83 FR 59446 - Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 226 (November 23, 2018)

Page Range		59446-59447
FR Document		2018-25484

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on this information collection pertaining to hazardous materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request renewal from the Office of Management and Budget.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-25484]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0102 (Notice No. 2018-19)]

Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
invites comments on this information collection pertaining to hazardous
materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request renewal
from the Office of Management and Budget.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. PHMSA-
2018-0102 (Notice No. 2018-19) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management System; U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: To the Docket Management System; 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 (PHMSA-2018-0102) for this notice at the beginning of the
comment. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four
methods. All comments received will be posted without change to the
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) and will include any personal
information you provide.
Requests for a copy of an information collection should be directed
to Steven Andrews or Shelby Geller, Standards and Rulemaking Division,
(202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or Shelby Geller,
Standards and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8 (d), title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 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 request that PHMSA will be submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget (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 this information collection was last approved. The
following is provided for this 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 3-year term of approval for this
information collection activity and will publish a notice in the
Federal Register upon OMB's approval.
PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
Title: Flammable Hazardous Materials by Rail Transportation.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0628.
Summary: This OMB control number is used for information and
recordkeeping requirements pertaining to the sampling and testing
certification, routing analysis, and incident reporting for flammable
liquids by rail transportation. Rail carriers, shippers, PHMSA's Office
of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS), the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), and the Association of American Railroads (AAR)
may use this information to ensure that rail tank cars transporting
flammable liquids are properly classified, ensure trains are routed
appropriately, and collect all relevant incident data. This OMB control
number is being offered for renewal includes the following information
collections and associated burden hours:

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Hours per
Information collection Respondents Responses response Total hours
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Sampling and Testing Plan Burden for Subsequent 1,804 1,804 10 18,040
Year Revision..................................
Routing--Collection by Segment for Class II 10 10 40 400
Railroads......................................
Routing--Collection by Segment for Class III 160 160 40 6,400
Railroads......................................
Routing Analysis Burden for Class II Railroads.. 10 50 16 800
Routing Analysis Burden for Class III Railroads. 160 320 8 2,560
Routing Security Analysis Burden for Class II 10 40 12 480
Railroads......................................
Routing Security Analysis Burden for Class III 64 32 4 128
Railroads......................................

