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OMB Control No: 2137-0605	ICR Reference No: 202607-2137-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202501-2137-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Assessment Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/09/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2028
Responses	11,369	10,515
Time Burden (Hours)	629,097	344,807
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: Operators of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines are required to document the continual assessment and evaluation of their pipelines’ integrity through inspection or testing, as well as remedial preventive, and mitigative actions. PHMSA proposes to modify this collection to include new notification and recordkeeping provisions from the Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria NPRM. Under the proposal, hazardous liquid operators would be required to notify PHMSA in advance of using an alternative sampling approach in accordance with § 195.18(a) and (b) and operators who perform an Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA) for dents would be required to submit their ECA procedures to PHMSA through the notification and no-objection process outlined in § 195.18(c). This mandatory record keeping requirement supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “SAFETY STRATEGIC GOAL” which targets three main strategic initiatives: managing risk and integrity, sharing responsibility, and providing effective stewardship. This goal enhances public health and safety by working toward the elimination of transportation-related deaths and injuries. This information is used by PHMSA to determine compliance with Federal pipeline safety regulations and is also used by Agency and State Officials to assist Federal and State pipeline safety inspectors who audit this information when they conduct compliance inspections and to provide background for failure investigations.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 60102 Name of Law: Federal Pipeline Safety Laws

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2137-AF44	Proposed rulemaking	91 FR 42272	07/08/2026

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	11,369	10,515	854
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	629,097	344,807	284,290
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: PHMSA proposes to modify this collection to include new notification and recordkeeping provisions in the Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria NPRM. Under the proposal, hazardous liquid operators would be required to notify PHMSA in advance of using an alternative sampling approach in accordance with § 195.18(a) and (b) and operators who perform an Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA) for dents would be required to submit their ECA procedures to PHMSA through the notification and no-objection process outlined in § 195.18(c).  PHMSA expects 710 operators to spend approximately 400 hours developing and submitting ECA documentation to PHMSA. Likewise, approximately 71 operators will incur an additional time burden complying with new recordkeeping requirements. The burden estimate for this information collection has been adjusted accordingly.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $115,500

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

Agency Contact: Angela Dow 202 366-1246 angela.dow@dot.gov

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