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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

[Docket RSPA-98-4957; Notice 2]

 
Request for Comments and OMB Approval

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, RSPA 
is publishing this notice in the Federal Register to announce the 
Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) intention to 
request renewal of an information collection in support of the Office 
of Pipeline Safety (OPS) for Excess Flow Valves (EFV) Customer 
Notification.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 5, 
1999 to ensure consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20950, 
telephone (202) 366-1640 or e-mail marvin.fell@rspa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Excess Flow Valves, Customer Notification.
    OMB Number: 2137-0593.
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 60110 directed DOT to prescribe regulations 
requiring operators to notify customers in writing about EFV 
availability, the safety benefits derived from installation, and the 
costs associated with installation. The regulations provide that, 
except where installation is already required, the operator will 
install an EFV that meet prescribed performance criteria at the 
customer's request, if the customer pays for the installation.
    Estimate of Burden: The average burden hours per response is.
    Respondents: Gas Distribution Pipeline Operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,590.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 82,500 hours.

ADDRESSES: Copies of this information collection can be reviewed at the 
Dockets Facility, Plaza 401, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC, 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday 
through Friday excluding Federal holidays.
    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 Dockets Facility, Plaza 401, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001 or by 
e-mail to ops.comments@rspa.dot.gov. All comments to this notice will 
be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will be a matter of public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27, 1999.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 99-2414 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]
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