Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 184 / Thursday, September 23, 2004 / Notices 57135

MODIFICATION EXEMPTIONS

Application 

No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected 

Modification 

exemption Nature of exemption thereof 

9275–M ......... Alcoa Inc. Pittsburgh, 

PA.

49 CFR Parts 100–

180.

9275 To modify the exemption to authorize revising the proper shipping description to 

allow transportation of medical screening 

solutions containing ethyl alcohol liquids. 

10791–M ....... Con-Quest Products, 

Inc. Elk Grove Village, IL.

49 CFR 173.12(b)(2) 10791 To modify the exemption to authorize a design change of the UN 4G fiberboard box 

filled with a polyethylene film bag liner 

for the transportation of various Hazard 

Class/Division waste hazardous materials. 

11536–M ....... The Boeing Company 

Los Angeles, CA.

49 CFR 173.302; 

173.62; 173.159; 

173.304.

11536 To modify the exemption to authorize an 

increase of spacecraft pressure vessels 

from two to four and the transportation of 

an additional Division 2.1 material. 

11670–M ....... Oilphase 

Schlumberger 

Dyce, Aberdeen 

Scotland.

49 CFR 178.36 ......... 11670 To modify the exemption to authorize the 

use of a newly designed non-DOT specification oil well sampling cylinder for the 

transportation of Division 2.1 materials. 

12744–M ....... RSPA–01–

10126

Alcoa Inc. Pittsburgh, 

PA.

49 CFR 171–180 ...... 12744 To modify the exemption to authorize a Division 4.3, PGI material be allowed to be 

transported as a ‘‘material of trade’’ item. 

13321–M ....... RSPA–03–

16598

Quest Diagnostics, 

Inc. Collegeville, 

PA.

49 CFR 173.28(b)(3) 13321 To modify the exemption to authorize passenger-carrying aircraft as an additional 

mode of transportation for certain Division 6.2 materials. 

13442–M ....... PRC-DeSoto International Mojave, 

CA.

49 CFR 

173.173(b)(2).

13442 To reissue the exemption originally issued 

on an emergency basis for a Class 3 

material in inner plastic packagings not 

exceeding 5 L capacity in addition to the 

glass and metal packagings. 

13796–M ....... RSPA–04–

18891

Rhodia Inc. 

Cranbury, NJ.

49 CFR 173.188 ....... 13796 To reissue the exemption originally issued 

on an emergency basis for the transportation of a Division 4.2 material while 

under water in alternative packaging. 

[FR Doc. 04–21380 Filed 9–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4909–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs 

Administration 

Potential for Damage to Pipeline 

Facilities Caused by the Passage of 

Hurricane Ivan

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs 

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; issuance of advisory 

bulletin. 

SUMMARY: RSPA is issuing this advisory 

bulletin to owners and operators of gas 

and hazardous liquid pipelines to 

communicate the potential for damage 

to pipeline facilities caused by the 

passage of Hurricane Ivan on September 

16, 2004.

ADDRESSES: This document can be 

viewed on the Office of Pipeline Safety 

(OPS) home page at: http://ops.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Huriaux, (202) 366–4565, or by 

e-mail at richard.hurriaux@rspa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The purpose of this advisory bulletin 

is to warn all operators of gas and 

hazardous liquid pipelines in the Gulf 

of Mexico and adjacent state waters that 

pipeline safety problems may have been 

caused by the passage of Hurricane Ivan 

on September 16, 2004. RSPA received 

several reports of damage to pipeline 

facilities in the offshore and inland 

areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. 

It was reported in newspapers that 

officials with Houston-based 

Transocean found the semi-submersible 

drilling rig Deepwater Nautilus late 

Thursday, 70 miles from its original 

mooring site south of Mobile, Ala. No 

crew was aboard the rig, which likely 

rode through winds in excess of 140 

mph and seas as high as 40 feet. The rig 

is built to handle winds of 120 mph, 

according to company data. 

It was also reported that Diamond 

Offshore Drilling reported one of its rigs, 

the Ocean Star, was found drifting 12 

miles from its mooring 80 miles south 

of Mobile, Ala. 

Energy companies evacuated workers 

from 545 platforms and 69 drilling rigs 

in the Gulf, shutting in almost 4 million 

barrels of oil and 17 billion cubic feet 

of natural gas according to the U.S. 

Department of the Interior’s Minerals 

Management Service. 

The Federal pipeline safety 

regulations at 49 CFR parts 192 and 195 

require operators to shut down and start 

up pipeline facilities in a safe manner 

and to conduct periodic pipeline patrols 

to detect unusual operating and 

maintenance conditions and to take 

corrective action if conditions are 

unsafe. Because this patrolling is 

generally by aircraft, pipelines exposed 

or damaged on the sea floor may not be 

visually detected. It is likely that some 

pipeline facilities and pipelines located 

in the area of Hurricane Ivan’s impact 

are damaged or exposed. 

