Document ID: PHMSA-2014-0014-0017
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Pipeline Safety -- Public Workshop on Pipeline Safety Management Systems
Posted Date: 2015-04-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19113-19114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08115]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0014]

Pipeline Safety: Public Workshop on Pipeline Safety Management 
Systems

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is announcing a one-day public workshop to discuss 
the recent Pipeline Safety Management Systems (SMS) national consensus 
standard. The meeting will include participation from all major 
pipeline sectors, state and Federal regulators, and public safety 
advocates. This workshop will detail the development process of the SMS 
standard. The workshop will also emphasize the core elements of the 
standard including: Leadership and management commitment; risk 
management; emergency preparedness and response; competence awareness 
and training; management review and continuous commitment, and the 
critical role of safety culture.

DATES: The public workshop will held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Written comments must be received by June 
8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Westin Galleria, 5060 West 
Alabama Street, Houston, TX 77056. Hotel reservations can be made under 
the room block ``PHMSA--Pipeline Safety Management System Workshop/''.
    The meeting agenda and any additional information will be published 
on the PHMSA home page Web site at (http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline), 
and on the PHMSA meeting page Web site https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=102.
    Registration: Members of the public may attend this free workshop. 
To help assure that adequate space is provided, all attendees should 
register for the workshop in advance at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=102.
    Comments: Members of the public may also submit written comments 
either before or after the workshop. Comments should reference Docket 
No. PHMSA-2014-0014. 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 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 heading 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).

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 Nancy White, Office of Pipeline Safety, at 202-366-1419 or by 
email at nancy.white@dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy White, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, at 202-366-1419 or by email at nancy.white@dot.gov, regarding 
the subject matter of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The details on this meeting, including the 
location, times and agenda items, will be available on the meeting page 
(https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=102) as they 
become available. Please note that the public

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workshop will be webcast. Attendees, both in person and by webcast, are 
strongly encouraged to register to help ensure accommodations are 
adequate.
    Presentations will be available online at the meeting page and also 
be posted in the E-Gov Web site: http://www.regulations.gov, at docket 
number PHMSA-2014-0014 within 30 days following the meeting.

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. Chapter 601 and 49 CFR 1.97.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 3, 2015.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2015-08115 Filed 4-8-15; 8:45 am]
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