[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3761-3762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2114]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket PS-146]
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Research and Special Programs Administration's
(RSPA) intention to request an extension for and revision to a
currently approved information collection in support of the Office of
Pipeline Safety (OPS) Certification and Agreement forms for the gas and
hazardous liquid pipeline safety program based on re-estimates.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 1,
1996, to be assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. Tom Fortner, Director, Compliance
and State Programs, Office of Pipeline Safety, Research and Special
Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh
Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20950, (202) 366-1640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certification and Agreement forms for the gas and hazardous
liquid pipeline safety program.
OMB Number: 2137-0584.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Chapter 601, Title 49, United States Code (49 U.S.C.)
authorizes DOT to regulate pipeline transportation. While DOT's Office
of Pipeline Safety is primarily responsible for developing, issuing,
and enforcing minimum pipeline safety regulations, Chapter 601, 49
U.S.C., provides for state assumption of all or part of the regulatory
and enforcement responsibility for intrastate pipelines.
Since the initiation of this Federal/State partnership, almost
every state, including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia,
participates in this program. The State agency is required to submit a
certification or an agreement for the gas and/or hazardous liquid
program. Under a certification, the state assumes regulatory and
enforcement responsibility for intrastate pipelines. Under an
agreement, a state must inspect pipeline operators to determine
compliance with the minimum federal safety standards and report any
probable violations to DOT's Office of Pipeline Safety, which retains
responsibility for enforcement action.
This request covers the collection of information under four
related instruments:
--Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification
--Gas Pipeline Safety Program Agreement
--Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification
--Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Agreement
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These instruments request information relevant to the State
agency's operation of the pipeline safety program which is essential
for:
(1) Confirming that the state wishes to continue its participation
in the pipeline safety program;
(2) Preparing the Bi-Annual Report on Pipeline Safety due to
Congress on odd numbered years as mandated in Section 1121 of Public
Law 104-66;
(3) Measuring state program performance that can be used to
calculate the state grant allocation; and
(4) demonstrating to Congress the value of this cooperative
Federal/State pipeline safety program.
Estimate of Burden: The average burden hours per response is 60.
Respondents: State gas and hazardous liquid pipeline offices.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 61.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Copies of this information collection can be reviewed at the
Dockets Unit, Room 8421, Research and Special Programs Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St., S.W. Washington,
D.C.
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. Send comments to G. Tom Fortner,
Director, Compliance and State Programs, OPS, RSPA, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also be a matter of public
record.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 29, 1996.
G. Tom Fortner,
Director for Compliance and State Programs, Office of Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 96-2114 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]
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