[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 55233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24043]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Hazardous 
Materials Training Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval of a new information collection. 
This collection involves FAA certification process requirements for 
operators and repair stations who are required to submit documentation 
related to hazardous materials training programs.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 2, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Barbara 
Hall, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 
Fort Worth, TX 76177
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0705.
    Title: Hazardous Materials Training Requirements.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection of information.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The FAA, as prescribed in 14 CFR parts 121 and 135, 
requires certificate holders to submit manuals and hazardous materials 
(hazmat) training programs, or revisions to an approved hazmat training 
program to obtain initial and final approval as part of the FAA 
certification process. Original certification is completed in 
accordance with 14 CFR part 119. Continuing certification is completed 
in accordance with 14 CFR parts 121 and 135. The FAA uses the approval 
process to determine compliance of the hazmat training programs with 
the applicable regulations, national policies and safe operating 
practices. The FAA must ensure that the documents adequately establish 
safe operating procedures. Additionally, 14 CFR part 145 requires 
certain repair stations to provide documentation showing that persons 
handling hazmat for transportation have been trained following DOT 
guidelines.
    Respondents: Part 121, 135, and 145 certificate holders. 
Approximately 2,800.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion. Part 121 and part 
135 operators are required to submit documentation of their hazardous 
materials training to receive original certification. If the operator 
decides to make a change to their training program, they must provide 
the updated manual. Part 145 repair station is required to submit a 
statement to the FAA certifying that all of their hazmat employees are 
trained under the Hazardous Materials Regulations prior to receiving 
their initial part 145 certificate.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The amount of time per 
response is expected to vary. For example, new responses take 
significantly longer than revisions. Furthermore, operators with will-
carry hazardous materials operations are anticipated to have longer 
responses than will-not carry hazardous materials operations. Part 145 
repair stations will require less time to develop a certification 
statements than operators require to develop a manual. Additionally 
certificate holders vary in the type and size of the operations. 
Certificate holders are not anticipated to spend the same amount of 
time each year. Therefore, based on FAA's subject matter expertise we 
continue to expect reporting to take an average .6 hours, and 
recordkeeping to take .7 hours for a total of 1.3 hours per response. 
These are an annualized average which account for the wide variability 
in the type, complexity and size of operation. Additionally, the type 
of update can vary. Operators may make minor revisions to the manual, 
or they may choose to make more significant changes reflecting a larger 
change in their operations.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7,300 hours.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX on October 11, 2018.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-24043 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am]
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