[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25844]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket RSPA-98-4957; Notice 8]
Notice of Extension of Existing Information Collection
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Research and Special Programs Administration
(RSPA) is publishing this notice seeking public comments on a proposed
renewal of an information collection for the Alcohol Misuse Prevention
Program for Pipeline Operators. This information collection requires
gas pipeline operators, hazardous liquid pipeline operators, and
liquefied natural gas (LNG) operators to document their alcohol misuse
prevention programs.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received December 6, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments should identify the docket number of this notice,
RSPA-98-4957, and be mailed to the Dockets Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Plaza 401, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. You should submit the original and one copy. If you wish to
receive confirmation of receipt of your comments, you must include a
stamped, self-addressed postcard. The Dockets facility is open from
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal
holidays. In addition, the public may also submit or review comments by
accessing the Docket Management System's home page at http://
dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline
Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)
366-6205 or by electronic mail at marvin.fell@rspa.dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program.
OMB Number: 2137-0587.
Type of Request: Extension of an existing information collection.
Abstract: Alcohol misuse has been identified by the Federal
government as a significant danger to safety in the United States, and
it is reasonable to assume that the problem exists in the gas pipeline
industry, hazardous liquid pipeline industry, and the liquefied natural
gas (LNG) industry. The potential harmful effects of alcohol misuse on
safe pipeline and LNG facility operations warrant the comprehensive
alcohol misuse testing regulation imposed on the pipeline industry. The
regulations at 49 CFR Part 199 require information collection for an
alcohol misuse prevention plan and associated testing records.
Respondents: Gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility operators.
Estimate of Burden: 6 hours per operator.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Burden : 10,278 hours.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,713.
Copies of this information collection can be reviewed at the
Dockets Facility, Plaza 401, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. They also can be viewed
over the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov
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 September 30, 1999.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 99-25844 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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