80_FR_23407 80 FR 23327 - Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget

80 FR 23327 - Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)

Page Range23327-23328
FR Document2015-09703

FRA hereby gives notice that it is submitting the following Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection of information identified below immediately upon publication of this Notice for a period of 180 days.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015) 
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[FR Doc No: 2015-09703]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-9]


Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of 
Information by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department 
of Transportation (USDOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that it is submitting the following 
Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection of information 
identified below immediately upon publication of this Notice for a 
period of 180 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this individual ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by telephoning 
FRA's Office of Railroad Safety Clearance Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. 
(202) 493-6292) or FRA's Office of Administration Clearance Officer: 
Kimberly Toone (tel. (202) 493-6132) (these numbers are not toll-free); 
or by contacting Mr. Brogan via facsimile at (202) 493-6216 or Ms. 
Toone via facsimile at (202) 493-6497, or via email by contacting Mr. 
Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov; or by contacting Ms. Toone at 
Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Comments and questions about the ICR identified 
below should be directed to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB Desk Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to recent derailments involving ``high 
hazard flammable trains'' (HHFTs), FRA and PHMSA have conducted several 
post-accident investigations and to ensure that stakeholders are fully 
aware of each agency's investigative authority and cooperate with 
agency personnel conducting such investigations, where time is of the 
essence in gathering evidence, the agencies are issuing a Safety 
Advisory (FRA Safety Advisory 2015-02 and Docket NO. PHMSA-2015-0118, 
Notice No. 15-11) to remind railroads operating HHFTs--defined as a 
train comprised of 20 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable 
liquid in a continuous block, or a train with 35 or more loaded tank 
cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid across the entire train--as well as 
the offerors of Class 3 flammable liquids transported on such trains, 
of their obligation to provide PHMSA and FRA, as expeditiously as 
possible, with information agency personnel need to conduct 
investigations immediately following an accident or incident.
    Title: Hazardous Materials: Information Requirements Related to the 
Transportation of Trains Carrying Specified Volumes of Flammable 
Liquids.

