Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 232 / Monday, December 5, 2005 / Notices 72505 

Application No. Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated date 

of completion 

RENEWAL TO SPECIAL PERMITS 

9649–X ............. U.S. Department of Defense, Fort Eustis, VA .......................................................................... 1 12–31–2005 

[FR Doc. 05–23638 Filed 12–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. RSPA–04–19914; Grant 2] 

Pipeline Safety: Grant of Waiver; 

Enstar Natural Gas Company 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; grant of waiver. 

SUMMARY: Enstar Natural Gas Company 

(Enstar) petitioned PHMSA for a waiver 

of the pipeline safety regulation that 

prohibits tracer wire from being 

wrapped around the pipe. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The pipeline safety regulation at 49 

CFR 192.321(e), Installation of plastic 

pipe, requires plastic pipe that is not 

encased to have an electric conducting 

wire or other means of locating the pipe 

while it is underground. Tracer wire 

may not be wrapped around the pipe 

and contact with the pipe must be 

minimized but is not prohibited. Tracer 

wire or other metallic elements installed 

for pipe locating purposes must be 

resistant to corrosion damage, either by 

use of coated copper wire or by other 

means. Enstar requested a waiver from 

§ 192.321(e) because it is uncommon for 

lightning strikes to occur in the service 

area of its pipeline. Enstar contends 

wrapping tracer wire around its plastic 

pipe allows utilities to be accurately 

located and thus reduces the risk of 

third-party damage to its pipeline. 

In support of its waiver request, 

Enstar provided information from the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) who 

is responsible for tracking lightning 

strike occurrences and monitoring forest 

fire activity. BLM determined that 

lightning strikes are most frequent north 

and west of the Alaska Range. 

Accordingly, BLM installed lightning 

detection systems with electrical 

sensors at nine stations in Alaska where 

lightning strikes are most common. BLM 

did not install electrical sensors to the 

south and east of the Alaska Range 

where Enstar facilities are located, 

because it determined lightning strikes 

are uncommon in those areas. 

Enstar’s service area is located in 

south central Alaska. Because of the 

unique geographical and climatic 

conditions of Enstar’s pipeline, Enstar 

has been able to demonstrate that in 32 

years, it has recorded only one 

confirmed pipeline incident due to 

lightning strikes. 

On April 6, 2005, PHMSA published 

a notice in Federal Register seeking 

public comment on Enstar’s waiver 

request (70 FR 17509); no comments 

were received. 

Grant of Waiver 

Based on the information presented 

by Enstar showing that lightning strikes 

are rare in the service area of its 

pipeline, PHMSA finds that granting 

this waiver request is not inconsistent 

with pipeline safety. Therefore, Enstar’s 

request for waiver from the regulatory 

requirements of § 192.321(e) is granted. 

If, however, PHMSA determines the 

terms of this waiver are no longer 

appropriate or the overall effect of the 

waiver is inconsistent with pipeline 

safety, PHMSA may revoke this waiver 

and require Enstar to comply with the 

regulatory requirements of § 192.321(e). 

This waiver is granted on the 

condition that Enstar: 

• Apply this waiver only to its 

pipeline facilities located south of the 

Alaska Range in the state of Alaska; 

• Protect its pipelines from ground 

faults—in particular, those pipelines 

that may be located in an electric power 

corridor; and 

• Place tracer wire in proximity to, 

but not in direct contact with, its 

pipeline whenever and where possible. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c) and 49 CFR 

1.53. 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 28, 

2005. 

Joy Kadnar, 

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 05–23641 Filed 12–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0613] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, has submitted the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 4, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 

McLamb, Records Management Service 

(005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565–8374, 

FAX (202) 565–6950 or e-mail: 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0613.’’

Send comments and 

recommendations concerning any 

aspect of the information collection to 

VA’s OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0613’’ in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Recordkeeping at Flight 

Schools. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0613. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Flight schools are required 

to maintain records on students to 

support continued approval of their 

courses. VA uses the data collected to 

determine whether the courses and 

students meet the requirements for 

flight training benefits and to properly 

pay students. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to