
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59561-59566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18617]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0007 (Notice No. 2023-08)]


Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation (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 information collections pertaining to hazardous 
materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request renewal and 
extension from the Office of Management and Budget. PHMSA published a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on these information 
collections in the Federal Register on March 22, 2023, and did not 
receive any comments.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the information 
collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    Information collections can be found by selecting ``Currently under 
30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.
    We invite comments on: (1) whether the collections of information 
are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the information collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    Docket: For access to the Dockets to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or Nina Vore, 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 requests that PHMSA previously published on 
March 22, 2023,\1\ in a 60-day Federal Register notice seeking comments 
and is now submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
renewal and extension. These information collections are contained in 
49 CFR 171.6 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 
171 through 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) 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 the information collection 
activity and will publish a notice in the Federal Register alerting the 
public upon OMB's approval. PHMSA requests comments on the following 
information collections:
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    Title: Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate 
Bulk Containers.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0018.
    Summary: This OMB control number describes the information 
collections in parts 173, 178, and 180 of the HMR pertaining to the 
documenting of design qualifications, inspections, tests, and approvals 
pertaining to the manufacture and use of portable tanks and 
intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) under various provisions of the 
HMR. Information collections under this OMB control number include:
    (1) Design Qualification Testing for IBCs: This information 
collection consists of the minimum requirements for testing procedures 
to ensure that IBCs containing hazardous materials can withstand normal 
conditions of transportation. Each packaging must pass the prescribed 
tests and conform to Sec.  173.24 while in transportation. The testing 
requirements in Sec.  178.801(d) ensure that the packaging manufacturer 
achieves successful test results for the design qualification testing 
at the start of production of each new or different IBC design type.
    (2) Periodic Design Requalification Testing of IBCs: This 
information collection consists of the requirements for periodic design 
re-qualification of each qualified IBC design type to maintain 
authorization for continued production. IBC manufacturers must conduct 
successful tests at sufficient frequency to ensure each packaging 
produced is capable of passing the design qualification tests, which 
must be conducted at least once every 12 months.
    (3) Applications for Approval of Equivalent Packaging: This 
information collection consists of the requirements for approval of 
equivalent packaging applications submitted by the regulated community 
to PHMSA, which allows the use of an IBC differing from the standards 
outlined in the HMR if it is shown to be equally effective and if the 
testing methods used are equivalent.
    (4) Reporting Requirements for Retest and Inspection of IBCs: This 
information collection consists of the requirements for the continuing 
qualification, maintenance, or periodic retesting of an IBC by any 
person responsible for it. Each IBC constructed in accordance with a 
United Nations (UN) standard for which a test or inspection is required 
may not be filled and offered for transportation or transported until 
the testing and inspection have been successfully completed. The 
information collection also reflects the creation of a report that 
identifies the testing and inspection of IBCs.
    (5) Recordkeeping for IBC Testing: This information collection 
consists of the recordkeeping requirements associated with IBC testing 
specified in Sec. Sec.  178.801 and 180.352. The IBC owner or lessee 
must keep records of periodic retests, initial and periodic 
inspections, and test performance on the IBC if it has been repaired. 
Records must be kept for each packaging at each location where periodic 
tests are conducted and must be available for inspection by a DOT 
representative upon request.
    (6) Manufacturers Data Report (ASME) for Portable Tanks: This 
information collection consists of the requirements for tanks designed 
and constructed in accordance with, and that fulfill all the 
requirements of, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 
Code. In addition to the markings required by the ASME Code, every tank 
must bear permanent

