
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4809-4811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01671]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0005]


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 in summer of 2014. PHMSA will request an extension with no 
change for the information collections identified by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers 2137-0578, 2137-0584, and 
2137-0601. In addition, PHMSA will request a revision to the 
information collection identified under OMB control number 2137-0618 to 
include the information currently collected under OMB control number 
2137-0601.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 31, 2014.

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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: 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: 5/31/2014.
    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: 142.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 852.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    2. Title: Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and Hazardous 
Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0584.
    Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2014.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: A state must submit an annual certification to assume 
responsibility for regulating intrastate pipelines and certain records 
must be maintained to demonstrate that the state is ensuring 
satisfactory compliance with the pipeline safety regulations. PHMSA 
uses that information to evaluate a state's eligibility for Federal 
grants.
    Affected Public: State and local governments.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Estimated number of responses: 67.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 3,920.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    3. Title: Pipeline Safety: Report of Abandoned Underwater 
Pipelines.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0601.
    Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2014.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Upon abandonment of a facility, pipeline operators are 
required to report certain information about the abandoned underwater 
pipelines to PHMSA (49 CFR 195.59 and 192.727). The information aids 
Federal and state pipeline safety inspectors in conducting compliance 
inspections and investigating incidents.
    Affected Public: Operators of underwater pipelines.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Estimated number of responses: 10.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 60.
    Frequency of collection: Upon abandonment of affected facility.
    4. Title: Pipeline Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspections.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0618.
    Current Expiration Date: 6/30/2014.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR Parts 
190-199) require operators to conduct 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. This 
package is being revised to include the collection of information 
currently under 2137-0601 which requires operators to report certain 
information about abandoned underwater pipelines to PHMSA (49 CFR 
192.727 and 195.59). This information aids Federal and state pipeline 
safety inspectors in conducting compliance inspections and 
investigating incidents. Once this revised information collection is 
approved, PHMSA will discontinue the collection identified under OMB 
control number 2137-0601.
    Affected Public: Operators of underwater pipeline facilities.
    Estimated number of responses: 92.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 1,372.

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    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 January 23, 2014, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Office of Standards and Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2014-01671 Filed 1-28-14; 8:45 am]
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