Document ID: PHMSA-2011-0295-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Emergency Responder Forums: Pipeline Safety
Posted Date: 2011-11-07T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68828-68829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28791]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket ID PHMSA-2011-0295]

Pipeline Safety: Emergency Responder Forum

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

ACTION: Notice of Forum.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is co-sponsoring a one-day Emergency Responder Forum 
with the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives and 
the United States Fire Administration. The purpose of the forum is to 
convene a meeting of emergency response and management community 
leaders, pipeline safety regulators, pipeline industry representatives, 
and interested members of the public to solicit expert counsel that 
will inform the development of a strategy for improving emergency 
responders' ability to prepare for and respond to natural gas and 
hazardous liquid pipeline emergencies.

DATES: The forum will be held on December 9, 2011. Name badge pick up 
and on-site registration will be available starting at 7 a.m., with the 
forum taking place from 8 a.m. until approximately 5:30 p.m. eastern 
time. A webcast of the proceedings will be available. Pre-registration 
for the forum is available until December 2, 2011, at the meeting Web 
site at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=74. Also 
refer to the

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meeting Web site for information about the preliminary agenda and the 
webcast.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 in the 
atrium of the west building (New Jersey Avenue entrance, across the 
street from the Navy Yard Metro station). Attendees should arrive early 
to allow for time to go through security.
    A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at Courtyard by Marriott 
Capitol Hill/Navy Yard, (866) 329-0003. Hotel reservations must be made 
on or before November 17, 2011, to receive a rate of $183 for the 
nights of December 8 and 9, 2011. Mention ``Emergency Responder Forum 
Room Block'' for the U.S. Department of Transportation when you make 
your reservation to receive this rate. Please call the hotel for more 
information on the Americans with Disabilities Act amenities at this 
location.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Hall at (804) 556-4678 or by email 
at sam.hall@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Registration: Members of the public may attend this free forum. To 
help ensure that adequate arrangements are made, all attendees and 
webcast viewers are encouraged to pre-register for the forum at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=74. Hotel reservations 
must be made by contacting the hotel directly.
    Comments: Members of the public may also submit written comments, 
either before or after the workshop. Comments should reference Docket 
ID PHMSA-2011-0295. 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, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington, 
DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Management System, Room W12-140, on the ground floor of the West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Instructions: Identify the Docket ID PHMSA-2011-0295 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 heading below for additional information.
     Privacy Act Statement: Anyone may search the electronic 
form of all comments received for any of our dockets. The Privacy 
Notice for comment submissions may be reviewed at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000 (65 FR 
19477) or you may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    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 Sam Hall at (804) 556-4678 or sam.hall@dot.gov by December 2, 
2011.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2011.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2011-28791 Filed 11-4-11; 8:45 am]
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