82 FR 24433 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 101 (May 26, 2017)

Page Range		24433-24434
FR Document		2017-10762

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. The FMCSA requests approval to revise and extend an existing ICR titled, ``Hazardous Materials Safety Permits.'' This ICR requires companies holding safety permits to develop communications plans that allow for the periodic tracking of the shipments. A record of the communications that includes the time of the call and location of the shipment may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the log book) or the company. These records must be kept, either physically or electronically, for at least six months at the company's principal place of business or readily available to the employees at the company's principal place of business. FMCSA received no comments in response to the 60-day Federal Register Notice published on November 10, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0359]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a 
Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Hazardous Materials 
Safety Permits

AGENCY: FMCSA, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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. The FMCSA requests approval to revise and extend 
an existing ICR titled, ``Hazardous Materials Safety Permits.'' This 
ICR requires companies holding safety permits to develop communications 
plans that allow for the periodic tracking of the shipments. A record 
of the communications that includes the time of the call and location 
of the shipment may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the 
log book) or the company. These records must be kept, either physically 
or electronically, for at least six months at the company's principal 
place of business or readily available to the employees at the 
company's principal place of business. FMCSA received no comments in 
response to the 60-day Federal Register Notice published on November 
10, 2016.

DATES: Please send your comments by June 26, 2017. OMB must receive 
your comments by this date in order to act on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management 
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2016-0359. Interested persons are 
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention 
of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Vincent Babich or Mr. Tyrone 
Gibbs, 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 or 202-366-1705; email [email protected] or 
[email protected]. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits.

