Document ID: PHMSA-2014-0090-0001
Agency: phmsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Managing Pipeline Cracking Challenges; Public Workshop
Posted Date: 2014-07-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 37390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15305]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0090]

Pipeline Safety: Public Workshop on Managing Pipeline Cracking 
Challenges

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
(PHMSA) and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives 
are holding this public workshop to gather and disseminate information 
on the state-of-the-art of crack detection in hazardous liquid and 
natural gas pipelines. Perspectives on the challenges involved with 
detecting and characterizing crack like defects, including 
environmentally assisted cracks and cracks with corrosion, will be 
provided from pipeline operators and regulators. This public workshop 
will provide an update on technology developments via research, the 
success rate in deploying such technology for detection and a 
discussion on the level of and types of data collected in support of 
engineering assessments. It will also discuss other information in 
support of criteria for determining when a probable crack defect in a 
pipeline segment must be excavated, the time limits for completing 
those excavations and models for determining crack growth rates.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago 
O'Hare, 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. Hotel reservations 
can be made under the room block ``DOT/PHMSA'' at http://www.crowneplazaohare.com/ or by calling the hotel directly at 877-337-
5793. A small room block is available at the Federal Government rate of 
$166/night for the nights of August 4 and 5 on a first come, first 
served basis, and must be made by July 21, 2014.
    Registration: Members of the public may attend this free public 
workshop. To help assure that adequate space and accommodations are 
provided, all attendees are encouraged to register for the workshop in 
advance at http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=97. A 
name tag will be provided from your registration.
    Webcast: This public workshop will also be webcasted in order to 
facilitate wider reaching and remote attendance. Webcast information 
will be provided in the hour before the start time at http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=97.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the workshop, please 
contact the Crowne Plaza at 877-337-5793 or Robert Smith, PHMSA, Office 
of Pipeline Safety, at 919-238-4759 or by email at 
robert.w.smith@dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Smith, PHMSA, Office of 
Pipeline Safety, at 919-238-4759 or by email at robert.w.smith@dot.gov, 
regarding the subject matter of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The details on this meeting including the 
times and agenda will be available on the meeting page at http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=97 as they become 
available. Presentation files and the webcast archive will also be 
available online from the meeting page within 30 days following the 
meeting.

    Authority:  49 CFR 1.97.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2014.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2014-15305 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]
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