Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 7, 2005 / Notices 53271 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected annually beginning in fiscal 

year 2006 and ending in fiscal year 

2009. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 8 hours per respondent per 

application. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: It is expected that the 

respondents will complete 

approximately 30 applications for an 

estimated 240 total annual burden 

hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: August 30, 2005. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–17651 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Notice of Delays in Processing of 

Exemption Applications 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: List of application delayed more 

than 180 days. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), 

PHMSA is publishing the following list 

of exemption applications that have 

been in process for 180 days or more. 

The reason(s) for delay and the expected 

completion date for action on each 

application is provided in association 

with each identified application. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Delmer Billings, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Exemptions and Approvals, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 

366–4535. 

Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’

1. Awaiting additional information from 

applicant. 

2. Extensive public comment under 

review. 

3. Application is technically complex 

and is of significant impact or 

precedent-setting and requires 

extensive analysis. 

4. Staff review delayed by other priority 

issues or volume of exemption 

applications. 

Meaning of Application Number 

Suffixes 

N—New application 

M—Modification request 

X—Renewal 

PM—Party to application with 

modification request 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 31, 

2005. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Exemptions Program Officer, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety Exemptions & 

Approvals. 

Application No. Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated date 

of completion 

New Exemption Applications 

13183–N ................. Becton Dickinson, Sandy, UT ................................................................................................. 4 09–30–2005 

13281–N ................. The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI ............................................................................ 4 09–30–2005 

13266–N ................. Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA ...................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

13302–N ................. FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA ................................................................................ 4 09–30–2005 

13341–N ................. National Propane Gas Associations, Washington, DC .......................................................... 3 09–30–2005 

13314–N ................. Sunoco Inc., Philadellphia, PA ............................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

13309–N ................. OPW Engineered Systems, Lebanon, OH ............................................................................. 4 09–30–2005 

13347–N ................. ShipMate, Inc., Torrance, CA ................................................................................................. 4 09–30–2005 

13346–N ................. Stand-By-Systems, Inc., Dallas, TX ....................................................................................... 1 09–30–2005 

14151–N ................. Chevron Texaco, Houston, TX ............................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

14149–N ................. Digital Wave Corporation, Englewood, CO ............................................................................ 4 09–30–2005 

14140–N ................. Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA .............................................................................. 4 09–30–2005 

14141–N ................. Nalco Company, Naperville, IL ............................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

14138–N ................. INO Therapeutics, Inc., Port Allen, LA ................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

14038–N ................. Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI ................................................................................... 1 09–30–2005 

14010–N ................. Varsal, LLC, Warminster, PA .................................................................................................. 4 09–30–2005 

13999–N ................. Kompozit-Praha s.r.o., Dysina u Plzne, Czech Republic, CZ ................................................ 4 09–30–2005 

13957–N ................. T.L.C.C.I, Inc., Franklin, TN .................................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

14179–N ................. USA Jet Airlines, Belleville, MI ............................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

14167–N ................. Trinityrail, Dallas, TX ............................................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

14163–N ................. Air Liquide America L.P., Houston, TX ................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

14159–N ................. Chevron Texaco, Richmond, CA ............................................................................................ 4 09–30–2005 

14162–N ................. BSCO Incorporated, Forest Hills, MD .................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

14150–N ................. Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN ..................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

13582–N ................. Linde Gas LLC (Linde), Independence, OH ........................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

13563–N ................. Applied Companies, Valencia, CA .......................................................................................... 4 09–30–2005 

13547–N ................. CP Industries, McKeesport, PA .............................................................................................. 4 10–31–2005 

Modification to Exemptions 

7277–M .................. Structural Composities Industries, Pomona, CA .................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

10019–M ................ Structural Composities Industries, Pomona, CA .................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

10915–M ................ Luxfer Gas Cylinders (Composite Cylinder Division), Riverside, CA ..................................... 1 10–31–2005 

6263–M .................. Amtrol, Inc., West Warwick, RI ............................................................................................... 4 08–31–2005 

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Application No. Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated date 

of completion 

10319–M ................ Amtrol, Inc., West Warwick, RI ............................................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

12412–M ................ Hawkins, Inc., Minneapolis, MN ............................................................................................. 3, 4 10–31–2005 

11903–M ................ Comptank Corporation, Bothwell, ON .................................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

13229–M ................ Matheson Tri-Gas, East Rutherford, NJ ................................................................................. 4 10–31–2005 

10590–M ................ ITW/SEXTON (formerly SEXTON CAN COMPANY, INC.), Decatur, AL .............................. 4 10–31–2005 

9659–M .................. Kaiser Compositek Inc., Brea, CA .......................................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

11970–M ................ ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Mont Belvieu, TX ............................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

13580–M ................ Carleton Technologies Inc., Orchard Park, NY ...................................................................... 4 9–30–2005 

