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Information Collection Request

Annual Report for Gas Distribution Operators

ICR 202101-2137-003 · OMB 2137-0629 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
 Modified
Supporting Statement A
2021-02-11
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
212905 Modified
ICR Details
2137-0629 202101-2137-003
Received in OIRA 202005-2137-004
DOT/PHMSA 2137-0629 Gas RegReform Final Rule
Annual Report for Gas Distribution Operators
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 02/12/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 10/31/2021
1,446 1,446
25,305 24,582
0 0
This information collection request would require operators of gas distribution pipeline systems to submit annual report data to the Office of Pipeline Safety in accordance with the regulations stipulated in 49 CFR Part 191 by way of form PHMSA F 7100.1-1. The form is to be submitted once for each calendar year. The annual report form collects data about the pipe material, size, and age. The form also collects data on leaks from these systems as well as excavation damages. PHMSA uses the information to track the extent of gas distribution systems and normalize incident and leak rates. PHMSA proposes to revise this information in conjunction with proposed regulatory changes made in the Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform Final Rule. The requested revision would revise form F7100.1-1, the Gas Distribution Annual Report, to collect the total number of mechanical joint failures that occur within each calendar year.
US Code: 49 USC 60124 Name of Law: Transportation Biennial Reports
   US Code: 49 USC 60117 Name of Law: Transportation Pipeline Safety
  
None
2137-AF36 Final or interim final rulemaking 86 FR 2210 01/11/2021
No
1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Gas Distribution Annual Report PHMSA F 7100-1.1 ANNUAL REPORT FOR GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
  Total Request 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 1,446 1,446 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 25,305 24,582 0 723 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
PHMSA proposes to revise form F7100.1-1, the Gas Distribution Annual Report, to collect the total number of mechanical joint failures that occur within each calendar year. PHMSA estimates that it will take operators approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to add this information to the annual report, assuming that reporting each mechanical joint failure takes 3 minutes and each operator has an average of approximately 9 mechanical joint failures per year on average. As a result, the burden for this information collection will increase by approximately 723 hours for an estimated total burden of 25,305 hours (17.5 hours * 1,446 operators).
$76,700
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
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.
02/12/2021