[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 10672-10673] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-5494] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration [Docket No. PS-142; Notice 11] Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program Electronic Teleconference AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will sponsor its fourth satellite-based video presentation on the Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program on Thursday, March 26, 1998, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The program will be aired over the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Agency's Emergency Education Network (EENET). DATES: The electronic teleconference will be aired on March 26, 1998, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eben M. Wyman, (202) 366-0918, or by e-mail ([email protected]), regarding the subject matter of this Notice. Contact the Dockets Unit (202) 366-5046, for other material in the docket. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Demonstration Program tests an innovative regulatory approach to achieving superior safety performance by allowing pipeline operators to customize safety activities. OPS is currently consulting with several pipeline operators about participating in the Demonstration Program. The companies whose projects are under most active discussion at this time are Shell Pipe Line Company, Phillips Pipe Line Company, Chevron Pipe Line Company, Mobil Pipe Line Company, and the Natural Gas Pipe Line Company. Their pipelines go through the States of Colorado, Louisiana, Washington, Utah, Oregon, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Texas, Idaho, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. As consultations near completion, more information will be distributed via company and project-specific prospectuses. OPS seeks comments from individuals or groups who can provide information about local conditions, land use, geological factors, damage prevention efforts or the practices of these companies. The broadcast will have three main program segments. First, OPS representatives will give an update on the status of the Demonstration Program. The next two segments will present videotaped highlights of panel discussions from a public meeting which was held in Houston, Texas, on November 19, 1997. The first panel was made up of other Federal and State government representatives who discussed their perspectives on the Demonstration Program and its effect on their agency's efforts. The second panel was made up of interested representatives from the public sector. Both panels discussed issues relative to the Demonstration Program and made suggestions to both OPS and the candidate pipeline companies during their presentations. Several live call-in periods are scheduled during this broadcast. Callers can ask questions of the panelists, raise issues from their presentations, or discuss the program with OPS officials. Several speakers from both panels will be available to provide further input on these topics. Representatives from the governmental panel will be State pipeline safety program managers: Joe Finan, Pennsylvania; Dennis Lloyd, Washington; Tony Karahalios, Colorado; and John Gawronski, New York. Representing the Community Perspective panel will be Dr. Martha Rozelle from the International Association for Public Participation, Ruth Ellen Schelhaus, publisher of the Local Emergency Planning Committee Newsletter, and Larry Miller, Channel Development Manager from the Houston Port Authority. If you have questions [[Page 10673]] you would like to have addressed on this or future broadcasts, please send them via e-mail to John Hess at: [email protected]. The electronic teleconference will be broadcast via EENET, which has been broadcasting for more than ten years and has an extensive audience in the fire and emergency management communities. By using EENET, OPS has the opportunity to involve thousands of public safety and emergency management officials who routinely receive these programs. EENET sites use the widely available Ku and C band satellite dish technology. The following are ways to view this broadcast:Set up a Television Receive-Only dish at your viewing facility. Ask your local television cable company to carry this EENET video broadcast. Contact your local government cable access office to carry the program. Many cable systems have dedicated internal cable channels to local governments to carry programs such as these to their offices and other facilities. Use a local facility which has a Television Receive-Only dish. Many schools (elementary, secondary, and community colleges), hospitals, or local hotels and motels have these facilities. Rent a portable Television Receive-Only dish and have it set up at your viewing place. The technical information necessary to align the receiver dish with the satellite is as follows: C-Band Galaxy 4 Transponder: 22 Downlink Freq: 4140 MHZ Audio Freq: 6.2/6.8 MHZ Location: 99 degrees West Polarity: Vertical Ku-Band GE-3 Transponder: 21 Downlink Freq: 12120 MHZ Audio Freq: 6.2/6.8 MHZ Location: 87 degrees West Polarity: horizontal View the broadcast via Internet. Information, links to the show, and the necessary software to view it are found on the Town Meeting Homepage. The Internet address is http://ops.dot.gov/tmvid.htm. If you need assistance in locating a satellite receive site, please call John Hess at (202)366-4576; E-mail John.H[email protected] or, call EENET at 1-800-527-4893. This broadcast and previous broadcasts are available on videotape. Individuals may contact their State pipeline safety office to borrow copies of the videotapes or may contact OPS. To request to borrow copies of the videotapes via the OPS Home page follow the instructions at http://ops.dot.gov, or contact OPS by E-mail at [email protected]. Issued in Washington, D.C. on February 26, 1998. Richard B. Felder, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 98-5494 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P