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DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2022–0052 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2022–0052 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility is in the West 

Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

Docket Management Facility location 

address is: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD–2022–0052, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 

Building, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except on 

Federal holidays. 

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your 

comments, we recommend that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a telephone number in the body 

of your document so that we can contact you 

if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, or to submit 

comments that are confidential in 

nature, see the section entitled Public 

Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Mead, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–459, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5723, Email James.Mead@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel 

MARGARET ANNA is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘The vessel will be used for sail 

training operations and expeditions 

on coastwise and transoceanic 

routes.’’ 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: ‘‘Maine, Massachusetts, 

Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, 

Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, 

Michigan, and Illinois’’ (Base of 

Operations: Annapolis, MD) 

—Vessel Length and Type: 65.5′ Sail 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2022–0052 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Interested parties 

may comment on the effect this action 

may have on U.S. vessel builders or 

businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag 

vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the employment of the vessel 

in the coastwise trade to carry no more 

than 12 passengers will have an unduly 

adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or 

a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, MARAD will not issue an 

approval of the vessel’s coastwise 

endorsement eligibility. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, state the 

commenter’s interest in the application, 

and address the eligibility criteria given 

in section 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

Public Participation 

How do I submit comments? 

Please submit your comments, 

including the attachments, following the 

instructions provided under the above 

heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised 

that it may take a few hours or even 

days for your comment to be reflected 

on the docket. In addition, your 

comments must be written in English. 

We encourage you to provide concise 

comments and you may attach 

additional documents as necessary. 

There is no limit on the length of the 

attachments. 

Where do I go to read public comments, 

and find supporting information? 

Go to the docket online at http://

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MARAD–2022–0052 or visit the Docket 

Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 

hours of operation). We recommend that 

you periodically check the Docket for 

new submissions and supporting 

material. 

Will my comments be made available to 

the public? 

Yes. Be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, will be made 

publicly available. 

May I submit comments confidentially? 

If you wish to submit comments 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit the information you 

claim to be confidential commercial 

information by email to SmallVessels@

dot.gov. Include in the email subject 

heading ‘‘Contains Confidential 

Commercial Information’’ or ‘‘Contains 

CCI’’ and state in your submission, with 

specificity, the basis for any such 

confidential claim highlighting or 

denoting the CCI portions. If possible, 

please provide a summary of your 

submission that can be made available 

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In the event MARAD receives a 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

request for the information, procedures 

described in the Department’s FOIA 

regulation at 49 CFR 7.29 will be 

followed. Only information that is 

ultimately determined to be confidential 

under those procedures will be exempt 

from disclosure under FOIA. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

DOT posts these comments, without 

edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice, DOT/ALL–14 FDMS, accessible 

through www.dot.gov/privacy. To 

facilitate comment tracking and 

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provide their name, or the name of their 

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all timely comments will be fully 

considered. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

By Order of the Acting Maritime 

Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05125 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0054] 

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection 

Activities 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

PHMSA invites comments on proposed 

revisions to Form PHMSA F 7000–1, 

‘‘Accident Report—Hazardous Liquid 

and Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Systems,’’ 

under Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control No. 2137–0047; Form 

PHMSA F 7100.2–1, ‘‘Annual Report for 

Natural and Other Gas Transmission 

and Gathering Pipeline Systems,’’ under 

OMB Control No. 2137–0522; Form 

PHMSA F 7000–1.1, ‘‘Annual Report for 

Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide 

Pipeline Systems,’’ under OMB Control 

No. 2137–0614; Form PHMSA F 7100.1– 

1, ‘‘Annual Report for Gas Distribution 


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Systems,’’ under OMB Control No. 

