[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54065-54066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25845]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket No. RSPA-98-4470]
Pipeline Safety: Meetings of Pipeline Safety Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, Research and Special Programs
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) notice is hereby given of the
following meetings of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee
(TPSSC) and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards
Committee (THLPSSC). Both the TPSSC and the THLPSSC are statutorily
mandated advisory committees that assist RSPA's Office of Pipeline
Safety in its consideration of proposed safety regulations, risk
assessments, and safety policies for hazardous liquid and natural gas
pipelines. Each committee has an authorized membership of 15 persons,
five each from government, industry, and the public. The committees
meet in May and November of each year. Each Committee meeting, as well
as a joint session of the two Committees, is held at the Department of
Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC
20590. The November 3-4, 1999, meetings will be held in room 8236.
ADDRESSES: Comments on these meetings should be sent to the Dockets
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Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Alternatively, comments may be
e-mailed to [email protected]. All comments must reference
Docket No. RSPA-98-4470. The Dockets Facility is located on the plaza
level of the Nassif Building in Room 401, 400 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington, DC. The Dockets Facility is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Peggy Thompson at (202) 366-1933.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jo Cooney, OPS, (202) 366-4774 or
Richard Huriaux, OPS, (202) 366-4565, regarding the subject matter of
this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 3, 1999, at 9:00 a.m., the
Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee will
meet in room 8236 of the Nassif Building. The preliminary agenda
includes:
1. Bellingham, WA Incident & Investigation
2. Industry Performance Report
3. Corrosion Control on Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
4. Pressure Testing Older Pipelines in Terminals
5. Update on Unusually Sensitive Areas (USA) Project
6. Oil Pollution Act Developments
On November 3, 1999, at 1:00 p.m., the THLPSSC will be joined by
members of the TPSSC for a joint session of the gas and hazardous
liquid pipeline advisory committees. The preliminary agenda includes:
1. Administration/RSPA/OPS Initiatives
2. Program Update
3. OPS Reauthorization: Congressional Perspectives
4. Challenges of the Current Regulatory Climate, Government Accounting
Office & Inspector General Audits
5. Issues Raised by Recent Incidents & NTSB Perspectives
6. Opportunities for Improving Integrity Assurance
7. Underwater Abandoned Pipeline Facilities (VOTE)
8. Enforcement Procedures (VOTE)
On November 4, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee will meet. The preliminary agenda
includes:
1. Plastic Pipeline Safety Standards & Research
2. Gas Pipeline Safety Standards; SIRRC report
3. Gas Gathering Line Definition
4. Remotely Controlled Valves on Natural Gas Pipelines
5. Update on the Local Distribution Company Risk Assessment Feasibility
Team Initiative
All three meetings will be open to the public. Members of the
public will have an opportunity to make short statements on the topics
under discussion. Anyone wishing to make an oral statement must notify
Peggy Thompson, Room 7128, Department of Transportation, Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202)
366-1933, not later than October 15, 1999, on the topic of the
statement and the time requested for presentation. The presiding
officer at each meeting may deny any request to present an oral
statement and may limit the time of any presentation.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 30, 1999.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 99-25845 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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