[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7825-7826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1355]


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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 (2137-0589)

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.
SUMMARY: This notice requests public participation in the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval process for the renewal of an 
existing PHMSA information collection.

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice 
announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below 
has been forwarded to OMB for extension of the currently approved 
collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection 
and the expected burden. PHMSA published a Federal Register Notice 
soliciting comments on the following information collection and 
received none. The purpose of this notice is to allow the public an 
additional 30 days from the date of this notice to submit comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 16, 2006.

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: William Fuentevilla at (202) 366-6199, 
or 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, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. PHMSA published a Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period for this ICR on December 
2, 2005 (70 FR 72323) and did not receive any comments.
    This ICR relates to 49 CFR Part 194, Response Plans for Onshore Oil 
Pipelines. The rule requires an operator of an onshore oil pipeline 
facility to prepare and submit an oil spill response plan to PHMSA for 
review and approval when, because of its location, the facility could 
reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment if 
it were to discharge oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. 
The rule established the planning requirements for oil spill response 
plans to reduce the environmental impact of oil discharged from onshore 
oil pipelines, as mandated by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90). 
The rule provides greater specificity and guidance to facilities than 
is provided in OPA 90's statutory language to enhance private sector 
planning capabilities and to minimize the impacts of oil spills from 
pipelines.
    The information collection required by the rule is the submission 
of response plans to PHMSA by affected pipeline operators. 
Additionally, operators must review and resubmit their response plans 
at least every 5 years, or in response to new or different operating 
conditions. Operators must submit any change or update to response 
plans within 30 days of making such a change. This information 
collection supports the DOT strategic goal of environmental stewardship 
by reducing pollution and other adverse environmental effects of 
transportation and transportation facilities.
    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: Response Plans for Onshore Oil 
Pipelines.
    Respondents: 367 hazardous liquid pipeline facilities.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 50,186 hours.

    Issued in Washington DC, on February 8, 2006.
Florence L. Hamn,
Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 06-1355 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am]
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