83 FR 39508 - Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revision to OPID Assignment Request and National Registry Notification
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 154 (August 9, 2018)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 154 (August 9, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-17052 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 39508-39509] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-17052] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0078] Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revision to OPID Assignment Request and National Registry Notification AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: PHMSA is preparing to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the revision of the Operator Assignment Request (PHMSA F 1000.1) and National Registry Notification (PHMSA F 1000.2) currently approved under OMB control number 2137-0627. PHMSA proposes revising certain parts of the forms and instructions. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on the proposed revisions. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 9, 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-2018-0078, 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 can 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-2018- 0078.'' The docket clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it [[Page 39509]] 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: A. Background 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 an information collection revision request PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for approval. B. OPID Assignment Request PHMSA intends to revise the OPID Assignment Request (PHMSA F 1000.1) form and its instructions. PHMSA proposes adding ``Underground Natural Gas Storage'' as an additional facility type in step 2 of the form. During fiscal year 2018, PHMSA began partnering with state agencies to inspect and enforce PHMSA regulations for underground natural gas storage facilities. Adding ``Underground Natural Gas Storage'' as an additional facility type is essential for routing the request to the proper state agency. PHMSA proposes collecting the state and number of miles when a request includes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facilities serving fewer than 100 customers from a single source. Collecting the state for LPG facilities is crucial to determining which PHMSA region or state agency should receive the request. There are eight safety programs in step 3 of the request, but only three apply to underground natural gas storage facilities. PHMSA proposes modifying step 3 to indicate the safety programs required for underground natural gas storage facilities. PHMSA proposes modifying the instructions to explain PHMSA's past actions for small LPG and master meter operators and future expectations for these operators. Adding this information to the instructions would provide clarity for operators and state agencies inspecting the operators. C. National Registry Notification PHMSA intends to revise the National Registry Notification form (PHMSA F 1000.2) and its instructions. PHMSA proposes changing the name of the form from ``Operator Registry Notification'' to ``National Registry Notification'' to match the wording of the PHMSA regulations requiring the notifications. PHMSA proposes adding ``Underground Natural Gas Storage'' as an additional facility type in steps 1 and 3 of the form. During fiscal year 2018, PHMSA began partnering with additional state agencies to inspect and enforce PHMSA regulations for underground natural gas storage facilities. Adding ``Underground Natural Gas Storage'' as an additional facility type is essential for routing the notification to the proper state agency. There are eight safety programs in a type C notification, but only three apply to underground natural gas storage facilities. PHMSA proposes modifying the type C portion of the form to indicate the safety programs required for underground natural gas storage facilities. Operators report various types of construction projects to PHMSA in type F notifications. PHMSA proposes adding a single-select field to describe the main purpose of the construction project. The type J notification section assumes that all LNG construction builds new facilities. PHMSA proposes modifying the type J section to recognize that a notification may be submitted for rehabilitation or replacement of LNG facilities. In step 3 of the form, PHMSA collects data about the location of the facilities covered by the notification. When the notification covers onshore gas gathering, gas transmission, or hazardous liquid pipelines, step 3 data includes the county(ies) for the pipelines. PHMSA uses this county data to associate the notification to a specific portion of the operator's pipeline system. When the notification covers onshore gas gathering, gas transmission, hazardous liquid facilities, or offshore pipelines or facilities, county data is not collected. PHMSA proposes modifying the form to collect county data for onshore gas gathering, gas transmission, and hazardous liquid facilities, and offshore pipelines and facilities. This change would allow PHMSA to associate each notification to a specific portion of the operator's pipeline system. D. Summary of Impacted Collections The following information is provided below for the impacted 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 requests comments on the following information collection: Title: National Registry of Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas Operators. OMB Control Number: 2137-0627. Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2020. Type of Request: Revision. Abstract: The National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators serves as the storehouse for the reporting requirements for an operator regulated or subject to reporting requirements under 49 CFR part 192, 193, or 195. This registry incorporates the use of two forms: (1) OPID Assignment Request (PHMSA F 1000.1) and (2) National Registry Notification (PHMSA F 1000.2). The burden estimate for this information collection is increasing by 10 responses and 10 burden hours to account for PHMSA F 1000.2 Part F notifications. Affected Public: Operators of Pipeline Facilities. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Total Annual Responses: 689. Total Annual Burden Hours: 689. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Comments are invited on: (a) The need for the proposed collection of 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 of information; (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 August 3, 2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Alan K. Mayberry, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 2018-17052 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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used the CY 2017 UNGS annual report Facility Safety Account in the Pipeline of operators were placed in each tier.
data to develop the UNGS user fee rate Safety Fund. PHMSA has used the This tiered fee structure is designed to
structure for FY 2018. If Congress following steps to develop the user fee place a larger share of the user fee on
appropriates UNGS funds for FY 2019, rate structure. PHMSA summed the operators with higher well counts.
