Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 1, 2010 / Notices 53733 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2010–0246] 

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 an 

information collection under Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Control 

No. 2137–0596, titled ‘‘National Pipeline 

Mapping Program.’’ PHMSA is preparing 

to request approval from OMB for a 

renewal of the current information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

E-Gov Web Site: 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. 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 the West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number, PHMSA–2010–0246, 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 

the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 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–2010–0246.’’ 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at 

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

or by mail at U.S. DOT, 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 that PHMSA will be submitting 

to OMB for renewal and extension. The 

information collection expires 

December 31, 2010, and is identified 

under Control No. 2137–0596, titled: 

‘‘National Pipeline Mapping Program.’’ 

The Pipeline Safety Laws (49 U.S.C. 

60132) require an operator of a pipeline 

facility (except distribution lines and 

gathering lines) to submit geospatial 

data appropriate for use in the 

Department’s National Pipeline 

Mapping System (NPMS). A complete 

data submission includes geospatial 

data, attribute data, metadata, public 

contact information for all liquefied 

natural gas, hazardous liquid, and gas 

transmission pipeline systems operated 

by a company. The operator must 

submit information in accordance with 

guidelines detailed in the NPMS 

operator standards document. Operators 

must update their submissions on an 

annual basis. The following information 

is provided for this information 

collection: (1) Title of the information 

collection; (2) OMB control number; (3) 

Type of request; (4) Abstract of the 

information collection activity; (5) 

Description of affected public; (6) 

Estimate of total annual reporting and 

recordkeeping burden; and (7) 

Frequency of collection. PHMSA will 

request a three-year term of approval for 

this information collection activity. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collection: 

Title: National Pipeline Mapping 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0596. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Each operator of a pipeline 

facility (except distribution lines and 

gathering lines) must provide contact 

information and geospatial data on their 

pipeline system. This information 

should be updated on an annual basis. 

The provided information is 

incorporated into the National Pipeline 

Mapping System (NPMS) to support 

various regulatory programs, pipeline 

inspections, and authorized external 

customers. The periodic updates of 

operator pipeline data inform the NPMS 

of any changes to the data over the 

previous year and allow PHMSA to 

maintain and improve the accuracy of 

the information. 

Affected Public: Operators of pipeline 

facilities (except distribution lines and 

gathering lines). 

Estimated number of responses: 894. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

16,312 hours. 

Frequency of collection: Annual. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) The need for the proposed 

collection 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 August 26, 

2010. 

Linda Daugherty, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy 

and Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21840 Filed 8–31–10; 8:45 am] 

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