Submission for Office of Management and Budget Approval and Public Comment Request, 12951-12952 [05-5194]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 16, 2005 / Notices facility at the above street address. For Web access to the dockets to read and download filed material, go to https:// dms.dot.gov/search. Then type in the last four digits of the docket number shown in the heading of this notice, and click on ‘‘Search.’’ Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments filed in any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the April 11, 2000 issue of the Federal Register (65 FR 19477) or go to <https://dms.dot.gov>. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Pipeline Safety signifying compliance with the terms of the certification. As used in this notice, ‘‘information collection’’ and ‘‘paperwork collection’’ are synonymous, and include all work related to preparing and disseminating information related to this recordkeeping requirement including completing paperwork, gathering information and conducting telephone calls. Type of Information Collection Request: Renewal of Existing Collection. Title of Information Collection: Certification and Agreement Forms for the Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program. OMB Approval Number: 2137–0584. Frequency: Annually. Use: This collection is used by PHMSA to ensure that State agencies attesting they have regulatory jurisdiction over pipeline safety have adopted and are complying with minimum Federal safety standards. This information is used to calculate grants to States. Estimated Number of Respondents: 67. Respondents: State Agencies. Total Annual Hours Requested: 3,820. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Florence Hamn, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA, DOT, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 (202) 366–3105 or by e-mail at Florence.Hamn@dot.gov Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2005. Theodore L. Willke, Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 05–5193 Filed 3–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P Chapter 601, Title 49, United States Code (49 U.S.C. 60101 et. seq.) authorizes DOT to regulate pipeline transportation. While DOT is primarily responsible for developing, issuing, and enforcing minimum pipeline safety regulations, 49 U.S.C. 60101 et. seq., provides for state assumption of all or part of the regulatory and enforcement responsibility for intrastate pipelines. Section 60105 of 49 U.S.C. sets forth specific requirements a state must meet to qualify for certification status to assume regulatory and enforcement responsibility for intrastate pipelines, (i.e., state adoption of minimum federal safety standards, state inspection of pipeline operators to determine compliance with the standards, and state provision for enforcement sanctions substantially the same as those authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60101 et. seq.) A participating state must annually submit a section 60105(a) Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and/or a Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification to the Office of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate jul<14>2003 16:45 Mar 15, 2005 Jkt 205001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket RSPA–98–4957] Submission for Office of Management and Budget Approval and Public Comment Request Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Request for public comments and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of an existing information collection. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice seeks comments from the public regarding the need for PHMSA to collect paperwork information from liquefied natural gas operators to ensure that these operators are properly operating and maintaining their facilities. This notice is published (pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995) to measure the need for the proposed paperwork collection, to find ways to minimize the burden on PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12951 operators, to find ways to enhance the quality of information collected, and to verify the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (measured in work hours) on pipeline operators. This is a request to continue collection of information already approved under OMB # 2137–0048, which is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2005, and to renew that approval. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 16, 2005 to assure consideration. You may submit written comments to the docket by any of the following methods: • Mail: Dockets Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 20590–0001. Anyone wanting confirmation of mailed comments must include a self-addressed stamped postcard. • Hand delivery or courier: Room PL– 401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC. The Dockets Facility is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Web site: Go to https://dms.dot.gov, click on ‘‘Comments/Submissions’’ and follow instructions at the site. All written comments should identify the docket number and notice number stated in the heading of this notice. Docket access. For copies of this notice or other material in the docket, you may contact the Dockets Facility by phone (202–366–9329) or visit the facility at the above street address. For Web access to the dockets to read and download filed material, go to https:// dms.dot.gov/search. Then type in the last four digits of the docket number shown in the heading of this notice, and click on ‘‘Search.’’ Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments filed in any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the April 11, 2000 issue of the Federal Register (65 FR 19477) or go to https://dms.dot.gov. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1 12952 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 16, 2005 / Notices technology to minimize the information collection burden. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Florence Hamn, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366– 3015 or by e-mail at Florence.Hamn@dot.gov 49 U.S.C. 60103 titled ‘‘Standards for Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities’’ delegates the responsibility for ensuring safe operation of LNG facilities to the Secretary of Transportation. The regulations implementing this section of the statute are found in 49 CFR Part 193 ‘‘Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards.’’ These regulations include recordkeeping requirements that allow Federal and State inspectors to ensure that these facilities are operated and maintained in a safe manner. As used in this notice, the terms ‘‘information collection’’ and ‘‘paperwork collection’’ are synonymous, and include all work related to preparing and disseminating information related to this recordkeeping requirement including completing paperwork, gathering information and conducting telephone calls. Type of Information Request: Renewal of an existing information collection. Title of Information Collection: Recordkeeping for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities. OMB Approval Number: 2137–0048. Frequency: On occasion. Use: This collection is used by PHMSA to ensure that LNG facilities are being operated in a safe manner. Estimated Number of Respondents: 101. Respondents: LNG facility operators. Total Annual Hours Requested: 12,120 hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2005. Theodore L. Willke, Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 05–5194 Filed 3–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 15, 2005 to be assured of consideration. Financial Management Service (FMS) OMB Number: 1510–0027. Form Number: POD 1681. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Authorization for Payment of a Deceased Depositor’s Postal Savings Certificate. Description: This form is used when an application is submitted for payment of a deceased Postal Savings depositor’s account. Information furnished on the form is used to determine if the applicant is entitled to the proceeds of the account. Respondents: Individuals or households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 100. Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 15 minutes. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 25 hours. Clearance Officer: Jiovannah L. Diggs, (202) 874–7662, Financial Management Service, Administrative Programs Division, Records and Information Management Program, 3700 East West Highway, Room 144, Hyattsville, MD 20782. OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., (202) 395–7316, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Lois K. Holland, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 05–5158 Filed 3–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–35–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 1040–SS, 1040–PR, and Anejo H–PR March 9, 2005. The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the VerDate jul<14>2003 16:45 Mar 15, 2005 Jkt 205001 Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 1040–SS, U.S. Self-Employment Tax Return; Form 1040–PR, Planilla Para La Declaracion De La Contribucion Federal Sobre El Trabajo Por Cuenta PropiaPuerto Rico; and Anejo H–PR, Contribuciones Sobre El Empleo De Empleados Domesticos. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 16, 2005 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, (202) 622–3634, Internal Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Form 1040–SS, U.S. SelfEmployment Tax Return, Form 1040– PR, Planilla Para La Declaracion De La Contribucion Federal Sobre El Trabajo Por Cuenta Propia-Puerto Rico; and Anejo H–PR, Contribuciones Sobre El Empleo De Empleados Domesticos. OMB Number: 1545–0090. Form Number: Forms 1040–SS, 1040– PR, and Anejo H–PR. Abstract: Form 1040–SS is used by self-employed individuals in the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to report and pay selfemployment tax and provide proper credit to the taxpayer’s social security account. Form 1040–PR is a Spanish version of Form 1040–SS for use in Puerto Rico. Anejo H–PR is used to compute household employment taxes. Form 1040–SS and Form 1040–PR are also used by bona-fide residents of Puerto Rico to claim the additional child tax credit. Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the forms at this time. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-profit organizations and farms. E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12951-12952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5194]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket RSPA-98-4957]


