Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Review – OMB Approves PHMSA Gas Release Reporting ICR Revision

Yesterday the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had approved an information collection request (ICR) revision from the DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for “Incident Reports for Natural Gas Pipeline Operators”. The 60-day ICR notice was published on December 17th, 2020. The 30-day ICR notice was published on August 13th, 2025. The revision relates to a proposed change to the instructions for Form PHMSA F 7100.2, Incident Report – Gas Transmission, Gas Gathering, And Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities, clarifying the reporting requirements for discharges from pressure relief devices.

The table below shows the changes in the burden estimate that result from those changes in instructions.

NOTE the ‘New Version’ data comes from the Supporting Document provided to OIRA.

 

For more information on the burden estimate and changes in instructions, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/omb-approves-phmsa-gas-release-reporting - subscription required.

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