[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40863-40864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17078]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0193]
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 an information collection under Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 2137-0598, titled
``Incorporation by Reference of Industry Standard on Leak Detection.''
PHMSA is preparing to
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request approval from OMB for a renewal of the current information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
E-Gov Web Site: 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, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2010-0193, 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 19477) 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 the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 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-2010-0193.''
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: Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at
202-366-1319, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at U.S. Department of
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
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 an
information collection request that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for
renewal and extension. The information collection expires October 31,
2010, and is identified under Control No. 2137-0598, titled:
``Incorporation by Reference of Industry Standard on Leak Detection.''
This information collection is contained in 49 CFR Part 195. The
following information is provided for each information collection: (1)
Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control number; (3) Type
of request; (4) Abstract of the information collection activity; (5)
Description of affected public; (6) Estimate of total annual reporting
and recordkeeping burden; and (7) Frequency of collection. PHMSA will
request a three-year term of approval for this information collection
activity.
PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
Title: Incorporation by Reference of Industry Standard on Leak
Detection.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0598.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Section 195.444 of the Federal pipeline safety
regulations requires operators of single phase hazardous liquid
pipeline facilities that use computational pipeline monitoring (CPM)
leak detection systems to comply with the standards set out in American
Petroleum Institute (API) publication API 1130. API 1130 requires
operators to record and retain certain information in connection with
the operation and testing of CPM systems. Compliance with API 1130,
including its record keeping requirements, supports pipeline safety by
ensuring the proper functioning of CPM leak detection systems.
Affected Public: Operators of hazardous liquid pipelines.
Estimated Number of responses: 50.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed 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, 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2010.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
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