[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61825-61826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24976]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket ID PHMSA-2012-0244]
Pipeline Safety: Notice of Public Meeting on Pipeline Data
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA and the National Association of Pipeline Safety
Representatives (NAPSR) are sponsoring this public meeting to discuss
how pipeline data is currently used by stakeholders and identify
potential improvements in pipeline safety performance measures. PHMSA
pipeline safety regulations require integrity management program
performance measures for gas distribution, gas transmission, and
hazardous liquids pipelines. The National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB) and the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of the
Inspector General have recommended that PHMSA improve pipeline safety
performance measures and generate meaningful metrics. This meeting
provides an opportunity for pipeline safety stakeholders to suggest
improvements to existing performance measures and new measures
representing meaningful pipeline safety metrics. The meeting will
include breakout sessions on voluntary reporting, data discrepancies,
data collected but not needed, and performance measures.
DATES: The public meeting on pipeline data will be held on Monday,
October 29, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October 30,
2012, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Name badge pickup and onsite registration
will be available starting at 12:30 p.m. on October 29 and 7:30 a.m. on
October 30.
Registration: Please register at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=81. Please note that the meeting will be
webcast, including the voluntary reporting breakout on October 30. The
webcast link will be posted on the registration Web page prior to the
event.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency
Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20001, phone: 888-421-1442. Please contact the Hyatt Regency before
October 16, 2012, to reserve a room in the ``US DOT'' room block by
phone or at https://resweb.
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passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome--gi--new&groupID=16450837. Please
contact the Hyatt Regency for information on facilities or services for
individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance during
these public meetings. The meeting room will be posted at the hotel on
the days of the workshop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blaine Keener at 202-366-0970 or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
PHMSA will be holding this public meeting to provide an open forum
for exchanging information about how pipeline data is used by
stakeholders and how performance measures could be improved. The NTSB
and the DOT Office of the Inspector General have recommended that PHMSA
improve pipeline safety performance measures and generate meaningful
metrics. Various stakeholders, including Federal and state regulatory
agencies, industry, advocacy groups and the media often use data
collected by PHMSA and made publicly available to describe the
reliability of the pipeline infrastructure, portray safety trends, or
identify emerging safety concerns. Further, this data is often used as
part of evaluating the safety performance of individual companies, the
industry as a whole, and the effectiveness of the regulatory process.
PHMSA regulations require integrity management program performance
measures for gas distribution pipelines (49 CFR 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 rulemakings or information collections are
considered to improve integrity management performance measures and
establish new performance measures for aspects of pipeline safety other
than integrity management programs.
The keynote speaker will be NTSB member Mr. Mark Rosekind.
Presenters will include PHMSA, NAPSR, the Pipeline Safety Trust, and
representatives from the pipeline industry. As speakers are identified
by name, the agenda on the registration Web page will be updated. PHMSA
invites all stakeholders to actively participate in the meeting and
specifically engage in thoughtful input and discussion during the topic
specific breakout session.
The overall objectives of the meeting are to:
1. Determine how stakeholders, including PHMSA, industry, and the
public use the data.
2. Determine how industry and PHMSA currently measure performance,
how performance measures could be improved, and what additional data is
needed to do so.
3. Determine the best method(s) for collecting, analyzing, and
ensuring transparency of additional data needed to improve performance
measures.
4. Summarize the data PHMSA currently collects, who we collect it
from, and why we collect it.
5. Discuss data quality improvement including past efforts and
future opportunities as well as universally understood definitions.
PHMSA is preparing a document summarizing the pipeline data
currently collected by PHMSA. This document will be available on the
registration Web page by October 22, 2012. All presentations made
during the meeting will be available on the registration Web page a few
days after the meeting ends.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2012-24976 Filed 10-10-12; 8:45 am]
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