[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41143-41145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19895]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists those forms, reports, and recordkeeping
requirements imposed upon the public which were transmitted by the
Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for its approval in accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 USC Chapter 35).
DATES: August 4, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DOT information collection requests
should be forwarded, as quickly as possible, to Edward Clarke, Office
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202,
Washington, DC 20503. If you anticipate submitting substantive
comments, but find that more than 10 days from the date of publication
are needed to prepare them, please notify the OMB official of your
intent immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the DOT information
collection requests submitted to OMB may be obtained from Susan Pickrel
or Gemma deGuzman, Information Resource Management (IRM) Strategies
Division, M-32, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 400 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3507 of Title 44 of the United
States Code, as adopted by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
requires that agencies prepare a notice for publication in the Federal
Register, listing those information collection requests submitted to
OMB for approval or renewal under that Act. OMB reviews and approves
agency submissions in accordance with criteria set forth in that Act.
In carrying out its responsibilities, OMB also considers public
comments on the proposed forms and the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. OMB approval of an information collection requirement
must be renewed at least once every three years.
Items Submitted to OMB for Review
The following information collection requests were submitted to OMB
on August 4, 1995:
DOT No: 4091.
OMB No: 2115-0597.
Administration: United States Coast Guard.
Title: State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for
Removal Costs under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
Need for Information: 33 USC 2712 provides Coast Guard the
authority to promulgate regulations detailing the manner in which to
obligate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the
Coast Guard s National Pollution Fund Center to determine whether
expenditures submitted by the State to the Fund are compensable and to
ensure that the correct amount of funding of costs is made from the
Fund.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 6,792 hours.
Respondents: State Governments.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.5 hours reporting.
DOT No: 4092.
OMB No: 2125-New.
Administration: Federal Highway Administration.
Title: Indian Reservation Roads Program Administration Survey.
Need for Information: 23 USC 204(f) provides the authority for the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) to jointly administer the Indian Reservation Roads Program. The
Government Performance and Results Act requires the establishment of
performance measures consistent with the overall program goals and
outcomes.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the
FHWA and the BIA to improve the administration of the Indian
Reservation Roads Program.
Frequency: Annual.
Burden Estimate: 272 hours.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
DOT No: 4093.
OMB No: 2127-0046.
Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA).
Title: 49 CFR part 552, Petitions for Rulemaking, Defect, and
Noncompliance Orders.
Need for Information: 49 USC 30162 specifies that any ``interested
person may file a petition with the Secretary of Transportation
requesting the Secretary to begin a proceeding'' to prescribe a motor
vehicle safety standard under 49 USC Chapter 301 or to decide whether
to issue an order under 49 USC 30118(b). To implement these statutory
provisions, NHTSA promulgated part 552 according to the informal
rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 USC 553 et
seq.) This regulation allows the agency to ensure that the petitions
filed under section 30162 are both properly substantiated and
efficiently processed.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by NHTSA
to identify and respond on a timely basis to petitions for rulemaking
or defect or noncompliance determination and to inform the public of
the procedures following in response to such petitions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 100 hours.
Respondents: Individuals, businesses, or small businesses.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
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DOT No: 4094.
OMB No: 2132-0047.
Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Title: 49 CFR part 580, Odometer Disclosure Statement.
Need for Information: The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost
Savings Act, as amended by 15 USC 1988, and implementing regulations,
49 CFR Part 580, require each transferor of a motor vehicle to provide
the transferee a written disclosure of the vehicle s mileage.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by motor
vehicle transferors and lessors to determine the mileage and value of
the vehicles.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 2,586,160 hours.
Respondents: Individuals and businesses.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: .004 hours.
DOT No: 4095.
OMB No: 2120-0564
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
Title: Unescorted Access Privilege--Parts 107 and 108 of the
Federal Aviation Regulation.
Need for Information: Section 105 of Public Law 101-604, the
Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990, directs the FAA
Administrator to promulgate regulations that subject individuals with
unescorted access to U.S. or foreign air carrier aircraft, or to
secured areas of U.S. airports served by air carriers, to access
investigations, including such criminal history records checks as the
Administrator determines necessary to ensure air transportation
security.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by
airport operators and air carriers to maintain evidence of compliance
with investigative requirements for all affected individuals. The
Federal Aviation Administration will review the records to ensure that
individuals with unescorted access to the Security Identification
Display Area have been subject to the access investigation requirements
and a determination has been made permitting such authority.
Frequency: As needed.
Burden Estimate: 36,720 annually.
Respondents: Air carriers and airports.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 10 minutes per individual
recordkeeping.
DOT No: 4096.
