[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]


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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.

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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

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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]
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