Short Takes – 5-6-26 - Federal Register Edition

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits. Federal Register FMCSA 60-day ICR renewal notice. Summary: “The HM Safety Permit regulations (49 CFR part 385, subpart E) require initial or first time HM Safety Permit carriers to file using the Unified Registration System, Form MCSA-1. Update and renewal applications must be filed with FMCSA using the “Combined Motor Carrier Identification Report and HM Permit Application” (Form MCS-150B). The HM Safety Permit regulations also require carriers to have a security program. As part of the of the HM Safety regulations, carriers are required to develop and maintain a route plan so that law enforcement officials can verify the correct location of the HM shipment. FMCSA requires companies holding permits to develop a communications plan that allows for the periodic tracking of the shipment that includes the time of the call and location of the shipment." 

Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Critical Facility Information From the Top 100 Most Critical Pipeline Operators. Federal Register 60-day ICR revision notice. Summary: “The collection of information is being revised to remove mandatory requirements associated with the TSA Pipeline Security Directive (SD) 2021-01 Series and specifically the completion of a cybersecurity vulnerability assessment for pipeline owner/operators subject to the SD. These pipeline owner/operators have satisfied the SD's requirements and TSA expects that going forward, fewer than 10 owner/operators would respond to the collection annually. The removal of the mandatory requirements will reduce the time burden to the collection by 600 hours. In addition, TSA is revising the title of the collection from “Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical Pipeline” to “Critical Facility Information from the Top 100 Most Critical Pipeline Operators” to more accurately align with the statutory requirements.” 

Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License. Federal Register TSA 60-day ICR renewal notice. Summary: “OMB Control Number 1652-0027; Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License, 49 CFR part 1572. TSA is requesting an extension of the currently approved ICR. The currently approved ICR supports implementation of 49 U.S.C. 5103a,which mandates that no state or the District of Columbia may issue an HME on a CDL unless TSA has first determined that the driver is not a threat to transportation security.”