2137–0629; and Forms PHMSA F 

7100.1, ‘‘Incident Report—Gas 

Distribution Systems,’’ PHMSA F 

7100.2, ‘‘Incident Report—Gas 

Transmission and Gathering Systems,’’ 

and PHMSA F 7100.3, ‘‘Incident 

Report—Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 

Facilities,’’ each under OMB Control 

No. 2137–0635. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 10, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

E-Gov Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter 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–2021–0054 at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

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– 

2021–0054.’’ 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/ALL14 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. 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, by email at Angela.Hill@dot.gov, 

or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, PHP–30, Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), requires 

PHMSA to provide interested members 

of the public and affected entities an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping requests. 

This notice identifies the proposed 

changes to information collections 

under OMB Control Numbers 2137– 

0047, 2137–0522, 2137–0614, 2137– 

0629, and 2137–0635 that PHMSA will 

submit to OMB for approval. 

Excavation damage is one of the 

leading causes of serious pipeline 

incidents. Additionally, the 

consequences of these damages have the 

potential to significantly impact the 

environment and negatively affect 

communities across our Nation. In 2000, 

PHMSA was instrumental in creating 

the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) a 

non-profit organization established to 

help reduce damage to the underground 

facility infrastructure—ensuring public 

safety, environmental protection, and 

the reliability of utility services. In the 

years since, PHMSA has continued 

supporting CGA efforts. In 2003, the 

CGA launched the Damage Information 

Reporting Tool (DIRT) to collect 

excavation damage data, including root 

cause data to identify the underlying 

causes of excavation damages to 

underground facilities. Understanding 

the root causes of excavation damage is 

essential to identifying measures to 

prevent future damage. 

Since 2010, gas distribution pipeline 

operators have submitted the number of 

excavation damage events on their 

pipelines and one-call notices of 

excavation (tickets) involving their 

facilities to PHMSA annually on Form 

PHMSA F 7100.1–1, ‘‘Annual Report for 

Gas Distribution Systems.’’ PHMSA 

incident and accident reports were also 

modified in 2010 to collect excavation 

damage data in the format contemplated 

in the CGA’s DIRT. In 2015, PHMSA 

began collecting gas distribution annual 

report excavation damage data in each 

of the CGA DIRT root cause categories. 

In 2018, to better understand the impact 

of excavation damages to people, 

property, and the environment, the CGA 

added new questions to DIRT and 

expanded the number of root cause 

categories. 

PHMSA plans to amend its forms to 

continue alignment of PHMSA 

submissions regarding excavation 

damage to pipelines with the CGA’s 

DIRT scheme to improve consistency 

and to reduce burdens on operators. 

Many pipeline operators submit data to 

CGA DIRT, so consistency between the 

DIRT and PHMSA submissions will 

avoid duplication of efforts by pipeline 

operators. The 2018 DIRT data structure 

also produces more detail about 

excavation damage root cause than 

existing PHMSA forms. By collecting 

more detailed data, PHMSA and 

stakeholders can better understand the 

gaps in current pipeline operator 

damage prevention programs. 

As gas gathering, gas transmission, 

and hazardous liquid pipeline systems 

are susceptible to excavation damage, 

PHMSA is proposing to collect 

excavation damage data on the annual 

reports for these pipeline systems. 

Differences among the predominant root 

causes by pipeline system might 

indicate different preventive measures 

for each system type, so these data 

points will be useful for PHMSA to 

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PHMSA also proposes miscellaneous 

changes to the forms and certain 

instructions unrelated to excavation 

damage root cause. These changes are 

fully described in the following 

paragraphs. 

A. Form PHMSA F 7000–1 Accident 

Report—Hazardous Liquid and Carbon 

Dioxide Pipeline Systems 

In Part A4 of this form, operators are 

instructed to enter the earliest local time 

and date an accident reporting criterion 

was met. In some cases, consequences 

occur when the pipeline system fails, 

but the extent of the consequences are 

not known until hours, days, or weeks 

later. PHMSA proposes clarifying the 

instructions to ensure the form collects 

the time consequences occurred rather 

than the time operators fully 

documented the extent of the 

consequences. 

