Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline: Recordkeeping and Accident Reporting

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PHMSA F 7000-2 Hazardous Liquid Accident Reporting Form and Instruction	Modified
2137-0047 HL RegReform 2020 Supporting Statement 03.19.20.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-03-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
237971	Safety Data Sheets	Unchanged
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
228007	Written Plans for Telephonic Notification of HL Accidents	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0047	ICR Reference No: 202003-2137-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201910-2137-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0047 HL Reg Reform NPRM
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: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 07/01/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/22/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment on the proposed rule and requests that PHMSA respond to all public comments received on the proposed rule related to this ICR.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2023
Responses	1,644	0	1,644
Time Burden (Hours)	52,692	0	52,692
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: Liquid Pipeline Regulatory Reform NPRM revises the monetary threshold for reporting hazardous liquid accidents from $50,000 to $118,000. This revision will reduce the number of hazardous liquid accident reports PHMSA receives annually. 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 respondents within 6 hours of a telephonic or electronic notice of the accident to the National Response Center. This information collection is being revised to account for the decrease in burden due to the monetary threshold for hazardous liquid accident reporting being revised.

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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-AF37	Proposed rulemaking	85 FR 21140	04/16/2020

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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

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

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

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Under the Pipeline Safety: Liquid Pipeline Regulatory Reform proposed rulemaking, PHMSA proposes to revise the definition of an “accident” in the Pipeline Safety Regulations 49 CFR at sections 195.50 and 195.52 to adjust the monetary damage reporting threshold for inflation. PHMSA proposes adjusting the threshold for reporting accidents that cause estimated property damage, including cost of cleanup and recovery, value of lost product, and damage to the property of the operator or others, or both, from $50,000 to $118,000. Operators must still report any accident that caused a death or a personal injury requiring hospitalization; resulted in either a fire or explosion not intentionally set by the operator; resulted in pollution of any stream, river, lake, reservoir, or other similar body of water; or is significant in the judgment of the operator. Due to the revision of the monetary threshold , PHMSA expects to receive 40 fewer accident reports, annually, from hazardous liquid pipeline operators. This will result in a 400 hour annual burden decrease.

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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? No

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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: 04/22/2020

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