[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15404-15405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7061]


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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.

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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). 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 natural gas and hazardous liquid 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 May 3-4, 2000, meetings will be held in room 2230.

ADDRESSES: Comments on these meetings should be sent to the Dockets 
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 a.m. to 5 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 
Jenny Donohue at (202) 366-4046.

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 May 3, 2000, at 9 a.m., the Technical 
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (the natural gas advisory 
committee) will meet in room 2230 of the Nassif Building. The 
preliminary agenda includes:

1. Update on Plastic Pipe Research
2. Proposal for ``Class 0'' Class Location
3. Gas Gathering Line Definition
4. Gas Pipeline Safety Standards
5. Risk Management: Local Distribution Company Initiative

    On May 3, 2000, at 1 p.m., the TPSSC will be joined by members of 
the THLPSSC for a joint session. The preliminary agenda includes:

1. RSPA Updates and Welcome from Administrator
2. Pipeline Safety Program Reauthorization
3. Budget/Appropriations
4. Community Right-to-Know
4. Producer-operated Outer Continental Shelf Pipelines (Vote)
5. Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas
6. National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS)

    The joint session continues on May 4, 2000, at 9 a.m. in room 2230:

7. Periodic Updates to Pipeline Safety Regulations (Vote)
8. Status Report on Path Forward and Dig Safely Initiatives
9. NTSB Recommendations
10. OPS Response Plan Update

    On May 4, 2000, at 12:30 p.m., the THLPSSC will meet in room 2230 
of the Nassif Building. The preliminary agenda includes:

1. Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas (Vote)
2. Corrosion Control on Hazardous Liquid Pipelines (Vote)
3. Unusually Sensitive Areas (USA) Project (Vote)
4. Spill Data Presentation
5. Pressure Testing of Older Pipelines in Terminal
6. Oil Pollution Act Developments

    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 
Jenny Donohue, Room 7128, Department of Transportation, Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 
366-4046, not later than April 21, 2000, 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 March 16, 2000.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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