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and the related records operators must
keep. The notices inform customers
about the need for proper maintenance
of this piping. Comments will help
OMB evaluate the information
collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
July 22, 2005, to ensure consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments to the docket by any of the
following methods: DOT Web site: Go to
http://dms.dot.gov, click on
‘‘Comments/Submissions’’ and follow
instructions at the site. Mail: Dockets
Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Room PL–401, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590–0001. Anyone wanting
confirmation of mailed comments must
include a self-addressed stamped
postcard. Hand Delivery or Courier:
Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC. The Dockets Facility is
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All written comments
should identify the docket number
stated in the heading of this notice.
Docket access: For copies of this
notice or other material in the docket,
you may contact the Dockets Facility by
phone (202–366–9329) or visit the
facility at the above street address. For
Web access to the docket to read and
download filed material, go to http://
dms.dot.gov/search. Then type in the
last four digits of the docket number
shown in the heading of this notice, and
click on ‘‘Search.’’
Anyone can search the electronic
form of all comments filed in any of
DOT’s dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted for an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the April 11,
2000 issue of the Federal Register (65
FR 19477) or go to http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Florence Hamn at (202) 366–3015 or by
e-mail to Florence.Hamn@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Standards
in 49 CFR 192.16, ‘‘Customer
notification,’’ require operators of gas
service lines who do not maintain
buried customer piping between service
lines and building walls or gas
utilization equipment to send written
notices to their customers of the proper
maintenance of this piping and of the
potential hazards of not properly
maintaining the piping. Operators also
have to keep records that include a copy
of the notice currently in use and
evidence that notices were sent to
customers within the previous 3 years.
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This rule was issued in response to the
statutory mandate in 49 U.S.C. 60113.
This information collection supports
the DOT strategic goal of safety by
reducing the number of fatalities,
injuries, and amount of property
damage.
Comments are invited on: (a) The
need for the proposed collection of
information for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques.
As used in this notice, ‘‘information
collection’’ includes all work related to
preparing and disseminating
information related to this
recordkeeping requirement including
completing paperwork, gathering
information and conducting telephone
calls.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Renewal of Existing Collection.
Title of Information Collection:
Customer-owned Service Lines.
OMB Approval Number: 2137–0594.
Frequency: A notice is sent once to
each customer at a particular location.
Use: This collection is used by gas
customers to learn of the need to
maintain their buried piping and by
OPS and State authorities to review
operator compliance.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,540.
Estimated Annual Burden Hour:
9,167.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17,
2005.
Theodore L. Willke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline
Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket: RSPA–98–4957]
Request for Public Comments and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Approval of an Existing
Information Collection (2137–0593)
AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, Department of
Transportation (DOT).
SUMMARY: This notice seeks comments
from the public regarding notices gas
service line operators must send
customers about the availability of
excess flow valves (EFVs) and related
records operators must keep. The
notices give customers information to
help them decide if they would like to
have EFVs installed on their lines.
Comments will help OMB evaluate the
information collection involving EFVs.
DATES: Comments must be received by
July 22, 2005, to ensure consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments to the docket by any of the
following methods:
DOT Web Site: Go to http://
dms.dot.gov, click on Comments/
Submissions and follow instructions at
the site.
Mail: Dockets Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Room
PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Anyone
wanting confirmation of mailed
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Room PL–
401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC. The Dockets Facility is
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All written comments
should identify the docket number
stated in the heading of this notice.
Docket access: For copies of this
notice or other material in the docket,
you may contact the Dockets Facility by
phone (202–366–9329) or visit the
facility at the above street address. For
Web access to the docket to read and
download filed material, go to http://
dms.dot.gov/search. Then type in the
last four digits of the docket number
shown in the heading of this notice, and
click on ‘‘Search.’’
