
[Federal Register: October 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 207)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0178 (Notice No. 10-8)]

 
Information Collection Activities

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICR) 
abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICRs describe the nature of 
the information collections and their expected burden. A Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on 
these collections of information was published in the Federal Register 
on August 20, 2010 [75 FR 51520] under Docket No. PHMS-2010-0178 
(Notice No. 10-3).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for PHMSA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
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. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe or Steven Andrews, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards 
(PHH-10), 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 Federal agencies 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 requests that PHMSA will be 
submitting to OMB for renewal and extension. These information 
collections are contained in 49 CFR parts 171, 173, 178, and 180, of 
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 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) abstract of the 
information collection activity; (4) description of affected persons; 
(5) estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and 
(6) frequency of collection. PHMSA 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.
    PHMSA requests comments on the following information collections:

    Title: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate 
Bulk Containers.

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    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 HMR. 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.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and 
intermediate bulk containers.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Number of Respondents: 8,770.
    Total Annual Responses: 86,100.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 66,390.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0039.
    Summary: This collection is applicable upon occurrence of incidents 
as prescribed in Sec. Sec.  171.15, 171.16 and 171.21 of the HMR. 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: 1,678.
    Total Annual Responses: 16,768.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,037.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas 
Service.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0595.
    Summary: These information collection and recordkeeping 
requirements pertain to the manufacture, certification, inspection, 
repair, maintenance, and operation of certain DOT specification and 
non-specification cargo tank motor vehicles used to transport liquefied 
compressed gases. These requirements are intended to ensure cargo tank 
motor vehicles used to transport liquefied compressed gases are 
operated safely, and to minimize the potential for catastrophic 
releases during unloading and loading operations. They include: (1) 
Requirements for operators of cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied 
compressed gas service to develop operating procedures applicable to 
unloading operations and carry the operating procedures on each 
vehicle; (2) inspection, maintenance, marking, and testing requirements 
for the cargo tank discharge system, including delivery hose 
assemblies; and (3) requirements for emergency discharge control 
equipment on certain cargo tank motor vehicles transporting liquefied 
compressed gases that must be installed and certified by a Registered 
Inspector.
    Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied compressed gas service, 
manufacturers and repairers.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Number of Respondents: 6,958.
    Total Annual Responses: 920,538.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 200,914.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 21, 2010.
Charles E. Betts,
Acting Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards.
[FR Doc. 2010-27151 Filed 10-26-10; 8:45 am]
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