PHMSA plans to use the CY 2017 UNGS number of wells from sections C7 and Using CY 2017 UNGS annual report
annual report data to develop the UNGS C8 of the annual report for each data as of May 9, 2018, the following
user fee rate structure for FY 2019. operator. Once PHMSA determined the table shows the tier boundaries and user
Specifically, PHMSA will use the number of wells for all UNGS operators, fee for each operator in the tier. When
number of injection/withdraw wells each operator was parsed into one of 10 the tier boundary spans two tiers,
(section C7) and monitoring/observation tiers, based on an ordinal ranking of its PHMSA randomly selected operators for
wells (section C8) in the rate structure. well counts compared to other UNGS the lower tier. For example, four wells
For the FY 2020 user fee rate structure, operators. The operators with the lowest is the boundary between Tiers 1 and 2.
PHMSA would use the CY 2018 UNGS well-count values were placed in tier 1, Seven operators have four wells, but
annual report data. with the highest operator well-count only two operators were randomly
For FY 2018, Congress has values in tier 10. The minimum and selected and placed in Tier 1. The
appropriated $8 million to the maximum well counts for each tier were remaining five operators with four wells
Underground Natural Gas Storage then selected so that an equal number were placed in Tier 2.
Amount Number of User fee per
Tier Tier boundaries
(% of total) operators operator
1 ......................... $160,000 (2%) .............................................. 4 wells or less .............................................. 13 $12,308
2 ......................... $320,000 (4%) .............................................. 4 to 7 wells ................................................... 13 24,615
3 ......................... $400,000 (5%) .............................................. 7 to 12 wells ................................................. 13 30,769
4 ......................... $480,000 (6%) .............................................. 13 to 19 wells ............................................... 13 36,923
5 ......................... $640,000 (8%) .............................................. 19 to 27 wells ............................................... 13 49,231
6 ......................... $800,000 (10%) ............................................ 28 to 45 wells ............................................... 13 61,538
7 ......................... $960,000 (12%) ............................................ 46 to 68 wells ............................................... 13 73,846
8 ......................... $1,040,000 (13%) ......................................... 69 to 100 wells ............................................. 12 86,667
9 ......................... $1,200,000 (15%) ......................................... 101 to 377 wells ........................................... 12 100,000
10 ....................... $2,000,000 (25%) ......................................... 378 wells or more ......................................... 12 166,667
In summary, PHMSA has used UNGS SUMMARY: PHMSA is preparing to Instructions: Identify the docket
annual report data about the number of request Office of Management and number, PHMSA–2018–0078, at the
wells in the FY 2018 user fee rate Budget (OMB) approval for the revision beginning of your comments. Note that
structure for the Pipeline Safety Fund’s of the Operator Assignment Request all comments received will be posted
Underground Natural Gas Storage (PHMSA F 1000.1) and National without change to http://
Facility Safety Account. In future years, Registry Notification (PHMSA F 1000.2) www.regulations.gov, including any
the final tier boundaries and user fee per currently approved under OMB control personal information provided. You
operator may differ slightly from those number 2137–0627. PHMSA proposes should know that anyone can search the
listed above based on the annual report revising certain parts of the forms and electronic form of all comments
data at the time the rate structure is instructions. In accordance with the received into any of our dockets by the
established. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, name of the individual submitting the
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3, PHMSA invites comments on the comment (or signing the comment, if
2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR proposed revisions. submitted on behalf of an association,
1.97. DATES: Interested persons are invited to business, labor union, etc.). Therefore,
Alan K. Mayberry, submit comments on or before October you may want to review DOT’s
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 9, 2018. complete Privacy Act Statement in the
[FR Doc. 2018–17053 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am] Federal Register published on April 11,
ADDRESSES: Comments may be 2000, (65 FR 19476) or visit http://
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submitted in the following ways: www.regulations.gov before submitting
E-Gov Website: http:// any such comments.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.regulations.gov. This site allows
Docket: For access to the docket or to
the public to enter comments on any
read background documents or
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Federal Register notice issued by any
comments, go to http://
Safety Administration agency.
www.regulations.gov at any time or to
[Docket No. PHMSA–2018–0078] Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Room W12–140 on the ground level of
Mail: Docket Management Facility, DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection U.S. Department of Transportation Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between
Activities, Revision to OPID (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
Assignment Request and National West Building, Room W12–140, through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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Registry Notification Washington, DC 20590–0001. If you wish to receive confirmation of
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the receipt of your written comments,
Materials Safety Administration ground level of DOT, West Building, please include a self-addressed,
(PHMSA), DOT. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, stamped postcard with the following
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and statement: Comments on: PHMSA–
ACTION: Notice and request for
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 2018–0078.’’ The docket clerk will date
comments.
except Federal holidays. stamp the postcard prior to returning it
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to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that C. National Registry Notification collection: (1) Title of the information
due to delays in the delivery of U.S. PHMSA intends to revise the National collection; (2) OMB control number; (3)
mail to Federal offices in Washington, Registry Notification form (PHMSA F Current expiration date; (4) Type of
DC, we recommend that persons 1000.2) and its instructions. PHMSA request; (5) Abstract of the information
consider an alternative method proposes changing the name of the form collection activity; (6) Description of
(internet, fax, or professional delivery from ‘‘Operator Registry Notification’’ to affected public; (7) Estimate of total
service) of submitting comments to the ‘‘National Registry Notification’’ to annual reporting and recordkeeping
docket and ensuring their timely receipt match the wording of the PHMSA burden; and (8) Frequency of collection.
at DOT. regulations requiring the notifications. PHMSA requests comments on the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PHMSA proposes adding following information collection:
Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366– ‘‘Underground Natural Gas Storage’’ as Title: National Registry of Pipeline
1246, by fax at 202–366–4566, or by an additional facility type in steps 1 and and Liquefied Natural Gas Operators.
mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey 3 of the form. During fiscal year 2018, OMB Control Number: 2137–0627.