The gas and hazardous liquid pipeline 

safety regulations require that operators 

mitigate the safety condition if a 

pipeline facility is damaged or if a 

pipeline is exposed on the sea floor or 

constitutes a hazard to navigation. The 

regulations require that damaged 

pipeline facilities or exposed pipelines 

must be repaired, replaced, or reburied 

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to eliminate the hazard. And, pipelines 

that are a hazard to navigation must be 

promptly reported to the National 

Response Center (NRC) at 1–800–424–

8802. 

II. Advisory Bulletin (ADB–04–04) 

To: Owners and operators of gas and 

hazardous liquid pipeline systems. 

Subject: Potential for damage to 

pipeline facilities caused by the passage 

of Hurricane Ivan. 

Advisory: All operators of gas and 

hazardous liquid pipelines in the Gulf 

of Mexico and adjacent state waters are 

warned that pipeline safety problems 

may have been caused by the passage of 

Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004. 

RSPA received several reports of 

damage to pipeline facilities, 

particularly offshore Louisiana.

Pipeline operators should consider 

taking the following actions regarding 

the gas and hazardous liquid pipelines 

located in areas impacted by Hurricane 

Ivan: 

1. Identify persons who normally 

engage in shallow water commercial 

fishing, shrimping, and other marine 

vessel operations and caution them that 

submerged offshore pipelines may have 

become unprotected on the sea floor. 

Marine vessels operating in water 

depths comparable to a vessel’s draft or 

when operating bottom dragging 

equipment can be damaged and their 

crews endangered by an encounter with 

a submerged pipeline. 

2. Identify and caution marine vessel 

operators in offshore shipping lanes and 

other offshore areas where Hurricane 

Ivan may have affected a pipeline that 

deploying fishing nets or anchors, and 

dredging operations may damage the 

pipeline, their vessels, and endanger 

their crews. 

3. In the process of bringing offshore 

and inland transmission facilities back 

online, operators are advised to check 

for structural damage to piping, valves, 

emergency shutdown systems, risers 

and supporting systems. Aerial 

inspections of pipeline routes should be 

conducted to check for leaks in the 

transmission systems. In areas where 

floating and jack-up rigs have moved 

and their path could have been over the 

pipelines, operators are advised to 

review possible routes and to check for 

sub-sea pipeline damage where 

required. 

4. Identify and correct any conditions 

on the pipeline that violate the Federal 

pipeline safety regulations. (49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 601; 49 CFR 1.53).

Stacey L. Gerard, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 04–21382 Filed 9–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Ex Parte No. 290 (Sub No. 5) (2004–

4)] 

Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment 

factor. 

SUMMARY: The Board has approved the 

fourth quarter 2004 rail cost adjustment 

factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by 

the Association of American Railroads. 

The fourth quarter 2004 RCAF 

(Unadjusted) is 1.097. The fourth 

quarter 2003 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.544. 

The fourth quarter 2004 RCAF–5 is 

0.519.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mac 

Frampton, (202) 565–1541. [Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the 

hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in 

the Board’s decision. To purchase a 

copy of the full decision, call ASAP 

Document Solutions at (301) 577–2600. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through FIRS: 1–800–877–

8339.] 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or energy conservation. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), we 

conclude that our action will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act.

Decided: September 13, 2004.

By the Board, Chairman Nober, Vice 

Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner 

Buttrey. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–21355 Filed 9–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request—Deposits and Savings 

Accounts by Office

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision 

(OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed and continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift 

Supervision within the Department of 

the Treasury will submit the proposed 

information collection requirement 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Today, OTS is soliciting 

public comments on its proposal to 

continue the information collection of 

deposit and savings account information 

by office.

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before November 22, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to 

the collection by title of the proposal or 

by OMB approval number, to 

Information Collection Comments, Chief 

Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552; send a facsimile 

transmission to (202) 906–6518; or send 

an e-mail to 

infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov.

OTS will post comments and the related 

index on the OTS Internet site at

http://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, 

interested persons may inspect 

comments at the Public Reading Room, 

1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To 

make an appointment, call (202) 906–

5922, send an e-mail to 

publicinfo@ots.treas.gov, or send a 

facsimile transmission to (202) 906–

7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

can request additional information 

about this proposed information 

collection from Pamela Schaar, 

Information Systems & Finance, (202) 

906–7205, Office of Thrift Supervision, 

1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may 

not conduct or sponsor an information 

collection, and respondents are not 

required to respond to an information