Testing, Inspection and Marking Requirements for Cylinders
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
03/03/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2021
29,208,822
13,650,374
380,922
171,462
0
0
This is a request for an extension of an existing information collection under OMB Control No. 2137-0022 for reporting and recordkeeping requirements pertaining to manufacturers, requalifiers, and repairers of DOT Specification Cylinders. This information is used to verify that cylinders meet required manufacturing standards prior to being authorized for initial use, and once in use, that the cylinders are maintained and used in compliance with applicable requirements of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) as safe packagings for hazardous materials. The HMR are promulgated in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5110, the Federal hazardous materials transportation law. This information collection supports the Departmental Strategic Goal for Safety.
The requested change stems from a final rule published on December 28, 2020, titled âHazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Amendments Pertaining to DOT-Specification Cylindersâ [HM 234; 85 FR 85380], which revised certain requirements for the manufacture, use, and requalification of DOT-specification cylinders. Some of these revisions result in an increase in reporting requirements of this OMB control number. In addition, PHMSA has adjusted four information collections to account for the actual number of cylinder manufacture and requalification facilities, based on the current number of approvals that PHMSA has issued.
This request reflects an increase in two existing information collections and two new information collections. The increase stems from a final rule published on December 28, 2020, titled âHazardous Materials: Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Amendments Pertaining to DOT-Specification Cylindersâ [HM-234; 85 FR 85380], which amended certain requirements for the manufacture, use, and requalification of specification cylinders. In addition, PHMSA has adjusted four information collections to account for the actual number of cylinder manufacture and requalification facilities, based on the current number of approvals that PHMSA has issued.
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:
(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;
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.