[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 136 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16965]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 192

[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0203]


Pipeline Safety: Notice of Technical Pipeline Safety Advisory 
Committee Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of technical pipeline safety advisory committee 
meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical 
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and of the Technical 
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC).
    The PHMSA staff will brief the committee members on pipeline 
regulatory actions and policy concerns. The purpose of the meeting is 
to keep the members updated on current safety concerns, proposed rules, 
and future proposals.

DATES: The meeting will be on Thursday, August 6, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 
5 p.m. EST. The TPSSC and the THLPSSC will take part in the meeting by 
telephone conference call. The public may attend the meeting at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, Room E27-302. Please contact the individual 
listed under ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' by July 27, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meetings, 
contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at (202) 366-4431 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Meeting Details

    Members of the public may attend and make a statement during the 
advisory committee meetings. For a better chance to speak at the 
meetings, please contact the individual listed under ``FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT'' by July 27, 2009.

Privacy Act Statement

    Anyone may search the electronic form of 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).

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to seek special assistance at the meetings, please 
contact Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366-4431 by July 27, 2009.

II. Committee Background

    These two statutorily-mandated committees advise PHMSA on proposed 
safety standards, risks assessments, and safety policies for natural 
gas pipelines and for hazardous liquid pipelines. Both committees fall 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 
1) and both are mandated by the pipeline safety law (49 U.S.C. Chap. 
601). Each committee consists of 15 members--with membership evenly 
divided among the Federal and State government, the regulated industry, 
and the public. The committees advise PHMSA on technical feasibility, 
practicability, and cost-effectiveness of each proposed pipeline safety 
standard.

III. Preliminary Agenda

    The PHMSA will discuss its pipeline safety regulatory program, and 
the following proposed rules or topics of interest. The committee will 
not be voting on any proposals at this meeting.
    1. One-Rule and Changes to Incident and Accident Forms.
    2. Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical 
Standards.
    3. Low Stress II--Survey Results.
    4. Installing Excess Flow Valves (EFV)--(Application for Apartments 
and Commercial Properties)
    5. Community Technical Assistance Grant Program.
    6. Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2009.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E9-16965 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]
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