[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64933-64934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27275]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0136]
Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee
and Liquid Pipeline Advisory 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, also known as the Gas Pipeline
Advisory Committee (GPAC), and a joint meeting of the GPAC and the
Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also
known as the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC). The GPAC will
meet to discuss the gathering line component of the proposed rule
titled: ``Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines.'' The
GPAC and LPAC will meet jointly to discuss a variety of policy issues
and topics relevant to both gas and liquid pipeline safety.
DATES: The GPAC will meet on January 8, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. ET and on January 9, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to noon ET. The GPAC and
LPAC will meet jointly on January 9, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ET, and on January 10, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to noon ET. Members of the
public who wish to attend in person must register on the pipeline
advisory committee meeting page no later than December 31, 2018.
Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify PHMSA by
December 31, 2018. For additional information, see the ADDRESSES
section.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
The meeting agendas and additional information will be available on the
meeting page at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=143.
The meetings will be webcast. Information for accessing the webcast
will be posted on the meeting page at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=143. Presentations will be available on the
meeting page and posted on the E-Gov website, https://www.regulations.gov/, under docket number PHMSA-2016-0136 within 30
days following the meetings.
Public Participation: The meetings will be open to the public.
Members of the public may attend the meeting in person or view the
meeting via webcast. Please note, that limited space is available for
in-person attendance. Members of the public who wish to attend in
person must register on the pipeline advisory committee meeting page
at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=143. Members
of the public participating in-person or via the webcast will have an
opportunity to make a statement during the meeting.
Written Comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments on
the meeting may submit them to the docket in the following ways:
E-Gov Website: https://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, DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2016-0136 at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Anyone can 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.).
Docket: For docket access or to read background documents or
comments, go to https://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,
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Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 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-2016-0136.'' The docket clerk
will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S.
mail.
Privacy Act Statement: DOT may solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT posts these comments, without
edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.
Services for Individuals with Disabilities: The public meetings
will be fully accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other
ancillary aids, are asked to notify Cameron Satterthwaite at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meetings,
contact Cameron Satterthwaite, at 202-366-1319, or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The GPAC and the LPAC are statutorily mandated advisory committees
that advise PHMSA on proposed gas pipeline and hazardous liquid
pipeline safety standards, respectively, and their associated risk
assessments. The committees are established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, as amended) and 49
U.S.C. 60115. The committees consist of 15 members with membership
evenly divided among federal and state governments, the regulated
industry, and the public. The committees advise PHMSA on the technical
feasibility, reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and practicability of
each proposed pipeline safety standard.
II. Meeting Details and Agenda
The GPAC will be considering the gathering line component of the
proposed rule titled: ``Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering
Pipelines,'' that was published in the Federal Register on April 8,
2016, (81 FR 20722) and the associated regulatory analysis. The rule
proposes to repeal the use of API Recommended Practice 80 for gathering
lines, apply Type B requirements along with emergency requirements to
newly regulated greater than 8-inch Type A gathering lines in Class 1
locations, and extend the reporting requirements to all gathering
lines.
The GPAC and LPAC will meet in a joint session to discuss relevant
policy issues and topics. The topics will include: Pipeline safety
public awareness; regulatory update; Voluntary Information-sharing
System Working Group update; research and development projects update;
and other relevant topics.
PHMSA will post the agendas on the meeting page at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=143.
Issued in Washington, DC on December 12, 2018, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2018-27275 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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