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requirements for newly manufactured
and re-manufactured locomotives.
In this 60-day notice, FRA makes
adjustments that decrease the
previously approved estimated total
annual burden hours from 507 hours to
407 hours. These estimate adjustments
reflect that FRA anticipates a decrease
in the annual petition submissions for
approval of substantive and nonsubstantive changes to locomotive
crashworthiness design standards and
alternative design standards under the
following sections:
• Under § 229.207(c), FRA is
decreasing the estimated annual burden
hours by 33.50 hours.
• Under § 229.207(d), FRA is
decreasing the estimated annual burden
hours by 33.50 hours.
• Under § 229.209(b), FRA is
decreasing the estimated annual burden
hours by 33.50 hours.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses/Public/
Interested Parties.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 783 railroads, 4
locomotive manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; one-time.
REPORTING BURDEN
Respondent
universe
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Total annual
responses
Average
time per
responses
Total annual
burden
hours
Total cost
equivalent
in U.S. dollar
(A)
(B)
(C = A * B)
(D = C * wage
rates) 1
229.207(b)—Petitions for FRA approval of
new locomotive crashworthiness design
standards.
—(c) Petition for FRA approval of substantive changes to FRA-approved locomotive crashworthiness design standard.
—(d) Petition for FRA approval of non-substantive changes to existing FRA approved locomotive crashworthiness design standard.
229.209(b)—Alternative locomotive crashworthiness designs—Petition for FRA approval.
229.211(b)(3)—Processing petitions—Additional information for FRA to appropriately
consider the petition.
229.213(a)(3)—Locomotive manufacturing
information: retention by railroads.
229.215—(a) Retention and inspection of
designs—Retention of records—Original
designs.
—(b) Repairs and modifications—Records ..
783 railroads 4 locomotive manufacturers.
783 railroads 4 locomotive manufacturers.
783 railroads 4 locomotive manufacturers.
2.00 petitions ............
50 hours
100.00
$8,593.00
0.33 petition ..............
50 hours
16.50
1,417.85
0.33 petition ..............
50 hours
16.50
1,417.85
783 railroads 4 locomotive manufacturers.
783 railroads 4 locomotive manufacturers.
783 railroads .............
0.33 petition ..............
50 hours
16.50
1,417.85
1.00 hearing ..............
24 hours
24.00
2,062.32
500 records/stickers/
badge plates.
24 locomotive records
2 minutes
16.67
1,432.45
8 hours
192.00
16,498.56
4 hours
24.00
2,062.32
—(c) Inspection of records ...........................
783 railroads .............
6 locomotive crashworthiness modification/repair
records.
20 records .................
2 minutes
0.67
57.57
Total 2 .....................................................
783 railroads .............
554 responses ..........
N/A
407
34,960
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
554.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 407
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $34,960.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
4 locomotive manufacturers.
783 railroads .............
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
2022 Surface Transportation Board Full Year Wage
A&B data series using employee group 200:
(Professional & Administrative), hourly wage rate of
$49.10. The total burden wage rate (straight time
plus 75%) used in the table is $85.93 ($49.10 × 1.75
= $85.93).
2 Totals may not add up due to rounding.
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Pipeline and Hazardous
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, PHMSA invites
public comments about PHMSA’s
intention to request Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew six information
collections that are scheduled to expire
in 2024. PHMSA has reviewed each
information collection and considers
them vital to maintaining pipeline
safety. As such, PHMSA will request
renewal from OMB, without change, for
each information collection.
SUMMARY:
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[Docket No. PHMSA–2023–0076]
1 The
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
5, 2024.
DATES:
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Comments may be
submitted in the following ways:
E-Gov Website: https://
www.regulations.gov. This site allows
the public to submit comments on any
Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
West Building, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the
ground level of DOT, West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket
number, PHMSA–2023–0076, at the
beginning of your comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You
should know that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
Therefore, you may want to review
DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or visit
https://www.regulations.gov before
submitting any such comments.
