[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3201]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Parts 250, 253, 254, 256

[Docket ID MMS-2007-OMM-0059]
RIN 1010-AD11


Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf-Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way; Reopening Public Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Reopening of Comment Period for Proposed Rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action reopens the period for submitting comments on the 
proposed rule published on October 3, 2007. That proposed rule 
requested comments on the revisions to Outer Continental Shelf pipeline 
and pipeline rights-of-way regulations. The comment period has been 
reopened to March 17, 2008. The MMS will hold a public meeting to 
discuss the proposed rule in the Gulf of Mexico Regional Office on 
February 22, 2008.

DATES: The comment period for proposed rule AD-11, pipelines and 
pipeline rights-of-way published on October 3, 2007 (72 FR 56442), is 
being reopened until March 17, 2008. The MMS may not fully consider 
comments received after this date.
    Public meeting date: February 22, 2008, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
    Public meeting location: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of 
Mexico Regional Office, Minerals Management Service, Room 111, 1201 
Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70123-2394. All 
interested parties are invited to attend. A final agenda and meeting 
format will be posted on the MMS Web site at http://www.mms.gov/ under 
Announcements/Workshops. The MMS encourages written comments responding 
to this notice or the public meeting discussions.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the rulemaking by any of the 
following methods. Please use the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 
1010-AD11 as an identifier in your message. See also Public 
Availability of Comments under Supplementary Information.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Under the tab ``More Search Options,'' click Advanced Docket Search, 
then select ``Minerals Management Service'' from the agency drop-down 
menu, then click ``submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select MMS-2007-
OMM-0059 to submit public comments and to view supporting and related 
materials available for this rulemaking. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the 
comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips'' link. The 
MMS will post all comments.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Regulations and 
Standards Branch (RSB); 381 Elden Street, MS-4024, Herndon, Virginia 
20170-4817. Please reference ``Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in 
the Outer Continental Shelf-Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way, 1010-
AD11'' in your comments and include your name and return address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Ensele, Regulations and 
Standards Branch at (703) 787-1583.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Industry has requested more time to review 
the proposal and submit comments. Commenters have specifically pointed 
to the comprehensive nature of the rule and the potential for 
jurisdictional conflicts between MMS and the Department of 
Transportation regulations as the reason for requesting additional 
time. The MMS has agreed to reopen the comment period to March 17, 
2008.

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: February 13, 2008.
C. Stephen Allred,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
 [FR Doc. E8-3201 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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