Notice2022-12972
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities
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Published
June 16, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, PHMSA invites public comments on the Agency's intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew three information collections that are scheduled to expire on January 31, 2023. PHMSA has reviewed each information collection and considers them vital to maintaining pipeline safety. As such, PHMSA will request renewal from OMB, without change, for each information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36372-36374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12972]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0073]
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, Public
Law 104-13, PHMSA invites public comments on the Agency's intention to
request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew three
information collections that are scheduled to expire on January 31,
2023. PHMSA has reviewed each information collection and considers them
vital to maintaining pipeline safety. As such, PHMSA will request
renewal from OMB, without change, for each information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
E-Gov Website: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. This site allows the
public to submit 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-2022-0073, at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
before submitting any such comments.
Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or
comments, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC, between
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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-2022-0073.'' 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.
Privacy Act Statement: DOT may solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT posts these comments, without
edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at <a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you may ask
PHMSA to give confidential treatment to information you give to the
Agency by taking the following steps: (1) mark each page of the
original document submission containing CBI as ``Confidential''; (2)
send PHMSA, along with the original document, a second copy of the
original document with the CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI. Unless you are notified
otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential
under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public docket of
this notice. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Angela Hill,
DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not specifically designated
as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this matter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hill by telephone at 202-366-
1246 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b5a757c7e777a35537277775b7f746f357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33725d54565f521d7b5a5f5f73575c471d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 5, Code of Federal 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. This notice identifies three information collection
requests that PHMSA will submit to OMB for renewal and requests comment
from interested parties. The three information collections (including
their expiration dates) are as follows: (1) OMB control number 2137-
0578, Reporting Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, Hazardous Liquid, and
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities (1/31/
2023); (2) OMB control number 2137-0630, Hazardous Liquid Operator
Notifications (1/31/2023); and (3) OMB control number 2137-0636,
Notification Requirements for Gas Transmission Pipelines (1/31/2023).
The following information is provided for 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. PHMSA requests comments on
the following information:
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: 1/31/2023.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: 49 CFR 191.23 and 195.55 require each operator of a
pipeline facility (except master meter operators) to submit to PHMSA 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. This information collection supports the PHMSA
strategic goal of safety by reducing the number of incidents in natural
gas, hazardous liquid, and carbon dioxide pipelines as well as in
liquefied natural gas facilities.
Affected Public: Operators of Natural Gas, Hazardous Liquid, and
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Annual Responses: 174.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,044.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Hazardous Liquid Operator Notifications.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0630.
Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2023.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The pipeline safety regulations contained within 49 CFR
part 195 require hazardous liquid operators to notify PHMSA in various
instances. Section 195.414 requires hazardous liquid operators who are
unable to inspect their pipeline facilities within 72 hours of an
extreme weather event to notify the appropriate PHMSA Region Director
as soon as practicable. Section 195.452 requires operators of pipelines
that cannot accommodate an in-line inspection tool to file a petition
in compliance with Section 190.9. These mandatory notifications help
PHMSA to stay abreast of issues related to the health and safety of the
nation's pipeline infrastructure.
Affected Public: Hazardous liquid pipeline operators.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 110.
Estimated annual burden hours: 125.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
3. Title: Notification Requirements for Gas Transmission Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0636.
Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2023.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The pipeline safety regulations contained within 49 CFR
part 192 require operators to make various notifications upon the
occurrence of certain events. Section 192.506(g) requires that
operators who use alternative technologies or evaluation processes when
conducting spike hydrostatic pressure tests to notify PHMSA at least 90
days in advance. Section 192.607(e)(4) specifies the reporting
requirements associated with the expanded sampling and testing programs
required (under Sec. 192.607(e)) when sampling of unknown material
properties on onshore steel transmission pipelines identify unknown or
unexpected materials. Section 192.607(e)(5) requires that operators who
use alternative statistical sampling approaches when verifying unknown
materials properties to notify PHMSA at least 90 days in advance and
provide
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information about the alternative program.
Section 192.624(b)(4) allows operators to petition for an extension
of the completion deadlines to reconfirm maximum allowable operating
pressure (MAOP) by up to one year if they provide an up-to-date plan,
the reason for the requested extension, current status, completion
date, remediation activities outstanding, and other factors. Section
192.624(c)(2)(iii) requires that operators notify PHMSA when they
choose to use a less conservative pressure reduction factor or longer
look-back period when reconfirming MAOP under Sec. 192.624(c). Section
192.624(c)(3)(iii)(A) requires operators to notify PHMSA at least 90
days in advance when using an ``other technology'' besides those
enumerated in Sec. 192.624(c)(3) for reconfirming MAOP using
engineering critical assessment and analysis.
Section 192.624(c)(6) requires operators to notify PHMSA at least
90 days in advance of using an alternative technical evaluation process
in reconfirming MAOP in onshore steel transmission pipelines. Section
192.712(e)(2)(i)(E) allows operators to use other appropriate Charpy
energy values (other than those specified in Sec. 192.712(e)(2)(i)) if
they notify PHMSA in advance.
Section 192.921(a)(7) requires operators to notify PHMSA (and
applicable state and local authorities) at least 90 days in advance of
using alternative baseline integrity assessment methods. Section
192.937(c)(7) requires operators to notify PHMSA (and applicable state
and local authorities) at least 90 days in advance of using alternative
ongoing integrity assessment methods.
These mandatory notifications help PHMSA to stay abreast of issues
related to the health and safety of the nation's pipeline
infrastructure. These notification requirements are necessary to ensure
safe operation of transmission pipelines, ascertain compliance with gas
pipeline safety regulations, and to provide a background for incident
investigations.
Affected Public: Operators of natural gas transmission pipelines.
Estimated number of responses: 722.
Estimated annual burden hours: 1,070.
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 June 10, 2022, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-12972 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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