[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 91 (Friday, May 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26467-26469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10413]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket ID PHMSA-2007-0056]


Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities Under Office 
of Management and Budget Review

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, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICR) 
abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICRs describe the nature of 
the information collections and their expected burden. PHMSA published 
Notices in the Federal Register with 60-day comment periods soliciting 
comments on these collections of information. PHMSA did not receive any 
substantive comments

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pertaining to the renewal of these information collections.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to OMB, Attention: Desk Officer 
for PHMSA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 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 collection; 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Betsock, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 
PHP-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., East Building, 2nd Floor, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone (202) 366-4595.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the public 
and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information 
collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies 
information collection requests that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB 
for renewal and extension. These information collections are contained 
in the pipeline safety regulations at 49 CFR parts 190-199. PHMSA has 
revised burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect current 
reporting levels or adjustments based on changes in proposed or final 
rules published since the information collections were last approved. 
The following information is provided for each information collection: 
(1) Title of the information collection, including former title if a 
change is being made; (2) OMB control number; (3) abstract of the 
information collection activity; (4) description of affected public; 
(5) estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and 
(6) frequency of collection. PHMSA will request a three-year term of 
approval for each information collection activity and, when approved by 
OMB, publish notice of the approval in the Federal Register.
    PHMSA published a Notice in the Federal Register with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information (73 FR 5906; January 31, 2008) under Docket ID PHMSA-2007-
0056. PHMSA again requests comments on this information collection:
    Title: Pipeline Safety: Public Awareness Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0622.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Pipeline operators are required to implement a written 
continuing public education program that follows the guidance provided 
in the American Petroleum Institute's Recommended Practice 1162. (49 
CFR 192.616 and 195.440). Upon request, an operator must submit its 
completed program to PHMSA or, in the case of an intrastate pipeline, 
the appropriate State agency. The operator must also make its program 
documentation and evaluation results available for periodic review by 
appropriate regulatory agencies.
    Estimated number of respondents: 22,500.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 517,480 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    PHMSA published a Notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 10509; 
February 27, 2008) with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on 
the following collections of information under Docket ID PHMSA-2007-
0056. PHMSA again requests comments on these information collections:
    Title: Pipeline Safety: Recordkeeping and Accident Reporting for 
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0047.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Operators of hazardous liquid pipelines are required 
under 49 CFR part 195 to maintain records, make reports, and provide 
information to PHMSA and State pipeline safety agencies concerning the 
operations of their pipelines. The information aids Federal and State 
pipeline safety inspectors in conducting compliance inspections and 
investigating accidents.
    Estimated number of respondents: 200.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 51,011 hours.
    Frequency of collection: Annually and on occasion.

    Title: Pipeline Safety: Recordkeeping for Liquefied Natural Gas 
Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0048.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Operators of liquefied natural gas facilities are 
required under 49 CFR part 193 to maintain records, make reports, and 
provide information to PHMSA and State pipeline safety agencies 
concerning the operations of their pipelines. The information aids 
Federal and State pipeline safety inspectors in conducting compliance 
inspections and investigating incidents.
    Estimated number of respondents: 101.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 12,120 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Pipeline Safety: Recordkeeping for Gas Pipelines.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0049.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Operators of gas pipelines are required under 49 CFR part 
192 to maintain records, make reports, and provide information to PHMSA 
and State pipeline safety agencies concerning the operations of their 
pipelines. The information aids Federal and State pipeline safety 
inspectors in conducting compliance inspections and investigating 
incidents.
    Estimated number of respondents: 22,300.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 940,454 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Pipeline Safety: Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 
Program Certifications.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0584.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: A State agency participating in the pipeline safety 
program must maintain records in order to demonstrate the agency is 
properly monitoring the operations of pipeline operators in the State. 
The agency submits a certificate to PHMSA annually verifying 
compliance. PHMSA uses the information to evaluate the State's 
eligibility for Federal grants.
    Estimated number of respondents: 67.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 3,820 hours.
    Frequency of collection: Annually.

    Title: Pipeline Safety: Integrity Management in High Consequence 
Areas for Operators with Less than 500 Miles of Hazardous Liquid 
Pipeline.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0605.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The pipeline integrity management regulations at 49 CFR 
part 195 require operators of less than 500 miles of hazardous liquid 
pipeline to have a program for integrity testing and

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evaluation of their pipeline in high consequence areas. These are 
environmentally sensitive and populated areas in which a pipeline 
failure would have high consequences. Operators must maintain records 
of the testing and evaluation. The information aids Federal and State 
pipeline safety inspectors in conducting compliance inspections and 
investigating accidents.
    Estimated number of respondents: 132.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 267,960 hours.
    Frequency of collection: Annually and on occasion.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 1, 2008.
Barbara Betsock,
Acting Director of Regulations.
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