Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline: Recordkeeping and Accident Reporting

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PHMSA F 7000-1 ACCIDENT REPORT – HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEMS	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PHMSA F 7000-2 Gravity and Reporting-Regulated Hazardous Liquid Accident Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2137-0047 HL Final Rule 2019 Supporting Statement 11.25.2019 (1).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-11-25	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
237971	Safety Data Sheets		New
228010	Recordkeeping for HL Operators		Unchanged
228009	Incorporation By Reference of Industry Standard on Leak Detection		Unchanged
228008	Hazardous Liquid Accident Reporting	Form and Instruction	Modified	ACCIDENT REPORT – HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEMS
228008	Hazardous Liquid Accident Reporting	Form and Instruction	Modified	Gravity and Reporting-Regulated Hazardous Liquid Accident Report
228007	Written Plans for Telephonic Notification of HL Accidents		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0047	ICR Reference No: 201910-2137-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-2137-004
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0047 HL Final Rule
Title: Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline: Recordkeeping and Accident Reporting
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: 01/22/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/27/2019
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2020
Responses	1,644	0	1,232
Time Burden (Hours)	52,692	0	52,429
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection covers the collection of information from owners and operators of hazardous liquid pipelines. To ensure adequate public protection from exposure to potential hazardous liquid pipeline failures, PHMSA collects information on reportable hazardous liquid pipeline accidents. 49 CFR 195.54 requires hazardous liquid operators to file an accident report, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after discovery of the accident, on DOT Form 7000-1 whenever there is a reportable accident the characteristics of an operator’s pipeline system. The Pipeline Safety: Safety of On-Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines final rule requires operators of both gravity lines and gathering lines to be subject to these accident reporting requirements. This information collection request is to revise the collections of information required by PHMSA regulations pertaining to Hazardous Liquid operators. 49 CFR 195.52 (c) requires operators to have a written procedure to calculate and provide reasonable initial estimate of the amount of released product whenever there is a reportable accident as described in 49 CFR 195.50. 49 CFR 195.54 requires operators to file an accident report, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after discovery of the accident, on DOT Form 7000-1 whenever there is a reportable accident as described in 49 CFR 195.50. 49 CFR 195.444 requires operators of Hazardous Liquid pipelines to comply with API RP 1130 which was incorporated by reference into the Pipeline Safety Regulations in 49 CFR 195.3. This standard requires recordkeeping activities pertaining to computational pipeline monitoring (CPM) leak detection systems. 49 CFR 195.505, 195.507, and 195.509 require Hazardous Liquid pipeline operators to have written documentation of various operator qualification requirements. The records must be kept, maintained, and available for review by the Administrator of PHMSA or by a state agency participating under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601 if the program is under the authority of that state agency. 49 CFR 195.65 requires all owners and operators of hazardous liquid pipeline facilities, following accidents that result in hazardous liquid spills, to provide safety data sheets on those spilled hazardous liquids to the designated Federal On-Scene Coordinator and appropriate State and local emergency responders within 6 hours of a telephonic or electronic notice of the accident to the National Response Center. This results in an additional burden on operators for making the required notifications. This information collection is being revised to account for the additional burden that will be incurred because of these new provisions.

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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-AE66	Final or interim final rulemaking	84 FR 52260	10/01/2019

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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: 5

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Hazardous Liquid Accident Reporting	PHMSA F 7000-1, PHMSA F 7000-2	Gravity and Reporting-Regulated Hazardous Liquid Accident Report ,   ACCIDENT REPORT – HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEMS
Incorporation By Reference of Industry Standard on Leak Detection
Recordkeeping for HL Operators
Safety Data Sheets
Written Plans for Telephonic Notification of HL Accidents

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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	1,644	1,232	0	412	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	52,692	52,429	0	263	0	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: Due to the Pipeline Safety: Safety of On-Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines final rulemaking, hazardous liquid pipelines operating by gravity only would be changed from unregulated to regulated. Also, accident reports would be required for all liquid gathering lines, but only a subset of these liquid gathering lines are regulated for safety. The inclusion of “gravity line” and “reporting-regulated gathering” as response options under Part E5f is crucial to PHMSA’s understanding of the performance of such pipeline systems. Additionally, operators of hazardous liquid pipeline facilities, following accidents that result in hazardous liquid spills, are now required to provide safety data sheets on those spilled hazardous liquids to the designated Federal On-Scene Coordinator and appropriate State and local emergency responders within 6 hours of a telephonic or electronic notice of the accident to the National Response Center.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $61,325

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 11/27/2019

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