[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19623-19624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9775]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket: PHMSA-2009-0057]


Pipeline Safety: Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice 
of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collections

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 the Information Collection Requests (ICRs) 
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. A Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on 
ICRs was published in the Federal Register on February 20, 2009 (73 FR 
7955) under Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0057. Two comments were received. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow the public an additional 30 days to 
submit comments on the information collections described below and 
respond to comments submitted to the 60-day notice.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 29, 2009.

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: Cameron Satterthwaite at (202) 366-
1319, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations requires Federal agencies 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, 49 CFR 
parts 190-199.
    PHMSA received two comments on information collection OMB Control 
No. 2137-0610, entitled ``Pipeline Integrity Management in High 
Consequence Areas Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators,'' from Southwest 
Gas Corporation (Southwest) and Paiute Pipeline Company (Paiute). 
Southwest and Paiute both commented that the burden hour estimate was 
low and further requested PHMSA to convene a workshop to explore the 
burden hours estimate, including improvements that could be made. PHMSA 
will consider these comments and make efforts to pursue methods of 
addressing Southwest's and Paiute's concerns prior to the next renewal 
period. However, at this time PHMSA is forwarding this information 
collection request to OMB as this information collection will expire 
May 31, 2009.
    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; (2) OMB control 
number; (3) type of request; (4) abstract of the information collection 
activity; (5) description of affected public; (6) estimate of total 
annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and (7) frequency of 
collection. PHMSA will request a three-year term of approval for each 
information collection activity.
    PHMSA requests comments on the following information collections:
    Title: Pipeline Safety: Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0589.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: 49 CFR part 194 requires an operator of an onshore oil 
pipeline facility to prepare and submit an oil spill response plan to 
PHMSA for review and approval.
    Estimated number of respondents: 367.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 50,186 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Title: Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Integrity Management in High 
Consequence Areas Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators.

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    OMB Control Number: 2137-0610.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: 49 CFR 192.947 requires operators of gas transmission 
pipelines located in or near high consequence areas to maintain a 
written integrity management program and records showing compliance 
with 49 CFR part 192, subpart O. In addition, operators must submit 
documentation relative to their integrity management program to PHMSA 
as applicable.
    Estimated number of respondents: 721.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 1,030,343 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2009.
John A. Gale,
Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E9-9775 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]
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