[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 45756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15560]


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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 (2137-0593)

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 29554].

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 192.383, ``Excess flow valve customer 
notification,'' require that before operators install or replace 
certain gas service lines, they must notify customers in writing that 
excess flow valves are available for installation if the customer 
agrees to pay for the related expenses. Operators also must keep 
records that include the notice currently in use and evidence that the 
operator sent notices, as required, during the previous 3 years. The 
standards were published in response to a statutory mandate in 49 
U.S.C. 60110(c).
    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.
    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: Recordkeeping Requirements for 
Excess Flow Valves--Customer Notification.
    OMB Approval Number: 2137-0593.
    Frequency: A notice is sent before a new service line is installed 
or an existing service line is replaced.
    Use: This collection is used by gas customers to decide whether to 
have EFVs installed and by government inspectors to review operator 
compliance.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,540.
    Estimated annual burden hour: 18,000.

    Issued in Washington DC on July 29, 2005.
Florence L. Hamn,
Director, Office of Regulations.
[FR Doc. 05-15560 Filed 8-5-05; 8:45 am]
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