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marks that include the information specified in Sec.  178.255-14, which 
must be stamped into the metal near the center of one of the tank heads 
or stamped into a plate permanently attached to the tank by means of 
brazing or welding or other suitable means.
    (7) Approval Applications for Specification UN Portable Tank 
Design: This information collection requires an owner or manufacturer 
of a portable tank to apply for an approval to a designated approval 
agency authorized to approve new portable tanks designs.
    (8) Applications for Modifications to Portable Tank Designs: This 
information collection requires an owner or manufacturer of a portable 
tank to apply for an approval to a designated approval agency 
authorized to approve the modifications to portable tanks designs.
    (9) Portable Tanks--Approval Agency Retention of Documents: This 
information collection consists of the requirement for approval 
agencies to review all drawings and calculations to ensure that the 
design is compliant with the relevant specification. The approval 
agency must maintain the drawings and approval records for as long as 
the portable tank remains in service and provide this information to 
the DOT upon request.
    (10) Portable Tanks--Manufacturers Retention of Documents: This 
information collection requires that qualification records for 
specification portable tanks be retained for at least five (5) years by 
the tank manufacturer and made available to duly identified 
representatives of the DOT or the owner of the tank.
    (11) Recordkeeping for the Testing of Portable Tank: This 
information collection requires that the owner of the portable tank or 
his/her authorized agent will retain a written record indicating the 
date and results of all required tests, as well as the name and address 
of the tester, until the next retest has been satisfactorily completed 
and recorded. This information must be provided to the DOT upon 
request.
    The following is a list of the information collections and burden 
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

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                                                                   Total  annual     Hours per     Total  annual
             Information collection                 Respondents      responses       response      burden  hours
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Design Qualification Testing for IBCs--                       13             494               3           1,482
 Applications for the Certification Mark........
Periodic Design Requalification Testing of IBCs--             13             494               3           1,482
 Submission of Changes to Test Frequency to the
 Associate Administrator........................
Applications for Approval of Equivalent                        5               5               3              15
 Packaging--IBCs................................
Reporting Requirements for Retest and Inspection            1000         100,000            0.25          25,000
 of IBCs........................................
Recordkeeping for IBC Testing...................             150             150            0.25              38
Manufacturers Data Report (ASME) for Portable                 50          50,000            0.25          12,500
 Tanks..........................................
Approval Applications for Specification UN                    13             494               3           1,482
 Portable Tank Design...........................
Applications for Modifications to Portable Tank               13             494               3           1,482
 Designs........................................
Portable Tanks--Approval Agency Retention of                  13             494            0.25             124
 Documents......................................
Portable Tanks--Manufacturers Retention of                    50          50,000            0.25          12,500
 Documents......................................
Recordkeeping for the Testing of Portable Tanks.             150             150            0.25              38
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    Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of portable tanks and 
intermediate bulk containers.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Number of Respondents: 1,470.
    Total Annual Responses: 202,775.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 56,143.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Title: Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers & Emergency Response 
Information.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0034.
    Summary: This OMB control number describes the information 
collections in parts 172, 173, 174, 175, 176 and 177 of the HMR 
pertaining to the requirement to provide a shipping paper and emergency 
response information with shipments of hazardous materials. Shipping 
papers are considered to be a basic communication tool relative to the 
transportation of hazardous materials. The definition of a shipping 
paper in Sec.  171.8 includes a shipping order, bill of lading, 
manifest, or other shipping document serving a similar purpose and 
containing the information required by Sec. Sec.  172.202, 172.203, and 
172.204 of the HMR. A shipping paper with emergency response 
information must accompany most hazardous materials shipments and be 
readily available at all times during transportation.
    Shipping papers serve as the principal source of information 
regarding the presence of hazardous materials, identification, 
quantity, and emergency response procedures. They also serve as the 
source of information for compliance with other requirements, such as 
the placement of rail cars containing different hazardous materials in 
trains; prevent the loading of poisons with foodstuffs; maintain the 
separation of incompatible hazardous materials; and limit the amount of 
radioactive materials that may be transported in a vehicle or aircraft. 
Shipping papers and emergency response information also serve as a 
means of notifying transport workers that hazardous materials are 
present. Most importantly, shipping papers serve as a principal means 
of identifying hazardous materials during transportation emergencies. 
Firefighters, police, and other emergency response personnel are 
trained to obtain the DOT shipping papers and emergency response 
information when responding to hazardous materials transportation 
emergencies. The availability of accurate information concerning 
hazardous materials being transported significantly improves response 
efforts in these types of emergencies. In addition to the shipping 
paper and emergency response information, this OMB control number also 
includes the following information collections:
    (1) Notice of Pilot in Command: This information collection 
consists of the additional time required for the pilot-in-command to 
complete the confirmation process for the loading of hazardous 
materials on aircraft. The confirmation process includes obtaining a 
signature or other appropriate indication from the person responsible 
for loading the aircraft and from the pilot-in-command.
    (2) Lithium Battery Test Summary Document: This information 
collection requires the creation of a lithium battery test summary 
document for lithium cells and batteries manufactured after January 1, 
2008. This information collection includes both a reporting and 
recordkeeping component.
    (3) Air Transportation Discrepancy Reports: This information 
collection

