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(OMB) for emergency processing under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
FRA requests that OMB authorize the
collection of information identified
below immediately upon publication of
this Notice for a period of 180 days.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this individual ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by telephoning FRA’s
Office of Safety Clearance Officer:
Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493–6292) or
FRA’s Office of Administration
Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel.
(202) 493–6132) (these numbers are not
toll-free:; or by contacting Mr. Brogan
via facsimile at (202) 493–6216 or Ms.
Toone via facsimile at (202) 493–6497,
or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at
[email protected]; or by contacting

amounts of those hazardous materials in
recent years. Under the EO, an affected
train is one that contains: (1) 20 or more
loaded tank cars in a continuous block,
or 35 or more loaded tank cars, of Class
3 flammable liquid; and (2) at least one
DOT Specification 111 (DOT–111) tank
car (including those built in accordance
with Association of American Railroads
(AAR) Casualty Prevention Circular
1232 (CPC–1232)) loaded with a Class 3
flammable liquid. Affected trains must
not exceed 40 miles per hour (mph) in
high-threat urban areas (HTUAs) as
defined in 49 CFR 1580.3. This Order
takes effect immediately.
Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 30,
Notice No. 1.

Emergency order item No. 30

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

(1) Petitions for Special Approval to Take Actions Not in Accordance with This Order..

70 Railroads .........

25 Petitions ...........

Form Number(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads,
Frequency of Submission: One-time;
on occasion.
Total Estimated Responses: 25.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
1,000 hours.
Status: Emergency Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–9]

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Ms. Toone at [email protected].
Comments and questions about the ICR
identified below should be directed to
OMB’s Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB
Desk Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA is
issuing Emergency Order No. 30 (EO or
Order) to require that trains transporting
large amounts of Class 3 flammable
liquid through certain highly populated
areas adhere to a maximum authorized
operating speed limit. FRA has
determined that public safety compels
issuance of the Order. The Order is
necessary due to the recent occurrence
of railroad accidents involving trains
transporting petroleum crude oil and
ethanol and the increasing reliance on
railroads to transport voluminous

Agency Request for Emergency
Processing of Collection of
Information by the Office of
Management and Budget
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT).

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

Notice.

FRA hereby gives notice that
it is submitting the following
Information Collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for emergency processing under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
FRA requests that OMB authorize the
collection of information identified
below immediately upon publication of
this Notice for a period of 180 days.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this individual ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by telephoning FRA’s
Office of Railroad Safety Clearance
Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493–
6292) or FRA’s Office of Administration
Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel.
(202) 493–6132) (these numbers are not
toll-free); or by contacting Mr. Brogan
via facsimile at (202) 493–6216 or Ms.
Toone via facsimile at (202) 493–6497,
or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at
[email protected]; or by contacting
Ms. Toone at [email protected].
Comments and questions about the ICR
identified below should be directed to
OMB’s Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB
Desk Office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to
recent derailments involving ‘‘high
hazard flammable trains’’ (HHFTs), FRA
and PHMSA have conducted several
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burden hours
1,000

post-accident investigations and to
ensure that stakeholders are fully aware
of each agency’s investigative authority
and cooperate with agency personnel
conducting such investigations, where
time is of the essence in gathering
evidence, the agencies are issuing a
Safety Advisory (FRA Safety Advisory
2015–02 and Docket NO. PHMSA–
2015–0118, Notice No. 15–11) to remind
railroads operating HHFTs—defined as
a train comprised of 20 or more loaded
tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid
in a continuous block, or a train with 35
or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3
flammable liquid across the entire
train—as well as the offerors of Class 3
flammable liquids transported on such
trains, of their obligation to provide
PHMSA and FRA, as expeditiously as
possible, with information agency
personnel need to conduct
investigations immediately following an
accident or incident.
Title: Hazardous Materials:
Information Requirements Related to the
Transportation of Trains Carrying
Specified Volumes of Flammable
Liquids.

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Respondent
universe

Total annual
responses

(1) Records of High Hazard Flammable Trains Containing Information Specified in This Safety Advisory Provided Upon Request to FRA/PHMSA Personnel After Train Accident.

70 Railroads .........

50 Records ...........

Form Number(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: One-time;
on occasion.
Total Estimated Responses: 50.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 100
hours.
Status: Emergency Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Erin McCartney,
Budget Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0002 (PDA–
36(R))]

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Permit
Requirements for Transportation of
Hazardous Material
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with statutory
requirements, PHMSA is publishing a
notice of delay in processing the
American Trucking Associations, Inc.’s
(ATA) application for a preemption
determination concerning requirements
of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
for a permit to transport hazardous
materials by motor vehicle and the fee
to obtain the permit. PHMSA is
conducting fact-finding and legal
analysis in response to the request, and
is delaying issuance of its determination
in order to allow time for appropriate
consideration of the issues raised by the
application.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vincent Lopez, Office of Chief Counsel
(PHC–10), Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
SUMMARY:

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Average time
per response
(hours)

FRA Safety Advisory 2015–02; Docket No. PHMSA–2015–0118

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2

100

Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590; telephone No. 202–366–4400;
facsimile No. 202–366–7041.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ATA
applied for an administrative
determination concerning whether
Federal hazardous material
transportation law, 49 U.S.C. 5101 et
seq., preempts requirements of the City
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a permit
to transport hazardous materials by
motor vehicle and the fee to obtain the
permit. PHMSA published notice of
ATA’s application in the Federal
Register on April 17, 2014. 79 FR 21840.
Title 49 U.S.C. 5125(d)(1) requires
PHMSA to issue a decision on an
application for a preemption
determination ‘‘within 180 days after
the date of the publication of the notice
of having received such application, or
the Secretary shall publish a statement
in the Federal Register of the reason
why the Secretary’s decision on the
application is delayed, along with an
estimate of the additional time
necessary before a decision is made.’’
ATA’s application for a preemption
determination is still under
consideration by PHMSA. The Agency
is currently conducting fact-finding and
legal analysis in response to the
application. Because of this additional
fact-finding and legal analysis, it was
impracticable to issue a decision within
the 180-day timeframe. In order to allow
time for full consideration of the issues
raised by the application, PHMSA
delays issuance of its determination,
and estimates a decision will be
published in approximately 120 days.

[Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0003 (PDA–
37(R))]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21,
2015.
Joseph Solomey,
Senior Assistant Chief Counsel.
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New York City Permit Requirements for
Transportation of Certain Hazardous
Materials
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with statutory
requirements, PHMSA is publishing a
notice of delay in processing the
American Trucking Associations, Inc.’s
(ATA) application for a preemption
determination concerning requirements
of the New York City Fire Department
for a permit to transport certain
hazardous materials by motor vehicle
through New York City, or for
transshipment from New York City, and
the fee for the permit. PHMSA is
conducting fact-finding and legal
analysis in response to the request, and
is delaying issuance of its determination
in order to allow time for appropriate
consideration of the issues raised by the
application.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vincent Lopez, Office of Chief Counsel
(PHC–10), Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590; telephone No. 202–366–4400;
facsimile No. 202–366–7041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ATA
applied for an administrative
determination concerning whether
Federal hazardous material
transportation law, 49 U.S.C. 5101 et
seq., preempts requirements of the New
York City Fire Department for a permit
to transport certain hazardous materials
by motor vehicle through New York
City, or for transshipment from New
York City, and the fee for the permit.
PHMSA published notice of ATA’s
application in the Federal Register on
April 17, 2014. 79 FR 21838.
Title 49 U.S.C. 5125(d)(1) requires
PHMSA to issue a decision on an
application for a preemption
determination ‘‘within 180 days after
SUMMARY:

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