Docket: For access to the docket or to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or to
Room W12–140 on the ground level of
DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments,
please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following
statement: ‘‘Comments on: PHMSA–
2023–0076.’’ The Docket Clerk will date
stamp the postcard prior to returning it
to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that
due to delays in the delivery of U.S.
mail to Federal offices in Washington,
DC, we recommend that persons
consider an alternative method
(internet, fax, or professional delivery
service) of submitting comments to the
docket and ensuring their timely receipt
at DOT.
Privacy Act Statement: DOT may
solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT
posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the
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commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,
that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this
notice, it is important that you clearly
designate the submitted comments as
CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you
may ask PHMSA to give confidential
treatment to information you give to the
Agency by taking the following steps:
(1) mark each page of the original
document submission containing CBI as
‘‘Confidential’’; (2) send PHMSA, along
with the original document, a second
copy of the original document with the
CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI.
Unless you are notified otherwise,
PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the
FOIA, and they will not be placed in the
public docket of this notice.
Submissions containing CBI should be
sent to Angela Hill, DOT, PHMSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP–30,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Any
commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this
matter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Hill by telephone at 202–366–
1246 or by email at Angela.Hill@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 5,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
section 1320.8(d), requires PHMSA to
provide interested members of the
public and affected agencies the
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests
before they are submitted to OMB for
approval. This notice identifies six
information collection requests that
PHMSA will submit to OMB for renewal
and requests comment from interested
parties. The information collections
(including their expiration dates) are as
follows: (1) OMB control number 2137–
0625, Pipeline Safety: Integrity
Management Program for Gas
Distribution Pipelines (5/31/2024); (2)
OMB control number 2137–0632, PostAccident Drug Testing for Pipeline
Operators (8/31/2024); (3) OMB control
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number 2137–0048, Recordkeeping
Requirements for Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) Facilities (11/30/2024); (4) OMB
control number 2137–0594, CustomerOwned Service Lines (11/30/2024); (5)
OMB control number 2137–0618,
Periodic Underwater Inspection and
Notification of Abandoned Underwater
Pipelines (11/30/2024); and (6) OMB
control number 2137–0634,
Recordkeeping for Underground Natural
Gas Storage Facilities (11/30/2024).
The following information is provided
for these information collections: (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 of the following
information collection activities.
PHMSA requests comments on the
following information:
1. Title: Pipeline Safety: Integrity
Management Program for Gas
Distribution Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0625.
Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no
change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety
Regulations require 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. 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:
3,882.
Estimated annual burden hours:
723,192.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Post-Accident Drug Testing
for Pipeline Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0632.
Current Expiration Date: 8/31/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to 49 CFR 199.227,
operators are required to maintain
records of its alcohol misuse prevention
program. The post-accident drug testing
for pipeline operators information
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collection pertains specifically to 49
CFR 199.227(b)(4), that requires
operators to maintain records of
decisions not to administer postaccident employee alcohol tests for a
minimum of three years. Operators must
make those records available to PHMSA
upon request.
Affected Public: Operators of PHMSAregulated pipelines.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Total Annual Responses: 609.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,218.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
3. Title: Recordkeeping Requirements
for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0048.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Federal
Pipeline Safety Regulations, liquefied
natural gas facility operators are
required to maintain records, make
reports, and provide information
regarding their liquefied natural gas
facilities to PHMSA upon request.
Affected Public: Operators of liquefied
natural gas facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses:
40,400.
Estimated annual burden hours:
12,120.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
4. Title: Customer-Owned Service
Lines.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0594.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to 49 CFR 192.16,
operators of gas service lines who do not
maintain their customers’ buried piping
between service lines and building
walls or gas utilization equipment are
required to send written notices to their
customers prescribing the proper
maintenance of these gas lines and of
the potential hazards of not properly
maintaining these gas lines. Operators
also must maintain records that include
a copy of the notice currently in use and
evidence that notices were sent to
customers within the previous three
years. The purpose of the collection is
to provide PHMSA with adequate
information about how customer-owned
service lines are being maintained to
prevent the potential hazards associated
with not maintaining the lines.
