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.
US Code:
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USC 60102 Name of Law: Federal Pipeline Safety Laws
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.
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.
Form PHMSA F 7000-2 Hazardous Liquid Accident Reporting
2137-0047 HL Final Rule 2019 Supporting Statement 11.25.2019 (1).doc
Safety Data Sheets