Notice2022-26052
Pipeline Safety: Informational Public Meeting Addressing Multiple Safety Topics Including Methane Emission Reduction, Safety Bulletins, and NTSB Recommendations
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Published
November 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
This notice announces an informational public meeting to address multiple safety topics including progress on reduction of methane emissions, energy transformation, safety bulletins, and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations. PHMSA will also webcast the in-person public meeting in Houston, Texas, which is scheduled for December 13-15, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 73395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26052]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0161]
Pipeline Safety: Informational Public Meeting Addressing Multiple
Safety Topics Including Methane Emission Reduction, Safety Bulletins,
and NTSB Recommendations
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of an informational public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an informational public meeting to
address multiple safety topics including progress on reduction of
methane emissions, energy transformation, safety bulletins, and
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations. PHMSA will
also webcast the in-person public meeting in Houston, Texas, which is
scheduled for December 13-15, 2022.
DATES: The informational public meeting will be held on December 13-15,
2022, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., CT at the Westin Galleria, in
Houston, Texas. Members of the public who wish to attend this meeting
are asked to register no later than December 7, 2022. Individuals
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other
aids, are asked to notify Jessica Appel by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87cde2f4f4eee4e6a9c6f7f7e2eba9e4f3f5c7e3e8f3a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cc6e9ffffe5efeda2cdfcfce9e0a2eff8fecce8e3f8a2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a> no later than November 30, 2022. PHMSA will
also webcast this meeting. For additional information, please see the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The informational public meeting will be held at: Westin
Galleria Houston, 5060 West Alabama Street, Houston, Texas. The agenda
and instructions on how to attend are available on the meeting website
at <a href="https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=161">https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=161</a>.
Presentations from the informational public meeting will be
available on the meeting website no later than 5 business days
following the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Daugherty by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f2306010b0e412b0e1a08070a1d1b162f0b001b41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92defbfcf6f3bcd6f3e7f5faf7e0e6ebd2f6fde6bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The mission of PHMSA is to protect people and the environment by
advancing the safe transportation of energy products and other
hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives. PHMSA's
mission includes prevention of the release of natural gas which
releases methane into the atmosphere. PHMSA is aggressively pursuing
the DOT Strategic Goals of Safety, Climate & Sustainability, and
Transformation in efforts to be profiled during the informational
public meeting. PHMSA will discuss with the public and industry how it
is improving safety by issuing advisory bulletins based on lessons
learned from events like the geohazard related failure which threatened
the community of Satartia, Mississippi, and the crude oil spill
following an anchor strike on an offshore pipeline near Long Beach,
California. PHMSA will also discuss recent learnings related to hard
spot analyses and challenges presented by pipeline flow reversals. The
meeting will highlight technology transformations to combat climate
change and keep aging pipeline infrastructure safe for use in
transporting energy of the future.
Additionally, the NTSB recently recommended that PHMSA revise its
regulations for potential impact radius (PIR) calculations and this
meeting will provide the Agency an opportunity to gather input from
both industry and public stakeholders. Ensuring PIR calculations fully
consider the potential impacts to congested urban areas is particularly
important and supports efforts to ensure equitable safety protections
for all people.
The informational public meeting will continue a dialogue on the
Agency's climate and energy transformation efforts, such as reducing
methane emissions, and PHMSA's current role regarding carbon dioxide
and hydrogen pipelines. PHMSA anticipates further discussion on these
important matters in 2023.
The overall purpose of the informational public meeting is to share
important safety information with the public and industry as well as
gather input to inform future rulemaking decisions.
II. Informational Public Meeting Details and Agenda
The informational public meeting will take place in-person December
13-15, 2022, in Houston, Texas. During the meeting, PHMSA will review a
variety of topics and invite participant input. Following opening
remarks, the webinar will address the following topics: (1) Recent and
Potential Safety Advisories (Geohazard/Land Movement, Maritime Issues,
Hard Spots, Flow Reversals); (2) The Future: Technology and New
Regulatory Requirements (Technology Transfer: Innovative Tools That Can
Be Used by Industry and PHMSA's New Regulation Implementation Process);
(3) Failure Investigation Forum (Overview of Recent Accidents/Incidents
and Common Enforcement Items Found During Incidents); (4) Potential
Impact Radius (Discussion of Incident and NTSB Recommendation); and (5)
The Future: Climate and Energy Transformation (Reducing Methane
Emissions, Hydrogen and Hydrogen Blending, Carbon Dioxide/Carbon
Capture, Utilization, and Storage.)
III. Public Participation
The informational meeting will be open to the public. Members of
the public who wish to attend are requested to register on the meeting
website and include their names and organization affiliation (see
ADDRESSES). PHMSA is committed to providing all participants with equal
access to these meetings. If you need special accommodations, please
contact Jessica Appel by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b113e282832383a751a2b2b3e3775382f291b3f342f753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="105a7563637973713e516060757c3e73646250747f643e777f66">[email protected]</span></a>.
PHMSA is not always able to publish a notice in the Federal
Register quickly enough to provide timely notification regarding last
minute changes that impact a previously announced meeting. Therefore,
individuals should check the meeting website listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice regarding any possible changes.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 23, 2022, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2022-26052 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
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