Notice2022-10119
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities
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Published
May 11, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the information collection requests abstracted below are being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the information collections was published on February 2, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28864-28865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10119]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0005]
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 compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the information collection requests abstracted
below are being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and comment. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the information collections was published
on February 2, 2022.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to submit comments regarding this
information collection request, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments can also be submitted electronically at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hill by telephone at 202-680-
2034, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6b7b8b1b3bab7f8b2b9a196b2b9a2f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c2d222b29202d6228233b0c282338622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 5, Code of Regulations (CFR) section
1320.8(d), requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the public
and affected agencies the opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests before they are submitted to OMB
for approval. In accordance with this regulation, on February 2, 2022,
(87 FR 5937) PHMSA published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on its plan to request the renewal
of the four impacted information collections abstracted below. PHMSA
received no comments in response to these information collection
renewal requests. This notice announces that PHMSA will submit the
following four information collection requests to the OMB for renewal.
The following information is provided for each of these information
collections: (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 of the
following information collection activities.
1. Title: Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0589.
Current Expiration Date: 6/30/2022.
Type of Request: Renewal without change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Title 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. This mandatory recordkeeping
requirement details operators' plans to prepare for emergency
situations involving oil spills. This mandatory information collection
is used by PHMSA to determine if an operator is compliant with the
requirements in part 194. Plans are submitted and/or updated annually.
This information collection covers operators' submission of facility
response plans for onshore hazardous liquid pipeline facilities.
Affected Public: Operators of onshore oil pipeline facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Annual Responses: 540.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 73,980.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence
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Areas Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0610.
Current Expiration Date: 6/30/2022.
Type of Request: Renewal without change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This mandatory information collection request pertains to
gas transmission operators that are required to comply with PHMSA's Gas
Transmission Integrity Management Program regulations. The information
collection requires gas transmission operators in high consequence
areas to maintain a written integrity management program and keep
records that demonstrate compliance with 49 CFR part 192, subpart O.
Operators must maintain their integrity management records for the life
of the pipeline, and PHMSA and/or state regulators may review those
records as a part of inspections. Gas transmission operators are also
required to report to PHMSA certain actions related to their integrity
management program. This information collection supports DOT's
strategic goal of safety by reducing the number of incidents in natural
gas transmission pipelines.
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.
3. Title: Control Room Management Human Factors.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0624.
Current Expiration Date: 6/30/2022.
Type of Request: Renewal without change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Operators of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines must
develop, implement, and submit a human factors management plan designed
to reduce risks associated with human factors in each control room. The
information is used by PHMSA to determine compliance with federal
pipeline safety regulations and is also used by agency and state
officials to assist federal and state pipeline safety inspectors who
audit this information when they conduct compliance inspections as well
as to provide background for failure investigations.
Affected Public: Operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid
pipelines.
Estimated number of responses: 2,702.
Estimated annual burden hours: 127,328.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
4. Title: Excess Flow Valves--New Customer Notifications.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0631.
Current Expiration Date: 12/31/2022.
Type of Request: Renewal without change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This information collection covers the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements for gas pipeline operators associated with
customer notifications pertaining to the installation of excess flow
valves. Gas pipeline operators must notify customers of their right to
request the installation of excess flow valves and keep records of
those notifications. This information collection includes example of
language that can be used to notify natural gas customers of their
right to request the installation of an excess flow valve pursuant to
Sec. 192.383(d). Use of the language is voluntary but would comply
with federal regulatory requirements.
Affected Public: Natural gas pipeline operators.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 4,448.
Estimated annual burden hours: 4,448.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Comments to Office of Management and Budget are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed 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;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden 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 May 5, 2022, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-10119 Filed 5-10-22; 8:45 am]
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