81 FR 15785 - Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 57 (March 24, 2016)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 57 (March 24, 2016)
| Page Range | 15785-15787 | |
| FR Document | 2016-06603 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 15785-15787] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-06603] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0027 (Notice No. 2016-2)] Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on certain information collections pertaining to hazardous materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request renewal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 23, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number (PHMSA-2016-0027) by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 1-202-493-2251. Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing Symbol M-30, 1200 New [[Page 15786]] Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations, Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number or Regulation Identification Number (RIN) for this notice. Internet users may access comments received by DOT at: http://www.regulations.gov. Note that comments received will be posted without change to: http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. Requests for a copy of an information collection should be directed to Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster, Standards and Rulemaking Division (PHH-12), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590- 0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster, Standards and Rulemaking Division (PHH-12), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366- 8553. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8 (d), Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the public and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies information collection requests that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for renewal and extension. These information collections are contained in 49 CFR 171.6 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171 through 180). PHMSA 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. PHMSA will request a three-year term of approval for each information collection activity and, when approved by OMB, publish a notice of the approval in the Federal Register. PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection: Title: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate Bulk Containers. OMB Control Number: 2137-0018. Summary: This information collection consolidates provisions for documenting qualifications, inspections, tests, and approvals pertaining to the manufacture and use of portable tanks and intermediate bulk containers under various provisions of the HMR. It is necessary to ascertain whether portable tanks and intermediate bulk containers have been qualified, inspected, and retested in accordance with the HMR. The information is used to verify that certain portable tanks and intermediate bulk containers meet required performance standards prior to their being authorized for use, and to document periodic requalification and testing to ensure the packagings have not deteriorated due to age or physical abuse to a degree that would render them unsafe for the transportation of hazardous materials. Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and intermediate bulk containers. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Number of Respondents: 8,770. Total Annual Responses: 86,100. Total Annual Burden Hours: 66,390. Frequency of collection: On occasion. Title: Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers and Emergency Response Information. OMB Control Number: 2137-0034 Summary: This information collection is for the requirement to provide a shipping paper and emergency response information with shipments of hazardous materials. Shipping papers are considered to be a basic communication tool relative to the transportation of hazardous materials. The definition of a shipping paper in 49 CFR 171.8 includes a shipping order, bill of lading, manifest, or other shipping document serving a similar purpose and containing the information required by Sec. Sec. 172.202, 172.203, and 172.204 of the HMR. A shipping paper with emergency response information must accompany most hazardous materials shipments and be readily available at all times during transportation. Shipping papers serve as the principal source of information regarding the presence of hazardous materials, identification, quantity, and emergency response procedures. They also serve as the source of information for compliance with other requirements, such as the placement of rail cars containing different hazardous materials in trains; prevent the loading of poisons with foodstuffs; maintain the separation of incompatible hazardous materials; and limit the amount of radioactive materials that may be transported in a vehicle or aircraft. Shipping papers and emergency response information also serve as a means of notifying transport workers that hazardous materials are present. Most importantly, shipping papers serve as a principal means of identifying hazardous materials during transportation emergencies. Firefighters, police, and other emergency response personnel are trained to obtain the DOT shipping papers and emergency response information when responding to hazardous materials transportation emergencies. The availability of accurate information concerning hazardous materials being transported significantly improves response efforts in these types of emergencies. It should be noted that PHMSA recently completed a collection of information under the Hazardous Materials Automated Cargo Communications for Efficient and Safe Shipments (HM-ACCESS) pilot program. This program has concluded and the burden hours posted in this notice no longer reflect the collection of information related to the HM-ACCESS pilot program. Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in commerce. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Number of Respondents: 260,000. Total Annual Responses: 185,000,000. Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,625,846. 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 certain DOT specification and non-specification cargo tank motor vehicles used to transport liquefied compressed gases. These requirements are intended to ensure 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 the operating [[Page 15787]] procedures 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. Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied compressed gas service, manufacturers and repairers. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Number of Respondents: 6,958. Total Annual Responses: 920,538. Total Annual Burden Hours: 200,914. Frequency of collection: On occasion. Title: Inspection and Testing of Meter Provers. OMB Control Number: 2137-0620. Summary: This information collection and recordkeeping burden results from the requirements pertaining to the use, inspection, and maintenance of mechanical displacement meter provers (meter provers) used to check the accurate flow of liquid hazardous materials into bulk packagings, such as portable tanks and cargo tank motor vehicles, under the HMR. These meter provers are used to ensure that the proper amount of liquid hazardous materials is being loaded and unloaded involving bulk packagings, such as cargo tanks and portable tanks. These meter provers consist of a gauge and several pipes that always contain small amounts of the liquid hazardous material in the pipes as residual material, and, therefore, must be inspected and maintained in accordance with the HMR to ensure they are in proper calibration and working order. These meter provers are not subject to the specification testing and inspection requirements in part 178. However, these meter provers must be visually inspected annually and hydrostatic pressure tested every five years in order to ensure they are properly working as specified in Sec. 173.5a of the HMR. Therefore, this information collection requires that: (1) Each meter prover must undergo and pass an external visual inspection annually to ensure that the meter provers used in the flow of liquid hazardous materials into bulk packagings are accurate and in conformance with the performance standards in the HMR. (2) Each meter prover must undergo and pass a hydrostatic pressure test at least every five years to ensure that the meter provers used in the flow of liquid hazardous materials into bulk packagings are accurate and in conformance with the performance standards in the HMR. (3) Each meter prover must successfully complete the test and inspection and must be marked in accordance with Sec. Sec. 180.415(b) and 173.5a. (4) Each owner must retain a record of the most recent visual inspection and pressure test until the meter prover is requalified. Affected Public: Owners of meter provers used to measure liquid hazardous materials flow into bulk packagings such as cargo tanks and portable tanks. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Number of Respondents: 50. Total Annual Responses: 250. Total Annual Burden Hours: 175. Frequency of collection: On occasion. Signed in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2016. William S. Schoonover, Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-06603 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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Bridge Inspection Report link and fill electronically by reply to the request recent bridge inspection report, such as
out the ‘‘Bridge Inspection Report unless the requester provides an a summary form, for a bridge subject to
Public Version Request Form’’ (FRA F alternate email address to send the a request under subparagraph (A). The
6180.167) in its entirety (a link to the report to. public version of a bridge inspection
form is provided at the end of these Q. What information must a railroad report shall include the date of last
questions). Please provide the following include in the public version of the inspection, length of bridge, location of
information: bridge inspection report provided to bridge, type of bridge, type of structure,
• Your name and title; FRA? feature crossed by bridge, and railroad
• Official address; A. The FAST Act requires the contact information, along with a
• Email address; following information to be included in general statement on the condition of
• Telephone number; a public version of a bridge inspection the bridge.
• Identification of the individual report: ‘‘(C) PROVISION OF REPORT.—The
bridge(s) for which you are requesting a 1. The date of the last inspection; Secretary shall provide to a State or
public version of a bridge inspection 2. Length of bridge; political subdivision of a State a public
report(s). Bridge identification 3. Location of bridge; version of a bridge inspection report
information could include a street 4. Type of bridge (superstructure); submitted under subparagraph (B).
name, a nearby intersecting street, a 5. Type of structure (substructure); ‘‘(D) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
waterway or a recognizable land feature 6. Features crossed by the bridge; The Secretary, upon the reasonable
where appropriate; 7. Railroad contact information; and request of State or political subdivision
• Name of the railroad that owns and/ 8. A general statement on the of a State, shall provide technical
or operates over the requested bridge(s) condition of the bridge. assistance to such State or political
(if known); and Q. How much time does a railroad subdivision of a State to facilitate the
• An indication that the request is have to provide the public version of a understanding of a bridge inspection
being made in your official capacity as bridge inspection report to FRA? report.’’
a representative of a State or a political A. FRA interprets the statute to [FR Doc. 2016–06583 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am]
subdivision of a State. The bridge(s) for require a railroad to provide a requested BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
which the inspection report(s) is sought report containing at least the minimum
must be within the jurisdiction of the specified information within a
political subdivision of the State you reasonable amount of time. FRA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
represent. believes that a reasonable time for a
Q. How do I file my request? Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
railroad to provide a requested report is
A. You can file a request by going to Safety Administration
within 30 days of receipt of FRA’s
FRA’s Web site (www.fra.dot.gov) and
request. [Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0027 (Notice No.
