[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25986-25987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10249]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0005]


Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
SUMMARY: On January 29, 2014, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration (PHMSA) published a notice in the Federal Register 
notifying the public of its intent to request an extension with no 
change for the pipeline reporting information collections identified by 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers 2137-0578, 2137-
0584, and 2137-0601. In addition, PHMSA also intends to revise the 
information collection identified under OMB control number 2137-0618 to 
include the information currently collected under OMB control number 
2137-0601.
    PHMSA received no comments in response to that notice. PHMSA is 
publishing this notice to provide the public with an additional 30 days 
to comment on both the renewal and the revision of the information 
collections referenced above and announce that the Information 
Collections will be submitted to OMB for approval.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 5, 2014 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number 
PHMSA-2014-0005 by any of the following methods:
     Fax: 1-202-395-5806.
     Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), 
Records Management Center, Room 10102 NEOB, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503,
    ATTN: Desk Officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation\PHMSA.
     Email: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, 
at the following email address: [email protected].
    Requests for a copy of the Information Collection should be 
directed to Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-1246, by fax at 202-366-
4566, by email at [email protected], or by mail at U.S. Department of 
Transportation, PHMSA, 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 certain 
information collection requests that PHMSA will submit to OMB for 
renewal. The following information is provided for each information 
collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control 
number; (3) Current expiration date; (4) Type of request; (5) Abstract 
of the information collection activity; (6) Description of affected 
public; (7) Estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping 
burden; and (8) 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:
    1. Title: Reporting Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, Hazardous 
Liquid, and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas 
Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0578.
    Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2014.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with 49 CFR Parts 191 and 195, each 
pipeline facility operator (except master meter operators) must submit 
to DOT a written report on any safety-related condition that causes or 
has caused a significant change or restriction in the operation of a 
pipeline facility or a condition that is a hazard to life, property or 
the environment.
    Affected Public: Operators of pipeline facilities (except master 
meter operators).
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Estimated number of responses: 142.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 852.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    2. Title: Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and Hazardous 
Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification.

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    OMB Control Number: 2137-0584.
    Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2014.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: A state must submit an annual certification to assume 
responsibility for regulating intrastate pipelines, and certain records 
must be maintained to demonstrate that the state safety program 
complies with the certification. PHMSA uses the information to evaluate 
a state's eligibility for Federal grants.
    Affected Public: State and local governments.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Estimated number of responses: 67.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 3,920.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    3. Title: Pipeline Safety: Report of Abandoned Underwater 
Pipelines.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0601.
    Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2014.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195, upon 
abandonment of a facility, pipeline operators are required to report 
certain information about the abandoned underwater pipelines to PHMSA 
(49 CFR 195.59 and 192.727) including pipe attributes and the date and 
method of abandonment.
    Affected Public: Operators of underwater pipelines.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Estimated number of responses: 10.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 60.
    Frequency of collection: Upon abandonment of affected facility.
    4. Title: Pipeline Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspections.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0618.
    Current Expiration Date: 6/30/2014.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195, pipeline 
operators are required to conduct underwater inspections in the Gulf of 
Mexico. If an operator finds that its pipeline is exposed on the seabed 
floor or constitutes a hazard to navigation, the operator must contact 
the National Response Center by telephone within 24 hours of discovery 
to report the location of the exposed pipeline. This package is being 
revised to include the collection of information currently under 2137-
0601 which requires operators to report certain information about 
underwater pipelines to PHMSA (49 CFR 192.612 and 195.413). This 
information aids Federal and state pipeline safety inspectors in 
conducting compliance inspections and investigating incidents. Once 
this revised information collection is approved, PHMSA will discontinue 
the collection identified under OMB control number 2137-0601.
    Affected Public: Operators of underwater pipeline facilities.
    Estimated number of responses: 92.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 1,372.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) The need for the renewal and revision of these collections of 
information for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques.

    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 April 30, 2014.
John A. Gale,
Director, Office of Standards and Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2014-10249 Filed 5-5-14; 8:45 am]
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