[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 146 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36281-36282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14600]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Pipeline Safety: 2025 Pipeline Data Public Meeting
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting to discuss how data
collected from pipeline operators can be used to improve pipeline and
public safety. Discussion topics include how data collected by PHMSA is
currently used by stakeholders, displayed on the PHMSA website, and
used to generate pipeline safety performance measures. PHMSA is also
interested in identifying data that is collected but not used by any
stakeholders, as well as data that should be collected but is not. The
meeting will be recorded but there will not be a live webcast.
DATES: The public meeting on pipeline data will be held on Thursday,
September 18, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST, and Friday,
September 19, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST. Name badge pickup
and onsite registration will be available starting at 7:30 a.m. on both
days.
Registration: Please register at ``2025 Pipeline Data Public
Meeting''--PHMSA Public Meetings. Please note that the meeting will be
recorded but will not be webcast. After the meeting, a link to the
recording will be posted on the registration page. Anyone who would
like to attend the meeting should register by September 11, 2025.
Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, should notify Janice Morgan by
phone at 202-815-4507 or by email at [email protected] by no later
than August 24, 2025. For additional information, see the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Houston, Texas.
Additional details about the location and an agenda will be posted to
the registration page, ``2025 Pipeline Data Public Meeting''--PHMSA
Public Meetings, by August 17, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blaine Keener by phone at 202-366-0970
or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA will hold this public meeting to
provide an open forum for exchanging information about how pipeline
data can be used to improve pipeline and public safety. Discussion
topics include what data is collected and how it is used by
stakeholders as well as how performance measures could be improved.
Various stakeholders--including Federal and state regulatory agencies,
industry, advocacy groups, and the media--often use data collected and
made public by PHMSA to describe the integrity of pipeline
infrastructure, portray safety trends, or identify emerging safety
concerns. This data is also often used to evaluate the safety
performance of individual companies and the overall industry, as well
as the effectiveness of the regulatory process. PHMSA uses operator
submitted data to identify which pipeline systems will be inspected in
a given year, and to develop inspection plans based on the system's and
the company's apparent safety strengths and weaknesses. Operators use
data to improve safety by identifying and mitigating threats and risks
on their systems.
PHMSA regulations require integrity management program performance
measures for gas distribution pipelines (49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Sec. 192.1007(e)), gas transmission pipelines (49 CFR 192.945),
and hazardous liquids pipelines (49 CFR 195.452(k)). The information
exchanged at this public meeting will help inform PHMSA as it considers
improvements to integrity management performance measures. Information
on potential key performance indicators for use within pipeline safety
management systems (PSMSs) will also be presented.
The overall meeting objectives, subject to modification based on
stakeholder input, are to:
1. Share with participants the types of data PHMSA collects and
uses for inspection planning, rulemaking, and other activities.
2. Determine how stakeholders--including industry and the public--
use the data.
3. Identify what data is not used by any stakeholders.
4. Identify data not currently collected that, if shared with PHMSA
and other stakeholders, could improve safety.
5. Determine how industry and PHMSA measure performance and how
these performance measures can be improved.
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6. Identify opportunities to enhance the data PHMSA displays on its
website.
7. Identify key performance indicators that could be used within a
PSMS.
All presentations made during the meeting will be available on the
registration page after the meeting.
Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public.
Members of the public who wish to attend must register on the meeting
website, including their names and organizational affiliation. PHMSA is
committed to providing all participants with equal access to these
meetings. If you need disability accommodations, please contact Janice
Morgan by email at [email protected].
PHMSA is not always able to publish a notice in the Federal
Register quickly enough to provide timely notification of last-minute
changes that impact scheduled meetings. Therefore, individuals should
check the meeting registration page, ``2025 Pipeline Data Public
Meeting''--PHMSA Public Meetings, for any possible changes.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2025, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Linda Daugherty,
Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2025-14600 Filed 7-31-25; 8:45 am]
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