[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 24707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10118]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

[Docket No. RSPA-98-4957]


Renewal of Existing Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, Research and Special Programs 
Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comments and OMB approval.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Office of Pipeline 
Safety (OPS) published a notice in the Federal Register on February 13, 
2004 (69 FR 7283) requesting public comments on renewal of an 
information collection, Reporting of Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, 
Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas 
Facilities. No comments were received. This notice requests approval of 
the renewal by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and additional 
comments from the public.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received no later than June 3, 
2004, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should identify the docket number of this notice, 
RSPA-98-4957, and be mailed directly to Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), 726 
Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 20593, ATTN: Desk Officer for the 
Department of Transportation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 
366-6205, or by fax to (202) 366-4566, or via e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 60102 requires each operator of a pipeline 
facility (except master meter systems) to submit to the U.S. Department 
of Transportation a written report on any safety-related condition that 
causes or has caused a significant change or restriction in the 
operation of a pipeline facility or a condition that is a hazard to 
life, property, or the environment.
    Title: Reporting of Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, Hazardous 
Liquid, and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas 
Facilities.
    OMB Number: 2137-0578.
    Type of Request: Renewal of existing information collection.
    Estimate of Burden: The average burden hour per response is 6 
hours.
    Respondents: Gas, hazardous liquid, and carbon dioxide pipeline 
operators and liquefied natural gas facility operators.
    Estimated responses per year: 47.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 282 hours.
    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 respond, including the 
use of the appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2004.
Richard D. Huriaux,
Regulations Manager, Office of Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 04-10118 Filed 5-3-04; 8:45 am]
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