Document ID: PHMSA-2010-0246-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2010-09-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 169)]
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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.

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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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