Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revisions to Operator Identification (OPID) Assignment Request and Operator Registry Notification, 37388-37389 [2014-15301]

Agencies

• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37388-37389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15301]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0018]


Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revisions to 
Operator Identification (OPID) Assignment Request and Operator Registry 
Notification

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: On March 31, 2014, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
(PHMSA) published a notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 18118) 
notifying the public of its intent to revise two forms under OMB 
Control Number 2137-0627, PHMSA F 1000.1--OPID Assignment Request and 
PHMSA F 1000.2--Operator Registry Notification, and its intention to 
request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
revised information collection burdens.
    PHMSA received one comment in response to that notice in support of 
the proposed changes. PHMSA is publishing this notice to acknowlege the 
received comment, provide the public with an additional 30 days to 
comment on the information collection referenced above, and announce 
that the Information Collection will be submitted to OMB for approval.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 31, 2014 to be 
assured of consideration.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number 
PHMSA-2014-0018 by any of the following methods:
     Fax: 1-202-395-5806.
     Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), 
Records Management Center, Room 10102 NEOB, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503,
    ATTN: Desk Officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation\PHMSA.
     Email: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, 
at the following email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
    Requests for a copy of the Information Collection should be 
directed to Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-1246, by fax at 202-366-
4566, by email at Angela.Dow1@dot.gov, or by mail at U.S. Department of 
Transportation, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., PHP-30, Washington, 
DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. During the 60 day comment period, PHMSA received one comment 
from the Pipeline Safety Trust in support of the proposed changes. 
Specifically, the Pipeline Safety Trust supports collecting information 
on the descriptions of pipeline facilities and number of miles of 
pipeline from the operators on a state-by-state basis to make the 
information more useful to state regulators and the public.
    II. The following information is provided for this information 
collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control 
number; (3) Current expiration date; (4) Type of request; (5) Abstract 
of the information collection activity; (6) Description of affected 
public; (7) Estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping 
burden; and (8) Frequency of collection. PHMSA requests comments on the 
following information collection, including the proposed revisions 
addressed in this notice. Copies of the proposed forms associated with 
this information collection can be found at Docket Number PHMSA-2014-
0018.
    Title: National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0627.
    Current Expiration Date: 12/31/2014.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Abstract: The National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators 
serves as the storehouse for the reporting requirements for an operator 
regulated under or subject to reporting requirements of 49 CFR parts 
191, 192, 193, or 195. PHMSA is seeking to revise the forms associated 
with assigning and maintaining OPID information, the Operator 
Assignment Request Form (PHMSA F 1000.1) and the Operator Registry 
Notification Form (PHMSA F 1000.2).
    Affected Public: Natural Gas, LNG, and Liquid pipeline operators.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 630.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 630.
    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 June 25, 2014.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2014-15301 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]
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