Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 112 / Friday, June 10, 2022 / Notices 35593 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–0611] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Hazardous 

Materials Training Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

FAA invites public comments about its 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) grant 

approval to renew an information 

collection. This collection involves the 

FAA’s certification process 

requirements for operators and repair 

stations that are required to submit 

documentation related to hazardous 

materials training programs. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by August 9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field) 

By mail: Victoria Lehman, Security & 

Hazardous Materials Safety, FAA 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety 

(AXH–510), Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Room 300 East, 

Washington, DC 20591 

By fax: 202–267–8496 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Lehman by email at: 

hazmatinfo@faa.gov; phone: 202–267– 

7211 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0705. 

Title: Hazardous Materials Training 

Requirements. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The FAA, as prescribed 

in Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) parts 121 and 135, requires 

certificate holders to submit manuals 

and hazardous materials (‘‘hazmat’’) 

training programs, or revisions to an 

approved hazmat training program to 

obtain initial and final approval as part 

of the FAA’s certification process. 

Original certification is completed in 

accordance with 14 CFR part 119. 

Continuing certification is completed in 

accordance with 14 CFR parts 121 and 

135. The FAA uses the approval process 

to determine compliance of the hazmat 

training programs with the applicable 

regulations, national policies, and safe 

operating practices. The FAA must 

ensure that the documents adequately 

establish safe operating procedures. 

Additionally, 14 CFR part 145 requires 

certain repair stations to provide 

documentation showing that persons 

handling hazmat for transportation have 

been trained following the Department 

of Transportation’s (DOT, 

‘‘Department’’) guidelines. 

Respondents: The FAA estimates 

6,893 respondents that are 14 CFR parts 

121, 135, and 145 active certificate 

holders. The FAA estimates 80 active 

firms under part 121, 1,915 active firms 

under part 135, and 4,898 active firms 

under part 145. 

Frequency: There is a one-time cost to 

revise manuals. Information is collected 

on occasion. Part 121 and part 135 

operators are required to submit 

documentation of their hazardous 

materials training to receive original 

certification. If an operator decides to 

make a change to its training program, 

it must provide the updated manual. A 

part 145 repair station is required to 

submit a statement to the FAA certifying 

that all of its hazmat employees are 

trained under the Hazardous Materials 

Regulations prior to receiving the initial 

part 145 certificate. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 374.69 hours of manual 

revision, recordkeeping, and 

notification for each part 121 operator, 

and 6.31 hours for each part 135 

operator. 

The FAA estimates 1.22 hours of 

certification submission and notification 

for part 145 operators. These are all 

annualized averages, which account for 

the wide variability in the type, 

complexity, and size of operation. 

Certificate holders are not anticipated to 

spend the same amount of time each 

year. Therefore, based on subject-matter 

expertise, the FAA expects that all part 

121 operators will require 0.8 hours for 

minimum revisions to revise their 

manuals, and all part 135 operators will 

require 0.4 hours to accomplish this 

task. The estimated hours needed for the 

additional, substantial revisions range 

from 4 hours for part 121 operators, to 

2 hours for part 135 operators. The FAA 

expects 65 part 121 operators and 624 

part 135 operators to provide substantial 

revisions. Time averages the same of 

0.08 hours per employee for 

recordkeeping for part 121 and part 135 

operators. It is estimated that part 145 

operators will spend 1 hour for 

notification. The FAA continues to 

assume these time burdens are 

reasonable estimates. Additionally, the 

type of update can vary. Operators may 

make minor revisions to the manual, or 

they may choose to make more 

significant changes reflecting a larger 

change in their operations. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

29,975.58 hours for part 121 operators, 

12,088.89 hours for part 135 operators, 

and 5,974 hours for part 145 operators. 

The amount of time per response is 

expected to vary. For example, new 

responses take significantly longer than 

revisions. Furthermore, operators with 

will-carry hazardous materials 

operations are anticipated to have 

longer responses than will-not carry 

hazardous materials operations. Part 145 

repair stations will require less time to 

develop a certification statement than 

operators require to develop a manual. 

Due to the pandemic, the data collection 

during this time reflects new normal 

operations. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. 

Daniel Benjamin Supko, 

Executive Director, FAA, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12523 Filed 6–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2022–0134] 

Definitions of Broker and Bona Fide 

Agents 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA is requesting 

responses to a number of questions in 

order to inform future guidance on the 

definitions of broker and bona fide 

agents. FMCSA is required to issue 

guidance by November 15, 2022, in 

response to the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System Docket ID FMCSA–2022–0134 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 


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