[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 66 (Friday, April 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 17219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6426]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-98-4470]


Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Technical Pipeline Safety 
Standards Committee and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 
Standards Committee

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of canceled meetings and public workshop.

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SUMMARY: This notice cancels the Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, 
April 26, 2007 meetings of PHMSA's Technical Pipeline Safety Standards 
Advisory Committee (TPSSC) and Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline 
Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC) and a public workshop.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information regarding 
this notice contact Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366-4431, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 12, 2007, the THLPSSC discussed 
a proposal to extend pipeline safety regulations to the unregulated 
hazardous liquid gathering lines and low stress pipelines, and 
potential changes to the proposal to address the requirements of the 
Pipeline Integrity, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006. 
PHMSA expects to incorporate these changes into a supplemental notice 
of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) within the next few weeks. PHMSA 
published a Federal Register notice on March 23, 2007 (72 FR 13559) 
which announced April meetings. The THLPSSC was to consider and vote on 
the SNPRM. PHMSA has decided an April meeting would not give the 
THLPSSC sufficient time to review the SNPRM. In addition, the THLPSSC 
would not have the benefit of viewing the public comments on the SNPRM. 
PHMSA will schedule a THLPSSC meeting later in the year to consider and 
vote on this rulemaking proposal.
    The other rulemaking item on the April agenda was a TPSSC meeting 
to consider and vote on a proposal to relax regulatory requirements 
governing public awareness programs conducted by operators of master 
meter systems and certain operators of petroleum gas systems. The 
proposal is a minor non-controversial change to an existing rulemaking 
PHMSA will schedule a TPSSC telephone meeting later in the year to 
consider and vote on this rulemaking proposal.
    Lastly, PHMSA continues to evaluate reassessment intervals for gas 
integrity management programs. PHMSA may reschedule the public workshop 
canceled by this notice or decide on an alternative way to seek public 
input.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 30, 2007.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
 [FR Doc. E7-6426 Filed 4-5-07; 8:45 am]
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