[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45755-45756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15559]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket: RSPA-98-4957]


Request for Public Comments and Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) Approval of an Existing Information Collection (2137-0594)

AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (DOT).
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) described below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of currently 
approved collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and the expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection 
of information was published on May 23, 2005, [FR 70, page 29553].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Florence Hamn, (202) 366-3015, by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed information collections; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, in including the use of automated collection techniques of 
other forms of information technology.
    Standards in 49 CFR 192.16, ``Customer notification,'' require 
operators of gas service lines who do not maintain buried customer 
piping between service lines and building walls or gas utilization 
equipment to send written notices to their customers of the proper 
maintenance of this piping and of the potential hazards of not properly 
maintaining the piping. Operators also have to keep records that 
include a copy of the notice currently in use and evidence that notices 
were sent to customers, as required, within the previous 3 years. This 
rule was issued in response to the statutory mandate in 49 U.S.C. 
60113.
    This information collection supports the DOT strategic goal of 
safety by reducing the number of fatalities, the number of injuries, 
and the amount of property damage from pipeline incidents.
    As used in this notice, `information collection' includes all work 
related to preparing and disseminating information related to this 
recordkeeping requirement including completing paperwork, gathering 
information and conducting telephone calls.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Renewal of Existing 
Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Customer-owned Service Lines.
    OMB Approval Number: 2137-0594.
    Frequency: A notice is sent once to each customer at a particular 
location.
    Use: This collection is used by gas customers to learn of the need 
to maintain their buried piping and by OPS and State authorities to 
review operator compliance.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,540.
    Estimated annual burden hour: 9,167.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 29, 2005.
Florence L. Hamn,
Director, Office of Regulations.
[FR Doc. 05-15559 Filed 8-5-05; 8:45 am]
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