clicking on the Bridge Inspection Report
Q. How long will it take FRA to 2016–2)]
link. There you will find the ‘‘Bridge
produce a public version of a bridge
Inspection Report Public Version
inspection report to a requester? Hazardous Materials: Information
Request Form’’ (FRA F 6180.167). Please
A. FRA will handle these requests as Collection Activities
complete this pdf fillable form by
expeditiously as possible and generally
providing all of the information listed in AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
expects to respond to most requests by
the question above and click on the Materials Safety Administration
providing the requester with a public
‘‘submit’’ box when completed. This (PHMSA), Department of Transportation
version of a bridge inspection report
will automatically create an email that (DOT).
within 45 days of receipt of the request.
will send the completed form directly to ACTION: Notice and request for
(Link to Form will be located here)
FRA. A link to the form has also been comments.
provided at the end of these questions Attachment 1 to Frequently Asked
below. Questions SUMMARY: In accordance with the
If you are unable to submit the form Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FAST Act—Section 11405—Bridge PHMSA invites comments on certain
to FRA directly, please fill out the
Inspection Reports information collections pertaining to
‘‘Bridge Inspection Report Public
Version Request Form’’ (FRA F Section 417(d) of the Rail Safety hazardous materials transportation for
6180.167) and attach it in an email to Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. which PHMSA intends to request
FRABridgeInspectionReportRequest@ 20103 note) is amended—(1) by striking renewal from the Office of Management
dot.gov. Requests will only be accepted ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the and Budget (OMB).
through this email address with the following: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The DATES: Interested persons are invited to
proper form completely filled out and Secretary’’; and (2) by adding at the end submit comments on or before May 23,
attached. the following: ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF 2016.
Q. How will FRA handle a request? BRIDGE CONDITION.— ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
A. FRA will evaluate the request and, ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or identified by the docket number
if found to be compliant with law, FRA political subdivision of a State may file (PHMSA–2016–0027) by any of the
will promptly request that the railroad a request with the Secretary for a public following methods:
responsible for the bridge provide a version of a bridge inspection report • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
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public version of the most recent generated under subsection (b)(5) for a http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
inspection report(s) to FRA. Once FRA bridge located in such State or political online instructions for submitting
has received the report(s), FRA will subdivision’s jurisdiction. comments.
review the report(s) to ensure that at ‘‘(B) PUBLIC VERSION OF • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
least the minimum information required REPORT.—If the Secretary determines • Mail: Docket Operations, U.S.
by law has been provided. Once that the request is reasonable, the Department of Transportation, West
determined to be satisfactory, the Secretary shall require a railroad to Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
report(s) will be sent to the requester submit a public version of the most 140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200 New
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procedures on each vehicle; (2) conformance with the performance • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
inspection, maintenance, marking, and standards in the HMR. • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
testing requirements for the cargo tank (3) Each meter prover must Management Facility, U.S. Department
discharge system, including delivery successfully complete the test and of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
hose assemblies; and (3) requirements inspection and must be marked in SE., West Building, Room W12–140,
for emergency discharge control accordance with §§ 180.415(b) and Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
equipment on certain cargo tank motor 173.5a. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
vehicles transporting liquefied (4) Each owner must retain a record except on Federal holidays.
compressed gases that must be installed of the most recent visual inspection and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and certified by a Registered Inspector. pressure test until the meter prover is OMB Control Number: 2106–0005.
Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied requalified. Title: Public Charters, 14 CFR part
compressed gas service, manufacturers Affected Public: Owners of meter
380.
and repairers. provers used to measure liquid
Form Numbers: 4532, 4533, 4534,
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping hazardous materials flow into bulk
4535.
Burden: packagings such as cargo tanks and
Type of Review: Extension of a
Number of Respondents: 6,958. portable tanks.
Previously Approved Collection: The
Total Annual Responses: 920,538. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Total Annual Burden Hours: 200,914. current OMB inventory has not
Burden:
Frequency of collection: On occasion. Number of Respondents: 50. changed.