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Approval and 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comments and Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval of an existing information collection.

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SUMMARY: This notice seeks comments from the public regarding the need 
for PHMSA to collect paperwork information from liquefied natural gas 
operators to ensure that these operators are properly operating and 
maintaining their facilities. This notice is published (pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995) to measure the need for the proposed 
paperwork collection, to find ways to minimize the burden on operators, 
to find ways to enhance the quality of information collected, and to 
verify the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (measured in 
work hours) on pipeline operators. This is a request to continue 
collection of information already approved under OMB  2137-
0048, which is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2005, and to renew that 
approval.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 16, 2005 to 
assure consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments to the docket by any of the 
following methods:
     Mail: Dockets Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 20590-0001. Anyone wanting 
confirmation of mailed comments must include a self-addressed stamped 
postcard.
     Hand delivery or courier: Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC. The Dockets Facility is open from 10 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Web site: Go to https://dms.dot.gov, click on ``Comments/
Submissions'' and follow instructions at the site.
    All written comments should identify the docket number and notice 
number stated in the heading of this notice.
    Docket access. For copies of this notice or other material in the 
docket, you may contact the Dockets Facility by phone (202-366-9329) or 
visit the facility at the above street address. For Web access to the 
dockets to read and download filed material, go to https://dms.dot.gov/
search. Then type in the last four digits of the docket number shown in 
the heading of this notice, and click on ``Search.''
    Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments filed in any 
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted for an association, business, labor 
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in 
the April 11, 2000 issue of the Federal Register (65 FR 19477) or go to 
https://dms.dot.gov.
    Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following: (1) The necessity and utility of the 
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the 
agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information

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technology to minimize the information collection burden.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Florence Hamn, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, PHMSA, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-3015 or by e-mail at 
Florence.Hamn@dot.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 49 U.S.C. 60103 titled ``Standards for 
Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities'' delegates the 
responsibility for ensuring safe operation of LNG facilities to the 
Secretary of Transportation. The regulations implementing this section 
of the statute are found in 49 CFR Part 193 ``Liquefied Natural Gas 
Facilities:
    Federal Safety Standards.'' These regulations include recordkeeping 
requirements that allow Federal and State inspectors to ensure that 
these facilities are operated and maintained in a safe manner.
    As used in this notice, the terms ``information collection'' and 
``paperwork collection'' are synonymous, and include all work related 
to preparing and disseminating information related to this 
recordkeeping requirement including completing paperwork, gathering 
information and conducting telephone calls.
    Type of Information Request: Renewal of an existing information 
collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Recordkeeping for Liquefied 
Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities.
    OMB Approval Number: 2137-0048.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Use: This collection is used by PHMSA to ensure that LNG facilities 
are being operated in a safe manner.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 101.
    Respondents: LNG facility operators.
    Total Annual Hours Requested: 12,120 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2005.
Theodore L. Willke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-5194 Filed 3-15-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-60-P

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