81 FR 50046 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of an Approved Information Collection Request: Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 146 (July 29, 2016)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 146 (July 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-17974 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 50046-50047] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-17974] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0196] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of an Approved Information Collection Request: Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing AGENCY: FMCSA, DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. The FMCSA requests approval to extend an existing ICR titled, ``Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing.'' The information reported by States and Indian tribes is necessary to identify designated/restricted routes and restrictions or limitations affecting how motor carriers may transport certain hazardous materials on their highways, including dates that such routes were established and information on subsequent changes or new hazardous materials routing designations. DATES: We must receive your comments on or before September 27, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2016-0196 using any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 1-202-493-2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. [[Page 50047]] Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets, or go to the street address listed above. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket Management System published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit http://edocket.access.thefederalregister.org/2008/pdfE8-794.pdf. Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``help'' section of the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you want us to notify you that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Babich, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Hazardous Materials Division, Department of Transportation, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-4871; email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The data for the Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Highway Routing ICR is collected under authority of 49 U.S.C. 5112 and 5125. Specifically, 49 U.S.C. 5112(c) requires that the Secretary, in coordination with the States, ``shall update and publish periodically a list of currently effective hazardous material highway route designations.'' In 49 CFR 397.73, the FMCSA requires that each State and Indian tribe, through its routing agency, provide information identifying new, or changes to existing, hazardous materials routing designations within its jurisdiction within 60 days after their establishment (or 60 days of the change). That information is collected and consolidated by FMCSA and published annually, in whole or as updates, in the Federal Register. Title: Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing. OMB Control Number: 2126-0014. Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information collection. Respondents: The reporting burden is shared by 50 States, the District of Columbia, Indian tribes with designated routes, and U.S. Territories including; Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Estimated Number of Respondents: 57 [36 States and the District of Columbia, with designated hazardous materials highway routes + 20 States/U.S. Territories without designated hazardous materials highway routes + 1 Indian tribe with a designated route = 57]. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes. Expiration Date: None. Frequency of Response: Once every two years. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7 hours [57 annual respondents x 1 response per 2 years x 15 minutes per response/60 minutes per response = 7.125 hours rounded to 7 hours]. Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize or include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection. Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 on: July 21, 2016. Kelly Regal, Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2016-17974 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (3) On other measures that might be they are not a federally registered
taken to accommodate the interests of lobbyist.
Federal Aviation Administration visitors to national parks; and Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on July 19, 2016.
(4) At the request of the Administrator Keith Lusk,
Membership in the National Parks and the Director, safety, environmental,
Overflights Advisory Group Aviation Program Manager, Special Programs Staff,
and other issues related to commercial Western-Pacific Region.
Rulemaking Committee air tour operations over a national park [FR Doc. 2016–17564 Filed 7–28–16; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: Federal Aviation or tribal lands.’’ BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
Administration, Transportation. Membership
ACTION: Notice.
The NPOAG ARC is made up of one DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation member representing general aviation,
Administration (FAA) and the National three members representing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Park Service (NPS) are inviting commercial air tour industry, four Administration
interested persons to apply to fill one members representing environmental
[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0196]
upcoming opening on the National concerns, and two members
Parks Overflights Advisory Group representing Native American interests. Agency Information Collection
(NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking Current members of the NPOAG ARC Activities; Extension of an Approved
Committee (ARC). The upcoming are as follows: Information Collection Request:
opening will represent commercial air The current NPOAG consists of Transportation of Hazardous Materials,
tour operator interests. The selected Melissa Rudinger representing general Highway Routing
member will serve a 3-year term. aviation; Alan Stephen, Mark Francis,
DATES: Persons interested in applying and Matthew Zuccaro representing FMCSA, DOT.
AGENCY:
for the NPOAG opening representing air commercial air tour operators; Rob Notice and request for
ACTION:
tour operator interests need to apply by Smith, Nicholas Miller, Mark Belles, comments.