OMB No: 2120-0508.
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
Title: Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine
Engine Powered Airplanes.
Need for Information: As required by FAR 45, this is a labeling
requirement to put the data of manufacture and compliance status on the
identification plate and is intended to minimize the effort required to
determine whether a turbojet engine may legally be installed and
operate on an aircraft in the United States.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the
Federal Aviation Administration inspectors, purchasers, owners and
operators periodically, during the course of the year, to confirm that
the engines meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pollution
requirements in lieu of searching through extensive paper records.
Frequency: As required.
Burden Estimate: 100 hours annually.
Respondents: Manufacturers of aviation engines.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 5 minutes or less per response.
DOT No: 4097
OMB No: 2120-0040
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
Title: Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools.
Need for Information: 49 USC 44707 authorizes the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration to examine and rate the air
agencies.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the
Federal Aviation Administration to rate aviation maintenance technician
schools to maintain a standardized level of proficiency.
Frequency: As required.
Burden Estimate: 78,461 hours annually.
Respondents: Aviation Maintenance Technician School Operators.
Form(s): FAA Form 8310-6.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 40 hours per applicant.
DOT No: 4098.
OMB No: 2120-0034.
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
Title: Application for Airman Medical Certificate or Airman Medical
and Student Pilot Certificate.
Need for Information: 49 USC 40113, 44701, 44510, 44702, 44703,
44709, 45303, and 80111 authorizes the collection of this information.
Airman medical certification program is implemented by Title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations parts 61 and 67.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the
Federal Aviation Administration to perform the duties associated with
the class of airman medical certificate sought.
Frequency: As required.
Burden Estimate: 859,069 hours.
Respondents: Airmen.
Form(s): FAA Forms 8500-7, 8500-8, 8500-14, 8500-20.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: FAA Form 8500-7 = 15 minutes,
FAA Form 8500-8 = 2 hours, FAA Form 8500-14 = 15 minutes, FAA Form
8500-20 = 11 minutes.
DOT No: 4099.
OMB No: 2127-0003.
Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Title: Highway Safety Program Cost Summary HS Form 217.
Need for Information: The Surface Transportation and Uniform
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 Section 206(d) authorizes the
Secretary to begin a rulemaking process to determine those programs
most effective in reducing accidents, injuries, and deaths.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to determine whether the
States have demonstrated compliance with the statutory requirements for
the State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Burden Estimate: 31,601 hours.
Respondents: States.
Form(s): HS-217.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 3 hours.
DOT No: 4100
OMB No: 2137-0047
Administration: Research and Special Programs Administration.
Title: Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline:
Recordkeeping and Accident Reporting.
Need for Information: 49 USC 60117 authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation to require hazardous liquid pipeline operators to
prepare and maintain written records and reports and to make them
available to the Secretary of Transportation upon request.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the
Research and Special Programs Administration to evaluate the compliance
of operators of hazardous liquid pipelines with the pipeline safety
requirements.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 49,219 hours.
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Respondents: pipeline operators.
Form(s): DOT 7000-1.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 12 minutes.
DOT No: 4101
OMB No: 2137-0578.
Administration: Research and Special Programs Administration.
Title: Reporting Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, Hazardous
Liquid, and Carbon Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities.
Need for Information: 49 USC 60102 requires each operator of a
pipeline facility (except master meter) to submit to DOT a written
report on any safety-related condition that causes or has caused a
significant change or restriction in the operation of a pipeline
facility or a condition that is a hazard to life, property or the
environment.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the
Research and Special Programs Administration to monitor the corrective
actions proposed by operators in order to prevent the occurrence of an
incident or accident.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 342 hours.
Respondents: Gas, Hazardous Liquid, Carbon Dioxide, and Liquefied
Natural Gas Operators.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 6 hours.
DOT No: 4102
OMB No: 2115-New.
Administration: U.S. Coast Guard.
Title: Operational Measures for Existing Tank Vessels 5,000 Gross
Tons or Greater without Double Hulls.
Need for Information: Title 46 USC 3703A mandates that regulations
be established to provided improved protection from oil spills in
waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States due to
collisions and groundings.
Proposed Use of Information: Coast Guard inspectors will use this
information to determine if a vessel is in compliance with the
regulations or in case of a casualty, whether failure to meet these
proposed regulations contributed to the casualty.
Frequency: Annually.
Burden Estimate: 76,908 hours.
Respondents: Master, owner or operator of tank vessels.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 55 hours reporting; 37 hours
recordkeeping.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, 1995.
Ray Reynaldo,
Computer Specialist, Information Resource Management (IRM) Strategies
Division.
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