In Part C3 of this form, operators 

report the type of item that failed. When 

a breakout tank weld fails, operators 

select ‘‘onshore breakout tank or storage 

vessel’’ in Part A14 and ‘‘weld’’ in Part 

C3, but are currently unable to enter 

additional data about the breakout tank 

in Part C3, sections u and v. 

PHMSA proposes to require the 

collection of breakout tank data in Part 

C3, sections u and v, for reports where 

A14, describing the part of the system 

involved in the accident, is ‘‘Onshore 

Breakout Tank or Storage Vessel.’’ This 

change would provide stakeholders 

with data about the breakout tank 

regardless of the item that failed on the 

breakout tank. 

In Part G3 of this report, operators 

enter data when the cause of the 

accident is excavation damage. 

Currently, PHMSA instructs operators to 

submit data about exemptions to onecall laws only when the sub-cause of an 

accident is third-party excavation 

damage. PHMSA proposes collecting 

state law exemption data when any subcause within excavation damage is 

selected. This change would improve 

PHMSA’s ability to identify instances 

where state law exemptions contributed 

to the excavation damage accident no 

matter which party (first, second, or 

third) was excavating. 

PHMSA believes that the current time 

estimated for excavation damage 

information collection provides 

sufficient time for affected operators to 

include the newly required information. 

PHMSA does not expect operators to 

incur additional burden due to these 

revisions. 

B. Form PHMSA F 7100.2–1 Annual 

Report for Natural and Other Gas 

Transmission and Gathering Pipeline 

Systems 

PHMSA proposes adding a new part 

to this form to collect the number of 

one-call tickets and the number of 

excavation damage events in each CGA 

DIRT root cause category. Data for gas 

transmission and gas gathering 

pipelines would be reported separately. 

C. Form PHMSA F 7000–1.1 Annual 

Report for Hazardous Liquid and 

Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Systems 

PHMSA proposes adding a new part 

to this form to collect the number of 

one-call tickets and the number of 

excavation damage events in each CGA 

DIRT root cause category. 

PHMSA proposes modifying Part J, 

‘‘Miles of Pipe by Specified Minimum 

Yield Strength,’’ to include columns for 

pipe segments that are required to meet 

some, but not all, of the 49 CFR part 195 

requirements. Specifically, PHMSA 

proposes adding a column for miles 

regulated under § 195.11 and a column 

for miles regulated under § 195.12. 

These changes promote consistency 

within the report since miles regulated 

under §§ 195.11 and 195.12 are reported 

in Parts H and I of this form. 

D. Form PHMSA F 7100.1–1 Annual 

Report for Gas Distribution Systems 

PHMSA proposes replacing the CGA 

DIRT root cause categories currently in 

this form with the 2018 CGA DIRT root 

cause categories. 

PHMSA proposes removing Part E 

pertaining to the number of excess flow 

valves (EFVs) and manual service line 

shut-off valves. In 2010, after the 

conclusion of an EFV rulemaking, 

PHMSA added the number of EFVs 

installed during the year and the total 

number of EFVs in the system. Also, 

PHMSA added the number of shut-off 

valves installed during the year and the 

total number of shut-off valves in the 

system as part of the 2016 final rule, 

‘‘Expanding the Use of Excess Flow 

Valves in Gas Distribution Systems to 

Applications Other Than Single-Family 

Residences’’ (Docket PHMSA–2011– 

0009). PHMSA’s primary motivation for 

collecting the number of EFVs and shutoff valves on the annual report was to 

support PHMSA and state partner 

inspector efforts to assess compliance 

with the EFV rules. Based on feedback 

from inspectors, PHMSA has 

determined that operators’ annual 

reporting of the number of EFVs and 

shut-off valves is not helpful for 

determining compliance. Inspectors 

have been determining compliance by 

observing construction practices and 

reviewing specific installation records. 

