[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19734-19735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07166]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0117 (Notice No. 2022-05)]


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, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
discussed below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget for renewal and extension, and this notice describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected burdens. Additionally, 
we note that on January 13, 2022, a notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on this ICR was published in the Federal Register, 
and PHMSA did not receive any comments on it.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on, or before 
May 5, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    We invite comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is 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 proposed information collection; (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 http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or Shelby Geller, 
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. Today's notice identifies an 
information collection request that PHMSA had previously published a 
60-day notice \1\ seeking comments and is now submitting to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal and extension. This 
information collection is 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 collection was last approved. The 
following information is provided for the 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.
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    \1\ See the 60-day notice published under Docket No. PHMSA-2021-
0117 (Notice No. 2022-01), on January 13, 2022 [87 FR 2238] at: 
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/13/2022-00575/hazardous-materials-information-collection-activities.
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    PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
    Title: Flammable Hazardous Materials by Rail Transportation
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0628.
    Summary: This OMB control number is used for information and 
recordkeeping requirements pertaining to the sampling and testing 
certification, routing analysis, and incident reporting for flammable 
liquids by rail transportation. Rail carriers, shippers, PHMSA's Office 
of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS), the Federal Railroad 
Administration (FRA), and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) 
may use this information to ensure that rail tank cars transporting 
flammable liquids are properly classified, ensure trains are routed 
appropriately, and collect all relevant incident data.
    This OMB control number is being submitted for renewal and includes 
the following information collections and associated burden hours:

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                                                                                     Hours per
             Information collection                 Respondents      Responses       response       Total hours
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Sampling and Testing Plan Burden for Subsequent            1,801           1,801              10          18,010
 Year Revision..................................
Routing--Collection by Segment for Class II                   10              10              40             400
 Railroads......................................
Routing--Collection by Segment for Class III                 160             160              40           6,400
 Railroads......................................
Routing Analysis Burden for Class II Railroads..              10              50              16             800
Routing Analysis Burden for Class III Railroads.             160             320               8           2,560
Routing Security Analysis Burden for Class II                 10              40              12             480
 Railroads......................................
Routing Security Analysis Burden for Class III                64              32               4             128
 Railroads......................................
Tank Car Retrofit Burden........................              50              50             0.5              25
Crude Oil Incident Reporting....................              17              17               2              34
Oil Spill Response Plans--Submit Reports........              73            14.6             0.5             7.3
Oil Spill Response Plan--Class I................               7               7             162           1,134
Oil Spill Response Plan--Class II...............              11              11              54             594
Oil Spill Response Plan--Class III..............              55              55              36           1,980
Notification Plans--Maintenance.................              73           2,190               1           2,190
Notification Plans--DOT Request.................              73           15.33               1           15.33
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    Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of petroleum liquids 
transported by rail.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Number of Respondents: 2,574.
    Total Annual Responses: 4,773.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 34,758.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2022.
William A. Quade,
Deputy Associate Administrator of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline 
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-07166 Filed 4-4-22; 8:45 am]
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