[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 52179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25652]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

[Docket RSPA-98-4957; Notice 30]


Submission for OMB Approval and Public Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of request to renew an existing information collection.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act the Research and 
Special Programs Administration (RSPA) is announcing its intention to 
request renewal of an existing information collection, Recordkeeping 
for Liquid Natural Gas Facilities (LNG) . This notice requests that LNG 
operators submit comments to indicate the burden associated with 
submitting this information. This information collection helps RSPA 
assess how it can better collect information and also helps RSPA ensure 
that LNG facilities are operated in a safe manner.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 11, 2001 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should identify the docket number of this notice, 
RSPA-98-4957. Comments can be mailed to 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 receipts of your comments you 
must include a stamped self-addressed postcard. The Dockets Facility is 
open from 10 a.m. to 5 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 homepage at http://dms.dot.gov.
    Type of Information Request: Reinstatement of an information 
collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Recordkeeping for Liquid Natural 
Gas (LNG) Facilities.
    OMB Approval Number: 2137-0048.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Use: This collection is used by RSPA to ensure that LNG facilities 
are being operated in a safe manner.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Respondents: LNG facility operators.
    Total Annual Hours Requested: 18,000 hours.

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) 
366-6205 or by e-mail at [email protected].
    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 
burden.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 5, 2001.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 01-25652 Filed 10-11-01; 8:45 am]
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