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Tank Car Retrofit Burden........................ 50 50 0.5 25
Crude Oil Incident Reporting.................... 15 15 2 30
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Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of petroleum liquids by
rail.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Number of Respondents: 2,283.
Total Annual Responses: 2,481.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 28,863.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2018.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator for Hazard Materials Safety, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
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regulation that conflicts with this West Building, Ground Floor, Room public and affected agencies an
exemption with respect to a person W12–140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200 opportunity to comment on information
operating under the exemption. New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC collection and recordkeeping requests.
20590. This notice identifies information
VII. Conclusion • Hand Delivery: To the Docket collection request that PHMSA will be
Based on its evaluation of the five Management System; Room W12–140 submitting to the Office of Management
exemption applications, FMCSA renews on the ground floor of the West and Budget (OMB) for renewal and
the exemptions of the aforementioned Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, extension. This information collection is
drivers from the epilepsy and seizure Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. contained in 49 CFR 171.6 of the
disorders prohibition in 49 CFR and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR;
391.41(b)(8). In accordance with 49 except Federal holidays. 49 CFR parts 171–180). PHMSA has
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each Instructions: All submissions must revised burden estimates, where
exemption will be valid for two years include the agency name and Docket appropriate, to reflect current reporting
unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. Number (PHMSA–2018–0102) for this levels or adjustments based on changes
Issued on: November 1, 2018.
notice at the beginning of the comment. in proposed or final rules published
To avoid duplication, please use only since this information collection was
Larry W. Minor,
one of these four methods. All
Associate Administrator for Policy. last approved. The following is
comments received will be posted
[FR Doc. 2018–25510 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am] provided for this information collection:
without change to the Federal Docket
(1) Title of the information collection,
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Management System (FDMS) and will
including former title if a change is
include any personal information you
being made; (2) OMB control number;
provide.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Requests for a copy of an information (3) summary of the information
collection should be directed to Steven collection activity; (4) description of
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Andrews or Shelby Geller, Standards affected public; (5) estimate of total
Safety Administration and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366– annual reporting and recordkeeping
[Docket No. PHMSA–2018–0102 (Notice No. 8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials burden; and (6) frequency of collection.
2018–19)] Safety Administration, U.S. Department PHMSA will request a 3-year term of
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey approval for this information collection
Hazardous Materials: Information Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– activity and will publish a notice in the
Collection Activities 0001. Federal Register upon OMB’s approval.
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Docket: For access to the dockets to PHMSA requests comments on the
Materials Safety Administration read background documents or following information collection:
(PHMSA), DOT. comments received, go to http://
Title: Flammable Hazardous Materials
www.regulations.gov or DOT’s Docket
ACTION: Notice and request for by Rail Transportation.
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
comments. Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 OMB Control Number: 2137–0628.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments Summary: This OMB control number
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, from the public to better inform its is used for information and
PHMSA invites comments on this rulemaking process. DOT posts these recordkeeping requirements pertaining
information collection pertaining to comments, without edit, including any to the sampling and testing certification,
hazardous materials transportation for personal information the commenter routing analysis, and incident reporting
which PHMSA intends to request provides, to www.regulations.gov, as for flammable liquids by rail
renewal from the Office of Management described in the system of records transportation. Rail carriers, shippers,
and Budget. notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials
DATES: Interested persons are invited to be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. Safety (OHMS), the Federal Railroad
submit comments on or before January FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration (FRA), and the
22, 2019. Steven Andrews or Shelby Geller, Association of American Railroads
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Standards and Rulemaking Division, (AAR) may use this information to
identified by the Docket No. PHMSA– (202) 366–8553, Pipeline and Hazardous ensure that rail tank cars transporting
2018–0102 (Notice No. 2018–19) by any Materials Safety Administration, U.S. flammable liquids are properly
of the following methods: Department of Transportation, 1200 classified, ensure trains are routed
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC appropriately, and collect all relevant
www.regulations.gov. Follow the 20590–0001. incident data. This OMB control
instructions for submitting comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section number is being offered for renewal
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 1320.8 (d), title 5, Code of Federal includes the following information
• Mail: Docket Management System; Regulations (CFR) requires PHMSA to collections and associated burden
U.S. Department of Transportation, provide interested members of the hours:

Hours per
Information collection Respondents Responses Total hours
response
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Sampling and Testing Plan Burden for Subsequent Year Revision ............... 1,804 1,804 10 18,040
Routing—Collection by Segment for Class II Railroads .................................. 10 10 40 400
Routing—Collection by Segment for Class III Railroads ................................. 160 160 40 6,400
Routing Analysis Burden for Class II Railroads .............................................. 10 50 16 800
Routing Analysis Burden for Class III Railroads ............................................. 160 320 8 2,560
Routing Security Analysis Burden for Class II Railroads ................................ 10 40 12 480
Routing Security Analysis Burden for Class III Railroads ............................... 64 32 4 128

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Hours per
Information collection Respondents Responses Total hours
response

Tank Car Retrofit Burden ................................................................................ 50 50 0.5 25
Crude Oil Incident Reporting ........................................................................... 15 15 2 30

