[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 104 (Thursday, May 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30430-30431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10443]


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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 (2137-0596)

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
this notice announces that PHMSA forwarded an Information Collection 
Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension 
of the currently approved collection for National Pipeline Mapping 
System (NPMS) data reporting. On March 23, 2007, PHMSA published a 
Federal Register notice soliciting comments on this information 
collection. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to 
allow the public an additional 30 days to submit comments.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 2, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments directly to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Desk 
Officer for the Department of Transportation, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Smith at (202) 366-3814, or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Pipeline Safety Act (49 U.S.C. 
60132) requires operators of pipeline facilities (except distribution 
lines and gathering lines) to submit geospatial data appropriate for 
use in PHMSA's NPMS. Operators must submit data on an annual basis in 
accordance with

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guidelines detailed in the NPMS's operator standards document (https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/2004_Standards.pdf). PHMSA uses the 
NPMS as a tool to support various regulatory programs, pipeline 
inspections, and authorized external customers. Any changes to the data 
over the previous year submitted to the NPMS allow PHMSA to maintain 
and improve the accuracy of the data.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. Sec.  3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, PHMSA 
published a notice with request for comments in the Federal Register on 
March 23, 2007 (72 FR 13858). No comments were received. PHMSA is now 
forwarding the information collection request to the OMB and providing 
an additional 30 days for comments. The term ``information collection'' 
includes all work related to the preparing and disseminating 
information in accordance with the recordkeeping requirements. PHMSA 
invites comments on whether the renewal of the existing NPMS 
information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of the DOT. The comments may address (1) whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the DOT'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: National Pipeline Mapping System.
    Respondents: 894 pipeline operators mapping 420,117 pipeline miles.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 14,004 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 11, 2007.
Florence L. Hamn,
Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline Safety.
 [FR Doc. E7-10443 Filed 5-30-07; 8:45 am]
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