[Federal Register: May 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 97)]
[Notices]
[Page 35618]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket Number: RSPA-98-4957]
Pipeline Safety Reports of Abandoned Underwater Pipelines
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration.
ACTION: Notice and request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice requests public participation in the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval process regarding the renewal of
an existing Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA)
collection of information for Pipeline Safety Reports of Abandoned
Underwater Pipelines. Specifically, public comment is requested on ways
to minimize the burden of this collection of information on the public,
along with other factors. RSPA intends to request OMB approval for
renewal of this information collection under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 1320.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 19, 2002 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to send comments in duplicate
to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets Facility, Plaza 401,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. To submit comments
electronically, log on to the following Internet Web address http://
dms.dot.gov. Click on ``Help & Information'' for instructions on how to
file a document electronically. Comments can be reviewed at the dockets
facility which is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except on Federal holidays, when the facility is closed. Comments must
identify docket number of this notice. Persons should submit the
original documents and one (1) copy. Persons wishing to receive
confirmation of receipt of their comments must include a stamped, self-
addressed postcard. Please identify the docket and notice numbers shown
in the heading of this notice. Documents pertaining to this notice can
be viewed in this docket. The docket can also be viewed electronically
at http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, (202) 366-6205, to ask
questions about this notice; or write by e-mail to
marvin.fell@rspa.dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Pipeline Safety Reports of Abandoned
Underwater Pipelines
Type of Request: Renewal of existing information collection.
Abstract: Underwater pipelines are being abandoned at an increasing
rate as older facilities reach the end of their useful life. This trend
is expected to continue. In 1992, Congress responded to this issue by
amending the Pipeline Safety Act (49 U.S.C. 60108(c)(6)(B)) which
directs the Secretary of Transportation to require operators of an
offshore pipeline facility or a pipeline crossing navigable waters to
report the abandonment to the Secretary of Transportation in a way that
specifies whether the facility has been abandoned properly according to
applicable Federal and State requirements. RSPA's regulations for
abandonment reporting can be found at 49 CFR 192.727 and 195.402.
Respondents: Gas and hazardous liquid pipeline operators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,400 hours.
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.
All timely written comments to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also be
available to the public in the docket.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 14, 2002.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 02-12547 Filed 5-17-02; 8:45 am]
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