Hazardous Haulers: Comment on Info Collection Renewal
Published Date: 3/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is asking for your thoughts on renewing three important paperwork collections about transporting hazardous materials. This affects companies and workers who handle dangerous goods, helping keep safety rules clear and up to date. You’ve got until May 9, 2025, to share your comments—no extra costs or big changes, just keeping things running smoothly!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Radioactive materials paperwork burden
PHMSA intends to request renewal of OMB Control Number 2137-0510 for paperwork about transporting radioactive materials. The collection covers shippers and carriers of radioactive materials and is estimated at a total annual burden of 15,347 hours across 320 respondents; PHMSA will ask OMB for a 3-year approval. You may submit comments on this renewal on or before May 9, 2025.
Rail reporting for flammable liquids
PHMSA plans to renew OMB Control Number 2137-0628 covering sampling and testing certification, routing analysis, incident reporting, and oil spill response plans for flammable liquids transported by rail. The collection affects shippers and carriers of petroleum liquids by rail and is estimated at 34,757 total annual burden hours across 2,574 respondents; PHMSA will request a 3-year approval and accepts comments through May 9, 2025.
Shipping papers must list subsidiary hazards
PHMSA will seek renewal of OMB Control Number 2137-0613 requiring the subsidiary hazard class or subsidiary division number(s) to be entered on shipping papers. This affects shippers and carriers of hazardous materials and is estimated at 24,339 total annual burden hours across 260,000 respondents; PHMSA will request a 3-year OMB approval and is taking comments through May 9, 2025.
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