21370522SuppStatement B Change

Department of Transportation

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Supporting Statement

“Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators”

OMB Control No. 2137-0522

INTRODUCTION

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA, we) requests approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a change to a currently approved collection entitled “Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators” (OMB Control No. 2137-0522). The current expiration date for this information collection is January 31, 2014. The change to this information collection is necessary to incorporate minor edits to the following forms for clarification purposes:

• Annual LNG Report

• Annual Gas Transmission Report

• Gas Distribution Incident Report

• Gas Transmission Incident Report

• LNG Incident Report

The edits to these documents will not result in any other changes to this Information collection. The burden hours will remain the same and the other forms remain unchanged from the prior approval.

Part B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods.

This information collection does not employ statistical methods.

1. Describe potential respondent universe and any sampling selection method to be used.

There is no potential respondent universe or any sampling selection method being used.

2. Describe procedures for collecting information, including statistical methodology for stratification and sample selection, estimation procedures, degree of accuracy needed, and less than annual periodic data cycles.

There are no procedures for collecting information, including statistical methodology for stratification and sample selection, estimation procedures, degree of accuracy needed, and less than annual periodic data cycles.

3. Describe methods to maximize response rate.

There are no methods to maximize the response rate.

4. Describe tests of procedures or methods.

There are no tests of procedures or methods.

5. Provide name and telephone number of individuals who were consulted on statistical aspects of the information collection and who will actually collect and/or analyze the information.

There were no individuals consulted on statistical aspects of this information collection.

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