[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 124 (Thursday, June 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35543-35544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12573]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-98-4470]


Pipeline Safety: Meeting of 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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of PHMSA's Technical 
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The 
THLPSSC will vote on a proposal to extend pipeline safety regulations 
to certain unregulated hazardous liquid gathering lines and low-stress 
pipelines and on a supplemental proposal addressing new requirements 
for low-stress pipelines in the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, 
Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 (PIPES Act). PHMSA will also 
consult with the THLPSSC on a concept addressing internal corrosion.

DATES: The meeting will be on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The THLPSSC will participate by telephone conference call. 
The public may attend the meeting at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., East Building, Second 
Floor, Washington, DC 20590, Room E27-302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366-4431, or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Meeting Details

    PHMSA will post additional information or changes approximately 15 
days before the meeting on its Web site: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov.
    Members of the public may attend and they may also make an oral 
statement during the meeting. To make an oral statement, you may 
contact Cheryl Whetsel before July 17. Please note that the meeting's 
presiding officer may deny any non-scheduled request to make an oral 
statement and may also limit the time of any speaker.
    Comments regarding this meeting should reference Docket No. PHMSA-
98-4470 and may be submitted in the following ways:
     DOT Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. To submit comments on 
the DOT electronic docket Web site, click ``Comment/Submissions,'' 
click

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``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, Docket Operations, M-30, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
     E-Gov Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. This Web site 
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice 
issued by any agency.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-98-4470, at the 
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, submit 
two copies. To receive confirmation that PHMSA received your comments, 
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 are posted without changes or edits to http://dms.dot.gov, including any personal information provided.

    Privacy Act Statement: Anyone can search the electronic form of all 
comments received in response to 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.). DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement was published in the Federal Register on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), and is on the Web at 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, please 
contact Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366-4431 by July 17.

II. Committee Background

    The THLPSSC is a statutorily mandated advisory committee that 
advises PHMSA on proposed safety standards for hazardous liquid 
pipelines. The THLPSSC is established under section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and 
the Pipeline Safety Law (49 U.S.C. Chap. 601). The THLPSSC consists of 
15 members, five each representing government, industry, and the 
public.
    The Pipeline Safety Law requires PHMSA to seek the THLPSSC's advice 
on the reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and practicability of each 
proposed pipeline safety standard. The Pipeline Safety Law also 
requires PHMSA to submit the cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment 
information associated with the proposed standard to the THLPSSC. The 
THLPSSC evaluates the merits of the data and provides recommendations 
on the adequacy of the analyses.

III. Preliminary Meeting Schedule

    The THLPSSC will discuss and vote on a proposal to extend pipeline 
safety regulations to certain unregulated hazardous liquid gathering 
lines and low-stress pipelines and on a supplemental proposal 
addressing new requirements in the PIPES Act. This supplemental 
proposal would apply all Federal hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
regulations to currently unregulated low-stress pipelines meeting 
certain criteria. These proposals will help protect unusually sensitive 
areas from the potential adverse impacts of releases from unregulated 
hazardous liquid pipelines in rural areas. PHMSA will also seek the 
THLPSSC's recommendations on a concept to address internal corrosion 
issues in hazardous liquid pipelines.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 22, 2007.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E7-12573 Filed 6-27-07; 8:45 am]
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