[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70314-70315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32594]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket RSPA-98-4957; Notice 12]
Notice of Extension of Existing Information Collection
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Request for OMB approval and public comments.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) published a notice
seeking public comments on a proposed renewal of an information
collection for the Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for Pipeline
Operators (64 FR 54065, October 5, 1999). No comments were received.
This information collection requires gas pipelines, hazardous liquid
pipelines, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) operators to document their
alcohol misuse prevention programs. The public has an additional 30
days to comment on the extension of this information collection
requirement.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received January 18, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Comments should identify the docket number of this notice,
RSPA-98-4957, and be mailed directly to the Office of Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 726 Jackson Place, NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: RSPA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline
Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590, (202)
366-6205 or by electronic mail at marvin.fell@rspa.dot.gov.
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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,
hazardous liquid pipeline, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) industries.
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 a.m. to 5 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 December 13, 1999.
Richard Huriaux,
Manager, Program Development.
[FR Doc. 99-32594 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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