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information; suggestions to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

collected information; and suggestions 

to minimize the collection burden on 

respondents, including using automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Issued on: March 29, 2007. 

Rose A. McMurray, 

Chief Safety Officer, Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–6427 Filed 4–5–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–98–4470] 

Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the 

Technical Pipeline Safety Standards 

Committee and the Technical 

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 

Standards Committee 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of canceled meetings and 

public workshop. 

SUMMARY: This notice cancels the 

Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, 

April 26, 2007 meetings of PHMSA’s 

Technical Pipeline Safety Standards 

Advisory Committee (TPSSC) and 

Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline 

Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC) 

and a public workshop. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information regarding this 

notice contact Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 

366–4431, or by e-mail at 

cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 12, 2007, the THLPSSC 

discussed a proposal to extend pipeline 

safety regulations to the unregulated 

hazardous liquid gathering lines and 

low stress pipelines, and potential 

changes to the proposal to address the 

requirements of the Pipeline Integrity, 

Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act 

of 2006. PHMSA expects to incorporate 

these changes into a supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) 

within the next few weeks. PHMSA 

published a Federal Register notice on 

March 23, 2007 (72 FR 13559) which 

announced April meetings. The 

THLPSSC was to consider and vote on 

the SNPRM. PHMSA has decided an 

April meeting would not give the 

THLPSSC sufficient time to review the 

SNPRM. In addition, the THLPSSC 

would not have the benefit of viewing 

the public comments on the SNPRM. 

PHMSA will schedule a THLPSSC 

meeting later in the year to consider and 

vote on this rulemaking proposal. 

The other rulemaking item on the 

April agenda was a TPSSC meeting to 

consider and vote on a proposal to relax 

regulatory requirements governing 

public awareness programs conducted 

by operators of master meter systems 

and certain operators of petroleum gas 

systems. The proposal is a minor noncontroversial change to an existing 

rulemaking PHMSA will schedule a 

TPSSC telephone meeting later in the 

year to consider and vote on this 

rulemaking proposal. 

Lastly, PHMSA continues to evaluate 

reassessment intervals for gas integrity 

management programs. PHMSA may 

reschedule the public workshop 

canceled by this notice or decide on an 

alternative way to seek public input. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 30, 

2007. 

Jeffrey D. Wiese, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. E7–6426 Filed 4–5–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–06–25735; Notice 2] 

Pipeline Safety: Grant of Waiver; 

Sabine Pass LNG 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA); U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Grant of waiver; Sabine Pass 

LNG, L.P. 

SUMMARY: Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. 

(SPLNG) requested a waiver of 

compliance from the Federal pipeline 

safety regulation that requires liquefied 

natural gas (LNG) facilities constructed 

after March 31, 2000 to comply with the 

National Fire Protection Association’s 

Standard 59A (NFPA 59A), 2001 

Edition. The waiver specifically 

requested permission to use ultrasonic 

examination as an acceptable alternative 

non-destructive testing method for 

welds on LNG tanks. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

SPLNG requested a waiver from 

compliance of the Federal pipeline 

safety requirements at 49 CFR 193.2301 

for its facility at Cameron Parish, 

Louisiana. This regulation requires each 

LNG facility constructed after March 31, 

2000 to comply with 49 CFR part 193 

and NFPA Standard 59A, 2001 Edition. 

NFPA Standard 59A, 2001 Edition 

requires that welded containers 

designed for not more than 15 pounds 

per square inch gauge comply with the 

Eighth Edition, 1990, of American 

Petroleum Institute Standard 620 (API 

620), ‘‘Design and Construction of Large, 

Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks 

(Appendix Q).’’ The Eighth Edition of 

API 620 requires inspection according 

to Appendix Q which calls for a full 

radiographic examination of all vertical 

and horizontal butt welds associated 

with the container. 