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                                                                                  Average time
FRA Safety Advisory 2015-02;    Respondent  universe   Total annual  responses    per response     Total annual
 Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0118                                                         (hours)        burden hours
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(1) Records of High Hazard    70 Railroads...........  50 Records.............                2              100
 Flammable Trains Containing
 Information Specified in
 This Safety Advisory
 Provided Upon Request to
 FRA/PHMSA Personnel After
 Train Accident.
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    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
    Total Estimated Responses: 50.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Status: Emergency Review.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), 
FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, 
and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Erin McCartney,
Budget Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-09703 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-06-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 80 / Monday, April 27, 2015 / Notices 23327 (OMB) for emergency processing under Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. amounts of those hazardous materials in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments and questions about the ICR recent years. Under the EO, an affected FRA requests that OMB authorize the identified below should be directed to train is one that contains: (1) 20 or more collection of information identified OMB’s Office of Information and loaded tank cars in a continuous block, below immediately upon publication of Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB or 35 or more loaded tank cars, of Class this Notice for a period of 180 days. Desk Officer. 3 flammable liquid; and (2) at least one FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA is DOT Specification 111 (DOT–111) tank copy of this individual ICR, with issuing Emergency Order No. 30 (EO or car (including those built in accordance applicable supporting documentation, Order) to require that trains transporting with Association of American Railroads may be obtained by telephoning FRA’s large amounts of Class 3 flammable (AAR) Casualty Prevention Circular Office of Safety Clearance Officer: liquid through certain highly populated 1232 (CPC–1232)) loaded with a Class 3 Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493–6292) or areas adhere to a maximum authorized flammable liquid. Affected trains must FRA’s Office of Administration operating speed limit. FRA has not exceed 40 miles per hour (mph) in Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel. determined that public safety compels high-threat urban areas (HTUAs) as (202) 493–6132) (these numbers are not issuance of the Order. The Order is defined in 49 CFR 1580.3. This Order toll-free:; or by contacting Mr. Brogan necessary due to the recent occurrence via facsimile at (202) 493–6216 or Ms. of railroad accidents involving trains takes effect immediately. Toone via facsimile at (202) 493–6497, transporting petroleum crude oil and Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 30, or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at ethanol and the increasing reliance on Notice No. 1. Robert.Brogan@dot.gov; or by contacting railroads to transport voluminous Average time Respondent uni- Total annual re- Total annual Emergency order item No. 30 per response verse sponses burden hours (hours) (1) Petitions for Special Approval to Take Actions Not in Accord- 70 Railroads ......... 25 Petitions ........... 40 1,000 ance with This Order.. Form Number(s): N/A. ACTION: Notice. post-accident investigations and to Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads, ensure that stakeholders are fully aware Frequency of Submission: One-time; SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that of each agency’s investigative authority on occasion. it is submitting the following and cooperate with agency personnel Total Estimated Responses: 25. Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget conducting such investigations, where Total Estimated Annual Burden: (OMB) for emergency processing under time is of the essence in gathering 1,000 hours. Status: Emergency Review. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. evidence, the agencies are issuing a Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 FRA requests that OMB authorize the Safety Advisory (FRA Safety Advisory CFR 320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA collection of information identified 2015–02 and Docket NO. PHMSA– informs all interested parties that it may below immediately upon publication of 2015–0118, Notice No. 15–11) to remind not conduct or sponsor, and a this Notice for a period of 180 days. railroads operating HHFTs—defined as respondent is not required to respond FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A a train comprised of 20 or more loaded to, a collection of information unless it copy of this individual ICR, with tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid displays a currently valid OMB control applicable supporting documentation, in a continuous block, or a train with 35 number. may be obtained by telephoning FRA’s or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. Office of Railroad Safety Clearance flammable liquid across the entire Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493– train—as well as the offerors of Class 3 Rebecca Pennington, 6292) or FRA’s Office of Administration flammable liquids transported on such Chief Financial Officer. Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel. trains, of their obligation to provide [FR Doc. 2015–09702 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] (202) 493–6132) (these numbers are not PHMSA and FRA, as expeditiously as BILLING CODE 4910–06–P toll-free); or by contacting Mr. Brogan possible, with information agency via facsimile at (202) 493–6216 or Ms. personnel need to conduct Toone via facsimile at (202) 493–6497, investigations immediately following an DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at accident or incident. Federal Railroad Administration Robert.Brogan@dot.gov; or by contacting Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Title: Hazardous Materials: [Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–9] Comments and questions about the ICR Information Requirements Related to the identified below should be directed to Transportation of Trains Carrying Agency Request for Emergency OMB’s Office of Information and Specified Volumes of Flammable Processing of Collection of Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB Liquids. Information by the Office of Desk Office. Management and Budget SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY:Federal Railroad recent derailments involving ‘‘high Administration (FRA), United States hazard flammable trains’’ (HHFTs), FRA Department of Transportation (USDOT). and PHMSA have conducted several VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:41 Apr 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1

