[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12563-12564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05159]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0022]
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 an information collection under Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 2137-0605, titled ``Integrity
Management in High Consequence Areas for Operators of Hazardous Liquid
Pipelines.'' PHMSA is preparing to request approval from OMB for a
renewal of the currently approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 9, 2016.
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. 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 the West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
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DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2016-0022, 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 19477) 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 the 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-
2016-0022.'' 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 an
information collection request that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for
renewal and extension. The information collection expires November 30,
2016, and is identified under Control No. 2137-0605, titled:
``Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas for Operators of
Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.'' The following information is provided for
this information collection: (1) Title of the information collection;
(2) OMB control number; (3) Type of request; (4) Abstract of the
information collection activity; (5) Description of affected public;
(6) Estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and
(7) Frequency of collection. PHMSA will request a three-year term of
approval for this information collection activity. PHMSA requests
comments on the following information collection:
Title: Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas for Operators
of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0605.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2016.
Abstract: Hazardous liquid operators with pipelines located in or
that could affect high consequence areas (i.e., commercially navigable
waterways, high population areas, other populated areas, and unusually
sensitive areas as defined in 49 CFR 195.450) are subject to
information collection requirements in the Integrity Management Program
provisions of 49 CFR 195.452, including certain notifications and
recordkeeping actions.
Affected Public: All pipeline operators of hazardous liquid
pipelines located in or that could affect high consequence areas.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Annual Responses: 203.
Annual Burden Hours: 325,470.
Frequency of collection: On Occasion.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed collection 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2016, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking.
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