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requires that each person who discovers an improperly described, 
certified, labeled, marked, or packaged hazardous material during air 
transportation, including passenger baggage (known as a passenger (PAX) 
discrepancy), must notify the nearest Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA) Regional Office by telephone or electronically. Electronic 
notifications may be submitted by email or through the Safety Assurance 
System (SAS) External Portal.
    The following is a list of the information collections and burden 
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

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                                                                   Total annual      Hours per     Total annual
             Information collection                 Respondents      responses       response      burden hours
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Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers & Emergency          260,000     175,262,735             .03       4,599,426
 Response Information...........................
Notice of Pilot in Command......................             150       2,004,717            .003           5,961
Lithium Battery Test Summary--Reporting.........              73           2,336             0.5           1,168
Lithium Battery Test Summary--Recordkeeping.....           5,790          19,596           0.116           2,286
Air Transportation Discrepancy Reports..........              58          15,529           .0833           1,294
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    Affected Public: Shippers and carriers of hazardous materials in 
commerce.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Number of Respondents: 266,071.
    Total Annual Responses: 177,304,913.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,610,135.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Title: Approval for Hazardous Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0557.
    Summary: This OMB control number describes the information 
collections in parts 107, 173, 175, 176, 178, and 180 of the HMR 
pertaining to approvals issued by the Office of Hazardous Materials 
Safety (OHMS) within PHMSA. 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.
    There are several approval provisions contained in the HMR and 
associated procedural regulations. Responses to these collections of 
information are required to obtain benefits, such as becoming an 
approval or certification agency, or to obtain a variance from 
packaging or handling requirements based on information provided by the 
respondent. These benefits and variances involve areas, for example, 
such as UN third-party certification; authorization to examine and test 
lighters; authorization to examine and test explosives; and 
authorization to re-qualify DOT cylinders. Specifically, the 
information collections under this OMB control number include:
    (1) Designated approval agencies, independent cylinder testing 
agencies, and prospective foreign manufacturers of cylinders: This 
information collection consists of the requirement for parties to 
obtain approval from the Associate Administrator in order to become 
designated approval agencies, independent cylinder testing agencies, or 
prospective foreign manufacturers of cylinders. These designated 
approval agencies evaluate the design of packagings used for the 
shipments of hazardous materials.
    (2) Approval of Cylinder and Pressure Receptacle Requalifiers: This 
information collection pertains to the requirement for approval by the 
Associate Administrator to inspect, test, certify, repair, or rebuild a 
DOT specification cylinder or a UN pressure receptacle under certain 
circumstances. These circumstances include a special permit issued 
under this part or a cylinder manufactured in accordance with Transport 
Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Good (TDG) Regulations.
    (3) M-Numbers: This information collection consists of assigning M-
numbers to companies involved in the manufacturing, reconditioning, 
repairing, or testing of DOT specification containers or cylinders used 
for transporting hazardous materials.
    (4) RIN Approval for Cylinders (International Shipments): This 
information collection consists of an application that RIN holders can 
submit under Sec.  107.805(f)(2), which includes required information 
and certifications related to the inspection and requalification of 
certain cylinder specifications.
    (5) Competent Authority Approvals: This information collection 
consists of additional approval and classification requirements for 
transporting certain hazardous materials, such as tear gas devices and 
certain organic peroxides. Tear gas devices require additional approval 
for transport in closed environments, while certain organic peroxides 
require special refrigeration and PHMSA approval to prevent self-
accelerated decomposition.
    (6) Lithium Battery State of Charge Approval: This information 
collection consists of an approval process that allows for the 
transportation of lithium-ion cells and batteries on cargo aircraft 
with a state of charge exceeding 30 percent of their rated capacity. 
This is in contrast to the general requirement that such transportation 
must occur with a state of charge not exceeding 30 percent of their 
rated capacity.
    (7) Alternative Packagings or Test Methods: This information 
collection consists of an approval process that allows a person to 
offer a hazardous material in transportation with alternative packaging 
or test methods, which are not currently authorized in the HMR. The 
approvals provide flexibility to the industry by allowing packagings 
that are not constructed as per the HMR and permitting specific 
testing, test methods, and intervals.
    (8) Infectious Substances: This information collection consists of 
a requirement to obtain approval for the transportation of live animals 
containing or contaminated with genetically modified micro-organisms, 
including those that also meet the Division 6.2 material definition, to 
comply with approved terms and conditions set by the Associate 
Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
    (9) Testing and Assignment of the Classification of Explosive 
Materials: This information collection consists of an approval process 
for the testing and assignment of hazard classifications for the 
transportation of explosives and explosive devices, including 
fireworks, which pose significant technical difficulties and hazards. 
Proper hazard classification is crucial for the safe packaging and 
handling of these materials during transportation via all modes, as an 
incorrect classification could result in improper packaging or

