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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
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket ID PHMSA–2010–0323]
Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing
Rate
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
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Notice of minimum annual
percentage rate for random drug testing.
ACTION:
PHMSA has determined that
the minimum random drug testing rate
for covered employees will remain at 25
percent during calendar year 2011.
SUMMARY:
Effective January 1, 2011,
through December 31, 2011.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stanley Kastanas, Program Manager,
Substance Abuse Prevention Program,
PHMSA, U.S. Department of
Transportation, telephone 202–550–
0629 or e-mail
stanley.kastanas@dot.gov.
Operators
of gas, hazardous liquid, and carbon
dioxide pipelines and operators of
liquefied natural gas facilities must
select and test a percentage of covered
employees for random drug testing.
Pursuant to 49 CFR 199.105(c)(2), (3),
and (4), the PHMSA Administrator’s
decision on whether to change the
minimum annual random drug testing
rate is based on the reported random
drug test positive rate for the pipeline
industry. The data considered by the
Administrator comes from operators’
annual submissions of Management
Information System (MIS) reports
required by 49 CFR 199.119(a). If the
reported random drug test positive rate
is less than one percent, the
Administrator may continue the
minimum random drug testing rate at 25
percent. In 2009, the random drug test
positive rate was less than one percent.
Therefore, the minimum random drug
testing rate will remain at 25 percent for
calendar year 2011.
On January 19, 2010, PHMSA
published an Advisory Bulletin (75 FR
2926) implementing the annual
collection of contractor MIS drug and
alcohol testing data. All applicable
§ 199.119 (drug testing) and § 199.229
(alcohol testing) MIS reporting operators
are responsible for the submission of all
contractor MIS reports to PHMSA, as
well as their own, by March 15, 2011.
Contractors with employees in safetysensitive positions who performed, as
defined in § 199.3 of 49 CFR part 199,
covered functions, must submit these
reports only through the auspices of
each operator for whom these covered
employees performed those covered
functions (i.e., maintenance, operations
or emergency response).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60104,
60108, 60117, and 60118; 49 CFR 1.53.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November
24, 2010.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20552.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may
not conduct or sponsor an information
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collection, and respondents are not
required to respond to an information
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collection, unless the information
collection displays a currently valid
OMB control number. As part of the
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
approval process, we invite comments
Office of Thrift Supervision
on the following information collection.
Title of Proposal: Sound Incentive
Sound Incentive Compensation
Compensation Guidance.
Guidance
OMB Number: 1550–0129.
Form Number: N/A.
AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision
Description: The guidance is based on
(OTS), Treasury.
three key principles that are designed to
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
ensure that incentive compensation
arrangements at a financial institution
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection request (ICR) described below do not encourage employees to take
excessive risks. These principles
has been submitted to the Office of
provide that incentive compensation
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval, as required by the arrangements should:
• Provide employees incentives that
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS
do not encourage excessive risk-taking
is soliciting public comments on the
beyond the organization’s ability to
proposal.
effectively identify and manage risk;
DATES: Submit written comments on or
• Be compatible with effective
before January 6, 2011. A copy of this
controls and risk management; and
ICR, with applicable supporting
• Be supported by strong corporate
documentation, can be obtained from
governance, including active and
RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/
effective oversight by the organization’s
public/do/PRAMain.
board of directors.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to
These principles and the guidance are
the collection by title of the proposal or
consistent with the Principles for Sound
by OMB approval number, to OMB and
Compensation Practices adopted by the
OTS at these addresses: Office of
Financial Stability Board (FSB) in April
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
2009, as well as the Implementation
Attention: Desk Officer for OTS, U.S.
