Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Gas and Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification, 16559-16560 [2019-07925]
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program. Capital Metro will comply
with all relevant FTA requirements
related to planning and project
development to help analyze and screen
alternatives in preparation for the NEPA
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Early Scoping
Early Scoping is an optional early step
in the NEPA process that precedes
formal scoping, which begins when FTA
publishes a notice of intent to prepare
an environmental impact statement
(EIS). FTA encourages the use of early
scoping for major planning activities
that may receive FTA funding to start
the NEPA process during earlier project
planning phases. Early scoping is
intended to generate public and agency
review and comments on the scope of a
planning effort within a defined
transportation corridor, which helps the
agency to determine which alignment
variations should receive more focused
development to streamline the NEPA
process. Early scoping can serve not
only to streamline the NEPA process,
but also to firmly link transportation
planning and NEPA, ensuring that the
public and interested agencies are given
the opportunity to review and provide
comments on the results of planning
activities that can then be used to
inform the NEPA process.
Project Connect Long-Term Vision Plan
Over the last 30 months, Capital
Metro has been conducting the Project
Connect System Plan per general
guidelines of the Federal Planning and
Environmental Linkages (PEL) process.
Capital Metro intends to formalize the
PEL process with the initiation of early
scoping for the Blue Line HCT Corridor,
so that the results of the PEL may be
considered during the formal NEPA
environmental review process.
Under this PEL process, Capital Metro
will analyze alternatives that could be
considered in an EIS, if warranted. The
alternatives analysis will document the
project’s purpose and need, analyze a
range of reasonable, feasible, and
prudent alternatives, and identify a
locally preferred alternative (LPA) in
accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality’s and FTA’s
regulations and guidance for
implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1501.2
through 1501.8 and 23 CFR 771.111,
respectively), which encourages Federal
agencies to initiate NEPA early in their
planning processes.
Early scoping allows the scoping
process to begin as soon as there is
enough information to describe the
proposal so that the public and relevant
agencies can participate effectively. This
notice opens early scoping and invites
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public and agency involvement with
ongoing planning activities and studies
for the Blue Line HCT Corridor,
including review of the (a) purpose and
need, (b) the proposed alternatives, and
(c) the potential environmental,
transportation, and community impacts
and benefits to consider during the
NEPA process.
Purpose and Need for the Proposed
Project
Capital Metro invites comments on
the following preliminary statement of
the project’s purpose and need: The
purpose of the project is to build high
capacity transit along Trinity Street,
over the Colorado River, and along East
Riverside Drive that provides faster,
more reliable travel to, from, and
between North Austin, University of
Texas, Downtown Austin, East
Riverside, and Austin Bergstrom
International Airport. The purpose is in
response to the following needs in the
corridor:
• The need to connect activity centers
and manage future growth with
improved transit;
• the need to provide better transit
options linking affordable housing and
jobs;
• the need to connect employers and
employees along the corridor with fast
and reliable transit;
• the need to ensure inter-operability
between the Blue Line and future
corridors; and
• the need to respond to explosive
growth in airport travel that warrants
improved transit to Austin Bergstrom
International Airport.
Potential Alternatives
During the early scoping process, all
reasonable alternatives under
consideration will be evaluated in terms
of their transportation impacts, capital
and operating costs, social, economic,
and environmental impacts, and
technical consideration. Capital Metro
will continue to analyze alternative
transit modes, alignment, and design
options for HCT in the Blue Line
Corridor. Capital Metro will seek to
identify a broad range of alternatives,
consistent with the project’s purpose
and need. The alternatives will include
a No Build Alternative, as well as the
following proposed alternatives:
• Baseline Alternative (MetroBus
Route 20 with transit speed and
reliability improvements);
• Dedicated Pathways Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT);
• Dedicated Pathways Light Rail
Transit (LRT); and
• Dedicated Pathways Autonomous
Rapid Transit (ART).
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At the end of the early scoping
process, FTA and Capital Metro
anticipate identifying a preferred mode
and alignment as the LPA for further
evaluation during the formal NEPA
process. If an EIS is warranted, FTA will
publish a Notice of Intent in the Federal
Register and the public and interested
agencies will have the opportunity to
participate in a review and comment
period on the scope of the EIS.
Gail Lyssy,
Deputy Regional Administrator, FTA Region
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2019–0001]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection
Activities, Gas and Liquid Pipeline
Safety Program Certification
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the information
collection requests abstracted below are
being forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. PHMSA will
request an extension with no change for
the information collections identified by
OMB control numbers 2137–0610,
2137–0624, and 2137–0625, which are
due to expire on April 30, 2019. PHMSA
will also request an extension with no
change for the information collection
identified by OMB Control number
2137–0589, which is due to expire on
July 31, 2019. A Federal Register notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on these information
collections was published on February
11. 2019.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 20,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Hill by telephone at 202–366–
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1246, by email at angela.dow@dot.gov,
or by mail at 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. In accordance
with this regulation, on February 11,
2019, (84 FR 3278) PHMSA published a
Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the information collection. In response,
PHMSA received no comments.
The following information is provided
for each 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 will
request a three-year term of approval for
each information collection activity.
