[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43108-43109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15299]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0077]


Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Liquid Pipeline Advisory 
Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a virtual public meeting of the Liquid 
Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC) to discuss the interim final rule 
(IFR) titled: ``Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal 
Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters.''

DATES: PHMSA will hold a virtual public meeting on August 17, 2022. The 
LPAC will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET to discuss the IFR. 
Members of the public who wish to attend are asked to register no later 
than August 12, 2022. PHMSA requests that individuals who require 
accommodations because of a disability notify Tewabe Asebe at least 
five days prior to the meeting. Public comments on the proceedings of 
the LPAC meeting must be submitted by September 19, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. The agenda and any 
additional information, including information on how to participate in 
the virtual meeting will be published on the meeting website at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=160. Presentations will 
be available on the meeting website and on https://www.regulations.gov/
, in docket number PHMSA-2022-0077 no later than 30 days following the 
meeting. You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. PHMSA-2022-
0077, by any of the following methods:
     Web: https://www.regulations.gov. This site allows 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-2022-0077 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-2022-0077.'' 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: 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 www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records 
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 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. Submissions containing CBI 
should be sent to Tewabe Asebe, DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Also, submission containing CBI can 
be emailed to Tewabe Asebe by encrypted email at [email protected]. 
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, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, by phone at 202-366-5523 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Meeting Agenda

    On August 17, 2022, the LPAC will meet to discuss the IFR titled: 
``Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and 
Certain Coastal Waters'' that PHMSA published in the Federal Register 
on December 27, 2021, (86 FR 73173). Comments that have been submitted 
on the IFR can be found on https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 
PHMSA-2017-0152. The LPAC will review the IFR and its associated 
regulatory analyses (including, but not limited to, the cost-benefit 
and risk assessment analyses within the IFR and the regulatory impact 
analysis; the environmental assessment; and other materials pertaining 
to the IFR provided in the public docket under PHMSA-2017-0152. PHMSA 
will post additional

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details on the meeting website in advance of the meeting.
    In the IFR, PHMSA amended the pipeline safety regulations in 49 CFR 
part 195 to explicitly state that certain coastal waters, the Great 
Lakes, and coastal beaches are classified as unusually sensitive areas 
for the purpose of compliance with the hazardous liquid integrity 
management regulations. The amendment implemented mandates contained in 
the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety 
(PIPES) Act of 2016, as amended by the PIPES Act of 2020. Under the 
IFR, a hazardous liquid pipeline that could affect these newly 
designated areas would have been included in an operator's integrity 
management program. PHMSA requested public comments with a submission 
deadline of February 25, 2022. PHMSA received four comments on the IFR. 
Following the meeting, PHMSA will publish a final rule that addresses 
the comments received and relevant information from the LPAC meeting 
report.

II. Background

    The LPAC is a statutorily mandated advisory committee that provides 
PHMSA and the Secretary of Transportation with recommendations on 
proposed standards for the transportation of hazardous liquids by 
pipeline. The committee was 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. The committee consists of 15 members, with membership 
evenly divided among federal and state governments, regulated industry, 
and the general public.

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who 
wish to attend virtually 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 this meeting. 
Additionally, PHMSA will record the meeting and post a record to the 
public docket. PHMSA is committed to providing all participants with 
equal access to this meeting. If you need an accommodation because of a 
disability, 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 July 13, 2022, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.

Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2022-15299 Filed 7-18-22; 8:45 am]
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