81 FR 60779 - Information Collection Activities

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 171 (September 2, 2016)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA issues this notice to announce that the Information Collection Requests (ICR) discussed below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal and extension. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. On June 27, 2016 [81 FR 41648], PHMSA published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period under Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0066 (Notice No. 2016-10) that solicited comments pertaining to this ICR. PHMSA did not receive any comments in response to the June 27, 2016 notice.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60779-60780]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21202]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0066 (Notice No. 16-16)]


Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA 
issues this notice to announce that the Information Collection Requests 
(ICR) discussed below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for renewal and extension. This ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected burden. On June 27, 2016 
[81 FR 41648], PHMSA published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day 
comment period under Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0066 (Notice No. 2016-10) 
that solicited comments pertaining to this ICR. PHMSA did not receive 
any comments in response to the June 27, 2016 notice.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on, or before 
October 3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for DOT-PHMSA, 725 
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

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     Fax: 1-202-395-5806.
     Email: [email protected].
    Instructions: Comments should refer to the information collection 
by title and/or OMB Control Number.
    We invite comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

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 an 
information collection request that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for 
renewal and extension. This information collection is contained in 49 
CFR 171.6 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 
171-180). 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 collection was 
last approved. The following information is provided for the 
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 the 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: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
    Summary: This collection is applicable upon occurrence of an 
incident as prescribed in Sec. Sec.  171.15 and 171.16. A Hazardous 
Materials Incident Report, DOT Form F 5800.1, must be completed by a 
person in physical possession of a hazardous material at the time a 
hazardous material incident occurs in transportation, such as a release 
of materials, serious accident, evacuation, or closure of a main 
artery. Incidents meeting criteria in Sec.  171.15 also require a 
telephonic report. This information collection enhances the 
Department's ability to evaluate the effectiveness of its regulatory 
program, determine the need for regulatory changes, and address 
emerging hazardous materials transportation safety issues. The 
requirements apply to all interstate and intrastate carriers engaged in 
the transportation of hazardous materials by rail, air, water, and 
highway.
    Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Number of Respondents: 1,781.
    Total Annual Responses: 17,810.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,746.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2016, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR part 107.
William S. Schoonover,
Acting Associate Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-21202 Filed 9-1-16; 8:45 am]
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