Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 76 / Tuesday, April 21, 2015 / Notices 22263 

A Comment to OMB is most effective if 

OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09081 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA 2015–0003] 

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection 

Activities 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On February 2, 2015, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA) published a 

notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 

5617) inviting comments on an 

information collection titled ‘‘Pipeline 

Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspection 

and Notification of Abandoned 

Underwater Pipelines’’ identified by 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number 2137–0618. This 

information collection will be expiring 

on August 31, 2015. PHMSA will 

request an extension with no change for 

this information collection. 

PHMSA received no comments in 

response to that notice. PHMSA is 

publishing this notice to provide the 

public with an additional 30 days to 

comment on the renewal of this 

information collection and announce 

that the Information Collection will be 

submitted to OMB for approval. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 21, 

2015 to be assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366– 

1246, by email at angela.dow@dot.gov, 

by fax at 202–366–4566, or by mail at 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

PHP–30, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the docket number 

PHMSA–2015–0003 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 

Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at 

202–366–1319, by fax at 202–366–4566, 

by email at cameron.satterthwaite@

dot.gov, or by mail at U.S. Department 

of Transportation, PHMSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., PHP–30, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 an information collection 

request PHMSA will submit to OMB for 

renewal. 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 3-year term of 

approval for this information collection 

activity. PHMSA requests comments on 

the following information collection: 

1. Title: Pipeline Safety: Periodic 

Underwater Inspection and Notification 

of Abandoned Underwater Pipelines. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0618. 

Current Expiration Date: 8/31/2015. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Federal pipeline safety 

regulations at 49 CFR 192.612 and 

195.413 require operators to conduct 

appropriate periodic underwater 

inspections in the Gulf of Mexico and 

its inlets. If an operator discovers that 

its underwater pipeline is exposed or 

poses a hazard to navigation, among 

other remedial actions such as marking 

and reburial in some cases, the operator 

must contact the National Response 

Center by telephone within 24 hours of 

discovery and report the location of the 

exposed pipeline. 

PHMSA’s regulations for reporting the 

abandonment of underwater pipelines 

can be found at §§ 192.727 and 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 or each abandoned onshore 

pipeline facility that crosses over, under 

or through a commercially navigable 

waterway. 

Affected Public: Operators of pipeline 

facilities (except master meter 

operators). 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 92. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

1,372. 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16, 

2015, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

John A. Gale, 

Director, Office of Standards and 

Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09094 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Research and Technology; Advisory 

Council on Transportation Statistics; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

This notice announces, pursuant to 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72–363; 

5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the 

Advisory Council on Transportation 

Statistics (ACTS). The meeting will be 

held on Tuesday, May 19th from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Room 

E37–302, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 


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22264 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 76 / Tuesday, April 21, 2015 / Notices 

Washington, DC. Section 52011 of the 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century Act (MAP–21) directs the U.S. 

Department of Transportation to 

establish an Advisory Council on 

Transportation Statistics subject to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C., App. 2) to advise the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the 

quality, reliability, consistency, 

objectivity, and relevance of 

transportation statistics and analyses 

collected, supported, or disseminated by 

the Bureau and the Department. The 

following is a summary of the draft 

meeting agenda: (1) USDOT Welcome 

and Introduction of Council Members; 

(2) Current BTS Activities and Issues; 

(3) BTS Portions of the GROW 

AMERICA Act; (4) BTS Research 

Activities; (5) Public Comments and 

Closing Remarks. Participation is open 

to the public. 

Members of the public who wish to 

participate must notify Annette 

Simpson at annette.simpson.@dot.gov, 

not later than May 1, 2015. Members of 

the public may present oral statements 

at the meeting with the approval of 

Patricia Hu, Director of the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics. Noncommittee 

members wishing to present oral 

statements or obtain information should 

contact Annette Simpson via email no 

later than May 1, 2015. 

Questions about the agenda or written 

comments may be emailed 

(Annette.Simpson@dot.gov) or 

submitted by U.S. Mail to: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Research and 

Technology, Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics, Attention: Annette Simpson, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room # 

E34–403, Washington, DC 20590, or 

faxed to (202) 366–3383. BTS requests 

that written comments be received by 

May 1, 2015. Access to the DOT 

Headquarters building is controlled 

therefore all persons who plan to attend 

the meeting must notify Annette 

Simpson at 202–366–0419 prior to May 

1, 2015. Individuals attending the 

meeting must report to the main DOT 

entrance on New Jersey Avenue SE. for 

admission to the building. Attendance is 

open to the public, but limited space is 

available. Persons with a disability 

requiring special services, such as an 

interpreter for the hearing impaired, 

should contact Annette Simpson at 202– 

366–0419 at least seven calendar days 

prior to the meeting. 

Notice of this meeting is provided in 

accordance with the FACA and the 

General Services Administration 

regulations (41 CFR part 102–3) 

covering management of Federal 

advisory committees. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on the 15th day 

of April 2015. 

Rolf Schmitt, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09097 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

[Docket DOT–OST–2014–0031 BTS 

Paperwork Reduction Notice] 

Agency Information Collection; 

Activity Under OMB Review; 

Submission of Audit Reports—Part 248 

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics (BTS), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics invites the 

general public, industry and other 

governmental parties to comment on the 

continuing need for and usefulness of 

BTS requiring U.S. large certificated air 

carriers to submit two true and complete 

copies of its annual audit that is made 

by an independent public accountant. If 

a carrier does not have an annual audit, 

the carrier must file a statement that no 

audit has been performed. Comments 

are requested concerning whether (1) 

the audit reports are needed by BTS and 

DOT; (2) BTS accurately estimated the 

reporting burden; (3) there are other 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(4) there are ways to minimize reporting 

burden, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by June 22, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the 

following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Mail: Docket Services: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Fax: 202–366–3383. 

Instructions: Identify docket number, 

DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning 

of your comments, and send two copies. 

To receive confirmation that DOT 

received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may access all comments received 

by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments are posted electronically 

without charge or edits, including any 

personal information provided. 

Privacy Act: 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.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78) or you may visit http://

DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Electronic Access 

You may access comments received 

for this notice at http://

www.regulations.gov, by searching 

docket DOT–OST–2014–0031. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeff.gorham@dot.gov, Office of Airline 

Information, RTS–42, Room E34, Bureau 

of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Approval No. 2138–0004. 

Title: Submission of Audit Reports— 

Part 248. 

Form No.: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Large certificated air 

carriers. 

Number of Respondents: 63. 

Number of Responses: 63. 

Total Annual Burden: 20 hours. 

Needs and Uses: BTS collects 

independent audited financial reports 

from U.S. certificated air carriers. 

Carriers not having an annual audit 

must file a statement that no such audit 

has been performed. In lieu of the audit 

report, BTS will accept the annual 

report submitted to the stockholders. 

The audited reports are needed by the 

Department of Transportation as (1) a 

means to monitor an air carrier’s 

continuing fitness to operate, (2) 

reference material used by analysts in 

examining foreign route cases (3) 

reference material used by analyst in 


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