[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11312-11313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4414]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0203]
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and the Technical Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The committees
will meet to discuss a proposed rulemaking to expedite the program
implementation deadlines for certain control room management
requirements and several future regulatory initiatives.
DATES: The THLPSSC will meet on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. EST. The THLPSSC and the TPSSC will meet in joint session on
Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the TPSSC will meet
on Friday, March 25, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Attendees should
register in advance at: http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=69. On-site registration will be available starting at
noon on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will not
be Web cast; however, presentations will be available on the meeting
Web site and posted in the E-Gov Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov
under docket number PHMSA-2009-0203 within 30 days following the
meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crystal City Marriott near
Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
22022-3526. The telephone number is 703-413-5500. PHMSA will post any
new information or changes on the PHMSA/Office of Pipeline Safety Web
page (http://www.PHMSA.dot.gov) 15 days before the meeting takes place.
Comments on the meeting may be submitted to the docket 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 Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2009-0203 at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all comments received into 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.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
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April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or view the Privacy Notice at http://www.regulations.gov before submitting any such comments.
Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the
following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-2009-0203.'' The Docket Clerk
will date-stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S.
mail. Please note that due to delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to
Federal offices in Washington, DC, we recommend that persons consider
an alternative method (Internet, fax, or professional delivery service)
of submitting comments to the docket and ensuring their timely receipt
at DOT.
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 who
submitted 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 meeting, please
contact Cheryl Whetsel at 202-366-4431 by March 9, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meeting,
contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Meeting Details
Members of the public may attend and make a statement during the
advisory committee meeting. If you intend to make a statement, please
notify PHMSA in advance by forwarding an e-mail to
[email protected] by March 9, 2011.
II. Committee Background
The TPSSC and THLPSSC are statutorily mandated advisory committees
that advise PHMSA on proposed safety standards, risks assessments, and
safety policies for natural gas pipelines and for hazardous liquid
pipelines. Both committees were established under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and 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 the
technical feasibility, practicability, and cost-effectiveness of each
proposed pipeline safety standard.
III. Agenda
The agenda will include committee discussions and vote on the
proposed rule: ``Pipeline Safety: Control Room Management/Human
Factors'' published in the Federal Register on September 17, 2010 (75
FR 56972). PHMSA staff will also brief the committees on several
regulatory and policy initiatives.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115; 60118.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 17, 2011.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2011-4414 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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