[Federal Register: June 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 121)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-28505]
Pipeline Safety: Requests for Special Permit
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal pipeline safety laws allow a pipeline operator to
request PHMSA to waive compliance with any part of the Federal pipeline
safety regulations by granting a special permit to the operator. PHMSA
is publishing this notice to provide a list of special permit requests
we have received from pipeline operators seeking relief from compliance
with certain pipeline safety regulations. This notice seeks public
comment on these requests, including comments on any environmental
impacts. At the conclusion of the comment period, PHMSA will evaluate
each request individually to determine whether to grant or deny a
special permit.
DATES: Submit any comments regarding any of these special permit
requests by July 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the 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
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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.
If you submit your comments by mail, submit two copies. To receive
confirmation that PHMSA received your comments, 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: Wayne Lemoi by telephone at (404) 832-
1160; or, e-mail at wayne.lemoi@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has filed in the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) requests for special permits we have received
from pipeline operators seeking relief from compliance with certain
pipeline safety regulations. Each request has been assigned a separate
docket number in the FDMS. We invite interested persons to participate
by reviewing these special permit requests and by submitting written
comments, data or other views. Please include any comments on
environmental impacts granting the special permit may have.
Before acting on any special permit request, PHMSA will evaluate
all comments received on or before the comment closing date. We will
consider comments received after this date if it is possible to do so
without incurring additional expense or delay. We may grant a special
permit or deny a request based on the comments we receive.
PHMSA has received the following special permit requests.
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Docket No. Requester Regulation(s) Nature of special permit
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PHMSA-2008-0139.................... Aker Kvaerner IHI Gulf 49 CFR 193.2301....... To authorize Aker Gulf to
(Aker Gulf). use automatic ultrasonic
examination to inspect
liquefied natural gas
(LNG) storage tank welds
in lieu of radiography
during construction of the
Gulf Clean Energy, LNG Re-
gasification Terminal in
Jackson County,
Mississippi.
PHMSA-2008-0140.................... Cascade Natural Gas 49 CFR 192.745........ To authorize Cascade to
Corporation (Cascade). operate the KB Pipeline in
Cowlitz County,
Washington, and Columbia
County, Oregon, from May
1, 2008, to October 1,
2009, without partially
operating certain PBV
trunnion mounted ball
valves during the required
annual inspections.
Cascade will use alternate
inspection methods until a
root cause investigation
is completed on the
failure of a similar valve
in another pipeline
operator's system.
PHMSA-2008-0141.................... Northern Natural Gas 49 CFR 192.635(b)..... To authorize NNG to operate
Company (NNG). a 2-mile natural gas
transmission pipeline
segment near Harrisburg,
South Dakota, without
injecting odorant into the
gas.
PHMSA-2008-0143.................... Southern LNG, Inc. 49 CFR 193.2301....... To authorize SLNG to use
(SLNG). ultrasonic examination to
inspect LNG storage tank
welds in lieu of
radiography during
expansion of the Elba
Island LNG storage
facility near Savannah,
Georgia.
PHMSA-2008-0154.................... Iroquois Gas 49 CFR 192.1, 11, To authorize Iroquois to
Transmission System 192.145, 192.201, immediately increase the
(Iroquois). 192.503, 192.505, maximum allowable
192.611, and 192.619. operating pressure (MAOP)
of its entire pipeline
system in the United
States from 1,440 psig to
1,480 psig and after
specific materials
upgrades to increase the
MAOP to 1,600 psig. This
would result in the system
operating up to 80% of the
specified minimum yield
strength (SMYS) in Class 1
locations, 67% SMYS in
Class 2 locations, and 56%
SMYS in Class 3 locations.
This request applies to
the 30-inch and 24-inch
diameter mainline from
Waddington, NY, to South
Commack, NY, and to Hunts
Point in New York City,
including all meter
stations, lateral
pipelines to customer
delivery points,
compressor stations and
all appurtenant pipeline
and station facilities.
Iroquois also requests the
Special Permit to apply to
facilities currently
certificated and proposed
to be in-service in 2008
and 2009 at locations in
Dover, NY, Brookfield, CT,
Newtown, CT and Milford,
CT.
PHMSA-2008-0156.................... TransCanada Pipelines 49 CFR 192.611........ To authorize TransCanada to
Limited (TransCanada). operate 17 segments along
Line ``A'' in Boundary,
Bonner, Kootenai, Spokane,
Walla Walla, Umatilla,
Morrow, Deschutes, and
Klamath Counties in Idaho,
Oregon and Washington
without reducing the
operating pressure as a
result of changes from
Class 1 and Class 2 to
Class 3 locations.
PHMSA-2008-0157.................... TransCanada Pipelines 49 CFR 192.611........ To authorize TransCanada to
Limited (TransCanada). operate two segments along
Line ``A'' in Boundary and
Kootenai Counties, Idaho,
without reducing the
operating pressure as a
result of changes from
Class 1 to Class 3
locations.
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PHMSA-2008-0158.................... Texas Gas 49 CFR 192.611........ To authorize Texas Gas to
Transmission, LLC operate 2 segments on 2
(Texas Gas). parallel gas pipelines in
Iberia Parish, LA, without
reducing operating
pressure as a result of
changes from Class 1 to
Class 3 locations.
PHMSA-2008-0159.................... Texas Gas 49 CFR 192.611........ To authorize Texas Gas to
Transmission, LLC operate 4 segments on 3
(Texas Gas). parallel gas pipelines in
Graves County, KY, without
reducing operating
pressure as a result of
changes from Class 1 or
Class 2 to Class 3
locations.
PHMSA-2008-0163.................... Transwestern Pipeline 49 CFR 192.1, 11, and To authorize Transwestern
Company, L.L.C. 192.201. to design, construct and
(Transwestern). operate the San Juan NPS
36 loop expansion project
(San Juan Stitches) near
Gallup, NM, at up to 80%
SMYS in Class 1 locations,
67% SMYS in Class 2
locations, and 56% SMYS in
Class 3 locations.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.
Issued in Washington, DC on June 17, 2008.
Alan Mayberry,
Director, Engineering and Emergency Support.
[FR Doc. E8-14117 Filed 6-20-08; 8:45 am]
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