Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PHMSA Form 7100.4- UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT Form and Instruction	New
Form PHMSA F7 100 1-2 Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports Form and Instruction	New
Form PHMSA F7 100.3 Incident Report for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities Form and Instruction	New
Form PHMSA F7 100.2 Incident Report for Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems Form and Instruction	New
Form PHMSA F7 100.1 Incident Report for Gas Distribution Pipeline Operators Form and Instruction	New
Form PHMSA F7 100.3-1 Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Form and Instruction	New
Form PHMSA F7 100.2-1 Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators Form and Instruction	New
Form PHMSA F7100.1-1 Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators Form and Instruction	Removed
UNGS_Supporting Statement_2137-0522new (7).docx Supporting Statement A	2017-08-16
UNGSF Annual Instructions 2017-01-18 CLEAN.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-01-24
UNGSF Annual 2017-01-18 CLEAN.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-01-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
227939	UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT Form and Instruction	New
226549	Immediate Notice of Incidents	New
226544	Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports Form and Instruction	New
226543	Incident Report for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities Form and Instruction	New
226540	Incident Report for Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems Form and Instruction	New
226539	Incident Report for Gas Distribution Pipeline Operators Form and Instruction	New
226537	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Form and Instruction	New
226536	Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators Form and Instruction	New
213164	Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0522	ICR Reference No: 201612-2137-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201311-2137-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0522 UNGSF IFR
Title: Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/16/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/03/2017
Terms of Clearance: The first underground natural gas storage facility annual report will cover the 2017 calendar year and the deadline for reporting will be no sooner than March 15, 2018.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2017
Responses	10,852	0	12,164
Time Burden (Hours)	75,951	0	92,321
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection covers the collection of information from Gas pipeline operators for Incidents and Annual reports. 49 CFR § 191.15 requires each operator of an underground natural gas storage facility to submit DOT Form PHMSA F7100.2 as soon as practicable but not more than 30 days after detection of an incident. 49 CFR § 191.17 requires each operator of an underground natural gas storage facility to submit an annual report on DOT PHMSA Form 7100.4-1 by March 15, for the preceding calendar year. The first submission will be due March 15, 2018 for the 2017 calendar year.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 60117 Name of Law: Transportation Pipeline Safety
   US Code: 49 USC 60124 Name of Law: Transportation Biennial Reports
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2137-AF22	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 91860	12/19/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 91860	12/19/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 91860	12/19/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators	PHMSA F7 100.2-1	Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators
Incident Report for Gas Distribution Pipeline Operators	PHMSA F7 100.1	Incident Report - Gas Distribution Systems
Incident Report for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities	PHMSA F7 100.3	Incident Report - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities
Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports	PHMSA F7 100 1-2	Mechanical Fitting Failure Report Form
Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	PHMSA F7 100.3-1	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
Immediate Notice of Incidents
Incident Report for Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems	PHMSA F7 100.2	Incident Report - Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems
UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT	PHMSA Form 7100.4-1	UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT
Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators	PHMSA F7100.3-1, PHMSA F7100.3, Mechanical Fitting Failure Report Form , PHMSA F7100.1, PHMSA F7100.1-1, PHMSA F7100.2-1, PHMSA F7100.2	Gas Distribution Annual Report ,   Incident Report for Gas Pipeline Operators ,   Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators ,   Incident Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators ,   Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities ,   Incident Report - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities ,   PHMSA F7100.1-2

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	10,852	12,164	0	124	-1,436	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	75,951	92,321	0	2,480	-18,850	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: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: As a result of the provisions in the Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities IFR, PHMSA created the Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Annual Report Form PHMSA F. 7100.4-1 to capture annual report data specific to operators of underground natural gas storage facilities. The data captured from this new form is unique to underground natural gas storage facilities. Operators of underground natural gas storage facilities are also required submit incident reports within 30 days of a reportable incident. PHMSA estimates that these changes will add 128 responses and 2,520 burden hours to this information collection. The burden associated with the Mechanical Fitting Failure Form increased from 30 minutes per report to 1 hour per report for an increased burden of 4,150 hours. PHMSA is also revising this collection to remove the burden associated with the completion of the Gas Distribution Annual report. Currently, PHMSA estimates that 1,343 Distribution operators will submit an estimated 1,440 reports each year. PHMSA estimates that each Distribution Systems Annual Report will take 16 hours to prepare and submit resulting in an estimated annual burden of 23,040 hours (16 hours * 1,440 reports). In 2014, PHMSA took efforts to streamline the organization of its information collection activities by requesting to have the collection of Gas Distribution Systems Annual Report data moved to its own OMB. Control Number (ICR Ref. No./RCF ID 201408-2137-001). On May 14, 2015, OIRA concluded on that information collection request with the creation of OMB Control Number 2137-0629 which now carries the burden associated with the Gas Distribution Annual Report information collection. PHMSA is now taking action to remove that Gas Distribution Annual Report burden from 2137-0522 because it is duplicative. This change will result in a burden decrease of 1,440 responses and 23,040 hours for this (2137-0522) information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $405,101

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: 05/03/2017

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