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meetings may submit them to the docket 

in the following ways: 

E-Gov Website: 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–2016–0128 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- 0128.’’ The docket clerk will date 

stamp the postcard prior to returning it 

to you via the U.S. mail. 

Privacy Act Statement 

DOT may solicit comments from the 

public regarding certain general notices. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the meeting, contact 

Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202– 

366–4996 or by email at 

christie.murray@dot.gov. 

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 Christie Murray at 

christie.murray@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The VIS Working Group is an 

advisory committee established in 

accordance with Section 10 of the 

Protecting our Infrastructure of 

Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 

2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41 

CFR 102–3.50(a). 

II. Meeting Details and Agenda 

The VIS Working Group agenda will 

include briefings on topics such as 

mandate requirements, subcommittee 

considerations, lessons learned, 

examples of existing informationsharing systems, and proposed 

subcommittee recommendations. As 

part of its work, the committee will 

ultimately provide recommendations to 

the Secretary, as required and 

specifically outlined in Section 10 of 

Public Law 114–183, addressing: 

(a) The need for, and the 

identification of, a system to ensure that 

dig verification data are shared with inline inspection operators to the extent 

consistent with the need to maintain 

proprietary and security-sensitive data 

in a confidential manner to improve 

pipeline safety and inspection 

technology; 

(b) Ways to encourage the exchange of 

pipeline inspection information and the 

development of advanced pipeline 

inspection technologies and enhanced 

risk analysis; 

(c) Opportunities to share data, 

including dig verification data between 

operators of pipeline facilities and inline inspector vendors to expand 

knowledge of the advantages and 

disadvantages of the different types of 

in-line inspection technology and 

methodologies; 

(d) Options to create a secure system 

that protects proprietary data while 

encouraging the exchange of pipeline 

inspection information and the 

development of advanced pipeline 

inspection technologies and enhanced 

risk analysis; 

(e) Means and best practices for the 

protection of safety and securitysensitive information and proprietary 

information; and 

(f) Regulatory, funding, and legal 

barriers to sharing the information 

described in paragraphs (a) through (d). 

The Secretary will publish the VIS 

Working Group’s recommendations on a 

publicly available DOT website and in 

the docket. The VIS Working Group will 

fulfill its purpose once its 

recommendations are published online. 

PHMSA will publish the agenda on 

the PHMSA meeting page https://

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 

MtgHome.mtg?mtg=139, once it is 

finalized. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 

2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Linda Daugherty, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Field 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19453 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0128] 

Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the 

Voluntary Information-Sharing System 

Working Group 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Voluntary 

Information-sharing System (VIS) 

Working Group. The VIS Working 

Group will convene to discuss and 

identify recommendations to establish a 

voluntary information-sharing system. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on November 9, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m. ET. Members of the public who 

wish to attend in person should register 

no later than November 1, 2018. 

Individuals requiring accommodations, 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA 

by November 1, 2018. For additional 

information, see the ADDRESSES section. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 

20590. The meeting agenda and 

additional information will be 

published on the following VIS Working 

Group registration page at: https://

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 

MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138. 

The meetings will not be webcast; 

however, presentations will be available 


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on the meeting website and posted on 

the E-Gov website, https://

www.regulations.gov/, under docket 

number PHMSA–2016–0128 within 30 

days following the meeting. 

Public Participation: This meeting 

will be open to the public. Members of 

the public who attend in person will 

also be provided 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 Website: 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–2016–0128 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- 0128.’’ The docket clerk will date 

stamp the postcard prior to returning it 

to you via the U.S. mail. 

Privacy Act Statement 

DOT may solicit comments from the 

public regarding certain general notices. 

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 Christie Murray at 

christie.murray@dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the meeting, contact 

Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202– 

366–4996 or by email at 

christie.murray@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background 

The VIS Working Group is an 

advisory committee established in 

accordance with Section 10 of the 

Protecting our Infrastructure of 

Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 

2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41 

CFR 102–3.50(a). 

II. Meeting Details and Agenda 

The VIS Working Group agenda will 

include briefings on topics such as 

mandate requirements, integrity 

management, data types and tools, inline inspection and other direct 

assessment methods, geographic 

information system implementation, 

subcommittee considerations, lessons 

learned, examples of existing 

information-sharing systems, safety 

management systems, and more. As part 

of its work, the committee will 

ultimately provide recommendations to 

the Secretary, as required and 

specifically outlined in Section 10 of 

Public Law 114–183, addressing: 

(a) The need for, and the 

identification of, a system to ensure that 

dig verification data are shared with inline inspection operators to the extent 

consistent with the need to maintain 

proprietary and security-sensitive data 

in a confidential manner to improve 

pipeline safety and inspection 

technology; 

(b) Ways to encourage the exchange of 

pipeline inspection information and the 

development of advanced pipeline 

inspection technologies and enhanced 

risk analysis; 

(c) Opportunities to share data, 

including dig verification data between 

operators of pipeline facilities and inline inspector vendors to expand 

knowledge of the advantages and 

disadvantages of the different types of 

in-line inspection technology and 

methodologies; 

(d) Options to create a secure system 

that protects proprietary data while 

encouraging the exchange of pipeline 

inspection information and the 

development of advanced pipeline 

inspection technologies and enhanced 

risk analysis; 

(e) Means and best practices for the 

protection of safety and securitysensitive information and proprietary 

information; and 

(f) Regulatory, funding, and legal 

barriers to sharing the information 

described in paragraphs (a) through (d). 

The Secretary will publish the VIS 

Working Group’s recommendations on a 

publicly available DOT website and in 

the docket. The VIS Working Group will 

fulfill its purpose once its 

recommendations are published online. 

PHMSA will publish the agenda on 

the PHMSA meeting page https://

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 

MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138, once it is 

finalized. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 

2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Linda Daugherty, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Field 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19429 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0208] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Department of Veterans 

Affairs Acquisition Regulation; 

Architect-Engineer Fee Proposal; 

Contractor Production Report; Daily 

Log and Contract Progress Report 

AGENCY: The Office of Management, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

(OM), Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA), is announcing an opportunity for 

public comment on the proposed 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 


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