[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 29578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10204]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket: PHMSA-98-4957]


Request for Public Comments and Office of Management and Budget 
Approval of an Existing Information Collection (2137-0598)

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
this notice requests public participation in the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval process for the renewal of existing leak 
detection information collection. PHMSA invites the public to submit 
comments over the next 60 days on whether the existing information 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department of Transportation.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Reference Docket No. PHMSA-98-4957 and submit in one of the 
following ways:
     DOT Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. To submit comments on 
the DOT electronic docket site, click ``Comment/Submissions,'' click 
``Continue,'' fill in the requested information, click ``Continue'', 
enter your comment, then click ``Submit.''
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Effective May 21, 2007, the U.S. Postal 
Service will deliver all mail to the new DOT headquarters at 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE. (East Building), Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System; Room PL-401 
on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. On May 25, 2007, at the close of business, the DOT 
Dockets office will close its operations and re-open on May 30, 2007.
     E-Gov Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov. This site 
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice 
issued by any agency.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-98-4957, at the 
beginning of your comments. Mail your comments and send two copies. To 
receive confirmation that PHMSA received your comments, include a self-
addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit comments at 
http://www.regulations.gov, and may access all comments received by DOT 
at http://dms.dot.gov by performing a simple search for the docket 
number.

    Note: PHMSA posts all comments without changes or edits to 
http://dms.dot.gov, including any personal information provided.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received in 
response to any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting 
the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an 
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement was published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 
FR 19477), and is on the Web at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Kadnar at (202) 366-0568, or by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 195.134 and 195.444 of the Federal 
pipeline safety regulations require operators of hazardous liquid 
pipeline facilities installing new computational pipeline monitoring 
(CPM) leak detection systems or replacing components of existing CPM 
systems to comply with section 4.2 of American Petroleum Institute 
(API) recommended practice API 1130, ``Computational Pipeline 
Monitoring for Liquid Pipelines.'' API 1130 section 4.2 provides 
information collection and maintenance guidance on many factors such as 
measurement capabilities, communications reliability, pipeline 
operating condition, and product type. PHMSA reviews the information 
during pipeline inspection. The information supports the pipeline 
inspection and improves pipeline safety by providing early detection of 
a pipeline leak. A copy of API 1130 is available in the docket.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, PHMSA invites 
comments on whether the renewal of the existing leak detection 
information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of the Department of Transportation. As used in this notice, 
the term ``information collection'' includes all work related to the 
preparing and disseminating information in accordance with the 
recordkeeping requirements. The comments may include (1) whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 
Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collection on respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Renewal of Existing 
Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Incorporation by Reference of 
Industry Standard on Leak Detection.
    Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Cost: $6,475.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 3, 2007.
Florence L. Hamn,
Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E7-10204 Filed 5-25-07; 8:45 am]
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