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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
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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.

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SUMMARY:

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

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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:
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
§ 173.24 while in transportation. The
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testing requirements in § 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
§§ 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 § 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

Information collection

Respondents

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Design Qualification Testing for IBCs—Applications for the Certification
Mark .............................................................................................................
Periodic Design Requalification Testing of IBCs—Submission of Changes to
Test Frequency to the Associate Administrator ...........................................
Applications for Approval of Equivalent Packaging—IBCs .............................
Reporting Requirements for Retest and Inspection of IBCs ...........................
Recordkeeping for IBC Testing .......................................................................
Manufacturers Data Report (ASME) for Portable Tanks .................................
Approval Applications for Specification UN Portable Tank Design .................
Applications for Modifications to Portable Tank Designs ................................
Portable Tanks—Approval Agency Retention of Documents ..........................
Portable Tanks—Manufacturers Retention of Documents ..............................
Recordkeeping for the Testing of Portable Tanks ...........................................

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
§ 171.8 includes a shipping order, bill of
lading, manifest, or other shipping
document serving a similar purpose and
containing the information required by
§§ 172.202, 172.203, and 172.204 of the
HMR. A shipping paper with emergency

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annual
responses

Total
annual
burden
hours

Hours per
response

13

494

3

1,482

13
5
1000
150
50
13
13
13
50
150

494
5
100,000
150
50,000
494
494
494
50,000
150

3
3
0.25
0.25
0.25
3
3
0.25
0.25
0.25

1,482
15
25,000
38
12,500
1,482
1,482
124
12,500
38

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
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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:

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-incommand 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

Information collection

Respondents

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Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers & Emergency Response Information
Notice of Pilot in Command .............................................................................
Lithium Battery Test Summary—Reporting .....................................................
Lithium Battery Test Summary—Recordkeeping ............................................
Air Transportation Discrepancy Reports ..........................................................

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 requalify DOT cylinders. Specifically, the
information collections under this OMB
control number include:
(1) Designated approval agencies,
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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 Mnumbers 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 § 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
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Safety Assurance System (SAS) External
Portal.
The following is a list of the
information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB
Control Number:
Total annual
responses
175,262,735
2,004,717
2,336
19,596
15,529

Hours per
response
.03
.003
0.5
0.116
.0833

Total annual
burden hours
4,599,426
5,961
1,168
2,286
1,294

and PHMSA approval to prevent selfaccelerated decomposition.
(6) Lithium Battery State of Charge
Approval: This information collection
consists of an approval process that
allows for the transportation of lithiumion 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.

Information collection

Respondents

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Designated approval agencies, independent cylinder testing agencies, and
prospective foreign manufacturers of cylinders ...........................................
Approval of Cylinder and Pressure Receptacle Requalifiers ..........................
M Numbers (New Application) .........................................................................
M Numbers (Modifications/Renewals) .............................................................
RIN Approval for Cylinders (International Shipments) ....................................
Competent Authority Approvals—Safety Determinations as to the Adequacy
of the Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards (New Applications)
Competent Authority Approvals—Safety Determinations as to the Adequacy
of the Packagings for Materials with Special Hazards—(Renewals/Modifications/Corrections) ....................................................................................
Lithium Battery State of Charge Approval .......................................................
Alternative Packagings or Test Methods .........................................................
Infectious Substances ......................................................................................
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of Explosive Materials—New
Applications ..................................................................................................
Testing and Assignment of the Classification of Explosive Materials—Modifications ........................................................................................................
Packaging Exception/Exceptions for Division 1.4G Consumer Fireworks ......

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
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Total annual
responses

Hours per
response

Total annual
burden hours

15
3,000
30
150
3,500

15
3,000
30
150
3,500

4.75
1.105
4.75
1
0.852

71
3,315
143
150
2,982

50

250

4.75

1,188

120
10
24
5

480
10
24
5

1
40
4.75
4.75

480
400
114
24

330

330

4.75

1,568

700
3,200

700
6,400

1
4.75

700
30,400

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 § 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
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information collections and burden
estimates associated with this OMB
Control Number:

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 traileron-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
§ 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

Information collection

Respondents

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Tank Car Approvals .........................................................................................
AAR approval required when a tank car is proposed for commodity service
other than specified on a certificate of construction ....................................
Annual tank car owner progress report to FRA ..............................................
Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids in Tank Cars and Multi Unit
Tank Cars Reporting ....................................................................................
Reporting to the Bureau of Explosives regarding any restrictions over any
portion of its lines .........................................................................................
Nonconforming bulk packages must be repaired or approved from movement by the FRA ..........................................................................................
FRA Approval for transportation of bulk packages containing a hazardous
material in COFC or TOFC service .............................................................
Division 1.1 or 1.2 explosive material inspection and Car Certificate requirements ............................................................................................................
Record when a car seal is changed when the car is placarded with Division
1.1 or 1.2 explosive materials ......................................................................
Initial marking, requalification marking, and requalification reporting requirements ............................................................................................................
Quality assurance program .............................................................................

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 NonBulk 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 NonBulk Packaging (Reporting): This
information collection consists of

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responses

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response

Total annual
burden hours

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2

6.5

13

25
100

1200
100

0.167
1

200
100

6

141

0.25

35

34

51

0.333

17

388

4,308

0.4

1,695

6

6

0.5

3

25

600

0.333

200

34

170

0.166

28

100
75

15,000
75

0.116
5.5

1,768
413

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 bungtype 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

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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:

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
§ 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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Information collection

Respondents

Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging—Reporting ...........................
Additional Test Reports—Reporting ................................................................
Test Reports—Recordkeeping ........................................................................
Closure Instructions—Reporting ......................................................................
Closure Instructions—Recordkeeping .............................................................

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

15,000
30
1,000
500
16,080

Hours per
response

Total annual
burden hours

2.016
2
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2
0.083

30,250
60
100
1,000
1,340

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:

Information collection

Respondents

Total annual
responses

Hours per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Hazardous Materials Grants Applications .......................................................

62

62

83.26

5,162

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

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST– 2023–0069]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Office of the Departmental
Chief Information Officer, Office of the
Secretary of Transportation, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:

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5,000
10
100
500
16,080

Total annual
responses

In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the United States
Department of Transportation proposes
to rename, update and reissue a
Department of Transportation (DOT)
system of records notice titled,
‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration; DOT/FAA 854

SUMMARY:

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Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(sUAS) Waivers and Authorizations.’’
The name of the SORN will be changed
to ‘‘Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)
Waivers and Authorizations’’. The
modification of the system of records
notice (hereafter referred to as ‘‘Notice’’)
allows the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to collect and
maintain records on individuals
operating small unmanned aircraft
systems (hereinafter ‘‘sUAS’’) who
request and receive authorizations to fly
their sUAS in controlled airspace or
waivers to fly their sUAS outside of the
requirements of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) and to review and
approve Certificate of Waiver or
Authorizations (COA) applications.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 28, 2023. The Department
may publish an amended Systems of
Records Notice (hereafter ‘‘Notice’’) in
light of any comments received. This
modified system will be effective
immediately and the modified routine
uses will be effective September 28,
2023.
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DOT–OST–
2023–0069 by any of the following
methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.

ADDRESSES:

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• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal Holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number DOT–
OST–2023–0069. All comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received in any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review the Department of
Transportation’s complete Privacy Act
statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78), or you may visit http://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov or to the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the docket.
For
questions, please contact: Karyn
Gorman, Departmental Chief Privacy
Officer, Privacy Office, Department of
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590;
privacy@dot.gov; or 202–366–3140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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