[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18828-18829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9958]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) will submit the
following emergency processing public information collection requests
(ICRs), (pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13), to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 USC Chapter 35). These ICRs are for
reinstatements, some with name changes, of previously approved
collection for which approval has expired. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on these collections
was published on October 1, 1996 [61 FR 51315-51316]. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and
burden. Because OMB approval is valid for 180 days, DOT is taking
appropriate steps to obtain a regular approval.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 19,
1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Delmer Billings, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
(DHM-10), Research and Special Programs Administration, Room 8102, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, Telephone: (202) 366-4482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Research and Special Programs Administration
Title: Crashworthiness Protection Requirements for Tank Cars
(Former title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tank Requirements).
OMB Control Number: 2137-0559.
Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners and rail carriers of tank
cars.
Abstract: This information collection consolidates provisions for
detection and repair of cracks, pits, corrosion, lining flaws, thermal
protection flaws and other defects of tank car tanks under various
provisions in parts 173, 179 and 180 of the HMR. The HMR require
facilities that build, repair and ensure the structural integrity of
tank cars to develop and implement a quality assurance program; allow
the use of non-destructive testing techniques, in lieu of currently
prescribed periodic hydrostatic pressure tests, for fusion welded tank
cars; require thickness measurements of tank cars, with limited reduced
shell thicknesses, for certain hazardous materials; increase the
frequency for inspection and testing of tank cars; and other provisions
to ensure crashworthiness protection for tank cars.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,659.
Title: Rulemaking Procedures and Exemption Requirements (Former
title: Rulemaking and Exemption Requirements).
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OMB Control Number: 2137-0051.
Affected Public: Shippers, carriers, packaging manufacturers, and
other affected entities.
Abstract: Rulemaking procedures enable RSPA to determine if a rule
change is necessary; be consistent with public interest; and maintain a
level of safety equal to or superior to that of current regulations.
Exemption procedures provide the information required for analytical
purposes for approval or denial of requests for exemptions.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4,279.
Title: Requirements for Cargo Tanks.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0014.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and owners of cargo tanks.
Abstract: This information collection consolidates provisions for
manufacture, qualification, maintenance and use of all specification
cargo tank motor vehicles. It clarifies certain commodity sections in
part 173, reorganizes the cargo tank specifications in part 178 and
provides for vacuum-loaded cargo tanks. It includes part 180
requirements governing the maintenance, use, inspection, repair, retest
and requalification of cargo tanks used to transport hazardous
materials and certain registration requirements in part 107 for persons
who are engaged in manufacture, repair or certification of any DOT
specification cargo tank or cargo tank manufactured under exemption to
transport hazardous materials.
Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention RSPA Desk Officer. 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-9958 Filed 4-16-97; 8:45 am]
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