[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57455-57456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22622]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2013-0137]


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 compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. A 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following information collection was published on June 
14, 2013, (78 FR 36016). PHMSA received one comment in response to that 
notice. PHMSA is publishing this notice to respond to the comment, 
provide the public with an additional 30 days to comment, and announce 
that the revised Information Collection will be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.

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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, 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.

Summary of Topic Comments/Responses

    During the two-month response period for the information collection 
renewal, PHMSA received one comment from the Pipeline Safety Trust 
(PST). This 30-day notice responds to the comments, which may be found 
at http://www.regulations.gov, at docket number PHMSA-2013-0137. The 
following is a summary of the comment received:
    Comment: The Pipeline Safety Trust (PST) believes that improvements 
are needed to the data collected by the NPMS. They point out, ``The 
accuracy of the data is not high enough to adequately assist local 
communities who are planning or preparing for potential emergencies;'' 
and suggest that PHMSA require, rather than suggest, NPMS data 
submissions be made annually. The PST also requests that PHMSA require 
data on pipelines that are in High Consequence Areas (HCAs) to be 
submitted at a greater degree of accuracy and recommends that PHMSA

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heeds NTSB's (P-11-1) recommendation that pipeline operators share ``. 
. . system-specific information, including pipe diameter, operating 
pressure, product transported, and potential impact radius, about their 
pipeline systems . . .'' through the NPMS system. PST believes that 
sharing this information would be a good way to make this important 
data accessible to emergency management and planning professionals in 
local communities.
    PHMSA's Response: PHMSA will consider PST's comment when evaluating 
further changes to the NPMS data.
    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:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: National Pipeline Mapping Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0596.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Each operator of a pipeline facility (except distribution 
lines and gathering lines) must provide contact information and 
geospatial data on their pipeline system. This information should be 
updated on an annual basis. The provided information is incorporated 
into the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) to support various 
regulatory programs, pipeline inspections, and authorized external 
customers. The periodic updates of operator pipeline data inform the 
NPMS of any changes to the data over the previous year and allow PHMSA 
to maintain and improve the accuracy of the information.
    Affected Public: Operators of pipeline facilities (except 
distribution lines and gathering lines).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 894.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,312 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Annual.
    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. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of the date of publication in the Federal 
Register.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 12, 2013, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Office of Standards and Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2013-22622 Filed 9-17-13; 8:45 am]
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