[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6174-6175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02146]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Pipeline Safety: Renewal requests for Special Permit
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.
ACTION: This Notice pertains to the renewal requests for Special
Permits with the following Docket Numbers:
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PHMSA-2008-0213 Empire Pipeline Inc.
PHMSA-2005-20323 Northern Natural Gas Company
PHMSA-2006-26614 Northern Natural Gas Company
PHMSA-2008-0141 Northern Natural Gas Company
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal pipeline safety laws, PHMSA is
publishing this notice of multiple special permit renewal requests that
we have received from two natural gas transmission pipeline operators,
seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal
pipeline safety regulations. This notice seeks public comments on these
requests, including comments on any safety or environmental impacts the
renewal of these special permits would have. For each listed Special
Permit renewal request, an Environmental Assessment is available for
review and comment in the respective dockets. At the conclusion of the
30-day comment period, PHMSA will evaluate the comments received and
the technical analysis of the renewal requests to determine whether to
grant or deny the renewal requests.
DATES: Submit any comments regarding these special permit requests by
March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the specific docket number for
which the comment applies. Comments may be submitted in the following
ways:
At the E-Gov Web site: http://www.Regulations.gov. This
site allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice
issued by any agency.
By Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
By Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Instructions: At the beginning of your comments, please identify
the docket number for the special permit renewal request you are
commenting on. If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two
copies. To receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments,
please include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may
submit comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.
Note: Please read the privacy statement published on http://www.Regulations.gov. Comments, including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov.
Contacts for general or technical information:
General: Kay McIver by telephone at (202) 366-0113; or by email at
[email protected].
Technical: Steve Nanney by telephone at (713) 272-2855; or by email
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received the following special
permit renewal requests from two pipeline operators who seek relief
from compliance with certain federal pipeline safety regulations. Each
request includes a technical analysis provided by the respective
operators, and filed under the original issued special permit number in
the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov. PHMSA invites interested persons to participate by
reviewing these special permit renewal requests and submitting written
comments, data or other views in the FDMS. Please include comments on
any potential environmental impacts that may result if these special
permit renewals are granted.
Details of Special Permit renewals received:
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Docket No. Requesters Regulations affected Nature of special permit
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PHMSA-2008-0213................ Empire Pipeline Inc..... 49 CFR 192.611......... To reauthorize Empire
Pipeline Inc., (Empire) to
continue its operation as
defined in the original
Special Permit issued on
May 20, 2010, for the
operation of five pipeline
segments located in
Genesee, Niagara and Monroe
Counties in western and
central New York, where the
class location has changed
from a Class 1 or Class 2
to Class 3 location. The
Special Permit renewal
request seeks to waive
compliance from certain
Federal regulations found
in 49 CFR 192.611. The
segments operate at an MAOP
of 1,440 psig. In addition,
Empire is requesting that
it be allowed to extend the
Special permit area of
Section 5 by approximately
840 feet.
PHMSA-2005-20323............... Northern Natural Gas 49 CFR 192.625(b)(1)... To reauthorize Northern
Company. Natural Gas Company to
continue its operation as
defined in the original
Special Permit issued on
April 10, 2010, for the non-
odorization of a pipeline
lateral. The Special Permit
renewal request seeks to
waive compliance from
certain Federal regulations
found in 49 CFR
192.625(b)(1) for the
exclusion from installing
odorization equipment on
Special Permit Segment 1:
the 2\3/8\-inch diameter
Rippey branch line (500
psig) located near Highway
44 in Greene County, Iowa
and; Special Permit Segment
2: the 4\1/2\-inch diameter
(1,885 feet length, 800
psig) La Crescent branch
line located in Houston
County, Minnesota.
PHMSA-2006-26614............... Northern Natural Gas 49 CFR 192.625(b)(1)... To reauthorize Northern
Company. Natural Gas Company to
continue its operation as
defined in the original
Special Permit issued on
April 10, 2010, for the non-
odorization of a pipeline
lateral. The Special Permit
renewal request seeks to
waive compliance from
certain Federal regulations
found in 49 CFR
192.625(b)(1) for the
exclusion from installing
odorization equipment on
one segment of the Northern
Natural Gas Company's 3\1/
2\-inch diameter St. Joseph
transmission pipeline
system located in Benton
and Stearns Counties,
Minnesota. The Special
Permit segment is
approximately 8 miles long
and operates at an MAOP of
1,050 psig.
PHMSA-2006-0141................ Northern Natural Gas 49 CFR 192.625(b)(1)... To reauthorize Northern
Company. Natural Gas Company to
continue its operation as
defined in the original
Special Permit issued on
April 10, 2010, for the non-
odorization of a pipeline
lateral. The Special Permit
renewal request seeks to
waive compliance from
certain Federal regulations
found in 49 CFR
192.625(b)(1) for the
exclusion from installing
odorization equipment on
one segment of the Northern
Natural Gas Company
transmission pipeline
system located on the Sioux
Falls 14-inch diameter
(Nebraska to South Dakota
Mainline) pipeline in
Lincoln County, South
Dakota. This segment
operates at an MAOP of 446
psig.
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Before acting on the special permit renewal requests, PHMSA will
evaluate all comments received on or before the comments closing date.
PHMSA will consider each relevant comment received in its decision to
grant or deny the renewal requests. Comments will be evaluated after
this date only if it is possible to do so without incurring additional
expense or delay.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2015.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-02146 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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