August 26, 2016. and Dick Hingson representing SUMMARY: In accordance with the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: environmental interests; and Leigh Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, Kuwanwisiwma and Martin Begaye FMCSA announces its plan to submit
Federal Aviation Administration, representing Native American interests. the Information Collection Request (ICR)
Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, Mr. Zuccaro’s 3-year membership described below to the Office of
P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA expires on September 9, 2016. Management and Budget (OMB) for its
90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3808, Selection review and approval and invites public
email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov. comment. The FMCSA requests
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In order to retain balance within the approval to extend an existing ICR
NPOAG ARC, the FAA and NPS are titled, ‘‘Transportation of Hazardous
Background seeking candidates interested in filling Materials, Highway Routing.’’ The
The National Parks Air Tour Mr. Zuccaro’s soon to be expiring seat. information reported by States and
Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was The open seat to be filled will represent Indian tribes is necessary to identify
enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law air tour operator interests. The FAA and designated/restricted routes and
106–181. The Act required the NPS invite persons interested in restrictions or limitations affecting how
establishment of the advisory group representing air tour operator interests motor carriers may transport certain
within 1 year after its enactment. The on the ARC to contact Mr. Keith Lusk hazardous materials on their highways,
NPOAG was established in March 2001. (contact information is written above in including dates that such routes were
The advisory group is comprised of a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). established and information on
balanced group of representatives of Requests to serve on the ARC must be subsequent changes or new hazardous
general aviation, commercial air tour made to Mr. Lusk in writing and materials routing designations.
operations, environmental concerns, postmarked or emailed on or before DATES: We must receive your comments
and Native American tribes. The August 26, 2016. The request should on or before September 27, 2016.
Administrator of the FAA and the indicate whether or not you are a ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Director of NPS (or their designees) member of an association or firm related identified by Federal Docket
serve as ex officio members of the to the air tour industry.. The request Management System (FDMS) Docket
group. Representatives of the should also state what expertise you Number FMCSA–2016–0196 using any
Administrator and Director serve would bring to the NPOAG ARC as of the following methods:
alternating 1-year terms as chairman of related to issues and concerns with • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
the advisory group. aircraft flights over national parks. The www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
In accordance with the Act, the term of service for NPOAG ARC instructions for submitting comments.
advisory group provides ‘‘advice, members is 3 years. Current members • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
information, and recommendations to may re-apply for another term. • Mail: Docket Management Facility;
the Administrator and the Director— On June 18, 2010, President Obama U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
(1) On the implementation of this title signed a Presidential Memorandum New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
[the Act] and the amendments made by directing agencies in the Executive Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 20590–
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this title; Branch not to appoint or re-appoint 0001.
(2) On commonly accepted quiet federally registered lobbyists to advisory • Hand Delivery or Courier: West
aircraft technology for use in committees and other boards and Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
commercial air tour operations over a commissions. Therefore, before 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
national park or tribal lands, which will appointing an applicant to serve on the Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
receive preferential treatment in a given NPOAG, the FAA and NPS will require p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday,
air tour management plan; the prospective candidate to certify that except Federal holidays.
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Instructions: All submissions must In 49 CFR 397.73, the FMCSA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
include the Agency name and docket requires that each State and Indian tribe,
number. For detailed instructions on through its routing agency, provide Federal Railroad Administration
submitting comments and additional information identifying new, or changes
information on the exemption process, to existing, hazardous materials routing Federal Transit Administration
see the Public Participation heading designations within its jurisdiction
below. Note that all comments received within 60 days after their establishment Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY
will be posted without change to http:// (or 60 days of the change). That 2017 Positive Train Control Grant
www.regulations.gov, including any information is collected and Funds
personal information provided. Please consolidated by FMCSA and published AGENCY: Federal Railroad
see the Privacy Act heading below. annually, in whole or as updates, in the Administration (FRA) and Federal
Docket: For access to the docket to Federal Register. Transit Administration (FTA),
read background documents or Title: Transportation of Hazardous Department of Transportation (DOT).
comments received, go to http:// Materials, Highway Routing. ACTION: Notice.
www.regulations.gov, and follow the OMB Control Number: 2126–0014.