When gas distribution incidents occur, 

PHMSA collects data about EFVs and 

shut-off valves specific to the incident 

location. The collection of data in the 

incident report provides additional 

opportunities for inspectors to assess 

operator compliance with the EFV 

rulemakings. PHMSA has determined 

that it no longer needs to collect EFV 

and shut-off valve data in Part E of the 

annual report. 

E. Form PHMSA F 7100.1 Incident 

Report—Gas Distribution Systems 

In Part A4 of this form, operators are 

instructed to enter the earliest local time 

and date an incident reporting criterion 

was met. In some cases, consequences 

occur when the pipeline system fails, 

but the extent of the consequences are 

not known until hours, days, or weeks 

later. PHMSA proposes clarifying the 

instructions to ensure the form collects 

the time consequences occurred rather 

than the time operators fully 

documented the extent of the 

consequences. 

The term ‘‘confirmed discovery’’ is 

defined in § 191.3. PHMSA proposes 

adding the local time and date of 

‘‘confirmed discovery’’ in Part A of this 

form. This data would enhance the 

ability of PHMSA and stakeholders to 

assess operator compliance with 

PHMSA incident reporting regulations. 

In Part G3 of this form, operators enter 

data when the cause of the incident is 

excavation damage. Currently, PHMSA 

instructs operators to submit data about 

exemptions to one-call laws only when 

the sub-cause is third party excavation 

damage. PHMSA proposes collecting 

state law exemption data when any subcause within excavation damage is 

selected. This change would improve 

PHMSA’s ability to identify instances 

where state law exemptions contributed 

to the excavation damage incident no 

matter which party (first, second, or 

third) was excavating. 

PHMSA proposes adding questions 

from the 2018 edition of the CGA DIRT 

and replacing the root cause categories 

currently in the form to match the most 

recent CGA DIRT root cause categories. 

PHMSA believes that the current time 

estimated for this information collection 

provides sufficient time for affected 

operators to include the newly required 

information. PHMSA does not expect 

operators to incur additional burden 

due to these revisions. 


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F. Form PHMSA F 7100.2 Incident 

Report—Gas Transmission and 

Gathering Systems 

PHMSA plans to change the name of 

this form to include pipeline system 

types that currently use the form to 

submit incident data to PHMSA. 

PHMSA proposes to change the name to 

‘‘Incident Report—Gas Transmission, 

Gas Gathering, and Underground 

Natural Gas Storage Facilities.’’ 

In Part A4 of this form, operators are 

instructed to enter the earliest local time 

and date that an incident reporting 

criterion was met. In some cases, 

consequences occur when the pipeline 

system fails, but the extent of the 

consequences are not known until 

hours, days, or weeks later. PHMSA 

proposes clarifying the instructions to 

ensure the form collects the time 

consequences occurred rather than the 

time operators fully documented the 

extent of the consequences. 

The term ‘‘confirmed discovery’’ is 

defined in § 191.3. PHMSA proposes 

adding the local time and date of 

‘‘confirmed discovery’’ in Part A of this 

form. This data would enhance the 

ability of PHMSA and stakeholders to 

assess operator compliance with 

PHMSA incident reporting regulations. 

In Part G3 of this form, operators enter 

data when the cause of the incident is 

excavation damage. Currently, PHMSA 

instructs operators to submit data about 

exemptions to one-call laws only when 

the sub-cause is third-party excavation 

damage. PHMSA proposes collecting 

state law exemption data when any subcause within excavation damage is 

selected. This change would improve 

PHMSA’s ability to identify instances 

where state law exemptions contributed 

to the excavation damage incident no 

matter which party (first, second, or 

third) was excavating. 

PHMSA proposes adding questions 

from the 2018 edition of the CGA DIRT 

and replacing the root cause categories 

currently in the report with the 2018 

CGA DIRT root cause categories. 