Examples of sufficient notification
include a prepared notification with the
customer’s bill.
Affected Public: State and local
governments.
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Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses:
550,000.
Estimated annual burden hours:
9,167.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
5. Title: Periodic Underwater
Inspection and Notification of
Abandoned Underwater Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0618.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety
Regulations at 49 CFR 192.612 and 49
CFR 195.413 require operators of
pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and its
inlets in waters less than 15 feet (4.6
meters) deep to conduct periodic
underwater inspections to determine
whether the pipelines are exposed
underwater pipelines or pose a hazard
to navigation. If an operator discovers
that its underwater pipeline is exposed
or poses a hazard to navigation, among
other remedial actions, the operator
must contact the National Response
Center by telephone within 24 hours of
discovery and report the location of the
exposed pipeline or hazardous pipeline.
PHMSA’s regulations for reporting the
abandonment of underwater pipelines
can be found at 49 CFR 192.727 and 49
CFR 195.59. These provisions contain
certain requirements for disconnecting
and purging abandoned pipelines and
require operators to notify PHMSA of
each abandoned offshore pipeline
facility and each abandoned onshore
pipeline facility that crosses over,
under, or through a commercially
navigable waterway.
Affected Public: Operators of pipeline
facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 92.
Estimated annual burden hours:
1,372.
Frequency of collection: On occasion
6. Title: Recordkeeping for
Underground Natural Gas Storage
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0634.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety
Regulations at 49 CFR 192.12 require
operators of underground natural gas
storage facilities to maintain
documentation and provide information
to PHMSA upon request. Examples of
the required records include operations
and maintenance procedures, results of
required tests, records of inspections
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and repairs, and notifications to the
public.
Affected Public: Operators of
underground natural gas storage
facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 136.
Estimated annual burden hours: 220.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the renewal and
revision 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
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Department of Transportation
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ACTION: Request for information on
accessibility improvements for
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AGENCY:
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beyond the minimum standards
established by the U.S. Access Board
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0076]
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, Public
Law 104-13, PHMSA invites public comments about PHMSA's intention to
request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew six
information collections that are scheduled to expire in 2024. PHMSA has
reviewed each information collection and considers them vital to
maintaining pipeline safety. As such, PHMSA will request renewal from
OMB, without change, for each information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 5, 2024.
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ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
E-Gov Website: https://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the
public to submit comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of DOT, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2023-0076, at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or visit https://www.regulations.gov
before submitting any such comments.
Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following statement: ``Comments on: PHMSA-
2023-0076.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays
in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we
recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet, fax,
or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket
and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT.
Privacy Act Statement: DOT may solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT posts these comments, without
edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you may ask
PHMSA to give confidential treatment to information you give to the
Agency by taking the following steps: (1) mark each page of the
original document submission containing CBI as ``Confidential''; (2)
send PHMSA, along with the original document, a second copy of the
original document with the CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI. Unless you are notified
otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential
under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public docket of
this notice. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Angela Hill,
DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not specifically designated
as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this matter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hill by telephone at 202-366-
1246 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
section 1320.8(d), requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the
public and affected agencies the opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests before they are submitted to OMB
for approval. This notice identifies six information collection
requests that PHMSA will submit to OMB for renewal and requests comment
from interested parties. The information collections (including their
expiration dates) are as follows: (1) OMB control number 2137-0625,
Pipeline Safety: Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution
Pipelines (5/31/2024); (2) OMB control number 2137-0632, Post-Accident
Drug Testing for Pipeline Operators (8/31/2024); (3) OMB control number
2137-0048, Recordkeeping Requirements for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Facilities (11/30/2024); (4) OMB control number 2137-0594, Customer-
Owned Service Lines (11/30/2024); (5) OMB control number 2137-0618,
Periodic Underwater Inspection and Notification of Abandoned Underwater
Pipelines (11/30/2024); and (6) OMB control number 2137-0634,
Recordkeeping for Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities (11/30/
2024).
