Document ID: PHMSA-2010-0147-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Pipeline Safety; Request for Special Permit
Posted Date: 2010-06-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]               
[Page 35516-35517]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0147]

 
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal pipeline safety laws, PHMSA is 
publishing this notice of special permit request we have received from 
a hazardous liquid pipeline operator, Anchor Point Energy, LLC. Anchor 
Point Energy, LLC is seeking relief from compliance with certain 
plastic pipe design requirements in the Federal pipeline safety 
regulations in connection with the Class 1 location portion of a 7.4 
mile natural gas pipeline to be constructed in Alaska. This notice 
seeks public comments on this request, including comments on any safety 
or environmental impacts. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment 
period, PHMSA will evaluate the request and determine whether to grant 
or deny a special permit.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by 
July 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific 
special permit request and 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.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System: U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special 
permit request you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments. 
To receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments, please 
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit 
comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Note: Comments are posted without changes or edits to http://
www.Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. 
There is a privacy statement published on http://
www.Regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General: Kay McIver by telephone at 
(202) 366-0113; or, e-mail at kay.mciver@dot.gov.
    Technical: Vincent Holohan by telephone at (713) 366-1933; or, e-
mail at vincent.holohan@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received a request for special 
permit from a pipeline operator who seeks relief from compliance with 
certain pipeline safety regulations. This request includes a technical 
analysis provided by the respective operator. Each request is filed in 
Regulations.gov and has been assigned a separate docket number. We 
invite interested persons to participate by reviewing this special 
permit request and supporting documents at http://www.Regulations.gov, 
and by submitting written comments, data or other views. Please include 
any comments on potential environmental impacts that may result if this 
special permit is granted.
    Before acting on this special permit request, PHMSA will evaluate 
all comments received on or before the comments closing date. Comments 
will be evaluated after this date if it is possible to do so without 
incurring additional expense or delay. PHMSA will consider each 
relevant comment we receive in making our decision to grant or deny a 
request.
    PHMSA has received the following special permit request:

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                                                     Regulation(s)
         Docket Number              Requester           affected               Nature of special permit
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PHMSA-2010-0063...............  Anchor Point       49 CFR 192.121...  Anchor Point Energy, LLC, (APE) pipeline
                                 Energy, LLC.                          seeks relief from certain Federal
                                                                       regulations contained in 49 CFR 192.121,
                                                                       to construct and operate a dual natural
                                                                       gas pipeline (7.4 miles long) located in
                                                                       the Kenai Peninsula Borough, near Anchor
                                                                       Point, Alaska. The pipeline is intended
                                                                       to transport natural gas from the North
                                                                       Fork Unit and deliver it to a sales
                                                                       pipeline operated by Enstar Natural Gas
                                                                       Company. The construction is planned to
                                                                       begin in mid 2010. Approximately 6.4
                                                                       miles of the proposed pipeline is in a
                                                                       Class 1 area. Approximately 0.1 mile at
                                                                       the west end of the current Class 1 area
                                                                       has been considered as possible for
                                                                       conversion to Class 2 during the life of
                                                                       the project. APE is requesting that a
                                                                       special permit be issued to allow the use
                                                                       of Fiberspar LinePipe in the Class 1 area
                                                                       of the project, excluding the 0.1 mile
                                                                       possible future Class 2 area. The
                                                                       pipeline starts at the North Fork Unit
                                                                       Pad operated by Armstrong Cook Inlet,
                                                                       LLC, and the end point will be at an
                                                                       Enstar Natural Gas Company pipeline to be
                                                                       located at the unincorporated community
                                                                       of Anchor Point.
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    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118 (c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 16, 2010.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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