Document ID: PHMSA-2014-0014-0003
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Public Workshop on Pipeline Safety Management Systems
Posted Date: 2014-06-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34392-34393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14001]

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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 workshop.

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SUMMARY: This notice is announcing a one-day public workshop to discuss 
an emerging Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS) national 
consensus standard. The workshop will include participation from all 
major pipeline sectors, state and Federal regulators, the National 
Transportation Safety Board, and public safety advocates. This workshop 
will translate the concepts explored in the first PSMS workshop by 
detailing how those concepts are advanced in the emerging standard.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. Written comments must be received by 
August 15, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Westin Alexandria, 400 
Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314, in the Edison rooms ABCD.

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Hotel reservations under the ``United States Department of 
Transportation--SMS Workshop'' room block, can be made at 703-253-8600.
    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=99.
    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=99.
    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: This one-day public workshop will be to 
discuss an emerging Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS) national 
consensus standard. The workshop will include participation from all 
major pipeline sectors, state and Federal regulators, the National 
Transportation Safety Board, and public safety advocates. A PSMS is a 
formal framework for a pipeline operator to monitor, measure and 
improve pipeline safety performance continuously over time and ensure 
that senior company management is actively fostering a safety culture 
throughout its operations. This workshop will translate the concepts 
explored in the first PSMS workshop by detailing how those concepts are 
advanced in the emerging standard.
    The details on this workshop, including the location, times, and 
agenda items, will be available on the meeting page (https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=99) as they become 
available. Please note that the public 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 registration 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 workshop.

    Authority:  49 CFR 1.97.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2014.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-14001 Filed 6-13-14; 8:45 am]
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