Radioactive (RAM) Transportation Requirements

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Burden Calculations 2137-0510 HM-250A.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-24	Repair queued
2137-0510 Justification HM-250A NPRM.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-08-24	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
261782	Overpacks be marked with the consigner and consignee name and address when the mark is not visible		New
236325	Request for a U.S. Competent Authority as Required by the IAEA Regulations for Special Form - Reporting		Unchanged
236324	Register with U.S. Competent Authority as a User of a Package - Reporting		Unchanged
236323	Offeror Providing Specific Written Instruction of Exclusive Use Shipment Controls to the Carrier - Reporting		Unchanged
236322	Revalidation of Foreign Competent Authority Certificate - Reporting		Unchanged
236321	DOT Specification 7A Package Documentation - Recordkeeping		Unchanged
236320	DOT Specification 7A Package Documentation - Reporting		Unchanged
236319	Offeror Obtaining U.S. Competent Authority for Package Design - Reporting		Unchanged
236317	Document Test and Engineering Evaluation or Comparative Data for Packaging - Reporting		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0510	ICR Reference No: 202308-2137-008
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-2137-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0510
Title: Radioactive (RAM) Transportation Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 10/17/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/24/2023
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. DOJ will address all public comments received in ICR from the NPRM.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	2,915	0	2,915
Time Burden (Hours)	15,347	0	15,347
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The burdens under this OMB control number are mandatory, when required by the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180), to ensure that certain radioactive materials are properly shipped in a safe way. The information collections under this OMB control number fall under both reporting and recordkeeping and occur when an offeror is shipping a certain type of radioactive material. Under this OMB control number, shippers of certain types of radioactive material are required to obtain approvals from DOT in order to ship radioactive materials, including authorization for using boxes, providing information to a person transporting exclusive use shipments, and ensuring that the U.S. Competent Authority is aware of those persons offering radioactive materials. This information is provided to the Department of Transportation or the person transporting the radioactive material (depending on the type of information collection) and is typically used by to ensure that shipments of radioactive materials are being done within the confines of the HMR. 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 eight different information collections. Because of this adjustment, there has been a change to the number of respondents and responses and a slight change to the amount of annual burden hours due to a better accounting of current burden hours. In addition, when PHMSA broke out the information collections individually it was discovered that 3 information collections have less than 10 respondents and are therefore not subject to the paperwork reduction act. These 3 information collections are not part of a unique population and are therefore not reflected as individual information collections in this renewal request.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2137-AF42	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 55743	09/12/2022

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
DOT Specification 7A Package Documentation - Recordkeeping
DOT Specification 7A Package Documentation - Reporting
Document Test and Engineering Evaluation or Comparative Data for Packaging - Reporting
Offeror Obtaining U.S. Competent Authority for Package Design - Reporting
Offeror Providing Specific Written Instruction of Exclusive Use Shipment Controls to the Carrier - Reporting
Overpacks be marked with the consigner and consignee name and address when the mark is not visible
Register with U.S. Competent Authority as a User of a Package - Reporting
Request for a U.S. Competent Authority as Required by the IAEA Regulations for Special Form - Reporting
Revalidation of Foreign Competent Authority Certificate - Reporting

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection request reflects a proposed increase in responses, burden hours and salary cost. The increase stems from a final rule published on September 12, 2022, titled “Hazardous Materials: Compatibility With the Regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency” [HM-250A; 87 FR 55743], which included a proposed requirement for overpacks to have the consignor and/or consignee marked on the outside of the overpack if it cannot be seen on the packages. This proposed change would reduce confusion and increase safety by identifying the consignee and consignor marking requirements on the outside of the overpack if they cannot be seen on the individual packages in the overpack.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $16,534

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? No

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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: 08/24/2023

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