12384–M ................ OilAir Hydraulics, Inc., Houston, TX ....................................................................................... 4 9–30–2005 

13327–M ................ Hawk FRP LLC, Ardmore, OK ................................................................................................ 1 10–31–2005 

7774–M .................. Pipe Recovery Systems, Inc., Houston, TX ........................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

13488–M ................ FABER INDUSTRIES SPA (U.S. Agent: Kaplan Industries, Maple Shade, NJ) ................... 4 10–31–2005 

12988–M ................ Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA ...................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

12284–M ................ The American Traffic Services Assn. (ATTSA), Fredericksburg, VA ..................................... 1 10–31–2005 

11579–M ................ Dyno Nobel, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT ..................................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

11241–M ................ Rohm and Hass Co., Philadelphia, PA .................................................................................. 1 09–30–2005 

7280–M .................. Department of Defense, Ft. Eustis, VA .................................................................................. 4 10–31–2005 

10878–M ................ Tankcon FRP Inc., Boisbriand, Qc ......................................................................................... 1, 3 10–31–2005 

8162–M .................. Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA ..................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

8718–M .................. Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA ..................................................................... 4 10–31–2005 

Renewal to Exemptions 

9649–X ................... U.S. Department of Defense, Fort Eustis, VA ........................................................................ 1 09–30–05 

[FR Doc. 05–17722 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Pipeline Safety Advisory: Potential for 

Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused 

by the Passage of Hurricane Katrina 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of advisory 

bulletin. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is issuing this 

advisory bulletin to owners and 

operators of gas and hazardous liquid 

pipelines to communicate the potential 

for damage to pipeline facilities caused 

by the passage of Hurricane Katrina on 

August 29, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: This document can be 

viewed on the Office of Pipeline Safety 

(OPS) home page at: http://ops.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy 

Kadnar, (202) 366–0568, or by e-mail at 

Joy.Kadnar@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The purpose of this advisory bulletin 

is to warn all operators of gas and 

hazardous liquid pipelines in the Gulf 

of Mexico and adjacent state waters that 

pipeline safety problems may have been 

caused by the passage of Hurricane 

Katrina on August 29, 2005. PHMSA 

received numerous reports of damage to 

pipeline facilities in the offshore and 

inland areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. 

Department of the Interior reported on 

August 29, 2005 that 615 of the 819 oil 

platforms in the Gulf of Mexico had 

been evacuated and that crude oil 

production had dropped by nearly 92 

percent, or 1.4 million barrels a day, and 

natural gas production was down 83 

percent. 

The first aerial inspections of crude 

oil and natural gas platforms have 

reported extensive damage and 

numerous oil and gas pipeline leaks. 

There is also a report of a production 

platform missing. Several on shore 

pipeline companies have reported 

facilities (pumping stations, 

compression stations, and terminals) to 

be underwater water and leaking. 

The Federal pipeline safety 

regulations at 49 CFR parts 192 and 195 

require operators to shut down and start 

up pipeline facilities in a safe manner 

and to conduct periodic pipeline patrols 

to detect unusual operating and 

maintenance conditions and to take 

corrective action if conditions are 

unsafe. Because this patrolling is 

generally by aircraft, pipelines exposed 

or damaged on the sea floor may not be 

visually detected. It is likely that some 

pipeline facilities and pipelines located 

in the area of Hurricane Katrina’s 

impact are damaged or exposed. 

The gas and hazardous liquid pipeline 

safety regulations require that operators 

mitigate the safety condition if a 

pipeline facility is damaged or if a 

pipeline is exposed on the sea floor or 

constitutes a hazard to navigation. The 

regulations require that damaged 

pipeline facilities or exposed pipelines 

must be repaired, replaced, or reburied 

to eliminate the hazard, and pipelines 

that are a hazard to navigation must be 

promptly reported to the National 

Response Center (NRC) at 1–800–424–

8802. 

II. Advisory Bulletin (ADB–05–08) 

To: Owners and operators of gas and 

hazardous liquid pipeline systems. 

Subject: Potential for damage to 

pipeline facilities caused by the passage 

of Hurricane Katrina. 

Advisory: All operators of gas and 

hazardous liquid pipelines in the Gulf 

of Mexico and adjacent state waters are 

warned that pipeline safety problems 

may have been caused by the passage of 

Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. 

PHMSA received numerous reports of 

damage to pipeline facilities, 

particularly offshore Louisiana. 

Pipeline operators are urged to take 

the following actions to ensure personal 

and environmental safety and the 

integrity of gas and hazardous liquid 

pipelines located in areas impacted by 

Hurricane Katrina: 

1. Identify persons who normally 

engage in shallow water commercial 

fishing, shrimping, and other marine 

vessel operations and caution them that 

underwater offshore pipelines may have 

become unprotected on the sea floor. 

Marine vessels operating in water 

depths comparable to a vessel’s draft or 

when operating bottom dragging 

equipment can be damaged and their