[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61403-61404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28203]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0375]


Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA 
invites comments on an information collection under Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 2137-0604, titled ``Pipeline 
Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas Operators with more than 
500 Miles of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline.'' PHMSA will request approval 
from OMB for a renewal of the current information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
    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.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590-001.
    Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal Holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2009-0375 at the 
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to 
search the electronic form of all comments received into 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.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or view the Privacy Notice at http://

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www.regulations.gov before submitting any such comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except on Federal holidays.
    If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written 
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the 
following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-2009-0375''. The Docket Clerk 
will date-stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. 
mail. Please note that due to delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to 
Federal offices in Washington, DC, we recommend that persons consider 
an alternative method (Internet, fax, or professional delivery service) 
of submitting comments to the docket and ensuring their timely receipt 
at DOT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at 
202-366-1319, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

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 an 
information collection request that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for 
renewal and extension. This information collection is contained in the 
pipeline safety regulations at 49 CFR Parts 190-199. 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 collection:
    Title: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas 
Operators with more than 500 Miles of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0604.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Hazardous liquid operators with pipelines in high 
consequence areas (i.e., commercially navigable waterways, high 
population areas, other populated areas, and unusually sensitive areas 
as defined in 49 CFR 195.450) are subject to certain information 
collection requirements relative to the Integrity Management Program 
provisions of 49 CFR 195.452. This information collection (2137-0604) 
covers each operator that has more than 500 miles of hazardous liquid 
pipelines.
    Affected Public: Operators of hazardous liquid pipelines located in 
high consequence areas that operate more than 500 miles of pipeline.
    Estimated number of responses: 71.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 57,510 hours.
    Frequency of collection: Annually.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 17, 2009.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E9-28203 Filed 11-23-09; 8:45 am]
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