1. Title: Pipeline Integrity
Management in High Consequence
Areas Gas Transmission Pipeline
Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0610.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: This information collection
request pertains to gas transmission
operators subject to 49 CFR part 192
Subpart O—Gas Transmission Integrity
Management Program. Pipeline safety
regulations in § 192.907 require gas
transmission operators subject to part
192 subpart O to develop and follow a
written integrity management program
that contains all the elements described
in § 192.911. Gas transmission operators
subject to these regulations must also
maintain records that demonstrate
compliance with subpart O, as
described in § 192.947, for the life of the
pipeline. PHMSA or state regulators
may review the records as a part of
inspections. Gas transmission operators
are also required to report to PHMSA
certain actions related to their integrity
management program.
Affected Public: Gas transmission
operators.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 733.
Estimated annual burden hours:
1,018,807.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Control Room Management/
Human Factors
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OMB Control Number: 2137–0624.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Sections 192.631 and
195.446 address human factors and
other components of control room
management. These regulations require
operators of hazardous liquid pipelines
and gas pipelines to develop and
implement a human factors
management plan designed to reduce
risk associated with human factors in
each control room.
Affected Public: Operators of both
natural gas and hazardous liquid
pipeline systems.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses:
2,702.
Estimated annual burden hours:
127,328.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
3. Title: Pipeline Safety: Integrity
Management Program for Gas
Distribution Pipelines
OMB Control Number: 2137–0625.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Section 192.1005 requires
operators of gas distribution pipelines to
develop and implement integrity
management (IM) programs. The
purpose of these programs is to enhance
safety by identifying and reducing
pipeline integrity risks. In accordance
with § 192.1011, PHMSA requires that
operators maintain records
demonstrating compliance with these
requirements for 10 years and that these
records must include superseded IM
plans.
Affected Public: Operators of gas
distribution pipeline systems.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 9,343
Estimated annual burden hours:
865,178.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
4. Title: Response Plans for Onshore
Oil Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0589.
Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2019.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Part 194 requires an
operator of an onshore oil pipeline
facility to prepare and submit an oil
spill response plan to PHMSA for
review and approval. This revision only
updates the number of respondents to
accurately reflect the current usage of
this collection.
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Affected Public: Operators of onshore
oil pipeline facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 540.
Estimated annual burden hours:
73,980.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Comments to OMB are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed
information, including whether the
information will have practical utility in
helping the agency to achieve its
pipeline safety goals;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden 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;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued in Washington, DC on April 16,
2019, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury; Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (Board); and Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Joint notice and request for
comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the OCC,
the Board, and the FDIC (the agencies)
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, an information collection unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. The Federal Financial
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0001]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Gas and
Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the information
collection requests abstracted below are being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. PHMSA will
request an extension with no change for the information collections
identified by OMB control numbers 2137-0610, 2137-0624, and 2137-0625,
which are due to expire on April 30, 2019. PHMSA will also request an
extension with no change for the information collection identified by
OMB Control number 2137-0589, which is due to expire on July 31, 2019.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on these information collections was published on February 11.
2019.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 20, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hill by telephone at 202-366-
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1246, by email at [email protected], or by mail at 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. In accordance with this
regulation, on February 11, 2019, (84 FR 3278) PHMSA published a
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the information collection. In response, PHMSA received no
comments.
The following information is provided for each 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 will request a three-
year term of approval for each information collection activity.
1. Title: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas
Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0610.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: This information collection request pertains to gas
transmission operators subject to 49 CFR part 192 Subpart O--Gas
Transmission Integrity Management Program. Pipeline safety regulations
in Sec. 192.907 require gas transmission operators subject to part 192
subpart O to develop and follow a written integrity management program
that contains all the elements described in Sec. 192.911. Gas
transmission operators subject to these regulations must also maintain
records that demonstrate compliance with subpart O, as described in
Sec. 192.947, for the life of the pipeline. PHMSA or state regulators
may review the records as a part of inspections. Gas transmission
operators are also required to report to PHMSA certain actions related
to their integrity management program.
Affected Public: Gas transmission operators.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 733.
Estimated annual burden hours: 1,018,807.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Control Room Management/Human Factors
OMB Control Number: 2137-0624.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Sections 192.631 and 195.446 address human factors and
other components of control room management. These regulations require
operators of hazardous liquid pipelines and gas pipelines to develop
and implement a human factors management plan designed to reduce risk
associated with human factors in each control room.
Affected Public: Operators of both natural gas and hazardous liquid
pipeline systems.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 2,702.
Estimated annual burden hours: 127,328.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
3. Title: Pipeline Safety: Integrity Management Program for Gas
Distribution Pipelines
OMB Control Number: 2137-0625.
Current Expiration Date: 4/30/2019.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Section 192.1005 requires operators of gas distribution
pipelines to develop and implement integrity management (IM) programs.
The purpose of these programs is to enhance safety by identifying and
reducing pipeline integrity risks. In accordance with Sec. 192.1011,
PHMSA requires that operators maintain records demonstrating compliance
with these requirements for 10 years and that these records must
include superseded IM plans.
Affected Public: Operators of gas distribution pipeline systems.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 9,343
Estimated annual burden hours: 865,178.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
4. Title: Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0589.
Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2019.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Part 194 requires an operator of an onshore oil pipeline
facility to prepare and submit an oil spill response plan to PHMSA for
review and approval. This revision only updates the number of
respondents to accurately reflect the current usage of this collection.
Affected Public: Operators of onshore oil pipeline facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 540.
Estimated annual burden hours: 73,980.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Comments to OMB are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed information, including whether the
information will have practical utility in helping the agency to
achieve its pipeline safety goals;
(b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden 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; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued in Washington, DC on April 16, 2019, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
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