SPLNG is proposing to use the Tenth 

Edition, 2002, Addendum 1 of the 2004 

Edition of API 620 at its Cameron Parish 

LNG facility. This Tenth Edition allows 

ultrasonic examination as well as 

radiography as an acceptable alternative 

non-destructive testing method. SPLNG 

proposes to use ultrasonic examination, 

which consists of full semi-automated 

and manual ultrasonic examination 

using shear wave probes. The 

examination will also consist of a 

volumetric ultrasonic examination using 

a combination of creep wave probes and 

focused angled longitudinal wave 

probes. To allow ultrasonic examination 

in accordance with the most recent 

NFPA Standard 59A, 2006 Edition, a 

waiver is required. 

PHMSA considered SPLNG’s waiver 

request and published a notice in the 

Federal Register inviting interested 

persons to comment on whether a 

waiver should be granted (71 FR 56584; 

September 27, 2006). No comments 

were received. 

The NFPA issued a Tentative Interim 

Amendment to NFPA Standard 59A, 

2006 Edition, effective February 14, 

2006 (59A TIA06). This amendment 

incorporates API 620, Tenth Edition, 

2002, Addendum 1, 2004. The Tenth 

Edition adds ultrasonic examination as 

an acceptable method of non-destructive 

examination for welds. The proposed 

wording of the Tenth Edition 2002, 

Addendum 1, 2004 of API 620 deletes 

‘‘radiographic’’ inspection and replaces 

it with ‘‘complete’’ examination and 

defines ‘‘complete’’ examination as 

radiographic or ultrasonic examination. 

Decision: PHMSA finds that the use of 

ultrasonic examination in accordance 

with NFPA Standard 59A, 2006 Edition 

and 59A TIA06 is not inconsistent with 

pipeline safety and achieves an 

equivalent level of safety. Therefore, 

SPLNG’s request for waiver of 

compliance with § 193.2301 is granted, 

subject to the following conditions: (1) 


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1 In accordance with the trackage rights 

agreement, UP indicates that it will utilize its 

trackage rights from April 27, 2007, through May 

19, 2007, and from August 7, 2007, through August 

28, 2007. 

Ultrasonic examinations of welds on 

metal containers shall comply with 

section 7.3.1.2 of NFPA Standard 59A, 

2006 Edition and 59A TIA06; (2) the 

owner/operator shall retain all 

ultrasonic examination records for the 

life of the facility and these records 

shall be retained in a manner so they 

may not be altered; and (3) the interval 

for verifying the examination of welds 

against a calibration standard shall be 

eight hours or less. If the ultrasonic 

equipment is found to be out of 

calibration, all previous weld 

examinations determined by the 

operator shall be reexamined by 

ultrasonic equipment within a week. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 2, 2007. 

Jeffrey D. Wiese, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. 07–1706 Filed 4–2–07; 4:52 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–06–25734; Notice 2] 

Pipeline Safety: Grant of Waiver; 

Freeport LNG 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA); U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

ACTION: Grant of Waiver; Freeport LNG. 

SUMMARY: Freeport LNG (FLNG) 

requested a waiver of compliance from 

the Federal pipeline safety regulation 

that requires liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

facilities constructed after March 31, 

2000 to comply with the National Fire 

Protection Association’s Standard 59A 

(NFPA 59A), 2001 Edition. The waiver 

specifically requested permission to use 

ultrasonic examination as an acceptable 

alternative non-destructive testing 

method for welds on LNG tanks. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

FLNG requested a waiver from 

compliance of the Federal pipeline 

safety requirements at 49 CFR 193.2301 

for its facility at Quintana Terminal, 

Texas. This regulation requires each 

LNG facility constructed after March 31, 

2000 to comply with 49 CFR part 193 

and NFPA Standard 59A, 2001 Edition. 

NFPA Standard 59A, 2001 Edition 

requires that welded containers 

designed for not more than 15 pounds 

per square inch gauge comply with the 

Eighth Edition, 1990, of American 

Petroleum Institute Standard 620 (API 

620), ‘‘Design and Construction of Large, 

Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks 

(Appendix Q).’’ The Eighth Edition of 

API 620 requires inspection according 

to Appendix Q which calls for a full 

radiographic examination of all vertical 

and horizontal butt welds associated 

with the container. 

