Rail Carrier and Tank Car
Tanks Requirements, Rail Tank Car Tanks - Transportation of
Hazardous Materials by Rail
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/07/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2027
170,145
155,377
102,093
18,556
0
0
This is to request the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB) three-year renewal with change of the
information collection titled, “Rail Carrier and Tank Car Tanks
Requirements, Rail Tank Car Tanks – Transportation of Hazardous
Materials by Rail” under OMB Control No. 2137-0559, which is
currently due to expire on November 30, 2026. The Department of
Transportation (DOT) has collected information related to
transportation by rail car since the creation of the DOT in 1967.
This OMB control number was first approved on March 7, 1984, and
was initiated as a result of an information collection for the
approval of tank cars for Hyrdocyancic Acid Service. This OMB
Control Number was broadened on January 17, 1986, to include rail
carrier and tank car requirements that contained information
collections. The requested change stems from a final rule published
on June 24, 2024, titled “Hazardous Materials: FAST Act
Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information” [HM-263; 89
FR 52956], which require all railroads to generate in electronic
form, maintain, and provide to first responders, emergency response
officials, and law enforcement personnel, certain information
regarding hazardous materials in rail transportation to enhance
emergency response and investigative efforts.
This information collection
request reflects a proposed increase in responses, burden hours and
salary cost. The proposed increases stem from the publication of
the HM-265 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Hazardous
Materials: Advancing Safety of Highway, Rail, and Vessel
Transportation” published in the federal register on October 28,
2024. The revisions include 10 new information collections, modify
two existing information collections, and remove one information
collection associated with this OMB control number. Responding to
these information collections is mandatory. These information
collections include both reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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.
2137-0559 HM-265 Updated ICR Breakdown .xlsx
2137-0559 2023 HM-265 NPRM.docx
DCE Providing DAC Requirements