[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30786-30787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14316]


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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.

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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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Secs. 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 
Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Non-bulk 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.
[FR Doc. 01-14316 Filed 6-6-01; 8:45 am]
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