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circumvention of the device by
unauthorized persons; preventing
operation of the vehicle by
unauthorized entrants; and ensuring the
reliability and durability of the device.
The agency notes that 49 CFR part
541, appendix A–1, identifies those
lines that are exempted from the theft
prevention standard for a given model
year. 49 CFR 543.8(f) contains
publication requirements incident to the
disposition of all part 543 petitions.
Advanced listing, including the release
of future product nameplates, the
beginning model year for which the
petition is granted and a general
description of the antitheft device is
necessary in order to notify law
enforcement agencies of new vehicle
lines exempted from the parts-marking
requirements of the theft prevention
standard.
If Mazda decides not to use the
exemption for its requested vehicle line,
the manufacturer must formally notify
the agency. If such a decision is made,
the line must be fully marked as
required by 49 CFR 541.5 and 541.6
(marking of major component parts and
replacement parts).
NHTSA notes that if a manufacturer
to which an exemption has been granted
wishes in the future to modify the
device on which the exemption is
based, the company may have to submit
a petition to modify the exemption.
Section 543.8(d) states that a part 543
exemption applies only to vehicles that
belong to a line exempted under this
part and equipped with the antitheft
device on which the line’s exemption is
based. Further, section 543.10(c)(2)
provides for the submission of petitions
‘‘to modify an exemption to permit the
use of an antitheft device similar to but
differing from the one specified in the
exemption.’’ 7
For the foregoing reasons, the agency
hereby announces a grant in full of
Mazda’s petition for exemption for the
CX–90 vehicle line from the partsmarking requirements of 49 CFR part
541, beginning with its MY 2025
vehicles.
7 The agency wishes to minimize the
administrative burden that section 543.10(c)(2)
could place on exempted vehicle manufacturers
and itself. The agency did not intend in drafting
part 543 to require the submission of a modification
petition for every change to the components or
design of an antitheft device. The significance of
many such changes could be de minimis. Therefore,
NHTSA suggests that if a manufacturer with an
exemption contemplates making any changes, the
effects of which might be characterized as de
minimis, it should consult the agency before
preparing and submitting a petition to modify.
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Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.95, 501.5 and 501.8.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No: PHMSA–2023–0076]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection
Activities
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 six
information collection requests
abstracted below are being forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. A
Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the information collections was
published on November 6, 2023.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to
submit comments regarding these
information collection requests,
including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
for the Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments can
also be submitted electronically at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Hill by telephone at 202–680–
2034 or by email at angela.hill@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations
§ 1320.8(d), requires the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (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. In
accordance with this regulation, on
November 6, 2023, PHMSA published a
Federal Register notice (88 FR 76270)
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on its intent to request
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OMB’s renewed approval of several
information collection requests that are
due to expire in 2024.
During the 60-day comment period,
PHMSA received one comment from
National Propane Gas Association on a
matter not pertaining to the proposed
renewal of the impacted information
collections.
II. Summary of Impacted Collections
Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations, requires PHMSA to
provide interested members of the
public and affected entities an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests.
PHMSA will request a three-year term of
approval for each of the following
information collection 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 requests comments on the
following:
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.
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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
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
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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
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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 this information
collections 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, on February 7,
2024, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
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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 compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the six information collection requests
abstracted below are being forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. A Federal Register notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the information
collections was published on November 6, 2023.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to submit comments regarding these
information collection requests, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk
Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Comments can also be submitted
electronically at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hill by telephone at 202-680-
2034 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations Sec. 1320.8(d), requires the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (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. In accordance
with this regulation, on November 6, 2023, PHMSA published a Federal
Register notice (88 FR 76270) with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on its intent to request OMB's renewed approval of several
information collection requests that are due to expire in 2024.
During the 60-day comment period, PHMSA received one comment from
National Propane Gas Association on a matter not pertaining to the
proposed renewal of the impacted information collections.
II. Summary of Impacted Collections
Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, requires
PHMSA to provide interested members of the public and affected entities
an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping
requests. PHMSA will request a three-year term of approval for each of
the following information collection 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 requests comments on the following:
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.
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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 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 this information collections 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, on February 7, 2024, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-03140 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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