[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3738-3739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01152]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0127]


Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: On October 28, 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 (79 
FR 64249) inviting comments on two information collections that will be 
expiring on May 31, 2015. PHMSA will request an extension with no 
change for the information collections identified by Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers 2137-0049 and 2137-0594.
    PHMSA received one comment in response to that notice. PHMSA is 
publishing this notice to provide the public with an additional 30 days 
to comment on the renewal of the information collections referenced 
above and announce that the Information Collections will be submitted 
to OMB for approval.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 23, 2015 to be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at 
202-366-1319, by email at [email protected], by fax at 202-
366-4566, or by mail at U.S. Department of Transportation, PHMSA, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number 
PHMSA-2014-0127 by any of the following methods:
     Fax: 1-202-395-5806.
     Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
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 Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at 202-366-1319, 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 two 
information collection renewal requests that PHMSA will be submitting 
to OMB for approval. The information collections are titled: 
``Recordkeeping for Natural Gas Pipeline Operators'' (2137-0049) and 
``Customer-Owned Service Lines'' (2137-0594).

Summary of Comments Received

    During the 60-day comment period, PHMSA received one comment from 
an anonymous submitter that emphasized the general importance of public 
participation regarding pipeline safety requirements.

Proposed Information Collection Revisions and Request for Comments

    The following information is provided for each revised 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. This is a notice of PHMSA's request to 
renew the following information collections:
    1. Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Gas Pipeline Operators.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0049.
    Current Expiration Date: 05/31/2015.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Under Title 49, CFR parts 191 and 192, a person owning or 
operating a natural gas pipeline facility is required to maintain 
records, make

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reports, and provide information to PHMSA upon request.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of natural gas pipeline 
facilities.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 12,300.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 940,454.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    2. Title: Customer-Owned Service Lines.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0594.
    Current Expiration Date: 02/28/2015.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This collection of information about gas customers 
required by Title 49, CFR 192.16 is used by operators to understand how 
their customers' buried pipelines are being maintained and by the 
Office of Pipeline Safety and state authorities to review operator 
compliance.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of natural gas pipeline 
facilities; state and local governments.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 555,000.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,167.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) The need for the proposed collection 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2015.
John A. Gale,
Director, Office of Standards and Rulemaking.
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