PHMSA believes that the current time 

estimated for this information collection 

provides sufficient time for affected 

operators to include the newly required 

information. PHMSA does not expect 

operators to incur additional burden 

due to these revisions. 

G. Form PHMSA F 7100.3 Incident 

Report—Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 

Facilities 

In Part A4, operators are instructed to 

enter the earliest local time and date an 

incident reporting criterion was met. In 

some cases, consequences occur when 

the pipeline system fails, but the extent 

of the consequences are not known until 

hours, days, or weeks later. PHMSA 

proposes clarifying the instructions to 

ensure the form collects the time 

consequences occurred rather than the 

time operators fully documented the 

extent of the consequences. 

The term ‘‘confirmed discovery’’ is 

defined in § 191.3. PHMSA proposes 

adding the local time and date of 

‘‘confirmed discovery’’ in Part A of this 

form. This data would enhance the 

ability of PHMSA and stakeholders to 

assess operator compliance with 

PHMSA incident reporting regulations. 

PHMSA believes that the current time 

estimated for this information collection 

provides sufficient time for affected 

operators to include the newly required 

information. PHMSA does not expect 

operators to incur additional burden 

due to these revisions. 

II. Summary of Impacted Collection 

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 information 

collection requests that PHMSA will 

submit to OMB for revision. 

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 3-year term of 

approval for these information 

collections. PHMSA requests comments 

on the following information: 

1. Title: Transportation of Hazardous 

Liquids by Pipeline: Record Keeping 

and Accident Reporting. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0047. 

Current Expiration Date: 3/31/2024. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: This mandatory information 

collection covers the recordkeeping 

requirements and the collection of 

accident data from operators of 

hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide 

pipelines. Part 195 requires hazardous 

liquid operators to file an accident 

report as soon as practicable, but not 

later than 30 days after discovery of the 

accident, on DOT Form 7000–1 

whenever there is a reportable accident. 

With respect to accidents caused by 

excavation damage to a pipeline, 

PHMSA is revising this information 

collection to require state law 

exemption data when any sub-cause is 

selected within the excavation damage 

causes. PHMSA believes that the current 

time estimated for this information 

collection provides sufficient time for 

affected operators to include the newly 

required information. PHMSA does not 

expect operators to incur additional 

burden due to this revision. 

Affected Public: Operators of 

Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide 

Pipeline Facilities. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 

1,644. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

53,504. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

2. Title: Annual and Incident Reports 

for Gas Pipeline Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0522. 

Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2024. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: This mandatory information 

collection covers the requirements for 

operators of natural gas pipelines, 

underground natural gas storage 

facilities, and liquefied natural gas 

facilities to submit annual and incident 

reports to DOT/PHMSA. Currently, 

PHMSA receives an estimated 2,247 

reports from operators in compliance 

with these requirements resulting in an 

overall time burden of 71,801 hours 

annually. 

Section 191.17 requires operators of 

underground natural gas storage 

facilities, gas transmission systems, and 

gas gathering systems to submit an 

annual report by March 15, for the 

preceding calendar year. This revision 

includes changes to the ‘‘Annual Report 

for Natural and Other Gas Transmission 

and Gathering Pipeline Systems’’ to 

collect data on excavation damages. 

Each year, gas transmission operators 

submit an estimated 1,440 annual 

reports to PHMSA. The current 

estimated burden for each annual report 

is 47 hours for an overall reporting 

burden of 67,680 hours [47 hours × 

1,440 reports]. Because gas transmission 

operators are new to collecting and 

submitting data on excavation damages, 

PHMSA estimates that it will take the 

estimated 1,440 respondents a one-time 

effort of 18 hours, per operator, to 

update their systems to accommodate 

the new data request. This will result in 

operators incurring a one-time burden of 

25,920 hours [18 hours × 1,440 reports]. 

PHMSA expects that it will take gas 

transmission operators an additional 

hour, annually, to include the newly 

requested excavation damage data in 

their annual report submission. 

