[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16405]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

49 CFR Parts 192 and 195

[Docket No. PS-94; Notice 7]
RIN 2137-AB38


Qualification of Pipeline Personnel

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the next three meetings of the RSPA 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. This committee is conducting a 
negotiated rulemaking to develop a proposed rule on qualification of 
pipeline employees performing certain safety-related functions on 
pipelines subject to the pipeline safety regulations. The advisory 
committee is composed of persons who represent the interests that would 
be affected by the rule, such as gas pipeline operators, hazardous 
liquid and carbon dioxide pipeline operators, representatives of state 
and federal governments, labor organizations, and other interested 
parties.

DATES: The Committee will meet from 9:00am to 5:00pm on the following 
dates:

July 9-10, 1997--DOT Headquarters, Room 10234.
August 27-28, 1997--American Gas Association, Arlington, VA.
October 8-9, 1997--DOT Headquarters, Room 10234.

ADDRESSES: The July and October meetings will be held in Room 10234 at 
the U.S. Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, 
SW, Washington, DC. The August meeting will be held at the American Gas 
Association, 1515 Wilson Boulevard, 11th floor, in Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eben M. Wyman, (202) 366-0918, 
regarding the subject matter of this Notice; or the Dockets Unit, (202) 
366-4453, for copies of this document or other material in the docket.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 18, 1997.
Cesar De Leon,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 97-16405 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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