[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25844]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket RSPA-98-4957; Notice 8]


Notice of Extension of Existing Information Collection

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Research and Special Programs Administration 
(RSPA) is publishing this notice seeking public comments on a proposed 
renewal of an information collection for the Alcohol Misuse Prevention 
Program for Pipeline Operators. This information collection requires 
gas pipeline operators, hazardous liquid pipeline operators, and 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) operators to document their alcohol misuse 
prevention programs.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received December 6, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should identify the docket number of this notice, 
RSPA-98-4957, and be mailed to the Dockets Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Plaza 401, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. You should submit the original and one copy. If you wish to 
receive confirmation of receipt of your comments, you must include a 
stamped, self-addressed postcard. The Dockets facility is open from 
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal 
holidays. In addition, the public may also submit or review comments by 
accessing the Docket Management System's home page at http://
dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 
366-6205 or by electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program.
    OMB Number: 2137-0587.
    Type of Request: Extension of an existing information collection.
    Abstract: Alcohol misuse has been identified by the Federal 
government as a significant danger to safety in the United States, and 
it is reasonable to assume that the problem exists in the gas pipeline 
industry, hazardous liquid pipeline industry, and the liquefied natural 
gas (LNG) industry. The potential harmful effects of alcohol misuse on 
safe pipeline and LNG facility operations warrant the comprehensive 
alcohol misuse testing regulation imposed on the pipeline industry. The 
regulations at 49 CFR Part 199 require information collection for an 
alcohol misuse prevention plan and associated testing records.
    Respondents: Gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility operators.
    Estimate of Burden: 6 hours per operator.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Burden : 10,278 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,713.
    Copies of this information collection can be reviewed at the 
Dockets Facility, Plaza 401, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. They also can be viewed 
over the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov
    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 September 30, 1999.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 99-25844 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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