[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 80 (Thursday, April 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20916-20918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7938]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


Pipeline Safety: Requests for Waivers of Compliance (Special 
Permits)

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal pipeline safety laws allow a pipeline operator to 
request PHMSA to waive compliance with any part of the Federal pipeline 
safety regulations. We are publishing this notice to provide a list of 
requests we have received from pipeline operators seeking relief from 
compliance with certain Federal pipeline safety regulations. This 
notice seeks public comment on these requests, including comments on 
any

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environmental impacts. In addition, this notice reminds the public that 
we have changed what we call a decision granting such a request to a 
special permit. At the conclusion of the comment period, PHMSA will 
evaluate each request individually to determine whether to grant a 
special permit or deny the request.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding any of these requests for special 
permit by May 29, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the request 
and may be submitted in the following ways:
     DOT Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. To submit comments on 
the DOT electronic docket site, click ``Comment/Submissions,'' click 
``Continue,'' fill in the requested information, click ``Continue,'' 
enter your comment, then click ``Submit.''
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System; Room PL-401 
on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
     E-Gov Web Site: http://www.Regulations.gov. This site 
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice 
issued by any agency.
    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the request 
you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments. If you submit 
your comments by mail, you should submit two copies. If you wish to 
receive confirmation that PHMSA received your comments, you should 
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit 
comments at http://www.regulations.gov, and may access all comments 
received by DOT at http://dms.dot.gov by performing a simple search for 
the docket number.

    Note: All comments will be posted without changes or edits to 
http://dms.dot.gov including any personal information provided.

    Privacy Act Statement: Anyone may search the electronic form of all 
comments received for any of our dockets. You may review DOT's complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477) or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Lemoi by telephone at (404) 832-
1160; or, e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Change in Nomenclature

    The PHMSA changed the name of a decision we make granting a request 
for waiver of compliance from ``decision granting waiver'' to ``special 
permit'' to reflect that granting the request will not reduce safety. 
We commonly add safety conditions to decisions granting waivers to 
ensure that waiving compliance with an existing pipeline safety 
standard is consistent with pipeline safety. The change was simply a 
name change for a decision granting waiver under 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1).

Comments Invited on Requests for Waiver

    The PHMSA has filed in DOT's Docket Management System (DMS) 
requests for waiver we have received from pipeline operators seeking 
relief from compliance with certain pipeline safety regulations. Each 
request has been assigned a separate docket number in the DMS. We 
invite interested persons to participate by reviewing these requests 
and by submitting written comments, data or other views. Please include 
any comments on environmental impacts granting the requests may have.
    Before acting on any request, PHMSA will evaluate all comments 
received on or before the comment closing date. We will consider 
comments received after this date if it is possible to do so without 
incurring additional expense or delay. We may grant or deny these 
requests based on the comments we receive.
    PHMSA has received the following requests for waivers of compliance 
with pipeline safety regulations:

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           Docket No.                    Requester              Regulation(s)              Nature of waiver
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PHMSA-2007-27607................  Southeast Supply        49 CFR 192.111...........  To authorize operation of a
                                   Header,.               49 CFR 192.201...........   269-mile gas transmission
                                                          49 CFR 192.619...........   pipeline from Delhi, LA to
                                                                                      Coden, AL at a maximum
                                                                                      allowable operating
                                                                                      pressure (MAOP) of 80% of
                                                                                      the specified minimum
                                                                                      yield strength (SMYS).
PHMSA-2007-27842................  Midcontinent Express    49 CFR 192.111...........  To authorize operation of a
                                   Pipeline, LLC.         49 CFR 192.201...........   500-mile gas transmission
                                                                                      pipeline from Bryan
                                                                                      County, OK to Choctaw
                                                                                      County, AL at a maximum
                                                                                      allowable operating
                                                                                      pressure (MAOP) of 80% of
                                                                                      the specified minimum
                                                                                      yield strength (SMYS).
PHMSA-2007-27647................  Great Lakes Gas         49 CFR 192.611...........  To authorize operation of
                                   Transmission.                                      720 feet of a gas
                                                                                      transmission pipeline in
                                                                                      Emmet County, MI without
                                                                                      reducing operating
                                                                                      pressure as a result of a
                                                                                      change from a Class 2 to
                                                                                      Class 3 location.
PHMSA-2007-27646................  Cameron LNG, LLC......  49 CFR 193.2301..........  To authorize the use of
                                                                                      automatic ultrasonic
                                                                                      testing (AUT) to inspect
                                                                                      LNG tank welds.
PHMSA-2007-27608................  West Virginia Oil       49 CFR 195.8.............  To authorize the insertion
                                   Gathering Corporation.                             of polyethylene lined,
                                                                                      glass fiber reinforced
                                                                                      pipe into an existing
                                                                                      steel pipeline to
                                                                                      transport crude oil across
                                                                                      the Ohio River near
                                                                                      Belmont, WV.
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    PHMSA is correcting the Federal Register notice of February 8, 
2007, as follows:

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PHMSA-2006-26617................  TransCanada Keystone    49 CFR 195.106...........  To authorize operation of a
                                   Pipeline, LP.          49 CFR 195.406...........   1,369-mile crude oil
                                                                                      pipeline from the Canadian
                                                                                      border near Cavalier
                                                                                      County, ND to Payne
                                                                                      County, OK and from
                                                                                      Jefferson County, NE to
                                                                                      Marion County IL at a MAOP
                                                                                      of 80% of SMYS.
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    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2007.
Joy Kadnar,
Director, Office of Engineering and Emergency Support.
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