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 operatorâs 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:
49 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 âgravity lineâ and âreporting-regulated gatheringâ as response options under Part E5f is crucial to PHMSAâs 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