[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76077-76078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30603]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0355]
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. 2137-0618, titled ``Pipeline
Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspection.'' PHMSA is preparing to request
approval from OMB for a renewal of the current information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 7, 2011.
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. 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 the 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-2010-0355, 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
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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-2010-0355.''
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. 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 an
information collection request that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for
renewal and extension. The information collection expires March 31,
2011, and is identified under Control No. 2137-0618, titled: ``Pipeline
Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspection.'' As detailed in 49 CFR 192.612
and 195.413, PHMSA requires each operator of a natural gas or hazardous
liquid pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets to periodically
inspect its pipelines in waters less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep as
measured from mean low water that are at risk of being an exposed
underwater pipeline or a hazard to navigation. If an operator discovers
that its pipeline is an exposed underwater pipeline or poses a hazard
to navigation, the operator must promptly report the location and, if
available, the geographic coordinates of that pipeline to the National
Response Center. The following information is provided for this
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: Pipeline Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspections.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0618.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR parts
190-199) require operators to conduct appropriate underwater
inspections in the Gulf of Mexico. If an operator finds that its
pipeline is exposed on the seabed floor or constitutes a hazard to
navigation, the operator must contact the National Response Center by
telephone within 24 hours of discovery to report the location of the
exposed pipeline.
Affected Public: Operators of underwater pipeline facilities.
Estimated number of responses: 82.
Estimated annual burden hours: 1,312 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 December 1, 2010.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-30603 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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