49 CFR Part 192 Subpart N and Part 195
SubPart G require all individuals who operate and maintain pipeline
facilities to be qualified and keep records of qualification. The
purpose of this mandatory information collection request is to
ensure compliance with the record keeping requirements prescribed
in the federal pipeline safety regulations. Pipeline operators must
make and maintain the records as described and have those records
available for compliance inspection by PHMSA staff upon request.
Examples of such records include the identification of qualified
individuals; identification of covered tasks; dates of current
qualification; and qualification methods. Records supporting an
individual's current qualification shall be maintained while the
individual is performing the covered task. Records of prior
qualification and records of individuals no longer performing
covered tasks shall be retained for a period of five
years.
US Code:
49
USC 60102 Name of Law: Federal Pipeline Safety Laws
The Pipeline Safety: Unusually
Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and Certain
Coastal Waters IFR amended the pipeline safety regulations to
explicitly state that certain coastal waters, the Great Lakes, and
coastal beaches are classified as unusually sensitive areas for the
purpose of compliance with pipeline safety regulations. PHMSA
estimates that the new definitions for unusually sensitive areas in
the Pipeline Safety: Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes,
Coastal Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters IFR will require
operators of rural gathering lines regulated under § 195.11 to keep
records of qualification for 30 additional individuals. One-sixth
of these new individuals will have to comply with this record
keeping requirement annually. This results in an average annual
burden increase of 5 responses and 1 hour per year over 3
years.
$1,076,300
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Angela Dow 202 366-1246
angela.dow@dot.gov
No
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.