Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PHMSA F999-92 Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
2137-0584_Supporting_Statement2013.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-06-06	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26791	Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification	Form and Instruction	Modified
208497	Damage Prevention Recordkeeping		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0584	ICR Reference No: 201306-2137-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201203-2137-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0584 Renewal
Title: Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 06/11/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/07/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2014
Responses	67	0	67
Time Burden (Hours)	3,920	0	3,920
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: A state must submit an annual certification to assume responsibility for regulating intrastate pipelines, and certain records must be maintained to demonstrate that the state is ensuring satisfactory compliance with the pipeline safety regulations. PHMSA uses that information to evaluate a state's eligibility for Federal grants.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 60102 Name of Law: Federal Pipeline Safety Laws
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2137-AE43	Proposed rulemaking	77 FR 19800	04/02/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Gas Pipeline Safety Program Certification and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program Certification	PHMSA F 999-95, PHMSA F999-92	Natural Gas Base Grant Project Report ,   Hazardous Liquid Base Grant Progress Report
Damage Prevention Recordkeeping

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: On April 2, 2012, PHMSA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [77 FR 19800] seeking to revise the Pipeline Safety Regulations to establish criteria and procedures for determining the adequacy of state pipeline excavation damage prevention law enforcement programs. Currently, a state must submit an annual certification to assume responsibility for regulating intrastate pipelines, and certain records must be maintained to demonstrate that the state is ensuring satisfactory compliance with the pipeline safety regulations. PHMSA uses that information to evaluate a state's eligibility for Federal grants. As a result of this proposed rule, PHMSA will require states who receive Federal grant funding to have adequate damage prevention plans in place. These plans may be reviewed during scheduled inspections. PHMSA understands that retaining this information will result in an additional recordkeeping burden. The currently approved collection accounts for an overall burden of 3,920 hours. As a result of this program change, PHMSA estimates an additional 612 hours will be added to that burden for an overall burden of 4,532 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $66,750

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 11/07/2013

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