83 FR 32710 - Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revision of the Hazardous Liquid Annual Report

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 135 (July 13, 2018)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) invites comments on its intent to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a revision to form PHMSA F 7000-1.1--Annual Report for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems, which is currently collected under OMB Control number 2137-0614.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32710-32711]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15001]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[PHMSA-2018-0072]


Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revision of 
the Hazardous Liquid Annual Report

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, the 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) invites 
comments on its intent to request from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a revision to form PHMSA F 7000-1.1--Annual Report for 
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems, which is currently collected under 
OMB Control number 2137-0614.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
    E-Gov website: 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-2018-0072, 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 19477) 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-
2018-0072.'' 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,

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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: The following information is provided for 
each information collection:
    (1) Abstract for the affected annual report form; (2) Title of the 
information collection; (3) OMB control number; (4) Affected annual 
report form; (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 and, when approved by OMB, publish 
notice of the approval in the Federal Register.
    PHMSA Form F 7000-1.1 is used to report both hazardous liquid and 
carbon dioxide pipeline systems. PHMSA proposes adding ``carbon 
dioxide'' to the form name.
    In Part J, PHMSA proposes removing the column for ``Rural Low-
Stress Pipeline Segments Subject ONLY to Subpart B of 49 CFR 195'' 
because this type of pipeline does not exist.
    PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
    Title: Reporting Requirements for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline 
Operators: Hazardous Liquid Annual Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0614.
    Current Expiration Date: 10/31/2018.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Abstract: Each operator must annually complete and submit the Form 
PHMSA F 7000-1.1 for each type of hazardous liquid pipeline facility 
operated at the end of the previous year, as required by 49 CFR 195.49. 
This Annual Report for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems is required to 
be filed by June 15 of each year for the preceding calendar year. On 
the Annual Report form, PHMSA collects data concerning the number of 
miles of pipeline each operator has and other characteristics of each 
pipeline system. PHMSA also collects information on the number of 
anomalies identified and repaired using various types of pipe 
inspection and assessment methods.
    Affected Public: Hazardous liquid pipeline operators.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 447.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,457.
    Frequency of collection: Annually.
    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.

    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 July 9, 2018, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2018-15001 Filed 7-12-18; 8:45 am]
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