Affected Public: Shippers and carriers (including the tasks to be carried out by Committee’s work should concern
of petroleum liquids by rail. the Task Force); (2) transparency of aviation consumer protection issues that
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping airline ancillary service fees; and (3) fall within the current statutory
Burden: involuntary changes to travel itineraries. authority of the Department and
Number of Respondents: 2,283. DATES: The first meeting of the establish a subcommittee to be called
Total Annual Responses: 2,481. reestablished ACPAC will be held on the ‘‘National In-Flight Sexual
Total Annual Burden Hours: 28,863. January 16, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 Misconduct Task Force.’’
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
p.m. Eastern Time. Appointment of New Members
Issued in Washington, DC, on November FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
19, 2018. The Secretary has appointed four new
register to attend the meeting, please members to the Committee. The
William S. Schoonover, contact Stuart Hindman, Senior
Associate Administrator for Hazard Materials appointed members are: (1) Patricia
Attorney, Office of Aviation Vercelli, General Counsel, Airlines for
Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Enforcement and Proceedings, by email
Safety Administration. America, as the airline representative;
at stuart.hindman@dot.gov, or by (2) Mario Rodriguez, Executive Director
[FR Doc. 2018–25484 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am]
telephone at 202–366–9342; or Zeenat of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, as
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P Iqbal, Senior Attorney, Office of the airport operator representative; (3)
Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, Pete K. Rahn, Maryland Secretary of
by email at zeenat.iqbal@dot.gov, or by Transportation, as the State or local
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION telephone at 202–366–9893. Attendance government representative; and (4)
Office of the Secretary is open to the public up to the room’s Frances Smith, Adjunct Fellow,
capacity of 100 attendees. Since space is Competitive Enterprise Institute, as the
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0190] limited and access to the DOT consumer representative. Mr. Rahn will
headquarters building is controlled for serve as the Chair of the Committee. The
Advisory Committee on Aviation security purposes, any member of the
Consumer Protection Matters; Department chose the Committee
general public who plans to attend this members based on two main criteria: (1)
Subcommittee on In-Flight Sexual meeting must notify the registration
Misconduct Representativeness (does the individual
contact identified no later than represent one of the four groups
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (‘‘OST’’), Wednesday, January 2, 2019. mentioned above); and (2) expertise
Department of Transportation (‘‘DOT’’). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (does the individual bring essential
ACTION: Notice of reestablishment and knowledge, expertise, or experience
Background
first meeting of the Aviation Consumer regarding consumer protection).
Protection Advisory Committee. On May 24, 2012, the Department
established an advisory committee on National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct
SUMMARY: The Department of aviation consumer protection, known as Task Force Subcommittee
Transportation (‘‘Department’’) has the Advisory Committee on Aviation Recent reports of increased incidents
reestablished the Aviation Consumer Consumer Protection, as mandated by of sexual assault and misconduct
Protection Advisory Committee section 411 of the FAA Modernization onboard aircraft have highlighted
(‘‘ACPAC’’ or ‘‘Committee’’), formerly and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112– concerns regarding the response to such
known as the Advisory Committee on 95, 126 Stat. 11 (2012)) (2012 FAA Act) incidents. The Joint Explanatory
Aviation Consumer Protection, as a and the Federal Advisory Committee Statement of the 2018 Consolidated
Federal advisory committee. The Act (FACA), as amended. The original Appropriations Act requested that the
Department has also established a Committee held nine meetings and Department establish a Task Force to
National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct examined a broad range of issues provide recommendations in this area.
Task Force (‘‘Task Force’’) as an ACPAC affecting consumers. The Committee has In addition, the Task Force is mandated
Subcommittee. The Task Force will contributed significantly to the by the 2018 FAA Act. Accordingly, a
develop recommendations for the Department’s aviation consumer Task Force has been established as a
ACPAC’s consideration on best protection program as it provides a subcommittee under the ACPAC to
practices and protocols for air carriers forum for stakeholders, including consider best practices and protocols for
relating to training, reporting, and data representatives of airlines, airports and air carriers relating to training,
collection of sexual assault onboard consumers, to discuss important reporting, and data collection of sexual
commercial aircraft. The Department consumer issues. misconduct by passengers onboard
anticipates the first meeting of the The statutory termination date for the commercial aircraft. The Task Force will
ACPAC will be held on January 16, Committee was originally established by include representatives from the
2019. The meeting will be held in the the 2012 FAA Act as September 30, Department of Transportation,
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Media Center (located on the lobby level 2015, but has been extended several Department of Justice (including the
of the West Building) at the U.S. times, most recently by the FAA Federal Bureau of Investigations, Office
Department of Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No: of Victims of Crime and Office on
Headquarters,1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, 115–254) (2018 FAA Act) to the current Violence Against Women), Department
Washington, DC 20590. Three topics termination date of September 30, 2023. of Health and Human Services, national
will be discussed at that meeting—(1) The Department has updated the organizations which specialize in
establishment of the Task Force Committee’s charter to clarify that the providing services to sexual assault

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Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 22, 2019.
Contact		Steven Andrews or Shelby Geller, Standards and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
FR Citation		83 FR 59446

83 FR 59446 - Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 226 (November 23, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration