[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37664-37665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13845]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket ID PHMSA-2016-0059]


Pipeline Safety: Public Workshop on Public Awareness

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is announcing a one-day public workshop PHMSA is 
sponsoring on public awareness to bring pipeline safety stakeholders 
together to review the findings from the joint Public Awareness Program 
Working Group's (PAPWG) Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and 
Threats (SWOT) Report and explore future actions that can be taken to 
expand public awareness and stakeholder engagement efforts. Various 
stakeholders, including federal and state regulators, industry, 
pipeline operators, public, emergency response officials, local public 
officials, land planners, and excavators, will engage to strengthen 
pipeline safety public awareness.

DATES: The workshop will be held on July 13, 2016. The workshop will 
take place from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. central time. 
The workshop will be webcasted live and recorded for pipeline safety 
stakeholders who are unable to travel to the workshop.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in Chicago, IL. The meeting 
location in Chicago and the hotel information will be provided on the 
meeting Web site at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=114&nocache=5719 in the near future. The meeting room 
location will be posted on the day of the workshop.
    Registration: Members of the public may attend this free workshop. 
To help assure that adequate space is provided, all attendees, both in 
person and by webcast, should register in advance for the workshop at 
the PHMSA Public Meeting Web site at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=114&nocache=5719. The meeting agenda will be 
posted and updated on the registration site. On-site registration will 
also be available for those attending in person starting at 7:00 a.m. 
central time. All workshop presentations will be available on the 
meeting registration Web site within 15 days following the workshop.
    Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments either 
before or after the workshop. Comments should reference Docket No. 
PHMSA-2016-0059. Comments may be submitted 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. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington, 
DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System, Room W12-140, on the 
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern time, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number (PHMSA-2016-0059) at the 
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, submit 
two copies. If you wish to receive confirmation that PHMSA has received 
your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet 
users may submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Note: Comments will be posted without changes or edits to http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act statement below for additional 
information.

Privacy Act Statement

    Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments received for 
any of our dockets. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement 
in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or 
visit 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 Dr. Christie Murray, Director, Program Development Division, 
PHMSA, at (202) 366-4996 or by email at [email protected] no 
later than July 8, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christie Murray, Director, Program 
Development Division, PHMSA, at 202-366-4996 or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Stakeholders are encouraged to review the 
PAPWG SWOT Report prior to the workshop. The PAPWG SWOT Report is 
available at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/publicawareness/docs/PAPWG%20SWOT%20Analysis%20Report-FINAL%2005-16-16.pdf.
    The Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR 192.616 and 49 CFR 
195.440) require pipeline operators to develop and implement public 
awareness programs that follow the guidance provided by the API RP 
1162, 1st Edition, ``Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators'' 
(incorporated by reference in the pipeline safety regulations 49 CFR 
192.616 and 49 CFR 195.440). Pipeline operators are required to 
implement public awareness programs that provide pipeline safety 
information to the affected public, emergency response officials, local 
public officials, and excavators. Implementing and improving public 
awareness programs allows pipeline stakeholders an opportunity to 
address pipeline safety concerns, such as third party damages, in a 
proactive manner.
    The PAPWG was a collaborative stakeholder work group comprised of 
myriad pipeline safety stakeholders. The PAPWG was established in 
September 2013. The mission of the PAPWG was to review pipeline safety 
public awareness data and information from various sources, identify 
relevant topical review areas, perform SWOT

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analyses of those topical areas, and report out on key findings to 
support improving public awareness.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2016, under the authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2016-13845 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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