Annual and Incident Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PHMSA Form 7100.4- UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form PHMSA F7 100 1-2 Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports Form and Instruction	Removed
Form PHMSA F7 100.3-1 Annual Report for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form PHMSA F7 100.2-1 Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators Form and Instruction	Unchanged
2137-0522 Gas Reg Reform Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-06-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
227939	UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT Form and Instruction	Unchanged
226549	Immediate Notice of Incidents	Unchanged
226544	Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports Form and Instruction	Removed
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	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2137-0522	ICR Reference No: 202005-2137-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201910-2137-011
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0522 Gas RegReform NPRM
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: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 09/30/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/10/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Agency will address public comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2023
Responses	10,547	0	10,547
Time Burden (Hours)	80,101	0	80,101
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This mandatory information collection covers the collection of information from Gas pipeline operators for Incidents and Annual reports. 49 CFR § 191.15 requires each operator of an underground natural gas storage facility to submit DOT Form PHMSA F7100.2 as soon as practicable but not more than 30 days after detection of an incident. 49 CFR § 191.17 requires each operator of an underground natural gas storage facility to submit an annual report on DOT PHMSA Form 7100.4-1 by March 15, for the preceding calendar year. The first submission will be due March 15, 2018 for the 2017 calendar year. PHMSA is revising this information collection in conjunction with the Pipeline Safety: NPRM. Based on the provisions in this proposed rule, PHMSA plans to eliminate the Mechanical Fitting Failure report form under OMB Control Number 2137-0522 and have operators submit the annual total of mechanical joint failures on the Gas Distribution Annual Report under OMB Control Number 2137-0629. PHMSA estimates that it currently receives, on average, 8,300 Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports each year with each operator spending, on average, 1 hour to complete each report. By eliminating this report, PHMSA plans to reduce the burden for this information collection by 8,300 responses and 8, 300 burden hours.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2137-AF36	Proposed rulemaking	85 FR 35240	06/09/2020

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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: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Report for Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering Pipeline Operators	PHMSA F7 100.2-1	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
Immediate Notice of Incidents
UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT	PHMSA Form 7100.4-1	UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT
Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports	PHMSA F7 100 1-2	Mechanical Fitting Failure Report Form

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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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: PHMSA is revising this information collection in conjunction with the Pipeline Safety: NPRM. Based on the provisions in this proposed rule, PHMSA plans to eliminate the Mechanical Fitting Failure report form under OMB Control Number 2137-0522 and have operators submit the annual total of mechanical joint failures on the Gas Distribution Annual Report under OMB Control Number 2137-0629. PHMSA estimates that it currently receives, on average, 8,300 Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports each year with each operator spending, on average, 1 hour to complete each report. By eliminating this report, PHMSA plans to reduce the burden for this information collection by 8,300 responses and 8, 300 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $223,916

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: 06/10/2020

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