FLNG proposes to use the Tenth 

Edition, 2002, Addendum 1 of the 2004 

edition of API 620 at its Quintana 

Terminal LNG facility. The Tenth 

Edition allows ultrasonic examination 

as well as radiography as an acceptable 

alternative non-destructive testing 

method. FLNG proposes to use 

ultrasonic examination, which consists 

of full semi-automated and manual 

ultrasonic examination using shear 

wave probes. The examination will also 

consist of a volumetric ultrasonic 

examination using a combination of 

creep wave probes and focused angled 

longitudinal wave probes. To allow 

ultrasonic examination in accordance 

with the most recent NFPA Standard 

59A, 2006 Edition, a waiver is required. 

PHMSA considered FLNG’s waiver 

request and published a notice in the 

Federal Register inviting interested 

persons to comment on whether a 

waiver should be granted (71 FR 56583; 

September 27, 2006). No comments 

were received. 

The NFPA issued a Tentative Interim 

Amendment to NFPA Standard 59A, 

2006 Edition, effective February 14, 

2006 (59A TIA06). The amendment 

incorporates API 620, Tenth Edition, 

2002, Addendum 1, 2004. The Tenth 

Edition adds ultrasonic examination as 

an acceptable non-destructive testing 

method of examination for welds. The 

proposed wording of the Tenth Edition, 

Addendum 1, 2004 of API 620 deletes 

‘‘radiographic’’ inspection and replaces 

it with ‘‘complete’’ examination and 

defines ‘‘complete’’ examination as 

radiographic or ultrasonic examination. 

Decision: PHMSA finds that the use of 

ultrasonic examination in accordance 

with NFPA Standard 59A, 2006 Edition 

and 59A TIA06 is not inconsistent with 

pipeline safety and achieves an 

equivalent level of safety. Therefore, 

FLNG’s request for waiver of 

compliance with § 193.2301 is granted, 

subject to the following conditions: (1) 

Ultrasonic examinations of welds on 

metal containers shall comply with 

section 7.3.1.2 of NFPA Standard 59A, 

2006 Edition and 59A TIA06; (2) the 

owner/operator shall retain all 

ultrasonic examination records for the 

life of the facility and these records 

shall be retained in a manner so they 

may not be altered; and (3) the interval 

for verifying the examination of welds 

against a calibration standard shall be 

eight hours or less. If the ultrasonic 

equipment is found to be out of 

calibration, all previous weld 

examinations determined by the 

operator shall be reexamined by 

ultrasonic equipment within a week. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 2, 2007. 

Jeffrey D. Wiese, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. 07–1705 Filed 4–2–07; 4:52 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35007] 

Union Pacific Railroad CompanyTemporary Trackage Rights 

Exemption-BNSF Railway Company 

Pursuant to a written trackage rights 

agreement dated March 15, 2007, BNSF 

Railway Company (BNSF) has agreed to 

grant temporary overhead trackage 

rights to Union Pacific Railroad 

Company (UP) over approximately 2 

miles of BNSF’s lines extending 

between Basta, CA (milepost 163.15), 

and Fullerton, CA (milepost 165.23). 

The transaction is scheduled to be 

consummated on April 27, 2007. The 

temporary trackage rights are intended 

to expire on or about August 28, 2007.1

The purpose of the temporary 

trackage rights is to facilitate 

maintenance work on UP lines. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee affected by the acquisition of 

the temporary trackage rights will be 

protected by the conditions imposed in 

Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.-Trackage 

Rights-BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 

modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.- 

Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 

(1980), and any employee affected by 

the discontinuance of those trackage 

rights will be protected by the 

conditions set out in Oregon Short Line 

R. Co.-Abandonment-Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(8). If it contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Any stay petition must 


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