Therefore, over the course of the threeyear approval for the information 

collection, the average time increase to 


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the gas transmission annual report 

burden will be 7 hours [(18 hours + 3 

hours)/3] each year—resulting in the 

annual time burden to increase from 47 

hours to 54 hours per report. This will 

result in an overall burden increase of 

10,080 hours [7 hours × 1,440 reports] 

due to this revision. The total annual 

burden for submitting the gas 

transmission annual report will be 

77,760 hours [54 hours × 1,440 reports]. 

Based on the annual burden increase of 

10,080 hours for the gas transmission 

annual reports, the estimated annual 

burden for this entire information 

collection, including the annual report 

burden for liquefied natural gas and 

underground natural gas storage 

operators, and the immediate notice of 

incidents, will increase from 71,801 

hours to 81,881 hours [71,801 hours + 

10,080]. 

Affected Public: Operators of Natural 

Gas Pipelines, Underground Natural Gas 

Storage Facilities, and Liquefied Natural 

Gas Facilities. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 

2,247. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

81,881. 

Frequency of collection: Annually and 

on occasion. 

3. Title: Hazardous Liquid Pipeline 

Operator Annual Report. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0614. 

Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2023. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: This mandatory information 

collection covers the collection of 

annual report data from operators of 

hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide 

pipelines. Part 195 requires these 

pipeline operators to submit reports 

each year. This revision includes 

collecting excavation damage data and 

changes to the report form to improve 

consistency. Each year, hazardous 

liquid operators submit an estimated 

475 annual reports to PHMSA. The 

current estimated burden for operators 

to submit each report is 19 hours for an 

overall annual reporting burden of 9,025 

hours [19 hours × 475 reports]. Because 

hazardous liquid operators are new to 

collecting and submitting data on 

excavation damages, PHMSA estimates 

that it will take each of these 475 

respondents a one-time effort of 18 

hours, per operator, to update their 

systems to accommodate the new data 

request. This will result in a one-time 

burden of 8,550 hours [475 responses × 

18 hours]. PHMSA expects that it will 

take hazardous liquid operators an 

additional hour, annually, to include 

the newly requested excavation damage 

data in their annual report submission. 

Therefore, over the course of the threeyear approval for the information 

collection, the average increase to the 

annual report burden will be 7 hours 

[(18 hours + 3 hours)/3]. As a result, the 

annual reporting burden will increase 

from 19 hours to 26 hours per report. 

This will result in an estimated annual 

reporting burden of 12,350 hours [475 

reports × 26 hours]. 

Affected Public: Operators of 

Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide 

Pipeline Facilities. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 475. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

12,350. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

4. Title: Annual Report for Gas 

Distribution Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0629. 

Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2024. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: This mandatory information 

collection covers the collection of data 

from operators of gas distribution 

pipeline systems for annual reports. 

Section 191.17 requires operators of gas 

distribution systems to submit an 

annual report by March 15, for the 

preceding calendar year. This revision 

includes updating the CGA DIRT root 

causes and removing data about manual 

service line shut-off valves and excess 

flow valves. Each year, gas distribution 

operators submit approximately 1,446 

annual reports to PHMSA. The current 

estimated burden for operators to 

submit each report is 17.5 hours for an 

overall annual reporting burden of 

25,305 hours [17.5 hours × 1,446 

reports]. Because gas distribution 

operators are currently collecting and 

submitting data on excavation damages, 

PHMSA estimates that these 

respondents will incur a one-time effort 

of 9 hours, per operator, to update their 

systems to accommodate the expanded 

data request. This will result in a onetime burden of 13,014 hours [1,446 

reports × 9 hours]. PHMSA expects that 

it will take gas distribution operators an 

additional hour, annually, to add the 

newly expanded excavation damage 

data to their annual report submission. 