23328 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 80 / Monday, April 27, 2015 / Notices Average time Respondent Total annual Total annual FRA Safety Advisory 2015–02; Docket No. PHMSA–2015–0118 per response universe responses burden hours (hours) (1) Records of High Hazard Flammable Trains Containing Infor- 70 Railroads ......... 50 Records ........... 2 100 mation Specified in This Safety Advisory Provided Upon Re- quest to FRA/PHMSA Personnel After Train Accident. Form Number(s): N/A. Department of Transportation, 1200 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads. New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, Frequency of Submission: One-time; DC 20590; telephone No. 202–366–4400; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials on occasion. facsimile No. 202–366–7041. Safety Administration Total Estimated Responses: 50. [Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0003 (PDA– Total Estimated Annual Burden: 100 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ATA 37(R))] hours. applied for an administrative Status: Emergency Review. determination concerning whether New York City Permit Requirements for Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 Federal hazardous material Transportation of Certain Hazardous CFR 320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA transportation law, 49 U.S.C. 5101 et Materials informs all interested parties that it may seq., preempts requirements of the City not conduct or sponsor, and a of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a permit AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous respondent is not required to respond to transport hazardous materials by Materials Safety Administration to, a collection of information unless it motor vehicle and the fee to obtain the (PHMSA), DOT. displays a currently valid OMB control permit. PHMSA published notice of ACTION: Notice. number. ATA’s application in the Federal SUMMARY: In accordance with statutory Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. Register on April 17, 2014. 79 FR 21840. requirements, PHMSA is publishing a Erin McCartney, Title 49 U.S.C. 5125(d)(1) requires notice of delay in processing the PHMSA to issue a decision on an American Trucking Associations, Inc.’s Budget Director. application for a preemption (ATA) application for a preemption [FR Doc. 2015–09703 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] determination ‘‘within 180 days after determination concerning requirements BILLING CODE 4910–06–P of the New York City Fire Department the date of the publication of the notice of having received such application, or for a permit to transport certain the Secretary shall publish a statement hazardous materials by motor vehicle DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION through New York City, or for in the Federal Register of the reason Pipeline and Hazardous Materials why the Secretary’s decision on the transshipment from New York City, and Safety Administration application is delayed, along with an the fee for the permit. PHMSA is estimate of the additional time conducting fact-finding and legal [Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0002 (PDA– analysis in response to the request, and 36(R))] necessary before a decision is made.’’ is delaying issuance of its determination ATA’s application for a preemption in order to allow time for appropriate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Permit determination is still under consideration of the issues raised by the Requirements for Transportation of consideration by PHMSA. The Agency application. Hazardous Material is currently conducting fact-finding and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous legal analysis in response to the Vincent Lopez, Office of Chief Counsel Materials Safety Administration application. Because of this additional (PHC–10), Pipeline and Hazardous (PHMSA), DOT. fact-finding and legal analysis, it was Materials Safety Administration, U.S. ACTION: Notice. impracticable to issue a decision within Department of Transportation, 1200 the 180-day timeframe. In order to allow New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, SUMMARY: In accordance with statutory time for full consideration of the issues DC 20590; telephone No. 202–366–4400; requirements, PHMSA is publishing a raised by the application, PHMSA facsimile No. 202–366–7041. notice of delay in processing the delays issuance of its determination, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ATA American Trucking Associations, Inc.’s and estimates a decision will be applied for an administrative (ATA) application for a preemption published in approximately 120 days. determination concerning whether determination concerning requirements Federal hazardous material of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2015. transportation law, 49 U.S.C. 5101 et for a permit to transport hazardous seq., preempts requirements of the New materials by motor vehicle and the fee Joseph Solomey, York City Fire Department for a permit to obtain the permit. PHMSA is Senior Assistant Chief Counsel. to transport certain hazardous materials conducting fact-finding and legal [FR Doc. 2015–09632 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] by motor vehicle through New York analysis in response to the request, and BILLING CODE 4910–60–P City, or for transshipment from New is delaying issuance of its determination York City, and the fee for the permit. Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES in order to allow time for appropriate PHMSA published notice of ATA’s consideration of the issues raised by the application in the Federal Register on application. April 17, 2014. 79 FR 21838. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Title 49 U.S.C. 5125(d)(1) requires Vincent Lopez, Office of Chief Counsel PHMSA to issue a decision on an (PHC–10), Pipeline and Hazardous application for a preemption Materials Safety Administration, U.S. determination ‘‘within 180 days after VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Apr 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactA copy of this individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by telephoning FRA's Office of Railroad Safety Clearance Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493-6292) or FRA's Office of Administration Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel. (202) 493-6132) (these numbers are not toll-free); or by contacting Mr. Brogan via facsimile at (202) 493-6216 or Ms. Toone via facsimile at (202) 493-6497, or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at [email protected]; or by contacting Ms. Toone at [email protected] Comments and questions about the ICR identified below should be directed to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB Desk Office.
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