[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 181 (Monday, September 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 56360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23905]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)

[Docket No. RSPA-98-4470]


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

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

ACTION: Notice; Meeting of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 
Standards Committee.

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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) gives notice of the continuation of a conference call meeting of 
the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee 
(THLPSSC) to consider the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), 
``Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence 
Areas (Hazardous Liquid Operators with 500 or more Miles of 
Pipeline).'' This meeting is being held without the required 15-day 
notice (THLPSSC Charter; Section 7 (d)) because of the urgent need to 
complete advisory committee action on this rule.

DATES: OPS will continue the conference call meeting on Friday, 
September 22, 2000, at 3:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend the meetings at the 
Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20590. The meeting will be held in room 6332. The public 
may participate by telephone by registering with Juan Carlos Martinez, 
(202) 366-1933, no later than Wednesday, September 20, 2000. The Office 
of Pipeline Safety will contact all registered individuals prior to the 
meeting to notify them of the conference call number.

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 committee meets twice a year, usually in May and November. 
However, because the THLPSSC requested a delay in its formal review of 
the proposed rule at the May 2000 meeting, a special conference call 
meeting was held on September 11, 2000. Because the committee did not 
have time to complete its work, an additional conference call meeting 
will be held on September 22, 2000. The THLPSSC will provide comments 
on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), ``Pipeline Safety: 
Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas (Hazardous 
Liquid Operators with 500 or more Miles of Pipeline)'' (65 FR 21695) 
and will vote on the adequacy of the rule and the accompanying risk 
assessment.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 12, 2000.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 00-23905 Filed 9-15-00; 8:45 am]
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