[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.
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