[Federal Register: July 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 136)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34707]
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
49 CFR Part 192
[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0203]
Pipeline Safety: Notice of Technical Pipeline Safety Advisory
Committee Meetings
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of technical pipeline safety advisory committee
meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and of the Technical
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC).
The PHMSA staff will brief the committee members on pipeline
regulatory actions and policy concerns. The purpose of the meeting is
to keep the members updated on current safety concerns, proposed rules,
and future proposals.
DATES: The meeting will be on Thursday, August 6, 2009, from 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. EST. The TPSSC and the THLPSSC will take part in the meeting by
telephone conference call. The public may attend the meeting at the
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, Room E27-302. Please contact the individual
listed under ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' by July 27, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meetings,
contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at (202) 366-4431 or by e-mail at
cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Meeting Details
Members of the public may attend and make a statement during the
advisory committee meetings. For a better chance to speak at the
meetings, please contact the individual listed under ``FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT'' by July 27, 2009.
Privacy Act Statement
Anyone may search the electronic form of comments received in
response to any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting
the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement was published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65
FR 19477).
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities, or to seek special assistance at the meetings, please
contact Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366-4431 by July 27, 2009.
II. Committee Background
These two statutorily-mandated committees advise PHMSA on proposed
safety standards, risks assessments, and safety policies for natural
gas pipelines and for hazardous liquid pipelines. Both committees fall
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App.
1) and both are mandated by the pipeline safety law (49 U.S.C. Chap.
601). Each committee consists of 15 members--with membership evenly
divided among the Federal and State government, the regulated industry,
and the public. The committees advise PHMSA on technical feasibility,
practicability, and cost-effectiveness of each proposed pipeline safety
standard.
III. Preliminary Agenda
The PHMSA will discuss its pipeline safety regulatory program, and
the following proposed rules or topics of interest. The committee will
not be voting on any proposals at this meeting.
1. One-Rule and Changes to Incident and Accident Forms.
2. Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical
Standards.
3. Low Stress II--Survey Results.
4. Installing Excess Flow Valves (EFV)--(Application for Apartments
and Commercial Properties)
5. Community Technical Assistance Grant Program.
6. Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA).
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2009.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E9-16965 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]
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