
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76077-76078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30603]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0355]


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 an information collection under Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 2137-0618, titled ``Pipeline 
Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspection.'' PHMSA is preparing to request 
approval from OMB for a renewal of the current information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 7, 2011.

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. 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 the 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-2010-0355, 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

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comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 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-2010-0355.'' 
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: Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at 
202-366-1319, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at U.S. 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 an 
information collection request that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for 
renewal and extension. The information collection expires March 31, 
2011, and is identified under Control No. 2137-0618, titled: ``Pipeline 
Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspection.'' As detailed in 49 CFR 192.612 
and 195.413, PHMSA requires each operator of a natural gas or hazardous 
liquid pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets to periodically 
inspect its pipelines in waters less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep as 
measured from mean low water that are at risk of being an exposed 
underwater pipeline or a hazard to navigation. If an operator discovers 
that its pipeline is an exposed underwater pipeline or poses a hazard 
to navigation, the operator must promptly report the location and, if 
available, the geographic coordinates of that pipeline to the National 
Response Center. The following information is provided for this 
information collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) 
OMB control number; (3) Type of request; (4) Abstract of the 
information collection activity; (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 this information collection activity.
    PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
    Title: Pipeline Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspections.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0618.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR parts 
190-199) require operators to conduct appropriate underwater 
inspections in the Gulf of Mexico. If an operator finds that its 
pipeline is exposed on the seabed floor or constitutes a hazard to 
navigation, the operator must contact the National Response Center by 
telephone within 24 hours of discovery to report the location of the 
exposed pipeline.
    Affected Public: Operators of underwater pipeline facilities.
    Estimated number of responses: 82.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 1,312 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 1, 2010.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-30603 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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