Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging (Formerly: Testing Requirements for Packaging).

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2137-0572 Renewal ICR Breakdown.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-08-17	Available
2137-0572 Justification 2018 5.22.18_6_28_18_clean.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-08-17	Available
30-Day Notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-04-30	Available
60-Day Notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-04-30	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26776	Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging		Modified
231275	Closure Instructions (Recordkeeping)		New
231274	Closure Instructions		New
231273	Test Reports (Recordkeeping)		New
231272	Additional Test Reports		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0572	ICR Reference No: 201804-2137-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201305-2137-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0572
Title: Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging (Formerly: Testing Requirements for Packaging).
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/20/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/24/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2018
Responses	32,610	0	15,500
Time Burden (Hours)	32,500	0	32,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	812,500

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Abstract: This is a request for approval of a three-year extension for the information collection under OMB No. 2137-0572. The information collected is mandatory for those persons manufacturing and testing performance-oriented packaging. This information collection includes both reporting and recordkeeping requirements, which must be completed following manufacture of a new package and provided to a representative of the DOT, upon request. Hazmat shippers, enforcement inspectors, and carriers use this information to ensure that the packaging is meeting the requirements of the regulations and to ensure that it has passed all appropriate tests. Performance-oriented packaging are packages (i.e. boxes, drums, jerricans, etc.) that are designed and tested to appropriate standards. When used correctly in transportation, they should ensure that the hazardous materials will be transported in a safe manner. Following manufacture of each packaging type, a test report and closure instructions must be created, signifying that the packaging type met the appropriate standards and detailing requirements for a shipper to replicate the method in which the package was tested. Historically, PHMSA lumped the burden into a single information collection; in this extension request, PHMSA has separated one information collection into five different information collections. Because of this adjustment, there is a change in the number of respondents and responses. There is no change in the total burden hours, however, because there were no regulatory changes to this burden.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 5101-5127 Name of Law: Hazardous Materials Transportaton Law
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 18828	04/21/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 45356	09/28/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Closure Instructions (Recordkeeping)
Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging
Closure Instructions
Additional Test Reports
Test Reports (Recordkeeping)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	32,610	15,500	0	0	17,110	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	32,500	32,500	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	812,500	0	0	-812,500	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is no change to the number of burden hours for this information collection. However, during PHMSA’s review of the burden, it was noted that historically the information collections were grouped into a single collection. Following this review, PHMSA has adjusted this burden to five different information collections. Because of this adjustment, there has been a change to the number of respondents and responses. There is no change in the number of burden hours because there was no change in the requirements for non-bulk packaging test reports and recordkeeping requirements.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/24/2018

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