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maintenance (O&M) plans required 

under 49 CFR 192.605, 193.2017, and 

195.402, to address the elimination of 

hazardous leaks and minimize releases 

of natural gas from pipeline facilities. 

The plans must also address the 

replacement or remediation of pipelines 

that are known to leak due to their 

material (including cast iron, 

unprotected steel, wrought iron, and 

historic plastics with known issues), 

design, or past O&M history. The plans 

must in be in writing, tailored to the 

operator’s pipeline facilities, supported 

by technical analysis where necessary, 

and sufficiently detailed to clearly 

describe the manner in which each 

requirement is met. For additional 

guidance on O&M plans for hazardous 

liquid and natural gas pipeline facilities, 

see ‘‘Operations & Maintenance 

Enforcement Guidance,’’ part 192 

subparts L and M, page 17, available at 

https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/ 

phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/regulatorycompliance/pipeline/enforcement/5776/ 

o-m-enforcement-guidance-part-192-7- 

21-2017.pdf; and ‘‘Operations & 

Maintenance Enforcement Guidance,’’ 

part 195 subpart F, page 18, available at 

https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/ 

phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/regulatorycompliance/pipeline/enforcement/5781/ 

o-m-enforcement-guidance-part-195-7- 

21-2017.pdf. 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 60108(a)(3), as 

amended by section 114(a) of the PIPES 

Act of 2020, PHMSA and state 

authorities with a certification under 49 

U.S.C. 60105 will inspect operators’ 

revised O&M plans in calendar year 

2022, and such inspections must be 

completed by December 27, 2022. 

During these inspections, PHMSA, or 

the relevant state authority, is required 

to evaluate whether the plans 

adequately address items listed in 

section 114 of the PIPES Act of 2020. 

Operators need to consider the 

following items as they update their 

plans to comply with section 114 of the 

PIPES Act of 2020: 

• O&M plans must be detailed to 

address the elimination of hazardous 

leaks and minimization of releases of 

natural gas from the operators’ pipeline 

facilities; meaning pipeline operators 

must update their plans to minimize, 

among other things, fugitive emissions 

and vented emissions from pipeline 

facilities. PHMSA and state inspections, 

therefore, will evaluate the steps taken 

to prevent and mitigate both 

unintentional, fugitive emissions as well 

as intentional, vented emissions. 

Fugitive emissions include any 

unintentional leaks from equipment 

such as pipelines, flanges, valves, meter 

sets, or other equipment. Vented 

emissions include any release of natural 

gas to the atmosphere due to equipment 

design or operations and maintenance 

procedures. Common sources of vented 

emissions include pneumatic device 

bleeds, blowdowns, incomplete 

combustion, or overpressure protection 

venting (e.g., relief valves). 

• O&M plans must address the 

replacement or remediation of pipelines 

that are known to leak based on the 

material (including cast iron, 

unprotected steel, wrought iron, and 

historic plastics with known issues), 

design, or past operating and 

maintenance history of the pipeline. 

PHMSA and state inspections will 

include an evaluation of how the 

material present in the pipeline system, 

design of the system, as well as the past 

O&M history of the system, contribute to 

the leaks that occur on the system. 

PHMSA and states will evaluate 

whether the plans adequately address 

reducing leaks on operators’ pipeline 

systems due to the aforementioned 

factors. 

• Operators must carry out a current, 

written O&M plan to address public 

safety and the protection of the 

environment. In addition to the new 

statutory requirement that PHMSA and 

state inspections consider the extent to 

which the plans will contribute to the 

elimination of hazardous leaks and 

minimizing releases of natural gas from 

pipeline facilities, PHMSA’s inspections 

will continue to include an evaluation 

of the extent to which the plans 

contribute to both public safety and the 

protection of the environment. 

Developing and implementing 

comprehensive written O&M plans is an 

effective way to eliminate hazardous 

leaks and minimize the release of 

natural gas from pipeline systems. 

PHMSA anticipates these self-executing 

statutory mandates will result in 

enhanced public safety and reductions 

in pipeline emissions thereby reducing 

impact on the environment. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2021, 

under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12155 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

[Docket ID OCC–2021–0010] 

Mutual Savings Association Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC). 

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The OCC announces a 

meeting of the Mutual Savings 

Association Advisory Committee 

(MSAAC). 

DATES: A virtual public meeting of the 

MSAAC will be held on Tuesday, June 

29, 2021, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: The OCC will host the June 

29, 2021 meeting of the MSAAC 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael R. Brickman, Deputy 

Comptroller for Thrift Supervision, 

(202) 649–5420, Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency, 

Washington, DC 20219. You also may 

access prior MSAAC meeting materials 

on the MSAAC page of the OCC’s 

website at Mutual Savings Association 

Advisory Committee. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the 

regulations implementing the Act at 41 

CFR part 102–3, the OCC is announcing 

that the MSAAC will convene a virtual 

meeting on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. The 

meeting is open to the public and will 

begin at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The purpose of 

the meeting is for the MSAAC to advise 

the OCC on regulatory or other changes 

the OCC may make to ensure the health 

and viability of mutual savings 

associations. The agenda includes a 

discussion of current topics of interest 

to the industry. 

Members of the public may submit 

written statements to the MSAAC. The 

OCC must receive written statements no 

later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, 

June 24, 2021. Members of the public 

may submit written statements to 

MSAAC@occ.treas.gov. 

Members of the public who plan to 

attend the virtual meeting should 

contact the OCC by 5:00 p.m. EDT on 

Thursday, June 24, 2021, to inform the 

OCC of their desire to attend the 

meeting and to obtain information about 

participating in the meeting. Members 

of the public may contact the OCC via 

email at MSAAC@OCC.treas.gov or by 


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telephone at (202) 649–5420. Members 

of the public who are hearing impaired 

should call (202) 649–5597 (TTY) by 

5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 24, 

2021, to arrange auxiliary aids for this 

meeting. 

Attendees should provide their full 

name, email address, and organization, 

if any. 

Michael J. Hsu, 

Acting Comptroller of the Currency. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12163 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Tax Forms 

and Publications Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, July 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Smith at 1–888–912–1227 or (202) 317– 

3087. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee will be 

held Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited time and structure of meeting, 

notification of intent to participate must 

be made with Fred Smith. For more 

information please contact Fred Smith 

at 1–888–912–1227 or (202) 317–3087, 

or write TAP Office, 1111 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Room 1509, Washington, DC 

20224 or contact us at the website: 

http://www.improveirs.org. 

Dated: June 4, 2021. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12118 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Tax Forms 

and Publications Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, July 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Smith at 1–888–912–1227 or (202) 317– 

3087. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee will be 

held Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited time and structure of meeting, 

notification of intent to participate must 

be made with Fred Smith. For more 

information please contact Fred Smith 

at 1–888–912–1227 or (202) 317–3087, 

or write TAP Office, 1111 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Room 1509, Washington, DC 

20224 or contact us at the website: 

http://www.improveirs.org. 

Dated: June 4, 2021. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12119 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance 

Center Improvements Project 

Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Taxpayer 

Assistance Center Improvements Project 

Committee will be conducted. The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, July 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew O’Sullivan at 1–888–912–1227 

or (510) 907–5274. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Taxpayer Assistance 

Center Improvements Project Committee 

will be held Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 

12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited time and 

structure of meeting, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Matthew O’Sullivan. For more 

information please contact Matthew 

O’Sullivan at 1–888–912–1227 or (510) 

907–5274, or write TAP Office, 1301 

Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612–5217 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

Dated: June 4, 2021. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12096 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] 

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