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	Removed	Available
Form PHMSA F 7100.2-2 Incident Report - TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Removed	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F 7100.2 Incident Report—Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline System	Form and Instruction	Removed	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F 7100.2 Incident Report - Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Removed	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F 7100.2-3 Annual Report for TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Pipelines	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
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	Repair queued
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	Modified	Repair queued
Form PHMSA F7 100.3-1 Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	Form and Instruction	Modified	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 DIRT Supporting Statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-04-06	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	Unchanged
250844	Incident Report - TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Removed	New RR GG Incident Form and Instructions
250844	Incident Report - TYPE R (Reporting-Regulated) Gas Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Removed
250843	Incident Report - Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Removed	Incident Report—Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline System
250843	Incident Report - Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems	Form and Instruction	Removed
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	Removed
226537	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	Form and Instruction	Modified	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
226537	Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities	Form and Instruction	Modified
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: 202304-2137-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-2137-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No:
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: 08/22/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/22/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2026
Responses	2,445	0	3,321
Time Burden (Hours)	104,596	0	95,811
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This mandatory information collection covers the collection of data from operators of natural gas pipelines, underground natural gas storage facilities, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities for annual reports. 49 CFR 191.17 requires operators of underground natural gas storage facilities, gas transmission systems, and gas gathering systems to submit an annual report by March 15, for the preceding calendar year. PHMSA revised this information to update the “Annual Report for Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems” to collect data on the number of one-call tickets and excavation damage events in a calendar year..

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 14092	03/11/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 65642	10/31/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

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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	2,445	3,321	0	0	-876	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	104,596	95,811	0	11,765	-2,980	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: The burden estimate for this information collection has been revised to include a burden increase of 12, 670 hours for operators completing PHMSA F 7100.2 1, the Annual Report for Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems, to collect the number of one-call tickets and the number of excavation damage events in each CGA DIRT root cause category. The burden estimate for this information collection is also being revised to remove the burden associated with operators making immediate notice of incident to the NRC and the reporting of incident data for gas transmission and Type R gas gathering operators. These data collections are now being covered under OMB Control No. 2137-0635 and PHMSA is removing the associated burden from this information collection request to avoid duplication.

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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: 06/22/2023

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