[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-18058] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: July 26, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Excavation Damage Prevention; Workshop AGENCY: National Transportation Safety Board. ACTION: Notice of Workshop; Excavation Damage Prevention. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Office of Pipeline Safety of the U.S. Department of Transportation will hold a 2-day workshop on September 8 and 9 to identify new ideas and approaches for preventing excavation-caused damage to buried facilities such as pipelines and telecommunication cables. The workshop will be held at the Sheraton Washington Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road NW., Washington, DC (202-328-2000). The workshop will provide experts from across the Nation the opportunity to come together to develop new excavation safety initiatives and to identify current accident prevention activities that should be expanded nationwide. Participants will consider elements essential for operating effective one-call notification systems, excavation damage prevention responsibilities of excavators and buried facility operators, and ways the States should administer sanctions for damage prevention programs. The workshop is open to everyone. Representatives from pipeline companies, telephone companies, other buried facility operators, railroads, excavation equipment operators/contractors, and Federal, State, and local public works and government officials are expected to attend the workshop. Anyone wishing to comment on any aspect of excavation damage prevention programs may send this information to Charles Batten, Pipeline Division, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 20594. Papers should be submitted with a disk in either WordPerfect (5.2 or lower) format or ASCII format. A copy of the workshop's proceedings will be prepared and available at a later date. Participants may obtain more detailed information or register for the workshop by calling Ms. Angela Fenwick at 202/382-0670. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Jackson, Acting Chief, Pipline Division, Office of Surface Transportation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 20594, (202) 382-0670. Dated: July 20, 1994. Ray Smith, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 94-18058 Filed 7-25-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7533-01-M