Standards for those principles issued by
Office of Management and Budget, 725
the FSB in September 2009. This
17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
guidance will promote the prompt
Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to
improvement of incentive compensation
(202) 393–6974; and Information
practices in the banking industry by
Collection Comments, Chief Counsel’s
providing a common prudential
Office, Office of Thrift Supervision,
foundation for incentive compensation
1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC
arrangements across banking
20552, by fax to (202) 906–6518, or by
organizations and promoting the overall
e-mail to
movement of the industry towards
infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov.
better practices. Supervisory action
OTS will post comments and the related could play a critical role in addressing
index on the OTS Internet Site at
misaligned compensation incentives,
https://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition,
especially where issues of competition
interested persons may inspect
may make it difficult for individual
comments at the Public Reading Room,
firms to act alone. Through their
1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC
actions, supervisors could help to better
20552 by appointment. To make an
align the interests of managers and other
appointment, call (202) 906–5922, send
employees with organizations’ longan e-mail to public.info@ots.treas.gov, or term health and reduce concerns that
send a facsimile transmission to (202)
making prudent modifications to
906–7755.
incentive compensation arrangements
might have adverse competitive
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
consequences.
further information or to obtain a copy
Type of Review: Extension of a
of the submission to OMB, please
currently approved collection.
contact Ira L. Mills at,
Affected Public: Business or other forira.mills@ots.treas.gov (202) 906–6531,
profit.
or facsimile number (202) 906–6518,
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Regulations and Legislation Division,
757.
Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift
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Estimated Burden Hours per
Response: 40 hours.
Estimated Frequency of Response: On
occasion.
Estimated Total Burden: 30,280
hours.
Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202)
906–6531, Office of Thrift Supervision,
1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC
20552.
Dated: December 1, 2010.
Ira L. Mills,
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of Chief
Counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Thrift Supervision
Purchase of Branch Office(s) and/or
Transfer of Assets/Liabilities
Office of Thrift Supervision
(OTS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection request (ICR) described below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507. OTS is soliciting public
comments on the proposal.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before January 6, 2011. A copy of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, can be obtained from
RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to
the collection by title of the proposal or
by OMB approval number, to OMB and
OTS at these addresses: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Desk Officer for OTS, U.S.
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to
(202) 393–6974; and Information
Collection Comments, Chief Counsel’s
Office, Office of Thrift Supervision,
1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC
20552, by fax to (202) 906–6518, or by
e-mail to
infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov.
OTS will post comments and the related
index on the OTS Internet Site at https://
www.ots.treas.gov. In addition,
interested persons may inspect
comments at the Public Reading Room,
1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC
20552 by appointment. To make an
appointment, call (202) 906–5922, send
an e-mail to public.info@ots.treas.gov, or
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket ID PHMSA-2010-0323]
Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of minimum annual percentage rate for random drug
testing.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate
for covered employees will remain at 25 percent during calendar year
2011.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Kastanas, Program Manager,
Substance Abuse Prevention Program, PHMSA, U.S. Department of
Transportation, telephone 202-550-0629 or e-mail
stanley.kastanas@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Operators of gas, hazardous liquid, and
carbon dioxide pipelines and operators of liquefied natural gas
facilities must select and test a percentage of covered employees for
random drug testing. Pursuant to 49 CFR 199.105(c)(2), (3), and (4),
the PHMSA Administrator's decision on whether to change the minimum
annual random drug testing rate is based on the reported random drug
test positive rate for the pipeline industry. The data considered by
the Administrator comes from operators' annual submissions of
Management Information System (MIS) reports required by 49 CFR
199.119(a). If the reported random drug test positive rate is less than
one percent, the Administrator may continue the minimum random drug
testing rate at 25 percent. In 2009, the random drug test positive rate
was less than one percent. Therefore, the minimum random drug testing
rate will remain at 25 percent for calendar year 2011.
On January 19, 2010, PHMSA published an Advisory Bulletin (75 FR
2926) implementing the annual collection of contractor MIS drug and
alcohol testing data. All applicable Sec. 199.119 (drug testing) and
Sec. 199.229 (alcohol testing) MIS reporting operators are responsible
for the submission of all contractor MIS reports to PHMSA, as well as
their own, by March 15, 2011.
Contractors with employees in safety-sensitive positions who
performed, as defined in Sec. 199.3 of 49 CFR part 199, covered
functions, must submit these reports only through the auspices of each
operator for whom these covered employees performed those covered
functions (i.e., maintenance, operations or emergency response).
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60104, 60108, 60117, and
60118; 49 CFR 1.53.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2010.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2010-30605 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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