Document ID: FAA-2020-0611-0004
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Hazardous Materials Training Requirements
Posted Date: 2022-08-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50369-50370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17585]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0611]

Agency Information Collection: Activity for OMB Review: Agency 
Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: 2120-0705, Hazardous Materials Training Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
FAA invites the general public, industry and other governmental parties 
to comment about its intention to request the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to reinstate the information collection request (ICR) OMB 
No. 2120-0705, Hazardous Materials Training Requirements. The ICR 
previously approved by OMB expired on July 31, 2022. The Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments that 
was published on June 10, 2022 received no public comments. 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 September 15, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Lehman, Branch Manager, FAA 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH-510), by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: (202) 267-7211.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the FAA's performance; (b) 
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the FAA to enhance 
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0705.
    Title: Hazardous Materials Training Requirements.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
information collection.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of previously approved 
information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on June 10, 2022 (87 FR 35593). 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: 374.57 hours of manual 
revision, recordkeeping, and notification for each part 121 operator, 
and 6.53 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

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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: 29,965.58 hours for part 121 
operators, 12,505.22 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.
Daniel Benjamin Supko,
Executive Director, FAA, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2022-17585 Filed 8-15-22; 8:45 am]
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