Document ID: PHMSA-2009-0203-0036
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Pipeline Safety Regulations: Technical Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee Meeting
Posted Date: 2010-11-26T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 72778-72779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29689]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 195

[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0203]

Pipeline Safety: Technical Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical 
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The 
committee will meet to consider and vote on a rulemaking to apply the 
Federal pipeline safety regulations to the remaining unregulated rural 
onshore hazardous liquid low-stress pipelines in accordance with 
current law.

DATES: The meeting will be on Monday, December 13, 2010, 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m. EST. The THLPSSC will take part in the meeting by telephone 
conference call. Attendees should register in advance at http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=68. PHMSA will post any 
new information including meeting presentations on the PHMSA/Office of 
Pipeline Safety Web page (http://PHMSA.dot.gov) about 15 days before 
the meeting takes place.

ADDRESSES: The public may attend the meeting at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590, Room E27-302. For any questions, please contact the individual 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by December 1, 2010.
    Comments on the meeting may be submitted to the docket 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.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, DOT, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-001.
     Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT 
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket numbers, PHMSA-2009-0203 and 
PHMSA-2008-0186 at the beginning of your comments. Note that all 
comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You 
should know that anyone is able to 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, you may 
want to review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or view the Privacy 
Notice at http://www.regulations.gov before submitting any such 
comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://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 a.m. and 5 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-2009-0230 and PHMSA-2008-
0186.'' The Docket Clerk will date-stamp the postcard prior to 
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays 
in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we 
recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet, fax, 
or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket 
and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT.

Privacy Act Statement

    Anyone may search the electronic form of comments received in 
response to any of our dockets by the name of the individual who 
submitted the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy 
Act Statement was published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 
(65 FR 19477).

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to seek special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact Cheryl Whetsel at 202-366-4431 by December 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meetings, 
contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by e-mail at 
cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov or for technical contents about the proposed 
rule contact Mike Israni by phone at 202-366-4595 or by e-mail at 
mike.israni@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Meeting Details

    Members of the public may attend and make a statement during the 
advisory committee meetings. For a better chance to speak at the 
meetings, please contact the individual listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT by December 1, 2010.

II. Committee Background

    The THLPSSC advises PHMSA on proposed safety standards, risks 
assessments, and safety policies for hazardous liquid pipelines. The 
committee falls under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and is authorized

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by the Federal pipeline safety law (49 U.S.C. 60115). The committee 
consists of 15 members--with one-third of the membership selected from 
each of three groups: Federal and state government, the regulated 
industry, and the public. The committee advises PHMSA on technical 
feasibility, practicability, and cost-effectiveness of each proposed 
pipeline safety standard. PHMSA staff may also provide an update on 
several regulatory and policy initiatives if time allows.

III. Preliminary Agenda

    Pursuant to Section 4 of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, 
Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-468), PHMSA published 
a proposed rule titled: ``Pipeline Safety: Applying Safety Regulation 
to All Rural Onshore Hazardous Liquid Low-Stress Lines'' on June 22, 
2010 (75 FR 35366). The meeting agenda will include the committee's 
discussion and vote on the proposed rule, and on the associated 
regulatory analysis and environmental assessment.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2010.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-29689 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]
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