State and Indian tribes are required to provide information to the FMCSA identifying all non-radioactive hazardous materials routing designations (highways) which exist within their jurisdictions. FMCSA requires that States and Indian tribes notify the FMCSA if they establish, modify, maintain, or enforce non-radioactive hazardous materials highway routing designations, so that FMCSA can then publish the information in the Federal Register. The FMCSA maintains the current status of all highway routing designations in a database and publishes this information annually so carriers of placarded non-radioactive hazardous materials (NRHM) will have knowledge of the restrictions.
US Code:
49 USC 5112
Name of Law: Highway routing of hazardous material
US Code:
49 USC 5125
Name of Law: Preemption
There are 36 States and the District of Columbia that have designated hazardous materials highway routes. In addition, 20 States/U.S. Territories have submitted reports on hazardous material routing citing no designated highway routes. There has been one response for designated routes from an Indian tribe. That totals 57. In 2014 there were 35 States/U.S. Territories that have designated hazardous materials highway routes, 15 States/U.S. Territories that submitted reports on hazardous material routing citing no designated highway routes. There has been one response for designated routes from an Indian tribe. That totals 51. No changes to the program have been made. Experience is allowing the Program Office to refine the frequency, numbers, and estimates.
While FMCSA is required to publish an annual report of changes, the states are only required to report if they have newly designated routes or changes to their route designations; or every two years. Negative reporting is not required; if an entity does not submit a report it is considered as having no designations or no changes.
The FMCSA estimates there will be an average of one response every two years per State/U.S. Territory/Indian tribe and that each response will impose an estimated burden of 15 minutes, or 0.25 hours. The current Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours = [57 annual respondents × 1 response per 2 years × 15 minutes/60 minutes per response = 7.125 rounded to 7]. In 2014, the Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours = [51 annual respondents × 15 minutes/60 minutes per response = 12.75, rounded to 13]. The difference is in the reporting of 1 response per 2 years as opposed to 1 response per year.
$25,940
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No
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Uncollected
Paul Bomgardner 202 493-0027 paul.bomgardner@dot.gov
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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:
(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;
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