[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11312-11313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4414]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0203]


Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety 
Standards Committee and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 
Standards Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical 
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and the Technical Hazardous 
Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The committees 
will meet to discuss a proposed rulemaking to expedite the program 
implementation deadlines for certain control room management 
requirements and several future regulatory initiatives.

DATES: The THLPSSC will meet on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. EST. The THLPSSC and the TPSSC will meet in joint session on 
Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the TPSSC will meet 
on Friday, March 25, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Attendees should 
register in advance at: http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=69. On-site registration will be available starting at 
noon on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will not 
be Web cast; however, presentations will be available on the meeting 
Web site and posted in the E-Gov Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov 
under docket number PHMSA-2009-0203 within 30 days following the 
meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crystal City Marriott near 
Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 
22022-3526. The telephone number is 703-413-5500. PHMSA will post any 
new information or changes on the PHMSA/Office of Pipeline Safety Web 
page (http://www.PHMSA.dot.gov) 15 days before the meeting takes place.
    Comments on the meeting may be submitted to the docket in the 
following ways:
    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.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation 
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
    Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2009-0203 at the 
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to 
search the electronic form of all comments received into 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.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on

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April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or view the Privacy Notice at http://www.regulations.gov before submitting any such comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written 
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the 
following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-2009-0203.'' The Docket Clerk 
will date-stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. 
mail. Please note that due to delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to 
Federal offices in Washington, DC, we recommend that persons consider 
an alternative method (Internet, fax, or professional delivery service) 
of submitting comments to the docket and ensuring their timely receipt 
at DOT.

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 who 
submitted 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 meeting, please 
contact Cheryl Whetsel at 202-366-4431 by March 9, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meeting, 
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 meeting. If you intend to make a statement, please 
notify PHMSA in advance by forwarding an e-mail to 
[email protected] by March 9, 2011.

II. Committee Background

    The TPSSC and THLPSSC are statutorily mandated advisory committees 
that advise PHMSA on proposed safety standards, risks assessments, and 
safety policies for natural gas pipelines and for hazardous liquid 
pipelines. Both committees were established under 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). 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 the 
technical feasibility, practicability, and cost-effectiveness of each 
proposed pipeline safety standard.

III. Agenda

    The agenda will include committee discussions and vote on the 
proposed rule: ``Pipeline Safety: Control Room Management/Human 
Factors'' published in the Federal Register on September 17, 2010 (75 
FR 56972). PHMSA staff will also brief the committees on several 
regulatory and policy initiatives.

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115; 60118.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 17, 2011.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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