Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
| Published date | 16 November 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 73128 |
| Record Number | 2020-25168 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 221 (Monday, November 16, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 221 (Monday, November 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73128-73129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25168]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0025 (Notice No. 2020-09)]
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 an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control
number pertaining to hazardous materials transportation. This notice
follows the publication of a PHMSA final rule titled ``Hazardous
Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail'' [HM-264, 85 FR 44994]
authorizing the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail.
Following publication of this notice, PHMSA intends to request a
renewal with change of currently approved OMB control number 2137-0612,
``Hazardous Materials Security Plans.''
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
We invite comments on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection; (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.
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: On July 24, 2020, PHMSA, in coordination
with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), published a final rule
titled ``Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail'' [HM-264,
85 FR 44994], to allow for the bulk transport of ``Methane,
refrigerated liquid,'' commonly known as liquefied natural gas (LNG),
in rail tank cars. In this final rule, PHMSA amended the Hazardous
Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts
171-180) to require any rail carrier transporting a tank car quantity
of UN1972 (Methane, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid) or Natural
gas, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid)) to comply with the
additional safety and security planning requirements for transportation
by rail. PHMSA currently accounts for the burden associated with safety
and security planning requirements in Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 2137-0612, ``Hazardous Materials Security Plans.''
OMB regulations require PHMSA to provide interested members of the
public and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests. 5 CFR 1320.8d. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 96-511), no person is required
to respond to an information collection unless it has been approved by
OMB and displays a valid OMB control number. As the HM-264 final rule
contains revisions that
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were not proposed in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) [October
24, 2019; 84 FR 56964], PHMSA published a 60-day notice [85 FR 46220]
and is subsequently publishing this 30-day notice to provide an
opportunity for public comment on the estimated increase in burden. The
estimated increase in burden hours is reflected in ``Section VI.G.
Paperwork Reduction Act'' of the preamble to the final rule, with a
minor adjustment due to a rounding error.
As mentioned, on July 31, 2020, PHMSA published a 60-day notice to
request comments on the revision to OMB Control Number 2137-0612. PHMSA
received four sets of comments to the 60-day notice. None of these
comments were specifically related to the change in the information
collection burden. Therefore, PHMSA is revising OMB Control Number
2137-0612 as follows:
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Increase in Increase in Increase in Increase in
total number total number Burden hours total burden Salary cost total salary
of railroads of routes per route hours per hour cost
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Class I Railroads....................................... 0 2 80 160 $60.83 $9,733
Class II Railroads...................................... 0 1 80 80 60.83 4,866
Class III Railroads..................................... 0 1 40 40 60.83 2,433
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Total Increase in Primary Route Analysis............ .............. 4 .............. 280 .............. 17,032
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Increase in Increase in Increase in Increase in
total number total number Burden hours total burden Salary cost total salary
of railroads of routes per route hours per hour cost
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Class I Railroads....................................... 0 2 120 240 $60.83 $14,599
Class II Railroads...................................... 0 1 120 120 60.83 7,300
Class III Railroads..................................... 0 1 40 40 60.83 2,433
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Total Increase in Alternate Route Analysis.......... .............. 4 .............. 400 .............. 24,332
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Annual Increase in Number of Respondents: 0.
Annual Increase in Number of Responses: 8.
Annual Increase in Burden Hours: 680.
Annual Increase in Salary Costs: $41,364.
Issued in Washington, DC on November 9, 2020, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
William A. Quade,
Deputy Associate Administrator of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-25168 Filed 11-13-20; 8:45 am]
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