[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4809-4811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01671]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0005]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
invites comments on certain information collections that will be
expiring in summer of 2014. PHMSA will request an extension with no
change for the information collections identified by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers 2137-0578, 2137-0584, and
2137-0601. In addition, PHMSA will request a revision to the
information collection identified under OMB control number 2137-0618 to
include the information currently collected under OMB control number
2137-0601.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 31, 2014.
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ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
E-Gov Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of DOT, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2014-0005, at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19476) or visit http://www.regulations.gov before
submitting any such comments.
Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-
2014-0005.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays
in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we
recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet, fax,
or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket
and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations, requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the public
and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies several
information collection requests that PHMSA will submit to OMB for
renewal. The following information is provided for each information
collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control
number; (3) Current expiration date; (4) Type of request; (5) Abstract
of the information collection activity; (6) Description of affected
public; (7) Estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping
burden; and (8) Frequency of collection. PHMSA will request a three-
year term of approval for each information collection activity. PHMSA
requests comments on the following information collections:
1. Title: Reporting Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, Hazardous
Liquid, and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0578.
Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2014.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Each operator of a pipeline facility (except master meter
operators) must 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.
Affected Public: Operators of pipeline facilities (except master
meter operators).
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 142.
Estimated annual burden hours: 852.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0584.
Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2014.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: A state must submit an annual certification to assume
responsibility for regulating intrastate pipelines and certain records
must be maintained to demonstrate that the state is ensuring
satisfactory compliance with the pipeline safety regulations. PHMSA
uses that information to evaluate a state's eligibility for Federal
grants.
Affected Public: State and local governments.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 67.
Estimated annual burden hours: 3,920.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
3. Title: Pipeline Safety: Report of Abandoned Underwater
Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0601.
Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2014.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Upon abandonment of a facility, pipeline operators are
required to report certain information about the abandoned underwater
pipelines to PHMSA (49 CFR 195.59 and 192.727). The information aids
Federal and state pipeline safety inspectors in conducting compliance
inspections and investigating incidents.
Affected Public: Operators of underwater pipelines.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 10.
Estimated annual burden hours: 60.
Frequency of collection: Upon abandonment of affected facility.
4. Title: Pipeline Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspections.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0618.
Current Expiration Date: 6/30/2014.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR Parts
190-199) require operators to conduct underwater inspections in the
Gulf of Mexico. If an operator finds that its pipeline is exposed on
the seabed floor or constitutes a hazard to navigation, the operator
must contact the National Response Center by telephone within 24 hours
of discovery to report the location of the exposed pipeline. This
package is being revised to include the collection of information
currently under 2137-0601 which requires operators to report certain
information about abandoned underwater pipelines to PHMSA (49 CFR
192.727 and 195.59). This information aids Federal and state pipeline
safety inspectors in conducting compliance inspections and
investigating incidents. Once this revised information collection is
approved, PHMSA will discontinue the collection identified under OMB
control number 2137-0601.
Affected Public: Operators of underwater pipeline facilities.
Estimated number of responses: 92.
Estimated annual burden hours: 1,372.
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Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the renewal and revision of these collections of
information for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2014, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Office of Standards and Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2014-01671 Filed 1-28-14; 8:45 am]
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