Avenue SE, PHP–30, Washington, DC PHMSA began partnering with
additional state agencies to inspect and Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2020.
20590–0001.
enforce PHMSA regulations for Type of Request: Revision.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract: The National Registry of
underground natural gas storage
A. Background facilities. Adding ‘‘Underground Natural Pipeline and LNG Operators serves as
Gas Storage’’ as an additional facility the storehouse for the reporting
Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of type is essential for routing the requirements for an operator regulated
Federal Regulations, requires PHMSA to notification to the proper state agency. or subject to reporting requirements
provide interested members of the There are eight safety programs in a under 49 CFR part 192, 193, or 195. This
public and affected agencies an type C notification, but only three apply registry incorporates the use of two
opportunity to comment on information to underground natural gas storage forms: (1) OPID Assignment Request
collection and recordkeeping requests. facilities. PHMSA proposes modifying (PHMSA F 1000.1) and (2) National
This notice identifies an information the type C portion of the form to Registry Notification (PHMSA F 1000.2).
collection revision request PHMSA will indicate the safety programs required for The burden estimate for this
be submitting to OMB for approval. underground natural gas storage information collection is increasing by
B. OPID Assignment Request facilities. 10 responses and 10 burden hours to
Operators report various types of account for PHMSA F 1000.2 Part F
PHMSA intends to revise the OPID construction projects to PHMSA in type notifications.
Assignment Request (PHMSA F 1000.1) F notifications. PHMSA proposes Affected Public: Operators of Pipeline
form and its instructions. PHMSA adding a single-select field to describe Facilities.
proposes adding ‘‘Underground Natural the main purpose of the construction
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Gas Storage’’ as an additional facility project.
The type J notification section Burden:
type in step 2 of the form. During fiscal
year 2018, PHMSA began partnering assumes that all LNG construction Total Annual Responses: 689.
with state agencies to inspect and builds new facilities. PHMSA proposes Total Annual Burden Hours: 689.
enforce PHMSA regulations for modifying the type J section to Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
underground natural gas storage recognize that a notification may be Comments are invited on:
facilities. Adding ‘‘Underground Natural submitted for rehabilitation or
(a) The need for the proposed
Gas Storage’’ as an additional facility replacement of LNG facilities.
In step 3 of the form, PHMSA collects collection of information, including
type is essential for routing the request whether the information will have
to the proper state agency. data about the location of the facilities
covered by the notification. When the practical utility in helping the agency to
PHMSA proposes collecting the state achieve its pipeline safety goals;
and number of miles when a request notification covers onshore gas
gathering, gas transmission, or (b) The accuracy of the agency’s
includes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) estimate of the burden of the proposed
facilities serving fewer than 100 hazardous liquid pipelines, step 3 data
includes the county(ies) for the collection of information;
customers from a single source.
pipelines. PHMSA uses this county data (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
Collecting the state for LPG facilities is
to associate the notification to a specific utility, and clarity of the information to
crucial to determining which PHMSA
portion of the operator’s pipeline be collected; and
region or state agency should receive the
system. When the notification covers (d) Ways to minimize the burden of
request.
onshore gas gathering, gas transmission, the collection of information on those
There are eight safety programs in hazardous liquid facilities, or offshore who are to respond, including the use
step 3 of the request, but only three pipelines or facilities, county data is not of appropriate automated, electronic,
apply to underground natural gas collected. PHMSA proposes modifying mechanical, or other technological
storage facilities. PHMSA proposes the form to collect county data for collection techniques.
modifying step 3 to indicate the safety onshore gas gathering, gas transmission,
programs required for underground Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
and hazardous liquid facilities, and of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
natural gas storage facilities. offshore pipelines and facilities. This and 49 CFR 1.48.
PHMSA proposes modifying the
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change would allow PHMSA to
instructions to explain PHMSA’s past associate each notification to a specific Issued in Washington, DC on August 3,
actions for small LPG and master meter 2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
portion of the operator’s pipeline 1.97.
operators and future expectations for system.
these operators. Adding this information Alan K. Mayberry,
to the instructions would provide clarity D. Summary of Impacted Collections Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
for operators and state agencies The following information is provided [FR Doc. 2018–17052 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am]
inspecting the operators. below for the impacted information BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
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| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 9, 2018. | |
| 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. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 39508 |
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