49 CFR Part 193 requires operators of
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities to maintain records, as
needed, pertaining to facility design, operations, maintenance, and
personnel training. The purpose of this mandatory information
collection request is to ensure compliance with the record keeping
requirements prescribed in the federal pipeline safety regulations.
LNG operators must make and maintain records as described and have
those records available for compliance inspection by PHMSA staff
upon request. Examples of such records include the results of
personnel training activities; records of materials used for
components, buildings, foundations, and LNG support systems; maps;
and various facility maintenance activities. Most records of the
required records are to be kept for as long as the facility is in
service. Personnel records must be maintained for one year after
personnel are no longer assigned duties at the LNG plant.
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USC 60102 Name of Law: Federal Pipeline Safety Laws
There is no change to the
program at this time, however, the number of responses has been
adjusted to account for the various record keeping activities LNG
facility operators will undertake. Previously, we estimated the
number of responses to be 101 in accordance with the number of LNG
facilities. During this renewal, we reorganized our submission by
separating the required recordkeeping activities into separate
information collections. Instead of counting the number of
responses by the number of operators keeping records, we counted
the number of responses by the number of records that are required
to be kept. PHMSA estimates that each of the 101 operators will
keep 400 records per year which leads to 40, 400 responses per year
instead of 101. As a result, the number of responses has been
adjusted from 101 to 40,400. Because we did not add or remove any
of the existing recordkeeping requirements, the overall hourly
burden estimate for this information collection remains the
same.
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:
(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;
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.
2137-0048_Supporting_Statement_2018.docx
Recordkeeping Requirements for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities: Maintenance Records