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handling and cause damage to property, loss of life, or both.
    (10) Packaging Exception/Exceptions for Division 1.4G Consumer 
Fireworks: This information collection consists of an application 
process for manufacturers of consumer fireworks to obtain approval and 
classification of their products. The process requires the submission 
of a complete application containing all relevant information, test 
results, and certifications.
    The following is a list of the information collections and burden 
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

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                                                                   Total annual      Hours per     Total annual
             Information collection                 Respondents      responses       response      burden hours
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Designated approval agencies, independent                     15              15            4.75              71
 cylinder testing agencies, and prospective
 foreign manufacturers of cylinders.............
Approval of Cylinder and Pressure Receptacle               3,000           3,000           1.105           3,315
 Requalifiers...................................
M Numbers (New Application).....................              30              30            4.75             143
M Numbers (Modifications/Renewals)..............             150             150               1             150
RIN Approval for Cylinders (International                  3,500           3,500           0.852           2,982
 Shipments).....................................
Competent Authority Approvals--Safety                         50             250            4.75           1,188
 Determinations as to the Adequacy of the
 Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards
 (New Applications).............................
Competent Authority Approvals--Safety                        120             480               1             480
 Determinations as to the Adequacy of the
 Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards--
 (Renewals/Modifications/Corrections)...........
Lithium Battery State of Charge Approval........              10              10              40             400
Alternative Packagings or Test Methods..........              24              24            4.75             114
Infectious Substances...........................               5               5            4.75              24
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of              330             330            4.75           1,568
 Explosive Materials--New Applications..........
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of              700             700               1             700
 Explosive Materials--Modifications.............
Packaging Exception/Exceptions for Division 1.4G           3,200           6,400            4.75          30,400
 Consumer Fireworks.............................
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    Affected Public: Business and other entities who must meet the 
approval requirements in the HMR.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Number of Respondents: 11,134.
    Total Annual Responses: 14,894.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,535.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tanks Requirements, Rail Tank Car 
Tanks--Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0559.
    Summary: This information collection consolidates and describes the 
information provisions in parts 172, 173, 174, 179, and 180 of the HMR 
pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials by rail and the 
manufacture, qualification, maintenance, and use of tank cars. The 
types of information collected include:
    (1) Tank Car Approvals: This information collection consists of 
special provisions that mandate the approval of the Associate 
Administrator or the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Committee 
on Tank Cars before certain hazardous material packaging or packaging 
components can be used for transportation of hazardous materials by 
