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Comments or questions concerning

this Notice of Intent and the EIS should

be directed to the FHWA, FRA or

NYCEDC at the addresses noted above.

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123.

Issued on: May 24, 2001.

Richard E. Backlund,

Intermodal Transportation Coordinator,

Federal Highway Administration, New York,

New York.

[FR Doc. 01–14374 Filed 6–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

[Docket No. RSPA–2001–8761 (Notice No.

01–07)]

Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

RSPA invites comments on certain

information collections pertaining to

hazardous materials transportation for

which RSPA intends to request renewal

from the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before August 6,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Dockets Management System,

U.S. Department of Transportation,

Room PL 401, 400 Seventh St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must

identify the docket number, RSPA–01–

XXXX (Notice No. 01–07) and the

appropriate Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) Control Number(s) at the

beginning of your comments and submit

two copies. If you wish to receive

confirmation of receipt of your

comments, include a self-addressed

stamped postcard. You may also submit

comments by e-mail by accessing the

Dockets Management System website at

http://dms.dot.gov. Click on ‘‘Help &

Information’’ to obtain instructions for

filing the document electronically.

The Dockets Management System is

located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif

Building at the U.S. DOT at the above

address. You can view public dockets

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

federal holidays. You can also view

comments on-line at http://dms.dot.gov.

Requests for a copy of an information

collection should be directed to Deborah

Boothe, Office of Hazardous Materials

Standards (DHM–10), Research and

Special Programs Administration, Room

8102, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590–0001,

Telephone (202) 366–8553.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Boothe, Office of Hazardous

Materials Standards (DHM–10),

Research and Special Programs

Administration, Room 8102, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590–0001, Telephone (202) 366–8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

1320.8 (d), Title 5, Code of Federal

Regulations requires that RSPA provide

interested members of the public and

affected agencies an opportunity to

comment on information collection and

recordkeeping requests. This notice

identifies information collections that

RSPA is submitting to OMB for renewal

and extension. These collections are

contained in 49 CFR Parts 110 and 130

and the Hazardous Materials

Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171–

180. RSPA 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. RSPA 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.

RSPA requests comments on the

following information collections:

Title: Testing, Inspection and Marking

Requirements for Cylinders.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0022.

Summary: Requirements in § 173.34

for qualification, maintenance and use

of cylinders require that cylinders be

periodically inspected and retested to

ensure continuing compliance with

packaging standards. Information

collection requirements address

registration of retesters and marking of

cylinders by retesters with their

identification number and retest date

following conduct of tests. Records

showing the results of inspections and

retests must be kept by the cylinder

owner or designated agent until

expiration of the retest period or until

the cylinder is reinspected or retested,

whichever occurs first. These

requirements are intended to ensure that

retesters have the qualifications to

perform tests and to identify to cylinder

fillers and users that cylinders are

qualified for continuing use.

Information collection requirements in

§ 173.303 require that fillers of acetylene

cylinders keep, for at least 30 days, a

daily record of the representative

pressure to which cylinders are filled.

Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users

and retesters of reusable cylinders.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Number of Respondents: 139,352.

Total Annual Responses: 153,287.

Total Annual Burden Hours:

168,431.

Frequency: On occasion.

Title: Hazardous Materials Incident

Reports.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0039.

Summary: This collection is

applicable upon occurrence of incidents

as prescribed in §§ 171.15 and 171.16.

Basically, a Hazardous Materials

Incident Report, DOT Form F5800.1,

must be completed by a carrier of

hazardous materials when a hazardous

material transportation incident occurs,

such as a release of materials, serious

accident, evacuation or highway

shutdown. Serious incidents meeting

criteria in § 171.15 also require a

telephonic report by the carrier. 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: Carriers of hazardous

materials.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Number of Respondents: 825.

Total Annual Responses: 20,600.

Total Annual Burden Hours:

30,942.

Frequency of collection: On

occasion.

Title: Flammable Cryogenic Liquids.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0542.

