[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25606-25607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11464]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0051]


Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities--Request for 
Extension of Existing Information Collections

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, this 
notice announces that the information collection requests abstracted 
below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comments. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the information collections was 
published on March 22, 2019. PHMSA invites comments on two information 
collections that will be expiring in 2019. PHMSA will request an 
extension, without change, for the information collections identified 
by OMB control number 2137-0578 and 2137-0605.
    During the public comment period, PHMSA received no comments in 
response to the information collections. 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 to 
announce that the information collection requests will be submitted to 
OMB for approval.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number 
PHMSA-2019-0051 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 Angela Hill 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Angela Hill 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.

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 requests that PHMSA will submit to OMB. PHMSA 
intends to request an extension, without change, of the information 
collection under OMB Control No. 2137-0578, which covers the reporting 
of safety-related conditions and OMB Control No. 2137-0605, which 
covers integrity management recordkeeping activities.
    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: 8/31/2019.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Each operator of a pipeline facility (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: 146.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 876.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    2. Title: Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas for 
Operators of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0605.
    Current Expiration Date: 10/31/2019.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Operators of hazardous liquid pipelines are required to 
conduct continual assessment and evaluation of pipeline integrity 
through inspection or testing, as well as remedial, preventive, and 
mitigative actions. This includes both recordkeeping and certain 
reporting requirements.
    Affected Public: Operators of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines that could 
affect High Consequence Areas.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Estimated number of responses: 203.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 325,470.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) The need for the renewal 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.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2019, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
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