Document ID: PHMSA-2016-0127-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Pipeline Safety: Research and Development Forum
Posted Date: 2016-11-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76686-76687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26564]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0127]

Pipeline Safety: Research and Development Forum

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public forum.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a PHMSA sponsored Pipeline Safety 
Research and Development Forum. PHMSA periodically holds this public 
forum to generate a national research agenda that fosters solutions for 
the many challenges with pipeline safety and with protecting the 
environment. This forum allows public, government, and industry 
pipeline stakeholders to develop a consensus on the technical gaps and 
challenges for future research. It also reduces duplication of 
programs, factors ongoing research efforts, leverages resources, and 
broadens synergies. The national research agenda developed through this 
forum is aligned with the needs of the pipeline safety mission and 
makes use of the best available knowledge and expertise and considers 
stakeholder perspectives.

DATES: The public forum will be held on November 16-17, 2016. Name 
badge pick up and on-site registration will be available starting at 
7:00 a.m. on November 16, with the public forum taking place from 8:00 
a.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m., November 17 central time.

ADDRESSES: The public forum will be held at the Cleveland Marriott 
Downtown at Key Center, 127 Public Square, (Driveway Entrance on 1360 
West Mall Drive), Cleveland, OH 44114. The hotel can be contacted at 
800-228-9290 or 216-696-9200 or at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clesc-cleveland-marriott-downtown-at-key-center/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Smith, Engineering and Research 
Division, at 919-238-4759 or robert.w.smith@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Registration: Members of the public may attend this free forum. 
Please note that this public forum will not be available by webcast. 
Onsite registration will also be available for those attending in 
person. Event reporting and presentations will be available shortly 
after the public forum.
    Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments either 
before or after the public forum. Comments should reference Docket No. 
PHMSA-2016-0127. Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
     E-Gov Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. This site 
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice 
issued by any agency. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System, U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System, Room W12-140, on the 
ground floor of the 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.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2016-0127 at the 
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, submit 
two copies. If you wish to receive confirmation that PHMSA has received 
your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet 
users may submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Note: Comments will be posted without changes or edits to http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act Statement below for additional 
information.

Privacy Act Statement

    Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments received for 
any of our dockets. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement 
in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19476) or 
visit http://dms.dot.gov.

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Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact Robert Smith, Engineering and Research Division, at 919-238-
4759 or robert.w.smith@dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 31, 2016, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-26564 Filed 11-2-16; 8:45 am]
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