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
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
01/14/2025
11/07/2024
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 is filing comment on this proposed collection in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.
Should PHMSA decide to issue a final rule with this collection, PHMSA is reminded to follow
the procedures in 5 CFR 1320. In addition, PHMSA is reminded that 5 CFR 1320 requires
agencies to submit to OMB collections associated with proposed rules no later than the date
the proposed rule publishes.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2027
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2027
155,377
0
155,377
18,556
0
18,556
0
0
0
This is to request the Office of Management and Budgetâs (OMB) three-year renewal with change of the information collection titled, âRail Carrier and Tank Car Tanks Requirements, Rail Tank Car Tanks â Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Railâ 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 âHazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Informationâ [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 âHazardous Materials: Advancing Safety of Highway, Rail, and Vessel Transportationâ 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