rail.
    (2) AAR approval required when a tank car is proposed for commodity 
service other than specified on a certificate of construction: This 
information collection consists of requirements for obtaining AAR Tank 
Car Committee approval for the use of a tank car for commodities other 
than those specified in part 173 and the certificate of construction. 
It also includes requirements for AAR approval of tank car design, 
materials, construction, conversion, alteration, or construction to a 
new specification. This information is used to ensure that tank cars 
are suitable for transporting specific commodities and that tank car 
design, construction, and modification comply with the relevant 
regulations.
    (3) Annual tank car owner progress report to FRA: This information 
collection consists of the requirement for tank car owners to submit 
progress reports to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) if their 
tank cars need to be modified to meet the requirements specified in 
Sec.  173.31. The FRA uses this information to track progress and 
ensure that all affected tank cars are modified before the regulatory 
compliance date.
    (4) Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids in Tank Cars and Multi 
Unit Tank Cars Reporting: This information collection requires the 
shipper to notify the FRA whenever a tank car transporting hydrogen 
chloride, refrigerated liquids, or vinyl fluoride, stabilized is not 
received by the consignee within 20 days from the date of shipment.
    (5) Reporting to the Bureau of Explosives regarding any 
restrictions over any portion of its lines: This information collection 
requires each rail carrier to report to the Bureau of Explosives (BOE), 
for publication, all information as to any restrictions which it 
imposes against the acceptance, delivery, or transportation of any 
hazardous materials, over any portion of its lines.
    (6) Nonconforming bulk packages must be repaired or approved from 
movement by the FRA: This information collection requires that a bulk 
packaging, such as a tank car tank, that no longer conforms to 
applicable HMR requirements may not be forwarded by rail unless 
repaired or approved for movement by the Associate Administrator for 
Safety, FRA. Notification and approval must be furnished in writing or 
through telephonic or electronic means, with subsequent written 
confirmation provided within two weeks.
    (7) FRA Approval for transportation of bulk packages containing a 
hazardous material in COFC or TOFC service: This information collection 
requires that the Associate Administrator for Safety, FRA approve the 
transportation of bulk packages, such as portable tanks and cargo 
tanks, containing a hazardous material in container-on-flatcar (COFC) 
or trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) service if not otherwise authorized for 
transportation.
    (8) Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive material inspection and Car 
Certificate requirements: This information collection requires that 
before a Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive materials may be loaded into a 
rail car, the car must have

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been inspected and certified to be in compliance with the requirements 
of Sec.  174.104(b) by a qualified person designated under 49 CFR 
215.11.
    (9) Initial marking, requalification marking, and requalification 
reporting requirements: This information collection consist of the 
requirements for the detail marking of a newly manufactured tank car, 
requalification tank car marking requirements, and reporting of details 
for a requalified tank car.
    (10) Quality Assurance Program: This information collection 
requires facilities that build, repair, and ensure the structural 
integrity of tank cars are required to develop and implement a quality 
assurance program. This information is used by the facility and DOT 
compliance personnel to ensure that each tank car is constructed or 
repaired in accordance with the applicable requirements.
    The following is a list of the information collections and burden 
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

