Notice2021-21477
Pipeline Safety: Joint Meeting of the Gas and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committees
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Published
October 4, 2021
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Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
This notice announces a virtual public meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee also known as the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee also known as the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC), to discuss a variety of policy issues and topics relevant to both gas and liquid pipeline safety. In addition, the committees will discuss the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled: "Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical Standards and Miscellaneous Amendments."
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 189 (Monday, October 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54786-54787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21477]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0069]
Pipeline Safety: Joint Meeting of the Gas and Liquid Pipeline
Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committees meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a virtual public meeting of the
Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee also known as the Gas
Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), and the Technical Hazardous Liquid
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee also known as the Liquid Pipeline
Advisory Committee (LPAC), to discuss a variety of policy issues and
topics relevant to both gas and liquid pipeline safety. In addition,
the committees will discuss the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
titled: ``Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical
Standards and Miscellaneous Amendments.''
DATES: PHMSA will hold a virtual public meeting on October 20-21, 2021.
The GPAC and LPAC will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET on October
20, 2021, to discuss policy issues and topics, and on October 21, 2021,
from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET to discuss the NPRM. Members of the
public who wish to attend are asked to register no later than [October
15, 2021. PHMSA requests that individuals who require accommodations
because of a disability notify Tewabe Asebe prior to the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. The agenda and any
additional information, including information on how to participate in
the virtual meeting on policy issues (October 20, 2021) will be
published on the meeting website at <a href="https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=154">https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=154</a>. The agenda and any additional
information, including information on how to participate in the virtual
meeting on the NPRM (October 21, 2021) will be published on the meeting
website at <a href="https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=155">https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=155</a>.
Presentations will be available on each meeting website and on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>, in docket number PHMSA-2021-0069 no later than 30
days following the meeting. You may submit comments, identified by
Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0069, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Web: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. This site allows the
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any
agency. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: 1 (202) 493-2251.
<bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building: Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, West Building: Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-
0001, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays.
<bullet> Instructions: Identify Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0069 at the
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, submit
two copies. Internet users may submit comments at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If you would like confirmation that PHMSA received
your comments, please include a self-addressed stamped postcard that is
labeled ``Comments on PHMSA-2021-0069.'' The docket clerk will date
stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. mail.
<bullet> Note: All comments received will be posted without edits
to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading for more information.
Anyone can use the site to search all comments by the name of the
submitting individual or, if the comment was submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc., the name of the signing
individual. Therefore, please review the complete U.S. Department of
Transportation Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register (65 FR
19477) or the Privacy Notice at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> before
submitting comments.
<bullet> Privacy Act Statement: DOT may solicit comments from the
public regarding certain general notices. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal information the commenter
provides, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at <a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
<bullet> Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
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disclosure. If your comments in response to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you may ask
PHMSA to provide confidential treatment to information you give to the
agency by taking the following steps: (1) Mark each page of the
original document submission containing CBI as ``Confidential;'' (2)
send PHMSA a copy of the original document with the CBI deleted along
with the original, unaltered document; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI. Submissions containing CBI
should be sent to Tewabe Asebe, DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Also, submission containing CBI can
be emailed to Tewabe Asebe by encrypted email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#027667756360672c637167606742666d762c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="077362706665622966746265624763687329606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not specifically designated as
CBI will be placed in the public docket.
<bullet> Docket: For access to the docket or to read background
documents or comments, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
online instructions for accessing the dockets. Alternatively, this
information is available by visiting DOT at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
West Building: Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tewabe Asebe, Office of Pipeline
Safety, by phone at 202-366-5523 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#097d6c7e686b6c27687a6c6b6c496d667d276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87f3e2f0e6e5e2a9e6f4e2e5e2c7e3e8f3a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Meeting Agenda
On October 20, 2021, the GPAC and LPAC will meet to discuss a
variety of policy issues and topics relevant to both gas and liquid
pipeline safety. On October 21, 2021, the GPAC and LPAC will meet to
discuss the NPRM titled: ``Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to
Technical Standards and Miscellaneous Amendments'' that PHMSA published
in the Federal Register on January 15, 2021, (86 FR 3938). Comments
that have been submitted on the NPRM can be found on <a href="https://regulations.gov">https://regulations.gov</a> in Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0002. The GPAC and LPAC will
review the NPRM and its associated regulatory analysis. PHMSA will post
additional details on the meeting website in advance of the meeting.
In the NPRM, PHMSA proposed to revise the Federal Pipeline Safety
Regulations by updating over 25 consensus standards that are currently
incorporated by reference. PHMSA also proposed to make non-substantive
corrections to clarify regulatory language in certain provisions. The
proposed editorial changes are minor and would not require pipeline
operators to undertake new pipeline safety initiatives.
II. Background
The GPAC and LPAC are statutorily mandated advisory committees that
provide PHMSA and the Secretary of Transportation with recommendations
on proposed standards for the transportation of natural gas or
hazardous liquids by pipeline. These committees were established in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 60115 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), to review PHMSA's regulatory initiatives
and determine their technical feasibility, reasonableness, cost-
effectiveness, and practicability. Each committee consists of 15
members, with membership evenly divided among federal and state
governments, regulated industry, and the general public.
III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who
wish to virtually attend must register on the meeting website and
include their names and affiliations. PHMSA will provide members of the
public with opportunities to make a statement during the course of this
meeting. Additionally, PHMSA will record the meeting and post a record
to the public docket. PHMSA is committed to providing all participants
with equal access to this meeting. If you need an accommodation because
of a disability, please contact Tewabe Asebe by phone at 202-366-5523
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#730716041211165d120016111633171c075d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="453120322427206b243620272005212a316b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.
PHMSA is not always able to publish a notice in the Federal
Register quickly enough to provide timely notice regarding last-minute
issues that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting.
Therefore, individuals should check the meeting website or contact
Tewabe Asebe regarding any possible changes.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2021, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2021-21477 Filed 10-1-21; 8:45 am]
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