[Federal Register: August 12, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 155)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket Number: RSPA-4957]
Pipeline Safety Reports of Abandoned Underwater Pipelines
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for public comments and OMB approval.
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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 RSPA/Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) collection of
information for Pipeline Safety Reports of Abandoned Underwater
Pipelines. Specifically, public comment is requested to minimize the
burden of this collection of information on the public, along with
other factors listed in the body of this notice. RSPA/OPS published a
notice requesting public comment on May 20, 2002 (67 FR 35618). No
comments were received. RSPA/OPS is offering the public another
opportunity to comment on this information collection. It is also
requesting OMB approval for the 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 within 30 days of the
publication date of this notice to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to send comments directly to
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 726 Jackson Place,
Washington, DC 2003 ATTN: Desk Officer for the Department of
Transportation. Comments can be reviewed at the Department of
Transportation Dockets Facility, Plaza
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401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 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) to direct
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/OPS's regulations for
abandonment reporting can be found at Title 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2002.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 02-20368 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
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