Annual and Incident Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PHMSA F 7100.2-2 New RR GG Incident Form and Instructions	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form PHMSA F 7100.2-2 Incident Report - TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F 7100.2 Incident Report—Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline System	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form PHMSA F 7100.2 Incident Report - Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F 7100.2-3 Annual Report for TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Pipelines	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F 7100.2-3 Annual Report for TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) GAS GATHERING PIPELINE SYSTEMS	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F 7100.4-1 Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Annual Report	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form PHMSA F 7100.4-1 UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F7 100.3-1 Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F7 100.3-1 Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F 7100.2-1 Annual Report for Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PHMSA F 7100.2-1 Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
2137-0522 (Rin 2 changes to GT Annual and Notifications).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-11-04	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
256745	Rin 2 Notification Requirements for Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators	Instruction	New
250844	Incident Report - TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	New RR GG Incident Form and Instructions
250844	Incident Report - TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
250843	Incident Report - Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Incident Report—Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline System
250843	Incident Report - Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
250065	Annual Report for TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) GAS GATHERING PIPELINE SYSTEMS	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Annual Report for TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Pipelines
250065	Annual Report for TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) GAS GATHERING PIPELINE SYSTEMS	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227939	UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT	Form	Unchanged	Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Annual Report
227939	UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT	Form	Unchanged
227939	UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT	Instruction	Unchanged
226549	Immediate Notice of Incidents	Instruction	Unchanged
226537	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
226537	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
226536	Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators	Form and Instruction	Modified	Annual Report for Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems
226536	Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0522	ICR Reference No: 202211-2137-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202111-2137-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0522 Gas Rin 2
Title: Annual and Incident Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators
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: 03/30/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/10/2023
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2025
Responses	3,321	0	3,053
Time Burden (Hours)	95,811	0	94,616
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This mandatory information collection covers the collection of annual report data from natural gas pipeline operators. PHMSA is revising the Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Annual Report (form PHMSA F7 100.2-1) to collect more granular data on conditions being repaired outside of HCA segments. Operators currently provide the number of anomalies outside of HCAs based on assessment methods, however, PHMSA requires operators to further categorize the data in accordance with 49 CFR 192.713. Based on the proposed revisions, PHMSA estimates that it will take an additional 30 minutes per report to include the newly required data - increasing the burden for completing each annual report to 47.5 hours. This change results in an overall burden increase of 905 hours for this information collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 60124 Name of Law: Transportation Biennial Reports
   US Code: 49 USC 60117 Name of Law: Transportation Pipeline Safety
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2137-AE72	Final or interim final rulemaking	87 FR 52224	08/24/2022

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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: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators	PHMSA F 7100.2-1	Annual Report for Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems
Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	PHMSA F7 100.3-1	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
Annual Report for TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) GAS GATHERING PIPELINE SYSTEMS	PHMSA F 7100.2-3	Annual Report for TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Pipelines
Immediate Notice of Incidents
Incident Report - Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems	PHMSA F 7100.2	Incident Report—Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline System
Incident Report - TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Systems	PHMSA F 7100.2-2	New RR GG Incident Form and Instructions
Rin 2 Notification Requirements for Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators
UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT	PHMSA F 7100.4-1	Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Annual Report

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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	3,321	3,053	0	268	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	95,811	94,616	0	1,195	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: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to the provisions in the “Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments Final Rule, PHMSA revised the Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Annual Report to collect additional information on anomalous conditions being repaired outside of high consequence areas. The burden estimate for this information collection has been revised to include an increase in burden resulting from provisions of the Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments Final Rule. PHMSA expects that the currently approved burden for this information collection will increase by 905 hours for annual reporting (on DOT PHMSA Form 7100.4-1) relative to operators of natural gas transmission pipelines.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $189,969

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: 01/10/2023

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