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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 157 / Monday, August 15, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2011–0136]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection
Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
PHMSA published a notice with request
for comments in the Federal Register on
June 9, 2011 (76 FR 33808) on an
information collection under Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control
No. 2137–0622, titled ‘‘Pipeline Safety:
Public Awareness Program’’ and
received no comments. PHMSA is now
forwarding the information collection
request to the OMB and providing an
additional 30 days for comments.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments to OMB on or before
September 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden,
directly to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Desk Officer
for the U.S. Department of
Transportation, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366–
1246, by fax at 202–366–4566, or by
mail at U.S. Department of
Transportation, 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 October
31, 2011, and is identified under
Control No. 2137–0622, titled: ‘‘Pipeline
Safety: Public Awareness Program.’’ 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
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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: Public
Awareness Program.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0622.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety
Regulations require each operator to
develop and implement a written
continuing public education program
that follows the guidance provided in
the American Petroleum Institute’s
Recommended Practice RP 1162. Upon
request, operators must submit their
completed programs to PHMSA or, in
the case of an intrastate pipeline facility
operator, the appropriate state agency.
The operator’s program documentation
and evaluation results must also be
available for periodic review by
appropriate regulatory agencies (49 CFR
192.616 and 195.440).
Affected Public: Operators of natural
gas and hazardous liquid pipelines.
Estimated number of responses:
22,500.
Estimated annual burden hours:
517,480 hours.
Frequency of collection: Annual.
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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9,
2011.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy
and Programs, Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration
Advisory Council on Transportation
Statistics; Notice of Meeting
Research and Innovative,
Technology Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces, pursuant to
Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72–363;
5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the
Advisory Council on Transportation
Statistics (ACTS). The meeting will be
held on Wednesday, September 28,
2011, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. E.S.T. in
the Oklahoma City Room at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC.
Section 5601(o) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU) directs the U.S.
Department of Transportation to
establish an Advisory Council on
Transportation Statistics subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C., App. 2) to advise the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the
quality, reliability, consistency,
objectivity, and relevance of
transportation statistics and analyses
collected, supported, or disseminated by
the Bureau and the Department. The
following is a summary of the draft
meeting agenda: (1) USDOT welcome
and introduction of Council Members;
(2) Overview of prior meeting; (3)
Discussion of the FY 2012 budget; (4)
Discussion of private sources of
transportation data; (5) Council
Members review and discussion of
statistical programs; (6) future Council
activities and (7) Public Comments and
Closing Remarks. Participation is open
to the public. Members of the public
who wish to participate must notify
Courtney Freiberg at
Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov, not later
than September 15, 2011. Members of
the public may present oral statements
at the meeting with the approval of
Steven K. Smith, Deputy Director of the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Noncommittee members wishing to
present oral statements or obtain
information should contact Courtney
Freiberg via e-mail no later than
September 15, 2011.
Questions about the agenda or written
comments may be e-mailed or submitted
by U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, Bureau of
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0136]
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
published a notice with request for comments in the Federal Register on
June 9, 2011 (76 FR 33808) on an information collection under Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 2137-0622, titled ``Pipeline
Safety: Public Awareness Program'' and received no comments. PHMSA is
now forwarding the information collection request to the OMB and
providing an additional 30 days for comments.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments to OMB on or
before September 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, directly to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: Desk Officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at U.S. Department of
Transportation, 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 October 31,
2011, and is identified under Control No. 2137-0622, titled: ``Pipeline
Safety: Public Awareness Program.'' 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: Public Awareness Program.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0622.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations require each
operator to develop and implement a written continuing public education
program that follows the guidance provided in the American Petroleum
Institute's Recommended Practice RP 1162. Upon request, operators must
submit their completed programs to PHMSA or, in the case of an
intrastate pipeline facility operator, the appropriate state agency.
The operator's program documentation and evaluation results must also
be available for periodic review by appropriate regulatory agencies (49
CFR 192.616 and 195.440).
Affected Public: Operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid
pipelines.
Estimated number of responses: 22,500.
Estimated annual burden hours: 517,480 hours.
Frequency of collection: Annual.
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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2011.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs, Pipeline
Safety.
[FR Doc. 2011-20657 Filed 8-12-11; 8:45 am]
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