The following information is provided for these information
collections: (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 of the
following information collection activities. PHMSA requests comments on
the following information:
1. Title: Pipeline Safety: Integrity Management Program for Gas
Distribution Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0625.
Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations require 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. 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: 3,882.
Estimated annual burden hours: 723,192.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
2. Title: Post-Accident Drug Testing for Pipeline Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0632.
Current Expiration Date: 8/31/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to 49 CFR 199.227, operators are required to
maintain records of its alcohol misuse prevention program. The post-
accident drug testing for pipeline operators information
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collection pertains specifically to 49 CFR 199.227(b)(4), that requires
operators to maintain records of decisions not to administer post-
accident employee alcohol tests for a minimum of three years. Operators
must make those records available to PHMSA upon request.
Affected Public: Operators of PHMSA-regulated pipelines.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Annual Responses: 609.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,218.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
3. Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Liquefied Natural Gas
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0048.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations,
liquefied natural gas facility operators are required to maintain
records, make reports, and provide information regarding their
liquefied natural gas facilities to PHMSA upon request.
Affected Public: Operators of liquefied natural gas facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 40,400.
Estimated annual burden hours: 12,120.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
4. Title: Customer-Owned Service Lines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0594.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to 49 CFR 192.16, operators of gas service lines
who do not maintain their customers' buried piping between service
lines and building walls or gas utilization equipment are required to
send written notices to their customers prescribing the proper
maintenance of these gas lines and of the potential hazards of not
properly maintaining these gas lines. Operators also must maintain
records that include a copy of the notice currently in use and evidence
that notices were sent to customers within the previous three years.
The purpose of the collection is to provide PHMSA with adequate
information about how customer-owned service lines are being maintained
to prevent the potential hazards associated with not maintaining the
lines. Examples of sufficient notification include a prepared
notification with the customer's bill.
Affected Public: State and local governments.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 550,000.
Estimated annual burden hours: 9,167.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
5. Title: Periodic Underwater Inspection and Notification of
Abandoned Underwater Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0618.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations at 49 CFR 192.612
and 49 CFR 195.413 require operators of pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico
and its inlets in waters less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep to conduct
periodic underwater inspections to determine whether the pipelines are
exposed underwater pipelines or pose a hazard to navigation. If an
operator discovers that its underwater pipeline is exposed or poses a
hazard to navigation, among other remedial actions, the operator must
contact the National Response Center by telephone within 24 hours of
discovery and report the location of the exposed pipeline or hazardous
pipeline.
PHMSA's regulations for reporting the abandonment of underwater
pipelines can be found at 49 CFR 192.727 and 49 CFR 195.59. These
provisions contain certain requirements for disconnecting and purging
abandoned pipelines and require operators to notify PHMSA of each
abandoned offshore pipeline facility and each abandoned onshore
pipeline facility that crosses over, under, or through a commercially
navigable waterway.
Affected Public: Operators of pipeline facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 92.
Estimated annual burden hours: 1,372.
Frequency of collection: On occasion
6. Title: Recordkeeping for Underground Natural Gas Storage
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0634.
Current Expiration Date: 11/30/2024.
Type of Request: Renewal with no change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations at 49 CFR 192.12
require operators of underground natural gas storage facilities to
maintain documentation and provide information to PHMSA upon request.
Examples of the required records include operations and maintenance
procedures, results of required tests, records of inspections and
repairs, and notifications to the public.
Affected Public: Operators of underground natural gas storage
facilities.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 136.
Estimated annual burden hours: 220.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the renewal and revision 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-24445 Filed 11-3-23; 8:45 am]
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