[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10691]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)

[Docket No. RSPA-98-4470]


Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Pipeline Safety Advisory 
Committees

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) 
Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will convene a meeting of the Technical 
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) to discuss and vote on the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ``Pipeline Integrity Management for Gas 
Transmission Pipelines in High Consequence Areas'' (67 FR 4278) and on 
the associated risk assessment. In addition, RSPA/OPS will brief the 
TPSSC on the draft Cost-Benefit Study of Excess Flow Valve Installation 
on Gas Service Lines completed by RSPA's Volpe National Transportation 
Systems Center. Other briefings and votes may include proposals on 
periodic underwater inspection and on clarifications and updates to the 
liquefied natural gas facilities section of the pipeline safety 
regulations.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Wednesday, May 28 from 1:30 p.m. to 
5 p.m.; and Thursday, May 29 from 9 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 29 is 
reserved should additional business need to be conducted.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend the meetings at Loews 
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Ballroom A--Lobby Level, 
Washington, DC.
    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 Jean Milam, (202) 493-0967, not later than 
May 19, 2003, on the topic of the statement and the length of the 
presentation. The presiding officer at each meeting may deny any 
request to present an oral statement and may limit the time of any 
presentation.
    You may submit written comments by mail or deliver to the Dockets 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. It is open from 10 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You also may 
submit written comments to the docket electronically. To do so, log 
onto the following Internet Web address: http://dms.dot.gov. Click on 
``Help & Information'' for instructions on how to file a document 
electronically. All written comments should reference docket number 
RSPA-98-4470. Anyone who would like confirmation of mailed comments 
must include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

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 
Jean Milam at (202) 493-0967.

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 TPSSC is a statutorily mandated advisory 
committee that advises RSPA/OPS on proposed safety standards for gas 
pipelines. The advisory committee is constituted in accordance with 
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 
5 U.S.C. App. 1). The committee consists of 15 members--five each 
representing government, industry, and the public. The TPSSC is tasked 
with determining reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and practicability 
of proposed pipeline regulations.
    Federal law requires that RSPA/OPS submit cost-benefit analyses and 
risk assessment information on proposed safety standards to the 
advisory committees. The TPSSC evaluates the merit of the data and 
methods used within the analyses, and provides recommendations relating 
to the cost-benefit analyses.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2003.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 03-10691 Filed 4-30-03; 8:45 am]
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