State and Indian tribes are required
to provide information to the FMCSA identifying all non-radioactive
hazardous materials routing designations (highways) which exist
within their jurisdictions. FMCSA requires that States and Indian
tribes notify the FMCSA if they establish, modify, maintain, or
enforce non-radioactive hazardous materials highway routing
designations, so that FMCSA can then publish the information in the
Federal Register. The FMCSA maintains the current status of all
highway routing designations in a database and publishes this
information annually so carriers of placarded non-radioactive
hazardous materials (NRHM) will have knowledge of the
restrictions.
US Code:
49
USC 5112 Name of Law: Highway routing of hazardous material
US Code: 49
USC 5125 Name of Law: Preemption
There are 36 States and the
District of Columbia that have designated hazardous materials
highway routes. In addition, 20 States/U.S. Territories have
submitted reports on hazardous material routing citing no
designated highway routes. There has been one response for
designated routes from an Indian tribe. That totals 57. In 2014
there were 35 States/U.S. Territories that have designated
hazardous materials highway routes, 15 States/U.S. Territories that
submitted reports on hazardous material routing citing no
designated highway routes. There has been one response for
designated routes from an Indian tribe. That totals 51. No changes
to the program have been made. Experience is allowing the Program
Office to refine the frequency, numbers, and estimates. While FMCSA
is required to publish an annual report of changes, the states are
only required to report if they have newly designated routes or
changes to their route designations; or every two years. Negative
reporting is not required; if an entity does not submit a report it
is considered as having no designations or no changes. The FMCSA
estimates there will be an average of one response every two years
per State/U.S. Territory/Indian tribe and that each response will
impose an estimated burden of 15 minutes, or 0.25 hours. The
current Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours = [57 annual
respondents × 1 response per 2 years × 15 minutes/60 minutes per
response = 7.125 rounded to 7]. In 2014, the Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours = [51 annual respondents × 15 minutes/60 minutes per
response = 12.75, rounded to 13]. The difference is in the
reporting of 1 response per 2 years as opposed to 1 response per
year.
$25,940
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Paul Bomgardner 202 493-0027
paul.bomgardner@dot.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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(ii) Use of information;
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(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
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