online instructions for accessing the Type of Request: Extension of a SUMMARY: This notice details the
dockets, or go to the street address listed currently-approved information application requirements and
above. collection. procedures to obtain funding for the
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search Respondents: The reporting burden is installation of Positive Train Control
(PTC) systems required under the
the electronic form of all comments shared by 50 States, the District of
Railroad Safety Improvement Act of
received into any of our dockets by the Columbia, Indian tribes with designated
2008, as amended by the Positive Train
name of the individual submitting the routes, and U.S. Territories including;
Control Enforcement and
comment (or signing the comment, if Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
Implementation Act of 2015. The
submitted on behalf of an association, the Commonwealth of the Northern
opportunities described in this notice
business, labor union, etc.). You may Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin
are available under Catalog of Federal
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Islands.
Domestic Assistance number 20.321,
Statement for the Federal Docket Estimated Number of Respondents: 57 ‘‘Positive Train Control.’’
Management System published in the [36 States and the District of Columbia, FRA will review applications for
Federal Register on January 17, 2008 with designated hazardous materials funding under this NOFO and will
(73 FR 3316), or you may visit http:// highway routes + 20 States/U.S. select the projects for funding. FTA will
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8- Territories without designated award the grant funds and administer
794.pdf. hazardous materials highway routes + 1 and manage the grants after award. FRA
Public Participation: The Federal Indian tribe with a designated route = will help FTA monitor the PTC
eRulemaking Portal is available 24 57]. implementation and progress of the
hours each day, 365 days each year. You Estimated Time per Response: 15 grantees. In addition, applicants should
can obtain electronic submission and minutes. contact FRA with PTC technical
retrieval help and guidelines under the Expiration Date: None. questions.
‘‘help’’ section of the Federal Frequency of Response: Once every DATES: Applications for funding under
eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you two years.
want us to notify you that we received this solicitation are due no later than
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7 5:00 p.m. EDT, September 27, 2016.
your comments, please include a self- hours [57 annual respondents × 1 Applications for funding received after
addressed, stamped envelope or response per 2 years × 15 minutes per 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 27, 2016
postcard, or print the acknowledgement response/60 minutes per response =
page that appears after submitting will not be considered for funding. See
7.125 hours rounded to 7 hours]. Section 4 of this notice for additional
comments online. Comments received Public Comments Invited: You are
after the comment closing date will be information on the application process.
asked to comment on any aspect of this ADDRESSES: Applications must be
included in the docket and will be information collection, including: (1)
considered to the extent practicable. submitted via Grants.gov. For any
Whether the proposed collection is required or supporting application
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. necessary for the performance of materials that an applicant is unable to
Vincent Babich, Office of Enforcement FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of submit via Grants.gov (such as oversized
and Compliance, Hazardous Materials the estimated burden; (3) ways for engineering drawings), an applicant
Division, Department of Transportation, FMCSA to enhance the quality, may submit an original and two (2)
FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 usefulness, and clarity of the collected copies to Ms. Amy Houser, Office of
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, information; and (4) ways that the Program Delivery, Federal Railroad
DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–4871; burden could be minimized without Administration, 1200 New Jersey
email vincent.babich@dot.gov. reducing the quality of the collected Avenue SE., Room W36–412,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information. The agency will summarize Washington, DC 20590. However, due to
or include your comments in the request delays caused by enhanced screening of
Background: The data for the
for OMB’s clearance of this information mail delivered via the U.S. Postal
Transportation of Hazardous Materials;
collection. Service, applicants are advised to use
Highway Routing ICR is collected under
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authority of 49 U.S.C. 5112 and 5125. Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 other means of conveyance (such as
Specifically, 49 U.S.C. 5112(c) requires on: July 21, 2016. courier service) to assure timely receipt
that the Secretary, in coordination with Kelly Regal, of materials.
the States, ‘‘shall update and publish Associate Administrator for Office of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
periodically a list of currently effective Research and Information Technology. you have a PTC project related question,
hazardous material highway route [FR Doc. 2016–17974 Filed 7–28–16; 8:45 am] you may contact Dr. Mark Hartong,
designations.’’ BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Senior Scientific Technical Advisor,
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