[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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