30 Day Federal Register Notice

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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2018 / Notices

Issued on: July 13, 2018.
Christopher Gatchell,
Director, Office of Engineering, Federal
Highway Administration, New York Division.
[FR Doc. 2018–15416 Filed 7–16–18; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket Number: DOT–OST–2017–0043]

Agency Information Collection
Activity; Response to Comments on
Notice of Request for Approval To
Collect New Information: Oil and Gas
Industry Safety Data Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: 30-day Notice and Response to
Comments.
AGENCY:

On May 7, 2019, the Bureau
of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
announced its intention in a Federal
Register Notice (83 FR 20139) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve the following
information collection: Voluntary Oil
and Gas Industry Safety Data Program.
The Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data
(ISO) program, is a component of BTS’s
SafeOCS data sharing framework, that
provides a trusted, proactive means for
the oil and gas industry to report
sensitive and proprietary safety
information, and to identify early
warnings of safety problems and
potential safety issues by uncovering
hidden, at-risk conditions not
previously exposed from analysis of
reportable accidents and incidents. The
ISD identifies a broader range of data
categories to ensure safe performance
and appropriate risk management,
which adds a learning component to
assist the oil and gas industry in
achieving improved safety performance.
At that time, BTS also encouraged
interested parties to submit comments
to docket number DOT–OST–2017–
0043, allowing for a 60-day comment
period. The comment period closed on
July 7, 2018. BTS received two nonrelevant comments from the anonymous
public entities. The purpose of this
Notice is to respond to the comments
received on the May 7, 2018
announcement and allow 30 days for
public comment to OMB on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by August 17, 2018.

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BTS seeks public comments
on its proposed information collection.
Comments should address whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of the estimated burden
hours 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.
Send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: BTS Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of Statistical and
Economic Analysis, RTS–31, E36–302,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; Phone No.
(202) 366–1610; Fax No. (202) 366–
3383; email: demetra.collia@dot.gov.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., EST, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Data Confidentiality Provisions: The
confidentiality of oil and gas industry
safety data information submitted to
BTS is protected under the BTS
confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307)
and the Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
(CIPSEA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–347, Title
V.) In accordance with these
confidentiality statutes, only statistical
(aggregated) and non-identifying data
will be made publicly available by BTS
through its reports. BTS will not release
to the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), or
to any other public or private entity, any
information that might reveal the
identity of individuals or organizations
mentioned in failure notices or reports
without explicit consent of the
respondent and any other affected
entities.
ADDRESSES:

Type of Review: Approval of data
collection.
Respondent: Oil and gas industry
companies involved in the exploration
and/or productions working in the Gulf
of Mexico (GOM).
Number of Potential Responses: One
hundred.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
II. Public Participation and Request for
Public Comments
On May 7, 2018, BTS published a
Notice (83 FR 20139) encouraging
interested parties to submit comments
to docket number DOT–OST–2017–0043
and allowing for a 60-day comment
period. The comment period closed on
July 6, 2018. There were two comments
non-relevant to the topic of the Notice.
To view comments, go to http://
www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number, ‘‘DOT–OST–2017–
0043’’ in the ‘‘search’’ box and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next click ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’ button and choose document
listed to review. If you do not have
access to the internet, you may view the
docket by visiting the Docket
Management Facility in Room W 12–
140 on the ground floor of the DOT
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Privacy Act
All comments the BTS received were
posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov. Anyone may
search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the
person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.) You may
review DOT’ s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on January 17, 2008 (73 FR
3316), or you may visit http://
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8785.pdf).

I. The Data Collection
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as amended) and
5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal
agency to obtain OMB approval to
initiate an information collection
activity. BTS is seeking OMB approval
for the following BTS information
collection activity:
Title: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data
(ISD) Program.
OMB Control Number: TBD.

III. Discussion of Public Comments and
BTS Responses
BTS announced on May 7, 2018 in a
Federal Register Notice (83 FR 20139)
its intention to request that OMB
approve the new collection of: Oil and
Gas Industry Safety Data Program. BTS
received no relevant comment during
the 60-day public comment period. The
May 7th notice stated that the BTS was
seeking approval to collect Industry
Safety Data information.

