Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas Operators with more than 500 Miles of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2137.0604_Supporting.Statement_rev.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2006-12-28	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26838	Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas Operators with more than 500 Miles of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0604	ICR Reference No: 200612-2137-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200311-2137-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: RSPA-1999-6355-85
Title: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas Operators with more than 500 Miles of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/21/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/28/2006
Terms of Clearance: The change in burden is caused by re-estimation not by program changes. I have revised. In the future, check that the burden data is in the proper column. Also, the subfunction for the line of business was not included and again I have added. Include this information in the future. In the future, continued inaccurate burden data or omission of needed data will require modifying the submission or, if that is not done, resubmission.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2010	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2007
Responses	71	0	66
Time Burden (Hours)	57,510	0	54,780
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Certain areas are particularly environmentally sensitive to hazardous liquid pipeline failures. These areas are called high consequence areas (HCA's). This regulation is designed to ensure the integrity of hazardous liquid pipelines in HCA's

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 60101 Name of Law: Integrity Management Program
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 34995	07/16/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 77093	12/22/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas Operators with more than 500 Miles of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	71	66	0	0	5	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	57,510	54,780	0	0	2,730	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The number of operators has increased from 66 to 71. The number of hours to prepare the paperwork has been decreased from 830 to 810. The decrease estimate is from realized process efficiency for operators completing repeated annual reports. The two changes result in a total of 57,510 hours - 2,730 more hours than the original estimate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/28/2006

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