Vol. 80 Wednesday, No. 82 April 29, 2015 Part II Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration National Hazardous Materials Route Registry; Notice VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Apr 28, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\29APN2.SGM 29APN2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 23860 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 82 / Wednesday, April 29, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION site is the source of information in this procedures that States and Tribal notice and displays Hazardous Materials Governments must follow to establish, Federal Motor Carrier Safety (HM) route listings that reflect any maintain, and enforce designations Administration changes made after the publication date specifying road and highway routes [Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0022] of this notice. within their jurisdictions over which HRCQ/RAM and NRHM may or may not II. Legal Basis for This Action National Hazardous Materials Route be transported, and to impose Registry Section 5112 of 49 U.S.C. paragraphs limitations or requirements for (a)(2) and (b) permit States and Tribal transporting these materials over AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Governments to designate and limit applicable roads and highways. The Administration (FMCSA), Department highway routes over which HM may be Office of Management and Budget of Transportation (DOT). transported provided the State or Tribal (OMB) has approved these collections of ACTION: Notice; current listing of Government complies with standards information under control number designated and restricted routes for prescribed by the Secretary of 2126–0014, Transportation of hazardous materials Transportation (the Secretary) and Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing. meets publication requirements in SUMMARY: This notice provides the section 5112(c). To establish standards III. Background and Response to current National Hazardous Materials under paragraph (b), the Secretary must Comments Route Registry (NHMRR), which is a consult with the States, and, under In 49 CFR part 172, the Pipeline and listing, as reported by State and Tribal section 5112(c), coordinate with the Hazardous Materials Safety Government routing officials, of all States to publish periodically a list of Administration (PHMSA) publishes a designated and restricted road and currently effective HM highway routing list of proper shipping names with highway routes for transportation of designations and restrictions. Subpart C corresponding identification numbers highway route controlled quantities of 49 CFR part 397 sets out the for HM that must be used when offering (HRCQ) of Class 7 (radioactive) procedural requirements States and for transportation, or transporting any materials (RAM) (HRCQ/RAM) and non- Tribal Governments must follow to chemical or product that is a HM, radioactive hazardous materials establish, maintain, or enforce routing hazardous substance or hazardous (NRHMs) transportation. The listing in designations for the transport of waste, as defined in 49 CFR 171.8. this notice supersedes the NHMRR placardable quantities of NRHM. In PHMSA lists HM in nine Classes, based published on July 14, 2014, and Subpart D, § 397.103 sets out the on the type of substance and hazard, includes current route limitations and requirements for designating preferred and determines the quantities that allowances, and information on State routes for HRCQ/RAM shipments as an require a placard on the vehicle (e.g., and Tribal Government routing agency alternative to, or in addition to Interstate truck, railroad car) transporting the contacts reported to FMCSA as of March System highways. For HRCQ/RAM substance so that emergency responders 30, 2015. The notice also responds to shipments, a preferred route is defined can identify the hazard at a distance. comments received on the Agency’s as an Interstate Highway for which no State and Tribal Governments may Notice and request for comment on this alternative route is designated by the designate routes for transporting these subject published on July 14, 2014. State; a route specifically designated by HM. The States and Tribal Governments DATES: Effective Date: April 29, 2015. the State; or both. See § 397.103(b). For may also establish limitations for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. the definition of NHRM routes, see use of routes under section 5112 by Roxane Oliver, (202) 366–0735, or § 397.65 ‘‘routing designations.’’ using the required procedures specified [email protected], Hazardous Under a delegation from the in 49 CFR part 397. Carriers must Materials Division, Office of Secretary,1 FMCSA has authority to develop written route plans for Enforcement and Compliance, Federal implement 49 U.S.C. 5112 and 5125(c). transporting HRCQ/RAM, and adhere to Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Currently, 49 CFR 397.73 establishes the written route plan [§§ 397.71 and 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, public information and reporting 397.101(d)]. 2 DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. requirements for NRHM, by States or The NHMRR provides publicly to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, Tribal Governments who are required to accessible information concerning except for Federal holidays. furnish information regarding any new designated routes, which are mandatory or changed routes to FMCSA within 60 assigned routes for transporting HM SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: days after establishment. Under 49 CFR shipments and restricted routes over Table of Contents 397.103, a State routing designation for which such shipments may not be I. Electronic Access to the National HRCQ/RAM routes (preferred routes) as transported. FMCSA last published the Hazardous Materials Route Registry an alternative to, or in addition to an NHMRR on July 14, 2014 (79 FR 40844). II. Legal Basis for This Action Interstate System highway is effective That listing reflected the Agency’s III. Background and Response to Comments when the authorized routing agency validation through publicly available IV. About the Tables in the National provides FMCSA with written information of route designations and Hazardous Materials Route Registry V. Route Ordering Approach notification, FMCSA acknowledges limitations, using as the starting point a VI. National Hazardous Materials Route receipt in writing, and the route is 2008 spreadsheet developed to address Registry published in FMCSA’s National requirements of the Implementing Hazardous Material Route Registry. Recommendations of the 9/11 I. Electronic Access to the National FMCSA’s regulations in 49 CFR part 397 Commission Act of 2007. While Hazardous Materials Route Registry also include other standards and validating HM route entries, FMCSA To find the most up-to-date listing of identified other information that could hazmat routes, you may access the 1 49 CFR 1.87(d)(2). either enhance the NHMRR or correct NHMRR directly at: http:// 2 49 CFR 397.65 defines NRHM as, ‘‘A non- identified issues. (For detailed radioactive hazardous material transported by www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/ motor vehicle in types and quantities which require information, see the July 2014 Federal hazardous-materials/national- placarding, pursuant to Table 1 or 2 of 49 CFR Register document.) The July 2014 hazardous-materials-route-registry. This 172.504.’’ notice also sought comment on a new VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Apr 28, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29APN2.SGM 29APN2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 82 / Wednesday, April 29, 2015 / Notices 23861 approach to ordering the routes and the Agency to update HM route listings the NHMRR: Connecticut, Hawaii, presenting the listings table. in coordination with the States’ Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, submissions. A citizen who believes Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Response to Comments there are errors in these listings, such as North Carolina, North Dakota, South The Agency received five comments the individual who commented on this Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin. on the notice. Two industry notice, should contact the State entity Note, too, that the NHMRR does not organizations the American Trucking responsible for designating and include HM route designations and Associations (ATA) and the Institute of maintaining that State’s listings. restrictions applicable to lands under Makers of Explosives (IME) endorsed The Agency has corrected the listing the jurisdiction of Federal entities the new route order approach and based on comments received from the except for National Park Service (NPS) content listing. ATA commended State agencies with responsibility for lands in Montana and South Dakota. FMCSA for updating the routes with a HM route designations. The technical The listing of HM routes on NPS lands ‘‘user-friendly planning tool.’’ However, amendments referenced above should is based on information readily ATA encouraged FMCSA to update the result in the maintenance of a current available to FMCSA at the time of NHMRR process to implement the list of State and Tribal agencies and publication of this notice and may not requirements of section 33013 of the contacts that can provide current be complete. Moving Forward for Progress in the 21st information on HM routes. Going NPS regulations generally prohibit Century Act of 2012 (MAP–21) forward, these entities can promote commercial motor vehicles and traffic in concerning establishing the form, carrier and driver compliance by using National Parks, including commercial