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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2018 / Notices
Dated: July 11, 2018.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Technology U.S. Department of
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2018–15316 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
[Docket No. TTB–2018–0001]

Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request (No. 70) for Chemist
Certification Program
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau (TTB) invites comments on the
proposed information collection
associated with its chemist certification
program.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
September 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: As described below, you
may send comments on the proposed
information collection using the
‘‘Regulations.gov’’ online comment form
for this document, or you may send
written comments via U.S. mail or hand
delivery. TTB no longer accepts public
comments via email or fax.
• https://www.regulations.gov: Use
the comment form for this document
posted within Docket No. TTB–2018–
0001 on ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal
e-rulemaking portal, to submit
comments via the internet;
• U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover,
Regulations and Rulings Division,
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, 1310 G Street NW, Box 12,
Washington, DC 20005.
• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of
Mail: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G
Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC
20005.
Please reference the proposed
information collection’s title in your
comment. You may view copies of this
document and all comments received in
response to this document within
Docket No. TTB–2018–0001 at https://
www.regulations.gov. A link to that
docket is posted on the TTB website at

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https://www.ttb.gov/forms/comment-onform.shtml. You may also obtain paper
copies of this document and any
comments received in response to this
document by contacting Michael Hoover
at the addresses or telephone number
shown below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street
NW, Box 12, Washington, DC 20005;
telephone (202) 453–1039, ext. 135; or
email informationcollections@ttb.gov
(please do not submit comments on the
proposed information collection to this
email address).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), the Department of the Treasury
and its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB), as part of a
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on the proposed
information collection associated with
TTB’s chemist certification program.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the proposed information
collection. All comments are part of the
public record and subject to disclosure.
Please do not include any confidential
or inappropriate material in comments.
In particular, we invite comments on:
(a) Whether the information collection
is necessary for the proper performance
of the agency’s functions, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the information collection’s
burden; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
information collection’s burden on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide the requested information.
Chemist Certification Information
Collection
Currently, we are seeking comments
on the following information collection:
Title: Applications, Notices, and
Record Related to the Voluntary
Chemist Certification Program for the
Analysis of Wine, Distilled Spirits, and
Beer for Export.
OMB Number: 1513–NEW.

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Abstract: The TTB chemist
certification program, established under
the authority of section 105(e) of the
Federal Alcohol Administration Act
(FAA Act; 27 U.S.C. 205(e)), is a
voluntary program that certifies private
industry chemists to analyze alcohol
beverages and report the results of
specific chemical analyses on alcohol
beverages to the governments of
importing countries. As a condition of
importation, some countries require that
their own government laboratories (or
laboratories certified by their
government) perform these analyses,
while other countries allow a person
certified by the government of the
exporting country to perform the
analyses. TTB conducts its chemist
certification program as a service to the
alcohol beverage industry to facilitate
the export of domestic alcohol beverage
products. This certification program
helps ensure that chemists, enologists,
brewers, and technicians (referred to in
this document collectively as
‘‘chemists’’) generate quality data and
have the required proficiencies to
conduct chemical analyses associated
with exportation of alcohol beverages
from the United States.
The information collected under
TTB’s chemist certification program
includes: Letterhead applications for
chemist certification and supporting
documentation such as copies of
diplomas, transcripts, accreditation
certificates, and laboratory verification
statements; results of qualifying
analyses of TTB-supplied alcohol
beverage samples made by applicants;
and miscellaneous letterhead
applications and notices to TTB such as
applications and supporting documents
related to requests for certification in
additional types of analysis, requests for
TTB-affirmed reports of analysis, and
notices of changes in employment place
or status. TTB believes the burden
associated with the application portion
of this information collection is minimal
and is the minimum necessary to ensure
that certified chemists are professionally
qualified to conduct analyses of alcohol
beverages for export purposes.
Certified chemists also must retain,
and allow TTB inspection of, records of
all analysis results conducted under the
authority of a TTB certificate, for a
period of up to two years. In addition,
the laboratories of certified chemists
must retain for a similar period, and
allow TTB inspection of, records related
to laboratory equipment, laboratory
quality control policies, procedures and
systems, analyst training and
competence, and analysis records
pertaining to certified tests. TTB
believes that the required records are

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