
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3278-3279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01856]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0001]


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 are due to 
expire in 2019. 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, which 
are due to expire on April 30, 2019. PHMSA will also request an 
extension with no change for the information collection identified by 
OMB Control number 2137-0589, which is due to expire on 7/31/2019.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 12, 2019.

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-2019-0001 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-
2019-0001.'' 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 Hill 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: 4/30/2019.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: This information collection request pertains to Gas 
Transmission operators jurisdictional to 49 CFR part 192 subpart O--Gas 
Transmission Integrity Management Program. Pipeline Safety regulations 
in Sec.  192.907 require gas transmission operators jurisdictional to 
part 192 subpart O to develop and follow a written integrity management 
program that contains all the elements described in Sec.  192.911. Gas 
transmission operators subject to these regulations must also maintain 
records that demonstrate compliance with part 192 subpart O, as 
described in Sec.  192.947, for the life of the pipeline. PHMSA or 
state regulators may review the records as a part of inspections. Gas 
transmission operators are also required to report to PHMSA certain 
actions related to their integrity management program.
    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: 4/30/2019.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: 49 CFR 192.631 and 195.446 address human factors and 
other components of control room management. These regulations require 
operators of hazardous liquid pipelines and gas pipelines to develop 
and implement a human factors management plan designed to reduce risks 
associated with human factors in each control room.
    Affected Public: Operators of both natural gas and hazardous liquid 
pipeline systems.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,702.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 127,328.

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    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    3. Title: Pipeline Safety: Integrity Management Program for Gas 
Distribution Pipelines.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0625.
    Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
    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 (IM) programs. The purpose of these programs is to enhance 
safety by identifying and reducing pipeline integrity risks. PHMSA 
requires that operators maintain records demonstrating compliance with 
these requirements for 10 years and that these records must include 
superseded IM plans.
    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: 7/31/2019.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: 49 CFR part 194 requires an operator of an onshore oil 
pipeline facility to prepare and submit an oil spill response plan to 
PHMSA for review and approval.
    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 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, 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 February 05, 2019, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-01856 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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