Information Collection Activities

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

[Notice No. 98-10]

Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, RSPA

invites comments on certain information collections pertaining to

hazardous materials transportation for which RSPA intends to request

renewal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before

January 25, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments to the Dockets Unit, Room PL 401,

Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to: rules @ rspa.dot.gov, or

faxed to (202) 366-3753. Comments should identify the Notice number

(98-10) and the appropriate Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Control Number(s). Mailed written comments should be submitted in two

copies. Persons wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their

mailed written comments should include a self-addressed, stamped

postcard showing the Notice number. The Dockets Unit is located on the

Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the U.S. Department of

Transportation at the above address. Public information may be reviewed

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. Internet users may access all comments

received by the U.S. Department of Transportation by using the

Universal Resource Locator (URL) at http://dms.dot.gov. An electronic

copy of the document may be downloaded using a modem and suitable

communications software from the Government Printing Office's

Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202) 512-1661.

Requests for a copy of an information collection should be directed

to Deborah Boothe, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM-10),

Research and Special Programs Administration, Room 8102, 400 Seventh

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe, Office of Hazardous

Materials Standards (DHM-10), Research and Special Programs

Administration, Room 8102, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal

Regulations requires that RSPA provide interested members of the public

and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies

information collections that RSPA is submitting to OMB for renewal and

extension. These collections are contained in 49 CFR part 110, part

130, and parts 171-180. RSPA 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. RSPA will

request a three-year term of approval for each information collection

activity and, when approved by OMB, publish notice of the approval in

the Federal Register.

RSPA requests comments on the following information collections:

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 Hazardous Materials

Regulations (49 CFR Parts 171-180). 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. Applicable

sections are as follows: Sec. 173.32--retest, retest marking, and

record retention for portable tanks; Sec. 173.32a--approval of IM

portable tanks; Sec. 173.32b--periodic inspections and testing for IM

portable tanks; Sec. 178.245-6--certification markings for DOT-51

portable tanks; Sec. 178.245-7--manufacturer's data report for DOT-51

portable tanks; Sec. 178.255-14--certification markings for DOT-60

portable tanks; Sec. 178.255-15--manufacturer's data report for DOT-60

portable tanks; Sec. 178.270-14--certification marking of IM portable

tanks; Sec. 178.801--testing, retesting and recordkeeping for

intermediate bulk containers; and Sec. 180.352--periodic retests and

inspections for intermediate bulk containers.

Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and

intermediate bulk containers.

Recordkeeping:

Number of Respondents: 314.

Total Annual Responses: 51,220.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 51,340.

Frequency of collection: On occasion.

Title: Testing, Inspection and Marking Requirements for Cylinders.

OMB Control Number: 2137-0022.

Summary: Requirements in Sec. 173.34 for qualification, maintenance

and use of cylinders require that cylinders be periodically inspected

and retested to ensure continuing compliance with packaging standards.

Information collection requirements address registration of retesters

and marking of cylinders by retesters with their identification number

and retest date following conduct of tests. Records showing the results

of inspections and retests must be kept by the cylinder owner or

designated agent until expiration of the retest period or until the

cylinder is reinspected or retested, whichever occurs first. These

requirements are intended to ensure that retesters have the

qualifications to perform tests and to identify to cylinder fillers and

users that cylinders are qualified for continuing use. Information

collection requirements in Sec. 173.303 require that fillers of

acetylene cylinders keep, for at least 30 days, a daily record of the

representative pressure to which cylinders are filled.

Affected Public: Fillers, owners, users and retesters of reusable

cylinders.

Annual Reporting Burden:

Number of Respondents: 139,352.

Total Annual Responses: 153,287.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 168,431.

Frequency: On occasion.

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Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.

OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.

Summary: This collection is applicable upon occurrence of incidents

as prescribed in Secs. 171.15 and 171.16. Basically, a Hazardous

Materials Incident Report, DOT Form F5800.1, must be completed by a

carrier of hazardous materials when a hazardous material transportation

incident occurs, such as a release of materials, serious accident,

evacuation or highway shutdown. Serious incidents meeting criteria in

Sec. 171.15 also require a telephonic report by the carrier. 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: Carriers of hazardous materials.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Number of Respondents: 803.

