[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13807-13808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6360]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0088]
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. 2137-0614, titled: Pipeline
Safety: New Reporting Requirements for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Operators: Hazardous Liquid Annual Report. PHMSA will request approval
from OMB for a renewal of the current information collection with no
revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 24, 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 20590-001.
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.
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Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2010-0088 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-2010-0088.''
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. This information collection is contained in the
pipeline safety regulations at 49 CFR parts 190-199. 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 each information collection
activity.
PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
Title: Pipeline Safety: New Reporting Requirements for Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Operators: Hazardous Liquid Annual Report.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0614.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Operators of hazardous liquid pipelines must prepare and
file annual reports regarding the condition of their systems. The data
provides the basis for more efficient and meaningful analyses of the
safety status of hazardous liquid pipelines. PHMSA uses the information
to compile a national pipeline inventory, identify and determine the
scope of safety problems, and target inspections.
Affected Public: Operators of hazardous liquid pipelines.
Estimated number of responses: 447.
Estimated annual burden hours: 5,364 hours.
Frequency of collection: Annually.
It should be noted that this information collection, which includes
the Hazardous Liquid Annual Report (PHMSA F 7000-1), is being revised
in a rulemaking titled: Pipeline Safety: Updates to Pipeline and
Liquefied Natural Gas Reporting Requirements (One Rule). The Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking for the One Rule was published in the Federal
Register on July 2, 2009 (74 FR 31675) and comments were submitted to
Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0291. The purpose of this notice is only for an
extension of the currently approved referenced information collection
with no revisions.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2010.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2010-6360 Filed 3-22-10; 8:45 am]
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