[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51670-51671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24206]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0136]
Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee
and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces both a public meeting of the Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Gas Pipeline
Advisory Committee (GPAC), to discuss topics and provisions of the
proposed rule titled ``Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering
Pipelines,'' and a joint meeting of the GPAC and the Technical
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the
Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC). The purpose of the joint
meeting of the GPAC and LPAC is to discuss a variety of policy issues
and topics relative to pipeline safety.
DATES: The GPAC and LPAC will meet in a joint session on December 13,
2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and the GPAC only will meet on
December 14, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on December 15,
2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. Members of the public who wish
to attend in person are asked to register no later than December 3,
2017. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify PHMSA by
December 3, 2017. For additional information see the ADDRESSES section.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Arlington, 950 North
Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia 22203. The agenda and any
additional information for the meetings will be published on the
following pipeline advisory committee meeting and registration page:
https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=127.
The meetings will not be webcast; however, presentations will be
available on the meeting Web site and posted on the E-Gov Web site,
https://www.regulations.gov/, under docket number PHMSA-2016-0136
within 30 days following the meeting.
Public Participation
These meetings will be open to the public. Members of the public
who attend in person will also be provided
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an opportunity to make a statement during the meetings.
Written comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments on
the meetings may submit them to the docket in the following ways:
E-Gov Web site: https://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2016-0136 at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Anyone can search the electronic form of
all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted
on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). Therefore,
consider reviewing DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000; (65 FR 19477), or view the
Privacy Notice at https://www.regulations.gov before submitting
comments.
Docket: For docket access or to read background documents or
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the
following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-2016-0136.'' The docket clerk
will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S.
mail.
Privacy Act Statement
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the 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 www.regulations.gov as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Services for Individuals with Disabilities: The public meeting will
be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other
ancillary aids, are asked to notify Cheryl Whetsel at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meeting,
contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Meeting Details and Agenda
The GPAC and LPAC will meet in a joint session to discuss a variety
of topics to keep committee members up-to-date on the pipeline safety
program and policy issues.
The GPAC will be considering the proposed rule titled ``Safety of
Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines,'' which was published in the
Federal Register on April 8, 2016; (81 FR 20722), and the associated
regulatory analysis. Based on discussions at the previous GPAC
meetings, the topics that will be discussed at this meeting are
material documentation and the integrity verification process. If time
permits, strengthened assessment requirements would also be discussed.
Prior to these meetings, PHMSA will finalize the agendas and will
publish them on the PHMSA meeting page at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=127.
II. Committee Background
The GPAC and the LPAC are statutorily mandated advisory committees
that advise PHMSA on proposed gas pipeline and hazardous liquid
pipeline safety standards, respectively, and their associated risk
assessments. The committees are established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, as amended) and 49
U.S.C. 60115. The committees consist of 15 members with membership
evenly divided among Federal and State governments, the regulated
industry, and the general public. The committees advise PHMSA on the
technical feasibility, reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and
practicability of each proposed pipeline safety standard.
Issued in Washington, DC on November 2, 2017, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Office of Standards and Rulemaking.
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