Therefore, over the course of the threeyear approval for the information 

collection, the average increase to the 

annual report burden will be 4 hours [(9 

hours + 3 hours)/3] each year. As a 

result, the annual reporting burden will 

increase from 17.5 hours to 21.5 hours 

per report. This will result in an 

estimated annual reporting burden of 

31,089 hours [1,446 reports × 21.5 

hours]. 

PHMSA is also revising the burden 

estimate to account for the elimination 

of the requirement to report EFV data. 

PHMSA currently estimates that it takes 

gas distribution operators 1.5 hours, per 

report, to submit the total number of 

EFVs and shut-off valves installed and 

maintained in each calendar year. 

Therefore, the burden hour for this 

requirement is 2,169 hours [1.5 hours × 

1,446 reports). PHMSA is proposing to 

eliminate this requirement which will 

result in a 2,169-hour burden reduction. 

Based on the revisions discussed above, 

the burden hour estimate for the gas 

distribution annual report will be 20 

hours [17.5 hours (current) + 4 hours 

(DIRT revisions)—1.5 hours (eliminated 

EFV/shut-off valve data)] for a total 

annual burden of 28,920 hours [20 

hours × 1,446 reports]. 

Affected Public: Operators of Gas 

Distribution Pipeline Systems. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 

1,446. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

28,920. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

5. Title: Incident Reports for Natural 

Gas Pipeline Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0635. 

Current Expiration Date: 5/31/2024. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: This mandatory information 

collection covers the collection of 

incident data from operators of gas 

distribution, gas gathering, gas 

transmission, underground natural gas 

storage facilities, and liquefied natural 

gas facilities. Part 191 requires these 

operators to submit incident reports 

when certain criteria are met. This 

revision includes changes to form 

PHMSA F 7100.1, ‘‘Incident Report— 

Gas Distribution Systems,’’ to collect 

more state one-call law exemption data 

and update the CGA DIRT questions. In 

the ‘‘Incident Report—Gas Transmission 

and Gathering Systems’’ form, this 

revision includes changing the name of 

the form, collecting more state one-call 

law exemption data, and updating the 

CGA DIRT questions. In all three 

incident reports, this revision includes 

collecting the local time and date of 

‘‘confirmed discovery.’’ PHMSA does 

not expect operators to incur additional 

time due to these revisions. PHMSA 

expects the current time estimated for 

this information collection to be 

sufficient for affected operators to 

include the newly required information. 

Affected Public: Gas Pipeline 

Operators and Operators of 

Underground Natural Gas and Liquefied 

Natural Gas Facilities. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Estimated Number of Responses: 259. 


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Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

3,108. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) The need for the revision of these 

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. 

(e) Additional information that would 

be appropriate to collect to inform the 

reduction in risk to people, property, 

and the environment due to excavation 

damages. 

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 March 7, 

2022, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05192 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0085] 

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection 

Activities 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

PHMSA invites public comments on its 

intent to request Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) approval to revise 

and renew an information collection 

currently under OMB Control Number 

2137–0596 titled: ‘‘National Pipeline 

Mapping System Program.’’ The 

information collection currently 

requires operators to submit geospatial 

data, attributes, metadata, public contact 

information, and a transmittal letter 

appropriate for use in the National 

Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS). 

Acceptable formats and additional 

information are specified in the NPMS 

Attribute Standards document available 

at www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov. The 

proposed revisions would modify one 

attribute approved in January 2020 that 

pipeline operators must submit to 

PHMSA, extend the expiration date of 

the information collection established 

by OMB, and require gas transmission 

operators to submit additional attributes 

to the NPMS. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 10, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

E-Gov Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter 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–2021–0085 at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

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 

http://www.regulations.gov before 

submitting any such comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

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– 

2021–0085.’’ 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/ALL14 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. 

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 email at Angela.Hill@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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. 

This notice identifies the proposed 

changes to the information collection 

under OMB Control Number 2137–0596 

that PHMSA will submit to OMB for 

approval. 


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