Total Annual Responses: 22,500.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 33,811.

Frequency of collection: On occasion.

Title: Flammable Cryogenic Liquids.

OMB Control Number: 2137-0542.

Summary: Provisions in Sec. 177.818 require the carriage on a motor

vehicle of written procedures for venting flammable cryogenic liquids

and for responding to emergencies. Paragraph (h) of Sec. 177.840

specifies certain safety procedures and documentation requirements for

drivers of these motor vehicles. These requirements are intended to

ensure a high level of safety when transporting flammable cryogenics

due to their extreme flammability and high compression ratio when in a

liquid state.

Affected Public: Carriers of cryogenic materials.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Total Respondents: 65.

Total Annual Responses: 18,200.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,213.

Frequency of collection: On occasion.

Title: Approvals for Hazardous Materials.

OMB Control Number: 2137-0557.

Summary: Without these requirements there is no means to: (1)

determine whether applicants who apply to become designated approval

agencies are qualified to evaluate package design, test packages,

classify hazardous materials, etc.; (2) verify that various containers

and special loading requirements for vessels meet the requirements of

the HMR; and (3) assure that regulated hazardous materials pose no

danger to life and property during transportation.

Affected Public: Businesses and other entities who must meet the

approval requirements in the HMR.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Total Respondents: 3,503.

Total Annual Responses: 3,853.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,302.

Frequency of collection: On occasion.

Title: Testing Requirements for Non-bulk Packaging (Formerly

entitled Testing Requirements for Packaging).

OMB Control Number: 2137-0572.

Summary: Detailed packaging manufacturing specifications have been

replaced by a series of performance tests that a non-bulk packaging

must be capable of passing before it is authorized to be used for

transporting hazardous materials. The HMR require proof that packagings

meet these testing requirements. Manufacturers must retain records of

design qualification tests and periodic retests. Manufacturers must

notify, in writing, persons to whom packagings are transferred of any

specification requirements that have not been met at the time of

transfer. Subsequent distributors, as well as manufacturers must

provide written notification. Performance-oriented packaging standards

allow manufacturers and shippers much greater flexibility in selecting

more economical packagings.

Affected Public: Each non-bulk packaging manufacturer that tests

packagings to ensure compliance with the HMR.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 5,000.

Annual Responses: 15,000.

Annual Burden Hours: 30,000.

Frequency of collection: On occasion.

Title: Container Certification Statement.

OMB Control Number: 2137-0582.

Summary: Shippers of explosives, in freight containers or transport

vehicles by vessel, are required to certify on shipping documentation

that the freight container or transport vehicle meets minimal

structural serviceability requirements. This requirement is intended to

ensure an adequate level of safety for transport of explosives aboard

vessel and ensure consistency with similar requirements in

international standards.

Affected Public: Shippers of explosives in freight containers or

transport vehicles by vessel.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 630.

Annual Responses: 835,000 HM Containers & 4400 Explosive

Containers.

Annual Burden Hours: 13,989.

Frequency of collection: On occasion.

Title: Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning

Grants.

OMB Control Number: 2137-0586.

Summary: Part 110 of 49 CFR sets for the procedures for

reimbursable grants for public sector planning and training in support

of the emergency planning and training efforts of States, Indian tribes

and local communities to deal with hazardous materials emergencies,

particularly those involving transportation. Sections in this part

address information collection and recordkeeping with regard to

applying for grants, monitoring expenditures, reporting and requesting

modifications.

Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian tribes.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 66.

Annual Responses: 1.

Annual Burden Hours: 4,082.

Frequency of collection: On occasion.

Title: Response Plans for Shipments of Oil.

OMB Control Number: 2137-0591.

Summary: In recent years several major oil discharges damaged the

marine environment of the United States. Under authority of the Federal

Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of

1990, RSPA issued regulations in 49 CFR Part 130 that require

preparation of written spill response plans.

Affected Public: Carriers that transport oil in bulk, by motor

vehicle or rail.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping:

Annual Respondents: 8,000.

Annual Responses: 8,000.

Annual Burden Hours: 10,560.

Frequency of collection: On occasion.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 19, 1998.

Edward T. Mazzullo,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards.

[FR Doc. 98-31480 Filed 11-24-98; 8:45 am]

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