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                                                                   Total annual      Hours per     Total annual
             Information collection                 Respondents      responses       response      burden hours
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Tank Car Approvals..............................               2               2             6.5              13
AAR approval required when a tank car is                      25            1200           0.167             200
 proposed for commodity service other than
 specified on a certificate of construction.....
Annual tank car owner progress report to FRA....             100             100               1             100
Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids in Tank                 6             141            0.25              35
 Cars and Multi Unit Tank Cars Reporting........
Reporting to the Bureau of Explosives regarding               34              51           0.333              17
 any restrictions over any portion of its lines.
Nonconforming bulk packages must be repaired or              388           4,308             0.4           1,695
 approved from movement by the FRA..............
FRA Approval for transportation of bulk packages               6               6             0.5               3
 containing a hazardous material in COFC or TOFC
 service........................................
Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive material                        25             600           0.333             200
 inspection and Car Certificate requirements....
Record when a car seal is changed when the car                34             170           0.166              28
 is placarded with Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive
 materials......................................
Initial marking, requalification marking, and                100          15,000           0.116           1,768
 requalification reporting requirements.........
Quality assurance program.......................              75              75             5.5             413
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    Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners, and rail carriers of tank.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Number of Respondents: 795.
    Total Annual Responses: 21,653.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,472.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Title: Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0572.
    Summary: These OMB control number describes the information 
collections in parts 173 and 180 of the HMR pertaining to the testing 
requirements for non-bulk packagings. This OMB control number covers 
performance-oriented packaging standards and allows packaging 
manufacturers and shippers more flexibility in selecting more 
economical packagings for their products. These information collections 
also allow customizing the design of packagings to better suit the 
transportation environment that they will encounter and encourages 
technological innovations, decreases packaging costs, and significantly 
reduces the need for special permits. These information collections 
specifically include:
    (1) Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging (Reporting): This 
information collection consists of various testing requirements that 
must be met by non-bulk packaging, depending on the type of material it 
will contain. These include thermal resistance tests for packaging 
transporting oxygen cylinders, leakproofness tests for liquid hazardous 
materials, hydrostatic pressure tests for metal, plastic, and composite 
containers, cooperage tests for bung-type wooden barrels, and 
additional testing for packaging intended to contain infectious 
substances. The specific tests required may vary based on the outer and 
inner packaging material used.
    (2) Additional Test Reports (Reporting): This information 
collection consists of the requirement to prepare and maintain a test 
report after each design qualification test or periodic retest of a 
packaging. The test report must be available to the user of the 
packaging or a representative of the DOT upon request and includes 
details such as the date, name, and address of the testing facility, 
packaging design type, maximum capacity, characteristics of test 
contents, and test descriptions and results.
    (3) Test Reports (Recordkeeping): This information collection 
requires that test report must be made available to a user of a 
packaging or a representative of the DOT, upon request. The test report 
includes information such as the date, name, and address of the testing 
facility, a description of the packaging design type, the maximum 
capacity, characteristics of test contents, and test descriptions and 
results.
    (4) Closure Instructions (Reporting): This information collection 
consists of the requirement for the manufacturer or certifier of non-
bulk packaging to create closure instructions in accordance with Sec.  
178.2(c). These instructions indicate the means of closure with which 
the package was tested and ensure that any subsequent shipper maintains 
the same level of safety when the package is closed for transportation 
of hazardous materials.
    (5) Closure Instructions (Recordkeeping): This information 
collection requires that the manufacturer or other person certifying 
compliance, along each subsequent distributor of the packaging, provide 
closure instructions to each person to whom the packaging is 
transferred, as well as any representative of the DOT, for inspection.
    The following is a list of the information collections and burden 
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

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                                                                   Total annual      Hours per     Total annual
             Information collection                 Respondents      responses       response      burden hours
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Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging--              5,000          15,000           2.016          30,250
 Reporting......................................
Additional Test Reports--Reporting..............              10              30               2              60
Test Reports--Recordkeeping.....................             100           1,000             0.1             100
Closure Instructions--Reporting.................             500             500               2           1,000
Closure Instructions--Recordkeeping.............          16,080          16,080           0.083           1,340
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    Affected Public: Each non-bulk packaging manufacturer that tests 
packagings to ensure compliance with the HMR.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Number of Respondents: 21,690.
    Total Annual Responses: 32,610.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,750.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Title: Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning 
Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0586.
    Summary: This OMB control number describes the information 
collections in parts 110 of the HMR pertaining to 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 manage hazardous materials 
emergencies, particularly those involving transportation. Sections in 
this part address information collection and recordkeeping with regard 
to applying for grants, monitoring expenditures, and reporting and 
requesting modifications.
    The following is a list of the information collections and burden 
estimates associated with this OMB Control Number:

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           Information collection               Respondents       responses         response       burden hours
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Hazardous Materials Grants Applications.....              62               62            83.26            5,162
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    Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian Tribes.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Respondents: 62.
    Annual Responses: 62.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,162.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2023.
T. Glenn Foster,
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch, Office of Hazardous 
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-18617 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-60-P


