[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70314-70315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32594]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket RSPA-98-4957; Notice 12]


Notice of Extension of Existing Information Collection

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Request for OMB approval and public comments.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) published a notice 
seeking public comments on a proposed renewal of an information 
collection for the Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for Pipeline 
Operators (64 FR 54065, October 5, 1999). No comments were received. 
This information collection requires gas pipelines, hazardous liquid 
pipelines, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) operators to document their 
alcohol misuse prevention programs. The public has an additional 30 
days to comment on the extension of this information collection 
requirement.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received January 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should identify the docket number of this notice, 
RSPA-98-4957, and be mailed directly to the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 726 Jackson Place, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: RSPA Desk Officer.

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


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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, 
hazardous liquid pipeline, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) industries. 
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 a.m. to 5 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 December 13, 1999.
Richard Huriaux,
Manager, Program Development.
[FR Doc. 99-32594 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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