[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16559-16560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07925]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0001]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Gas and
Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification
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 requests abstracted below are being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. PHMSA will
request an extension with no change for the information collections
identified by OMB control numbers 2137-0610, 2137-0624, and 2137-0625,
which are due to expire on April 30, 2019. PHMSA will also request an
extension with no change for the information collection identified by
OMB Control number 2137-0589, which is due to expire on July 31, 2019.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on these information collections was published on February 11.
2019.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 20, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hill by telephone at 202-366-
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1246, by email at [email protected], or by mail at DOT, 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. In accordance with this
regulation, on February 11, 2019, (84 FR 3278) PHMSA published a
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the information collection. In response, PHMSA received no
comments.
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.
1. Title: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas
Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0610.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: This information collection request pertains to gas
transmission operators subject to 49 CFR part 192 Subpart O--Gas
Transmission Integrity Management Program. Pipeline safety regulations
in Sec. 192.907 require gas transmission operators subject to part 192
subpart O to develop and follow a written integrity management program
that contains all the elements described in Sec. 192.911. Gas
transmission operators subject to these regulations must also maintain
records that demonstrate compliance with subpart O, as described in
Sec. 192.947, for the life of the pipeline. PHMSA or state regulators
may review the records as a part of inspections. Gas transmission
operators are also required to report to PHMSA certain actions related
to their integrity management program.
Affected Public: Gas transmission operators.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 733.
Estimated annual burden hours: 1,018,807.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Control Room Management/Human Factors
OMB Control Number: 2137-0624.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Sections 192.631 and 195.446 address human factors and
other components of control room management. These regulations require
operators of hazardous liquid pipelines and gas pipelines to develop
and implement a human factors management plan designed to reduce risk
associated with human factors in each control room.
Affected Public: Operators of both natural gas and hazardous liquid
pipeline systems.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 2,702.
Estimated annual burden hours: 127,328.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
3. Title: Pipeline Safety: Integrity Management Program for Gas
Distribution Pipelines
OMB Control Number: 2137-0625.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Section 192.1005 requires operators of gas distribution
pipelines to develop and implement integrity management (IM) programs.
The purpose of these programs is to enhance safety by identifying and
reducing pipeline integrity risks. In accordance with Sec. 192.1011,
PHMSA requires that operators maintain records demonstrating compliance
with these requirements for 10 years and that these records must
include superseded IM plans.
Affected Public: Operators of gas distribution pipeline systems.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 9,343
Estimated annual burden hours: 865,178.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
4. Title: Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0589.
Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2019.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: 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. This revision only updates the number of
respondents to accurately reflect the current usage of this collection.
Affected Public: Operators of onshore oil pipeline facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 540.
Estimated annual burden hours: 73,980.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Comments to OMB are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed information, including whether the
information will have practical utility in helping the agency to
achieve its pipeline safety goals;
(b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden 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 16, 2019, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-07925 Filed 4-18-19; 8:45 am]
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