodore L. Willke,
Acting Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. E7-9872 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]
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