Title: Inspection and Testing of Meter Total Annual Responses: 250. Abstract: 14 CFR part 380 establishes
Provers. Total Annual Burden Hours: 175. regulations embodying the Department’s
OMB Control Number: 2137–0620. Frequency of collection: On occasion. terms and conditions for Public Charter
Summary: This information collection Signed in Washington, DC, on March 18,
operators to conduct air transportation
and recordkeeping burden results from 2016. using direct air carriers. Public Charter
the requirements pertaining to the use, William S. Schoonover,
operators arrange transportation for
inspection, and maintenance of groups of people on chartered aircraft.
Deputy Associate Administrator, Pipeline and
mechanical displacement meter provers Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
This arrangement is often less expensive
(meter provers) used to check the for the travelers than individually
[FR Doc. 2016–06603 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am]
accurate flow of liquid hazardous buying a ticket. Part 380 exempts
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
materials into bulk packagings, such as charter operators from certain
portable tanks and cargo tank motor provisions of the U.S. code in order that
vehicles, under the HMR. These meter DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION they may provide this service. A
provers are used to ensure that the primary goal of Part 380 is to seek
proper amount of liquid hazardous Office of the Secretary protection for the consumer.
materials is being loaded and unloaded Accordingly, the rule stipulates that the
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2016–0023] charter operator must file evidence (a
involving bulk packagings, such as
cargo tanks and portable tanks. These Extension of a Previously Approved prospectus—consisting of OST Forms
meter provers consist of a gauge and Collection: Public Charters 4532, 4533, 4534, 4535, and supporting
several pipes that always contain small financial documents) with the
amounts of the liquid hazardous Office of the Secretary, DOT.
AGENCY: Department for each charter program
material in the pipes as residual Notice and request for
ACTION: certifying that it has entered into a
material, and, therefore, must be comments. binding contract with a direct air carrier
inspected and maintained in accordance to provide air transportation and that it
with the HMR to ensure they are in SUMMARY: In compliance with the has also entered into agreements with
proper calibration and working order. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Department-approved financial
These meter provers are not subject to Public Law 104–13, the Department of institutions for the protection of charter
the specification testing and inspection Transportation (DOT) invites the general participants’ funds. The prospectus
requirements in part 178. However, public, industry and other governmental must be approved by the Department
these meter provers must be visually parties to comment on Public Charters, prior to the operator’s advertising,
inspected annually and hydrostatic 14 CFR part 380. The pre-existing selling or operating the charter. If the
pressure tested every five years in order information collection request was prospectus information were not
to ensure they are properly working as previously approved by the Office of collected it would be extremely difficult
specified in § 173.5a of the HMR. Management and Budget (OMB). to assure compliance with agency rules
Therefore, this information collection DATES: Written comments should be and to assure that public security and
requires that: submitted by May 23, 2016. other consumer protection requirements
(1) Each meter prover must undergo FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. were in place for the traveling public.
and pass an external visual inspection Reather Flemmings (202–366–1865) and The information collected is available
annually to ensure that the meter Mr. Brett Kruger (202–366–8025), Office for public inspection (unless the
provers used in the flow of liquid of the Secretary, Office of International respondent specifically requests
hazardous materials into bulk Aviation, Special Authorities Division- confidential treatment). Part 380 does
packagings are accurate and in X46, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., not provide any assurances of
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
conformance with the performance Washington, DC 20590. confidentiality.
standards in the HMR. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments As an additional matter, the
(2) Each meter prover must undergo [identified by DOT–DMS Docket No. Department’s Office of Aviation
and pass a hydrostatic pressure test at DOT–OST–2016–0023] through one of Enforcement and Proceedings has the
least every five years to ensure that the the following methods: authority to pursue or not to pursue
meter provers used in the flow of liquid • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// enforcement action against airlines or
hazardous materials into bulk www.regulations.gov. Follow the other sellers of air transportation with
packagings are accurate and in instructions for submitting comments. respect to air travel consumer
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| Contact | Steven Andrews or T. Glenn Foster, Standards and Rulemaking Division (PHH-12), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366- 8553. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 15785 |
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