[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39510-39511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19216]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. As 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a notice was published 
in the Federal Register on May 16, 1996 stating RSPA intention to 
request reinstatement of an expired information collection. Interested 
persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or 
any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of 
the following: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions: (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20950, (202) 
366-1640. Copies of this information collection can be reviewed at the 
Dockets Unit, Room 8421, Research and Special Programs Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 
20590.
    Title: Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines.
    OMB Number: 2137-0589.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
    Abstract: The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) requires that 
certain pipelines that transport oil must develop a response plan to 
minimize the impact of an oil discharge in the case of an accident. 
These response plans

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enhance the spill response capability of pipeline operators.
    Use: To enhance response capability in the event of an oil spill.
    Estimate of Burden: The average burden hours per response is 120.
    Respondents: Oil Pipeline operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,215.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 140,300 hours.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice directly to the 
Office Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, 725-17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: Desk Officer 
for the Department of Transportation.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 22, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Information Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-19216 Filed 7-26-96; 8:45 am]
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