Document ID: PHMSA-2018-0078-0008
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2018-12-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64932-64933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27274]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0078]

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revision to 
OPID Assignment Request and National Registry Notification

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the information collection request abstracted 
below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. PHMSA proposes revising certain parts of the 
forms and instructions for the Operator Assignment Request (PHMSA F 
1000.1) and National Registry Notification (PHMSA F 1000.2) currently 
approved under OMB control number 2137-0627. A Federal Register notice 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the information 
collection was published on August 9, 2018.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 17, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, by email at angela.dow@dot.gov, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.

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. In accordance with this 
regulation, on August 9, 2018, (83 FR 39508) PHMSA published a

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Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the information collection.
    PHMSA received one comment from Vectren Corporation. Vectren 
Corporation supports the information collection, but notes that it 
could be improved by more detailed reporting instructions. PHMSA placed 
instructions for completing the Operator Assignment Request and the 
National Registry Notification forms in the docket. PHMSA will submit 
the information collection titled ``National Registry of Pipeline and 
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Operators'' to OMB for revision.
    The following information is provided for this information 
collection: (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 three-year term of approval for the following 
information collection:
    Title: National Registry of Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas 
(LNG) Operators.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0627.
    Current Expiration Date: 7/31/2020.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Abstract: The National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators 
serves as the storehouse for the reporting requirements for an operator 
regulated or subject to reporting requirements under 49 CFR part 192, 
193, or 195. This registry incorporates the use of two forms: OPID 
Assignment Request (PHMSA F 1000.1) and National Registry Notification 
(PHMSA F 1000.2).
    Affected Public: Operators of Pipeline Facilities.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 689.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 689.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Comments to Office of Management and Budget are invited on:
    (a) The need for the proposed information, including whether the 
information will have practical utility in helping the agency to 
achieve its pipeline safety goals;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden on those who are to respond, 
including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques.

    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 December 12, 2018, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2018-27274 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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