Summary: Provisions in § 177.818

require the carriage on a motor vehicle

of written procedures for venting

flammable cryogenic liquids and for

responding to emergencies. Paragraph

(h) of § 177.840 specifies certain safety

procedures and documentation

requirements for drivers of these motor

vehicles. These requirements are

intended to ensure a high level of safety

when transporting flammable

cryogenics due to their extreme

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flammability and high compression

ratio when in a liquid state.

Affected Public: Carriers of cryogenic

materials.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Total Respondents: 65.

Total Annual Responses: 18,200.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,213.

Frequency of collection: On

occasion.

Title: Testing Requirements for Nonbulk Packaging.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0572.

Summary: Detailed packaging

manufacturing specifications have been

replaced by a series of performance tests

that a non-bulk packaging must be

capable of passing before it is

authorized to be used for transporting

hazardous materials. The HMR require

proof that packagings meet these testing

requirements. Manufacturers must

retain records of design qualification

tests and periodic retests. Manufacturers

must notify, in writing, persons to

whom packagings are transferred of any

specification requirements that have not

been met at the time of transfer.

Subsequent distributors, as well as

manufacturers must provide written

notification. Performance-oriented

packaging standards allow

manufacturers and shippers much

greater flexibility in selecting more

economical packagings.

Affected Public: Each non-bulk

packaging manufacturer that tests

packagings to ensure compliance with

the HMR.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 5,000.

Annual Responses: 15,000.

Annual Burden Hours: 30,000.

Frequency of collection: On

occasion.

Title: Container Certification

Statement.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0582.

Summary: 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.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 650.

Annual Responses: 860,000 HM

Containers & 4400 Explosive Containers.

Annual Burden Hours: 14,409.

Frequency of collection: On

occasion.

Title: Hazardous Materials Public

Sector Training and Planning Grants.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0586.

Summary: 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

deal with hazardous materials

emergencies, particularly those

involving transportation. Sections in

this part address information collection

and recordkeeping with regard to

applying for grants, monitoring

expenditures, reporting and requesting

modifications.

Affected Public: State and local

governments, Indian tribes.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 66.

Annual Responses: 1.

Annual Burden Hours: 4,082.

Frequency of collection: On

occasion.

Title: Response Plans for Shipments

of Oil.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0591.

Summary: 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, RSPA 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.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 8,000.

Annual Responses: 8,000.

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.

Summary: These information

collection and recordkeeping

requirements pertain to the

manufacture, certification, inspection,

repair, maintenance, and operation of

DOT specification MC 330, MC 331, and

certain nonspecification cargo tank

motor vehicles used to transport

liquefied compressed gases. These

information collection and

recordkeeping requirements are to

ensure that 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

unloading operations and carry them 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 180.416(b)(d)(f);

180.405;180.407(h); 177.840(l);

173.315(n)).

Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied

compressed gas service, manufacturers

and repairers.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 6,958.

Annual Responses: 920,530.

Annual Burden Hours: 200,615.

Frequency of collection: On

occasion.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2001.

Edward T. Mazzullo,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Standards.

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BILLING CODE 4910–60–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34043]

Dakota Short Line Inc.—Lease

Exemption—State of South Dakota

Dakota Short Line Inc. (DAKS), a

Class III rail carrier, has filed a notice of

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to

sublease from the Napa to Platte

Regional Railroad Authority (NPRRA)

and operate approximately 13.5 miles of

rail line commencing at the intersection

of the North Sioux City to Mitchell line

located in the W1⁄2 of the SW1⁄4 of

Section 22, Township 94 North, Range

68 West of the 5th P.M., also known as

milepost 0.0, and additionally known as

Railroad Engineer’s Survey Station

Number 0.0, and extending in a westerly

direction, through the Counties of

Yankton and Bon Homme, SD, and

terminating at the westerly line of

Section 16, Township 94 North, Range

58 west of the 5th P.M., also known as

milepost 13.4±, and additionally known

as Railroad Engineer’s Survey Station

Number 711+40.1 DAKS certifies that its