[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51901-51902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17896]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket: PHMSA-1998-4957]


Request for Public Comments and Office of Management and Budget 
Approval of an Existing Information Collection (2137-0618)

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 requests public participation in the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval process for the renewal and extension of an 
information collection: ``Pipeline Safety: Periodic Underwater 
Inspections.'' 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 DOT.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 13, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Reference Docket PHMSA-1998-4957 and submit comments in the 
following ways:
     Electronic Submissions: Through September 27, 2007, 
comments may be submitted electronically on the e-Gov Web site at 
http://www.regulations.gov or on the DOT electronic docket site, http://dms.dot.gov. To submit comments on the DOT electronic docket, click 
``Comment/Submissions,'' click ``Continue,'' fill in the requested 
information, click ``Continue,'' enter your comment, then click 
``Submit.'' Beginning on September 27, 2007, electronic comment 
submissions may only be made on the E-Gov Web site at http://www.regulations.gov.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140, Washington, 
DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System; 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-1998-4957, at the 
beginning of your comments. If you mail your comments, send two copies. 
To receive confirmation that PHMSA received your comments, include a 
self-addressed stamped postcard. Through September 27, 2007, internet 
users may access all comments received by DOT at http://dms.dot.gov by 
performing a simple search for the docket number. Beginning September 
30, 2007, internet users may access all comments received by DOT at 
http://www.regulations.gov. (Please note that comments may not be 
accessible on either Web site on September 28-29, 2007, during system 
migration). All comments are posted electronically without changes or 
edits, 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://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Little at (202) 366-4569, or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice concerns Periodic Underwater 
Inspections, an existing information collection in 49 CFR 192.612 and 
195.413 of the pipeline safety regulations. PHMSA requires each 
operator of a natural gas or hazardous liquid pipeline in the Gulf of 
Mexico and its inlets to periodically inspect its pipelines in waters 
less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep as measured from mean low water 
that are at risk of being an exposed underwater pipeline or a hazard to 
navigation. If an operator discovers that its pipeline is an exposed 
underwater pipeline or poses a hazard to navigation, the operator must 
promptly report the location and, if available, the geographic 
coordinates of that pipeline to the National Response Center.
    PHMSA is now requesting that OMB grant a three-year term of 
approval for renewal of this information collection. Pursuant to 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, PHMSA invites comments on

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whether the renewal is necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of DOT. As used in this notice, the term ``information 
collection'' includes all work related to preparing and disseminating 
information related to this information collection requirement 
including completing paperwork, gathering information, and conducting 
telephone calls. Comments may include (1) whether the information will 
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 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: Pipeline Safety: Periodic 
Underwater Inspections.
    Respondents: 82.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,350 hours.
    Estimated Cost: $6,475.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 2007.
Florence L. Hamn,
Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E7-17896 Filed 9-10-07; 8:45 am]
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