80 FR 60242 - Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 192 (October 5, 2015)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on certain information collections that will be expiring March 31, 2016. PHMSA will request an extension with no change for the information collections identified by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers 2137-0610, 2137-0624, and 2137-0625. In addition, PHMSA will request a non-substantive change to the information collection identified under OMB control number 2137-0589 to revise the number of respondents PHMSA expects to comply with this information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60242-60243]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25224]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0179]


Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA 
invites comments on certain information collections that will be 
expiring March 31, 2016. PHMSA will request an extension with no change 
for the information collections identified by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control numbers 2137-0610, 2137-0624, and 2137-0625. 
In addition, PHMSA will request a non-substantive change to the 
information collection identified under OMB control number 2137-0589 to 
revise the number of respondents PHMSA expects to comply with this 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
    E-Gov Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the 
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any 
agency.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation 
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of DOT, West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. 
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2014-0005, at the 
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to 
search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19476) or visit http://www.regulations.gov before 
submitting any such comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of 
receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard with the following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-
2014-0005.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to 
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays 
in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we 
recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet, fax, 
or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket 
and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT.

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.

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 several 
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: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence areas 
Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0610.
    Current Expiration Date: 3/31/2016.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations in 49 CFR part 
192, subpart O require operators of gas pipelines to develop and 
implement integrity management programs. The purpose of these programs 
is to enhance safety by identifying and reducing pipeline integrity 
risks. The regulations also require that operators maintain records 
demonstrating compliance with these requirements.
    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: 3/31/2016.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations in 49 CFR parts 
192 and 195 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 pipeline 
control room and to maintain records demonstrating compliance with 
these requirements.
    Affected Public: Private sector; Operators of both natural gas and 
hazardous liquid pipeline systems.

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    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: 3/31/2016.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations require operators 
of gas distribution pipelines to develop and implement integrity 
management programs. The purpose of these programs is to enhance safety 
by identifying and reducing pipeline integrity risks. The regulations 
require that operators maintain records demonstrating compliance with 
these requirements.
    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: 3/31/2016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Oil Pipeline Response Plan regulations in 49 CFR part 
194 require 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
    Estimated number of responses: 434.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 59,458.
    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 September 30, 2015, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations.
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