[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 120 (Monday, June 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37496-37497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13357]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0136]
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas and Liquid Pipeline Safety
Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces public teleconference meeting of the
Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Gas
Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), and the Technical Hazardous Liquid
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Liquid Pipeline
Advisory Committee (LPAC), to discuss the Valve Installation and
Minimum Rupture Detection Standards notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
DATES: PHMSA will hold public meetings on July 22-23, 2020. GPAC will
meet from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, while
LPAC will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 23,
2020. Members of the public who want to attend are asked to register no
later than July 15, 2020. PHMSA requests that individuals who require
disability accommodations to notify Tewabe Asebe by July 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held via teleconference. The agenda and
any additional information, including information how to participate in
the teleconference will be published on the meeting website at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=149. Presentations will
be available on the meeting website and on the E-Gov website, https://www.regulations.gov/, under docket number PHMSA-2016-0136 no later than
30 days following the meetings. You may submit comments, identified by
Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0136, by any of the following methods:
E-Gov Web: https://www.regulations.gov. This site allows
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the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by
any agency. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1 (202) 493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building: Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, West Building: Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-
0001, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0136 at the
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, submit
two copies. Internet users may submit comments at https://www.regulations.gov. If you would like confirmation that PHMSA received
your comments, please include a self-addressed stamped postcard that is
labeled ``Comments on PHMSA-2016-0136.'' The docket clerk will date
stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. mail.
Note: All comments received will be posted without edits
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading for more information.
Anyone can use the site to search all comments by the name of the
submitting individual or, if the comment was submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc., the name of the signing
individual. Therefore, please review the complete U.S. Department of
Transportation Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register (65 FR
19477) or the Privacy Notice at https://www.regulations.gov before
submitting comments.
Privacy Act Statement: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking
process. The 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.
Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments in response to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you may ask
PHMSA to provide confidential treatment to information you give to the
agency by taking the following steps: (1) Mark each page of the
original document submission containing CBI as ``Confidential;'' (2)
send PHMSA a copy of the original document with the CBI deleted along
with the original, unaltered document; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI. Unless you are notified
otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential
under the Freedom of Information Act and they will not be placed in the
public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should be sent
to Tewabe Asebe, DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, PHP-30,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket.
Docket: For access to the docket or to read background
documents or comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for accessing the dockets. Alternatively, this
information is available by visiting DOT at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
West Building: Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tewabe Asebe, Transportation
Specialist, Office of Pipeline Safety, by phone at 202-366-5523 or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Meeting Agenda
GPAC and LPAC will meet in separate sessions to discuss the Valve
Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards NPRM that PHMSA
published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2020, (85 FR 7162).
GPAC and LPAC will review the NPRM and its associated regulatory
analysis. PHMSA will post additional details on the meeting website in
advance of the meetings.
PHMSA proposed to revise the Pipeline Safety Regulations applicable
to newly constructed and entirely replaced onshore natural gas
transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines to mitigate ruptures.
Additionally, PHMSA is revising the regulations regarding rupture
detection to shorten pipeline segment isolation times. These proposals
address congressional mandates, incorporate recommendations from the
National Transportation Safety Board, and are necessary to reduce the
consequences of large-volume, uncontrolled releases of natural gas and
hazardous liquid pipeline ruptures.
II. Background
GPAC and LPAC are statutorily mandated advisory committees that
provide PHMSA and the Secretary of Transportation with recommendations
on proposed standards for the transportation of natural gas or
hazardous liquids by pipeline. These committees were established in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 60115 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), to review PHMSA's regulatory initiatives
and determine their technical feasibility, reasonableness, cost-
effectiveness, and practicability. Each committee consists of 15
members, with membership evenly divided among Federal and state
governments, regulated industry, and the general public.
III. Public Participation
These meetings will be open to the public. Members of the public
who wish to virtually attend must register on the meeting website and
include their names and affiliations. PHMSA will provide members of the
public with opportunities to make a statement during the course of
these meetings. Additionally, PHMSA will record the meetings and post a
record to the public docket. PHMSA is committed to providing all
participants with equal access to these meetings. If you need
disability accommodations, please contact Tewabe Asebe by phone at
(202) 366-5523 or by email at [email protected].
PHMSA is not always able to publish a notice in the Federal
Register quickly enough to provide timely notice regarding last-minute
issues that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting.
Therefore, individuals should check the meeting website or contact
Tewabe Asebe regarding any possible changes.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2020, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2020-13357 Filed 6-19-20; 8:45 am]
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