Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities-Request for Extension of Existing Information Collections, 25606-25607 [2019-11464]
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Railroad Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2019–0051]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection
Activities—Request for Extension of
Existing Information Collections
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the information
collection requests abstracted below is
being forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. A Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
information collections was published
on March 22, 2019. PHMSA invites
comments on two information
collections that will be expiring in 2019.
PHMSA will request an extension,
without change, for the information
collections identified by OMB control
number 2137–0578 and 2137–0605.
During the public comment period,
PHMSA received no comments in
response to the information collections.
PHMSA is publishing this notice to
provide the public with an additional 30
days to comment on the renewal of the
information collections referenced
above and to announce that the
information collection requests will be
submitted to OMB for approval.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 3,
2019.
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You may submit comments
identified by the docket number
PHMSA–2019–0051 by any of the
following methods:
• Fax: 1–202–395–5806.
• Mail: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, 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
Hill by telephone at 202–366–1246, by
fax at 202–366–4566, by email at
angela.hill@dot.gov, or by mail at U.S.
Department of Transportation, PHMSA,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP–30,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Hill 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.
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 two information collection
requests that PHMSA will submit to
OMB. PHMSA intends to request an
extension, without change, of the
information collection under OMB
Control No. 2137–0578, which covers
the reporting of safety-related
conditions and OMB Control No. 2137–
0605, which covers integrity
management recordkeeping activities.
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.
PHMSA requests comments on the
following information collections:
1. Title: Reporting Safety-Related
Conditions on Gas, Hazardous Liquid,
and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines and
Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0578.
Current Expiration Date: 8/31/2019.
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Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Each operator of a pipeline
facility (except master meter operators)
must submit to DOT a written report on
any safety-related condition that causes
or has caused a significant change or
restriction in the operation of a pipeline
facility, or a condition that is a hazard
to life, property or the environment.
Affected Public: Operators of pipeline
facilities (except master meter
operators).
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 146.
Estimated annual burden hours: 876.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Integrity Management in High
Consequence Areas for Operators of
Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0605.
Current Expiration Date: 10/31/2019.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Operators of hazardous
liquid pipelines are required to conduct
continual assessment and evaluation of
pipeline integrity through inspection or
testing, as well as remedial, preventive,
and mitigative actions. This includes
both recordkeeping and certain
reporting requirements.
Affected Public: Operators of
Hazardous Liquid Pipelines that could
affect High Consequence Areas.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 203.
Estimated annual burden hours:
325,470.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the renewal of these
collections 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;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22,
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
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 4461, 4461–A, and
4461–B
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
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 information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form 4461, Application for Approval of
Standardized or Nonstandardized PreApproved Defined Contribution Plans;
Form 4461–A, Application for Approval
of Master or Prototype or Volume
Submitter Defined Benefit Plan; and,
Form 4461–B, Application for Approval
of Standardized or Nonstandardized
Pre-Approved Plans.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before August 2, 2019 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this collection should be
directed to Sara Covington, (202) 317–
6038, at Internal Revenue Service, Room
6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet at Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: Form 4461, Application for
Approval of Standardized or
Nonstandardized Pre-Approved Defined
Contribution Plans; Form 4461–A,
Application for Approval of Master or
Prototype or Volume Submitter Defined
Benefit Plan; and, Form 4461–B,
Application for Approval of
Standardized or Nonstandardized PreApproved Plans.
OMB Number: 1545–0169.
Form Numbers: Forms 4461, 4461–A,
and 4461–B.
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Abstract: The IRS uses these forms to
determine from the information
submitted whether the provider or mass
submitter of a pre-approved defined
contribution plan qualifies under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code for plan approval. The application
is also used to determine if the related
trust qualifies for tax exempt status
under Code section 501(a).
Current Actions: There are changes to
the forms and burden estimates.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses:
3,450.
Estimated Number of Respondent: 12
hours, 50 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 44,261.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: May 28, 2019.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Notice 97–45
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
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 information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Notice 97–45, Highly Compensated
Employee Definition.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before August 2, 2019 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the notice should be directed
to Sara Covington, (202) 317–6038, at
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet at sara.l.covington@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Highly Compensated Employee
Definition.
OMB Number: 1545–1550.
Notice Number: Notice 97–45.
Abstract: Notice 97–45 provides
guidance on the definition of highly
compensated employee (HCE) within
the meaning of section 414(q) of the
Internal Revenue Code, as simplified by
section 1431 of the Small Business Job
Protection Act of 1996, including an
employer’s option to make a top-paid
group election under section
414(q)(1)(B)(ii). The notice requires
qualified retirement plans that contain a
definition of HCE to be amended to
reflect the statutory changes to section
414(q).
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the notice at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
218,683.
Estimated Time per Response: 18
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 65,605.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0051]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities--Request for
Extension of Existing Information Collections
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, this
notice announces that the information collection requests abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and comments. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the information collections was
published on March 22, 2019. PHMSA invites comments on two information
collections that will be expiring in 2019. PHMSA will request an
extension, without change, for the information collections identified
by OMB control number 2137-0578 and 2137-0605.
During the public comment period, PHMSA received no comments in
response to the information collections. PHMSA is publishing this
notice to provide the public with an additional 30 days to comment on
the renewal of the information collections referenced above and to
announce that the information collection requests will be submitted to
OMB for approval.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 3, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2019-0051 by any of the following methods:
Fax: 1-202-395-5806.
Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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: [email protected].
Requests for a copy of the information collection should be
directed to Angela Hill by telephone at 202-366-1246, by fax at 202-
366-4566, by email at [email protected], or by mail at U.S.
Department of Transportation, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP-30,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hill 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.
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 two
information collection requests that PHMSA will submit to OMB. PHMSA
intends to request an extension, without change, of the information
collection under OMB Control No. 2137-0578, which covers the reporting
of safety-related conditions and OMB Control No. 2137-0605, which
covers integrity management recordkeeping activities.
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. PHMSA
requests comments on the following information collections:
1. Title: Reporting Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, Hazardous
Liquid, and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0578.
Current Expiration Date: 8/31/2019.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Each operator of a pipeline facility (except master meter
operators) must submit to DOT a written report on any safety-related
condition that causes or has caused a significant change or restriction
in the operation of a pipeline facility, or a condition that is a
hazard to life, property or the environment.
Affected Public: Operators of pipeline facilities (except master
meter operators).
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 146.
Estimated annual burden hours: 876.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas for
Operators of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0605.
Current Expiration Date: 10/31/2019.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Operators of hazardous liquid pipelines are required to
conduct continual assessment and evaluation of pipeline integrity
through inspection or testing, as well as remedial, preventive, and
mitigative actions. This includes both recordkeeping and certain
reporting requirements.
Affected Public: Operators of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines that could
affect High Consequence Areas.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 203.
Estimated annual burden hours: 325,470.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the renewal of these collections 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; and 49 CFR 1.48.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2019, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-11464 Filed 5-31-19; 8:45 am]
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