Notice2022-19386
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities
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Published
September 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation Department
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 June 16, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55080-55081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19386]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[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 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 June 16, 2022.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to submit comments regarding these
information collection requests, 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#7b1a151c1e171a551f140c3b1f140f551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbdad5dcded7da95dfd4ccfbdfd4cf95dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
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.
In accordance with this regulation, on June 16, 2022, (87 FR 36373)
PHMSA published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on its plan to renew, without change, three
information collections that are due to expire in 2023. PHMSA received
no comments in response to the proposed renewal of these information
collection requests. This notice announces that PHMSA will submit the
information collection requests abstracted below to OMB for approval.
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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. 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 Sec. 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 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 this collection 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,
(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 required 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, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-19386 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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