Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities

Citation84 FR 3278
Record Number2019-01856
Published date11 February 2019
SectionNotices
CourtPipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)
[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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