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    OMB Control Number: 2126-0030.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers subject to the HM Safety Permit 
requirements in 49 CFR part 385, subpart E.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,304.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes. The communication between 
motor carriers and their drivers must take place at least two times per 
day. It is estimated that it will take 5 minutes to maintain a daily 
communication record for each driver.
    Expiration Date: N/A.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 908,000 hours [10.9 million trips x 
5 minutes per record / 60 minutes per hour = 908,333.33 rounded to 
908,000].
    Background: The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is 
responsible for implementing regulations to issue safety permits for 
transporting certain hazardous materials (HM) in accordance with 49 
U.S.C. 5101 et seq. The HM Safety Permit regulations (49 CFR part 385, 
subpart E) require carriers to develop and maintain route plans so that 
law enforcement officials can verify the correct location of the HM 
shipment. The FMCSA requires companies holding safety permits to 
develop a communications plan that allows for the periodic tracking of 
the shipment. This ICR covers the record of communications that 
includes the time of the call and location of the shipment. The records 
may be kept by either the driver (e.g., recorded in the log book) or 
the company. These records must be kept, either physically or 
electronically, for at least six months at the company's principal 
place of business or be readily available to employees at the company's 
principal place of business. The currently-approved information 
collection is based on an estimated 1,382 respondents. The total number 
of companies now holding a safety permit is 1,304 therefore in this ICR 
the estimated number of respondents is being revised to reflect this 
number.
    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.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 on: May 18, 2017.
Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
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the driver to safely operate a CMV with V. Preemption SUMMARY: In accordance with the
a history of seizure and each applicant’s During the period the exemption is in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
driving record found in the Commercial effect, no State shall enforce any law or FMCSA announces its plan to submit
Driver’s License Information System regulation that conflicts with this the Information Collection Request (ICR)
(CDLIS) for commercial driver’s license exemption with respect to a person described below to the Office of
(CDL) holders, and interstate and operating under the exemption. Management and Budget (OMB) for its
intrastate inspections recorded in the review and approval. The FMCSA
Motor Carrier Management Information VI. Conclusion requests approval to revise and extend
System (MCMIS). For non-CDL holders, Based upon its evaluation of the 21 an existing ICR titled, ‘‘Hazardous
the Agency reviewed the driving records exemption applications, FMCSA Materials Safety Permits.’’ This ICR
from the State Driver’s Licensing exempts the following 20 drivers from requires companies holding safety
Agency (SDLA). the epilepsy/seizure standard, 49 CFR permits to develop communications
These 20 applicants have been 391.41(b)(8), subject to the requirements plans that allow for the periodic
seizure-free over a range of 8 to 34 years cited above: tracking of the shipments. A record of
while taking anti-seizure medication Amoriello, Jason (WI) the communications that includes the
and maintained a stable medication Anderson, Mark (NC) time of the call and location of the
treatment regimen for the last two years. Bienstock, Jeffrey (AZ) shipment may be kept by either the
In each case, the applicant’s treating Bradford, Jeremy (AL) driver (e.g., recorded in the log book) or
physician verified his or her seizure Drion, Joseph (MD) the company. These records must be
Elder, Kenneth (KY) kept, either physically or electronically,
history and supports the ability to drive Farver, Steven (PA) for at least six months at the company’s
commercially. Foster, Richard (OK) principal place of business or readily
A summary of each applicant’s Green, Jeffrey (CA) available to the employees at the
seizure history was discussed in the Harmon, Stephen (WV) company’s principal place of business.
August 4, 2016 (81 FR 51538) Federal Horst, Donald (MD) FMCSA received no comments in
Register notice and will not be repeated Hyster, Jordan (OH)
Koger, Christopher (PA) response to the 60-day Federal Register
in this notice. Notice published on November 10,
Loney, Kyle (WA)
The Agency acknowledges the Mallory, Leigh (VT) 2016.
potential consequences of a driver Rialson, Ashley (MN) DATES: Please send your comments by
experiencing a seizure while operating a Sanabria, Gonzalin (FL) June 26, 2017. OMB must receive your
CMV. However, the Agency believes the Sica, David (CT) comments by this date in order to act on
drivers granted this exemption have Van DeMark, Raymond (NJ) the ICR.
demonstrated that they are unlikely to Youse, William (NC)
ADDRESSES: All comments should
have a seizure and their medical In accordance with 49 U.S.C. reference Federal Docket Management
condition does not pose a risk to public 31315(b)(1), each exemption is valid for System (FDMS) Docket Number
safety. two years unless revoked earlier by FMCSA–2016–0359. Interested persons
Consequently, FMCSA finds that in FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked are invited to submit written comments
each case exempting these applicants if the following occurs: (1) The on the proposed information collection
from the epilepsy/seizure standard in 49 individual fails to comply with the to the Office of Information and
CFR 391.41(b)(8) is likely to achieve a terms and conditions of the exemption; Regulatory Affairs, Office of
level of safety equal to that existing (2) the exemption has resulted in a Management and Budget. Comments
without the exemption. lower level of safety than was should be addressed to the attention of
maintained prior to being granted; or (3) the Desk Officer, Department of
IV. Conditions and Requirements continuation of the exemption would Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
not be consistent with the goals and Safety Administration, and sent via
The terms and conditions of the objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315.
exemption are provided to the electronic mail to oira_submission@
applicants in the exemption document Issued on: May 18, 2017. omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–
and includes the following: (1) Each Larry W. Minor, 6974, or mailed to the Office of
driver must remain seizure-free and Associate Administrator for Policy. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
maintain a stable treatment during the [FR Doc. 2017–10770 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am] Office of Management and Budget,
two-year exemption period; (2) each BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
driver must submit annual reports from Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
their treating physicians attesting to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
stability of treatment and that the driver DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Vincent Babich or Mr. Tyrone Gibbs,
has remained seizure-free; (3) each Office of Enforcement and Compliance,
driver must undergo an annual medical Federal Motor Carrier Safety Hazardous Materials Division,
examination by a certified Medical Administration Department of Transportation, FMCSA,
Examiner, as defined by 49 CFR 390.5; [Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0359] West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New
and (4) each driver must provide a copy Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
of the annual medical certification to Agency Information Collection 20590. Telephone: 202–366–4871 or
the employer for retention in the Activities; Extension of a Currently- 202–366–1705; email vincent.babich@
driver’s qualification file, or keep a copy Approved Information Collection dot.gov or tyrone.gibbs@dot.gov. Office
of his/her driver’s qualification file if Request: Hazardous Materials Safety hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
he/she is self-employed. The driver Permits through Friday, except Federal
must also have a copy of the exemption Holidays.
FMCSA, DOT.
AGENCY:
when driving, for presentation to a duly SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice and request for
ACTION:
authorized Federal, State, or local Title: Hazardous Materials Safety
comments.
enforcement official. Permits.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Please send your comments by June 26, 2017. OMB must receive your comments by this date in order to act on the ICR.
Contact		Mr. Vincent Babich or Mr. Tyrone Gibbs, 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 or 202-366-1705; email [email protected] or [email protected] Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FR Citation		82 FR 24433