[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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