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Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) opposed
this exemption, describing it as ‘‘both
unjustified and impractical.’’ The CVSA
noted that, ‘‘if granted, this exemption
would negatively impact safety and
place an excessive burden on the
enforcement community. The Federal
HOS requirements exist to help prevent
and manage driver fatigue.’’ Mr. Michael
Millard also opposed the request, stating
that ‘‘[the] Harris Companies
application for an exception from ELDs
is most likely based on its small size
and its thoughts on an added expense
for installing ELDs.’’ In response to an
opposing commenter, Harris filed a
comment in favor of its own
application. Harris’ comment
emphasized the inability of its current
ELDs to operate properly in rural areas
with little to no internet connection.
V. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or
Greater Level of Safety
To ensure an equivalent level of
safety, Harris offered company safety
policies and procedures. Harris
referenced several ongoing company
training programs to ensure compliance
with the various Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations. These training
programs include general safety and
compliance policies, vehicle operating
policies, HOS training and compliance,
drug and alcohol testing procedures,
and risk management services. In
addition, Harris offered the continuous
use of paper RODS for recording and
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VI. FMCSA Response and Decision
FMCSA has evaluated the Harris
application for exemption and the
public comments submitted. When the
Agency adopted the ELD rule in 2015,
as mandated by Congress, it determined
that ELDs would improve CMV safety
and reduce the overall paperwork
burden for both motor carriers and
drivers. ELDs have led to improved
compliance with the applicable HOS
rules. Harris has failed to provide a
sufficient analysis of the safety impacts
of the requested exemption or adequate
countermeasures to ensure that the
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than,
the level that would be achieved by the
current regulations. For these reasons,
FMCSA denies the request for
exemption.

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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2022–0052 (Notice No.
2022–11)]

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.
Additionally, we note that on May 3,
2022, a notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on these
information collections was published
in the Federal Register, and PHMSA did
not receive any comments on it.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the information
collections should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find these particular information
collections 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.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robin Hutcheson,
Deputy Administrator.

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Department of Transportation, 1200
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20590–0001.
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 PHMSA previously
published in a 60-day notice 1 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 collection was 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 to
OMB’s approval.
PHMSA requests comments on the
following information collection:
Title: Radioactive (RAM)
Transportation Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0510.
Summary: This information collection
consolidates and describes the
information collection provisions in the
HMR involving the transportation of
radioactive materials in commerce.
Information collection requirements for
RAM include: documenting testing and
engineering evaluations for packages,
documenting DOT 7A packages,
revalidating foreign competent authority
certifications, providing specific written
instruction of exclusive use shipment
controls, providing written instructions
for exclusive use shipment controls,
obtaining U.S. competent authority for
package design, registering with U.S.
competent authority as user of a
package, and requesting a U.S.
1 See the 60-day notice published under Docket
No. PHMSA–2022–0052 (Notice No. 2022–09), on
May 3, 2022 [87 FR 26259] at: https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/05/03/
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competent authority for a special form
of radioactive material. The following
information collections and their

burdens are associated with this OMB
Control Number:

Information collection

Respondents

Document Test and Engineering Evaluation or Comparative Data for Packaging—Reporting .......
DOT Specification 7A Package Documentation—Reporting ............................................................
DOT Specification 7A Package Documentation—Recordkeeping ...................................................
Revalidation of Foreign Competent Authority Certification—Reporting ...........................................
Offeror Providing Specific Written Instruction of Exclusive Use Shipment Controls to the Carrier—Reporting ..............................................................................................................................
Offeror Obtaining U.S. Competent Authority for Package Design—Reporting ................................
Register with U.S. Competent Authority as User of a Package—Reporting ...................................
Request for a U.S. Competent Authority as Required by the IAEA Regulations for Special
Form—Reporting ...........................................................................................................................

Affected Public: Shippers and carriers
of radioactive materials in commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden
Number of Respondents: 320.
Total Annual Responses: 2,915.
Total Annual Burden Hours:
15,346.67.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Title: Subsidiary Hazard Class and
Number/Type of Packagings.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0613.
Summary: The HMR require that
shipping papers and emergency
response information accompany each
shipment of hazardous materials in
commerce. 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
shipping papers and emergency

Hours per
response

Total annual
burden hours

50
50
50
25

100
100
500
25

40
80
0.0833
80

4,000
8,000
41.67
2,000

100
10
25

2,000
40
50

0.5
2
0.5

1,000
80
25

10

100

2

200

being transported include a subsidiary
hazard such as ‘‘dangerous when wet’’
or a subsidiary hazard requiring more
stringent requirements than the primary
hazard, there is no indication of the
subsidiary hazards on the shipping
papers and no indication of the
subsidiary risks on placards. Under
circumstances such as motor vehicles
being loaded at a dock, labels are not
sufficient to alert hazardous materials
employees loading the vehicles, nor are
they sufficient to alert emergency
responders of the subsidiary risks
contained on the vehicles. Therefore, we
require the subsidiary hazard class or
subsidiary division number(s) to be
entered on the shipping paper for
purposes of enhancing safety and
international harmonization.
The following information collection
and burden is associated with this OMB
Control Number:

Information collection

Respondents

Total annual
responses

Seconds per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Subsidiary Hazard Class on Shipping Papers ................................................

260,000

43,810,000

2

24,339

Affected Public: Shippers and carriers
of hazardous materials in commerce.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden
Number of Respondents: 260,000.
Total Annual Responses: 43,810,000.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,339.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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response information when responding
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 basic shipping
description information on shipping
papers, we also require the subsidiary
hazard class or subsidiary division
number(s) to be entered in parentheses
following the primary hazard class or
division number on shipping papers.
This requirement was originally
required only by transportation by
vessel. However, the lack of such a
requirement posed problems for motor
carriers regarding compliance with
segregation, separation, and placarding
requirements, as well as posing a safety
hazard. For example, in the event the
motor vehicle becomes involved in an
accident, when the hazardous materials

Total annual
responses

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13,
2022.
Shane C. Kelley,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking,Office
of Hazardous Materials Safety,Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket No. BTS–2022–XXXX]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Information Collection:
Freight Logistics Optimization Works
(FLOW) Initiative
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, BTS
announces its plan to submit the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public

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comment. BTS is also requesting an
emergency approval for the pilot effort
to develop a proof of concept for this
collection as described below. BTS is
requesting OMB approval for the
emergency aspect of the collection
within 7 days.
DATES: Comments regarding the pilot
effort of this collection should be
submitted within 5 days. All other
comments should be submitted within
60 calendar days from the date of this
publication.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
pilot effort of this collection should be
submitted directly to the Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725—17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: BTS Desk Officer, by email at
[email protected]. All

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