[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 150 (Thursday, August 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 47821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19607]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)

[Docket No. RSPA-98-4470]


Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, Research and Special Programs 
Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Hazardous Liquid Advisory Committee Telephone 
Conference 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) the Office of Pipeline Safety 
(OPS) is giving notice of a meeting of the Technical Hazardous Liquid 
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC) to consider two Notices 
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), ``Areas Unusually Sensitive to 
Environmental Damage'' (64 FR 73464) and ``Pipeline Integrity 
Management in High Consequence Areas for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines'' 
(65 FR 21695). In addition, OPS is providing notice of an earlier 
telephone conference call to provide the members an oral briefing on: 
(1) A summary of issues raised in comments to the docket on both NPRMs; 
and, (2) the results of the technical review of the proposed definition 
of areas unusually sensitive to environmental damage.

DATES: OPS will hold the conference call briefing on Thursday, August 
24, 2000, at 11:30 a.m. EST. The meeting of the THLPSSC will be 
conducted by conference call on Monday, September 11, 2000, at 11:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend the meetings at the 
Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. The August 24 meeting is in room 8442 and the 
September 11 meeting is in room 6200.
    An opportunity will be provided for the public to make short 
statements on the topics under discussion. Anyone wishing to make an 
oral statement should notify Juan Carlos Martinez, (202) 366-1933, not 
later than August 16, 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.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance during the telephone 
conference calls, contact Juan Carlos Martinez at (202) 366-1933.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel, OPS, (202) 366-4431 or 
Richard Huriaux, OPS, (202) 366-4565, regarding the subject matter of 
this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The THLPSSC is a statutorily mandated 
advisory committee that advises OPS on proposed safety standards and 
other safety policies for hazardous liquid pipelines. The committee 
consists of 15 members representing government, industry, and the 
public. The committees meet twice a year, usually in May and November. 
However, because the THLPSSC requested a delay in its formal review of 
two proposed rules at the May 2000 meeting and OPS intends to complete 
action on both rulemakings this year, a meeting is being held in 
September.
    The biannual meeting generally held in November for both the 
THLPSSC and the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee will be 
postponed until February 2001.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 27, 2000.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 00-19607 Filed 8-2-00; 8:45 am]
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