Anyone can search the electronic
form of all comments filed in any of
DOT’s dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted for an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
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Privacy Act Statement in the April 11,
2000, issue of the Federal Register (65
FR 19477) or go to http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Florence Hamn at (202) 366–3015 or by
e-mail to Florence.Hamn@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Standards
in 49 CFR 192.383, ‘‘Excess flow valve
customer notification,’’ require that
before operators install or replace
certain gas service lines, they must
notify customers in writing that excess
flow valves are available for installation
if the customer agrees to pay for the
related expenses. Operators also must
keep records that include the notice
currently in use and evidence that
notices were sent as required during the
previous 3 years. The standards were
published in response to a statutory
mandate in 49 U.S.C. 60110(c).
This information collection supports
the DOT strategic goal of safety by
reducing the number of fatalities,
injuries, and amount of property
damage.
Comments are invited on: (a) The
need for the proposed collection of
information for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques.
As used in this notice, ‘‘information
collection’’ includes all work related to
preparing and disseminating
information related to this
recordkeeping requirement including
completing paperwork, gathering
information and conducting telephone
calls.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Renewal of Existing Collection.
Title of Information Collection:
Record keeping Requirements for Excess
Flow Valves—Customer Notification.
OMB Approval Number: 2137–0593.
Frequency: A notice is sent before a
new service line is installed or an
existing service line is replaced.
Use: This collection is used by gas
customers to decide whether to have
EFVs installed and by government
inspectors to review operator
compliance.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,540.
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Estimated Annual Burden Hour:
18,000.
Issued in Washington DC, on May 17,
2005.
Theodore L. Willke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline
Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
International Standards on the
Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public
Meetings
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice is to advise
interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct public meetings in preparation
for and to report the results of the 27th
session of the United Nation’s Sub-
Committee of Experts on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE) to be
held July 4–8, 2005 in Geneva,
Switzerland.
DATES: June 22, 2005, 9:30 a.m.–12:30
p.m., Room 4438–4440, July 20, 2005,
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Room 6200–6204.
ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held
at DOT Headquarters, Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,
DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bob Richard, Director, Office of
International Standards, or Mr. Duane
Pfund, Senior International
Transportation Specialist, Office of
Hazardous Materials, Safety,
Department of Transportation,
Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366–0656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose of the first meeting
will be to prepare for the 27th session
of the UNSCOE and to discuss draft U.S.
positions on UNSCOE proposals. The
primary purpose of the second meeting
will be to provide a briefing on the
outcome of the UNSCOE session and to
prepare for the 28th session of the
UNSCOE. The 27th session of the
UNSCOE is the first meeting in the
current biennium cycle. The UNSCOE
will consider proposals for the 15th
Revised Edition of the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods Model Regulations.
Topics to be covered during the public
meetings include: (1) Harmonization of
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the Recommendations on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods with other model
and national regulations, (2) Transport
of Dangerous Goods in limited and
excepted quantities, (3) Requirements
for Intermodal Bulk Containers (IBC), (4)
New entries for fuel cell systems
containing flammable gas, (5)
Requirements related to lithium ion
rechargeable batteries, (6)
Harmonization with the IAEA
Regulations for the safe transport of
radioactive materials, (7) Miscellaneous
proposals related to listing and
classification and the use of packagings
and tanks. The public is invited to
attend without prior notification. Due to
the heightened security measures
participants are encouraged to arrive
early to allow time for security checks
necessary to obtain access to the
building.
Documents
Copies of documents for the UNSCOE
meeting and the meeting agenda may be
obtained by downloading them from the
United Nations Transport Division’s
Web site at: http://www.unece.org/trans/
main/dgdb/dgsubc/c32005.htm. This
site may also be accessed through
PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Safety
Homepage at http://hazmat.dot.gov/
regs/intl/intstandards.htm. PHMSA’s
site provides additional information
regarding the UNSCOE and related
matters such as a summary of decisions
taken at previous sessions of the
UNSCOE.
Robert A. McGuire,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous
Materials Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. RSPA–98–4470]
Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the
Pipeline Safety Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS),
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
SUMMARY: This notice announces public
meetings of Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration’s
(PHMSA) Technical Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee (TPSSC) and
Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC)
to discuss various regulatory issues.
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