[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5263-5264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1502]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-28505]


Pipeline Safety: Special Permits Granted

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides a list of the special permits PHMSA 
granted in calendar year 2007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal pipeline safety laws in 49 
U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) allow a pipeline operator to request and PHMSA to 
waive compliance with any part of the Federal pipeline safety 
regulations. A special permit is the name PHMSA uses for a decision 
granting a pipeline operator's request for waiver. Before granting a 
special permit, PHMSA publishes a notice seeking public comment on the 
request in the Federal Register. The docket IDs in the list below refer 
to dockets established for each request for waiver in the Federal 
Docket Management System (FDMS) located on the internet at http://www.Regulations.gov. 
    The FDMS allows Federal agencies to post rulemaking and non-
rulemaking documents in dockets. It serves as a one-stop source to 
allow anyone to find, view or comment on all Federal regulations and 
related materials. The initial requests by the operators, supplemental 
written materials, relevant Federal Register notices, public comments, 
special permit analyses, and the decision granting the special permits 
are located in the applicable dockets in the FDMS on the http://www.Regulations.gov Web site. You can find a docket by using the search 
function. Simply type in the complete docket number in the search 
address box and hit ``go'' or hit enter on your keyboard.
    The PHMSA granted the following special permits in calendar year 
2007:

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           Docket ID                 Requester        Regulation(s)                 Nature of waiver
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PHMSA-2006-25734..............  Freeport LNG......  49 CFR 193.2301..  To authorize the use of ultrasonic
                                                                        testing to inspect Liquefied Natural Gas
                                                                        (LNG) tank welds.
PHMSA-2006-25735..............  Sabine Pass LNG...  49 CFR 193.2301..  To authorize the use of ultrasonic
                                                                        testing to inspect LNG tank welds.
PHMSA-2006-25803..............  Kinder Morgan       49 CFR 192.111 &   To authorize KMLP to operate Class 1
                                 Louisiana           192.201(a)(2)(i).  locations along the Leg 1 segment of the
                                 Pipeline (KMLP).                       new KMLP pipeline at a maximum allowable
                                                                        operating pressure (MAOP) corresponding
                                                                        to a pipe stress level up to 80% of the
                                                                        steel pipe's specified minimum yield
                                                                        strength (SMYS). The Leg 1 segment is a
                                                                        42-inch, 137-mile pipeline originating
                                                                        at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal and
                                                                        extending to Evangeline Parish, LA.
PHMSA-2006-26617..............  TransCanada         49 CFR 195.106 &   To authorize the operation of a 1,369-
                                 Keystone            195.406.           mile crude oil pipeline from the
                                 Pipeline, LP.                          Canadian border near Cavalier County, ND
                                                                        to Payne County, OK and from Jefferson
                                                                        County, NE to Marion County IL at an
                                                                        MAOP of 80% of SMYS.
PHMSA-2006-26532..............  Chesapeake          49 CFR 192.619...  To authorize Chesapeake to establish the
                                 Appalachia,                            MAOP of various segments of their gas
                                 L.L.C. (formerly                       gathering pipeline system in Kentucky
                                 Columbia Natural                       and West Virginia using a five year
                                 Resources).                            operating history.
PHMSA-2007-27646..............  Cameron LNG, LLC..  49 CFR 193.2301..  To authorize the use of automatic
                                                                        ultrasonic testing to inspect LNG tank
                                                                        welds.

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PHMSA-2006-25802..............  CenterPoint Energy  49 CFR 192.111,    To authorize the operation of a 172-mile
                                 Gas Transmission.   192.201 &          gas transmission pipeline from Carthage,
                                                     192.619.           TX to Perryville, LA at an MAOP of 80%
                                                                        of SMYS.
PHMSA-2006-26533..............  Gulf South          49 CFR 192.111,    To authorize the operation of certain
                                 Pipeline.           192.201 &          segments of a proposed gas transmission
                                                     192.619.           pipeline from Carthage, TX to
                                                                        Harrisville, MS at an MAOP of 80% of
                                                                        SMYS.
PHMSA-2007-28276..............  Golden Pass LNG     49 CFR 193.2301..  To authorize the use of automatic
                                 Terminal, L.L.C..                      ultrasonic testing to inspect LNG tank
                                                                        welds.
PHMSA-2006-26613..............  BP Exploration      49 CFR 195.424...  To authorize the movement of certain
                                 (Alaska) Inc..                         aboveground hazardous liquid pipeline
                                                                        sections during routine inspection and
                                                                        maintenance activities without reducing
                                                                        the operating pressure on approximately
                                                                        150 miles of hazardous liquid pipelines
                                                                        in the North Slope of Alaska.
PHMSA-2006-26529..............  ConocoPhillips      49 CFR 195.424...  To authorize the movement of certain
                                 Alaska Pipeline.                       aboveground hazardous liquid pipeline
                                                                        sections during routine inspection and
                                                                        maintenance activities without reducing
                                                                        the operating pressure on approximately
                                                                        100 miles of hazardous liquid pipelines
                                                                        in the North Slope of Alaska.
PHMSA-2006-26528..............  Dominion            49 CFR 192.611...  To authorize the operation of 5,722 ft of
                                 Transmission,                          a gas transmission pipeline between
                                 Inc..                                  Loudon and Quantico, VA without reducing
                                                                        the operating pressure as a result of a
                                                                        change from a Class 1 to a Class 3
                                                                        location.
PHMSA-2006-24058..............  TransCanada         49 CFR 192.611...  To authorize the operation of 7,679 ft in
                                 Pipelines                              two segments of the PNGTS pipeline near
                                 Limited, Portland                      the town of North Windham, ME, without
                                 Natural Gas                            reducing the operating pressure as a
                                 Transmission                           result of a change from a Class 1 to a
                                 System (PNGTS).                        Class 3 location.
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    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118 (c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 23, 2008.
Barbara Betsock,
Acting Director, Office of Regulations.
[FR Doc. E8-1502 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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