Notice2023-07072
Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Public Meeting
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Published
April 5, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
This notice announces that PHMSA will host a two-day public meeting titled: "Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Public Meeting" in Broomfield, Colorado. PHMSA is hosting this meeting as part of its core mission to improve safety through better communications between PHMSA and its stakeholders. The purpose of the public meeting is to share important safety information with the public and industry, as well as gather input to inform future rulemaking decisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20208-20209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07072]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0009]
Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Public Meeting
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that PHMSA will host a two-day public
meeting titled: ``Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Public
Meeting'' in Broomfield, Colorado. PHMSA is hosting this meeting as
part of its core mission to improve safety through better
communications between PHMSA and its stakeholders. The purpose of the
public meeting is to share important safety information with the public
and industry, as well as gather input to inform future rulemaking
decisions.
DATES: The public meeting and forum will be held May 16-17, 2023, from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MT). Persons who wish to attend the meeting are asked
to register no later than April 21, 2023. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other aids, are
asked to notify Kimberly Harrigan at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42096c0a2330302b25232c6c21363002262d366c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3f89dfbd2c1c1dad4d2dd9dd0c7c1f3d7dcc79dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a> no later
than April 21, 2023. For additional information, please see the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Renaissance Boulder
Flatiron Hotel, 500 Flatiron Boulevard, Broomfield, Colorado. The
agenda and instructions on how to attend are available on the meeting
website at <a href="https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetingsMtgHome.mtg?mtg=164">https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetingsMtgHome.mtg?mtg=164</a>.
Presentations: Presentations from the public meeting will be
available on the meeting website no later than five business days
following the meeting.
Submitting Comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments
may submit them to the docket in one of the following ways:
E-Gov Website: <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.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251--The Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation will not issue confirmation notices for
faxed comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building: Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001
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. EST Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays
Instructions: Identify Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0009 at the beginning
of your comments. Internet users may submit comments at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If you submit your comments by mail or hand
delivery, submit two copies. If you would like confirmation that PHMSA
received your comments, please include a self-addressed stamped
postcard that is labeled ``Comments on PHMSA-2023-0009.'' The docket
clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the
U.S. mail.
Note: All comments received will be posted without edits to https:/
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www.regulations.gov, 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.
Privacy Act Statement: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public regarding certain general notices.
DOT posts these comments without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, as
described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at <a href="https://www.dot.gov/privacy">https://www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
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
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 Catherine Washabaugh, DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Also, submissions containing CBI
can be emailed to Catherine Washabaugh by encrypted email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e7d5f4a565b4c57505b10695f4d565f5c5f4b59567e5a514a10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="642705100c01160d0a014a3305170c05060511030c24000b104a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>. Any CBI PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket.
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: Catherine Washabaugh by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#11527065797463787f743f4670627970737064767951757e653f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89cae8fde1ecfbe0e7eca7dee8fae1e8ebe8fceee1c9ede6fda7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a>., or phone (816) 728-7945.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The underground natural gas storage regulations have been in place
for five years. Operators are now experienced in operating under these
regulations. The meeting will bring federal and state regulators,
emergency responders, industry, underground natural gas storage
operators, and interested members of the public together to participate
in understanding, enhancing, and shaping the future of underground
natural gas storage safety. The meeting will provide a forum for
discussion of multiple topics related to underground natural gas
storage including: regulatory review, inspection processes, frequently
asked question, jurisdictional coverage, incorporation by reference of
American Petroleum Institute's Recommended Practices 1170 and 1171,
general enforcement processes, common operator challenges, well annulus
monitoring and exceedances, surface and subsurface safety valves, best
practices, and lessons learned from incidents.
PHMSA's mission 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. Part of this
mission includes preventing the release of natural gas, which releases
methane into the atmosphere. PHMSA is pursuing the DOT Strategic Goals
of Safety, Economic Strength and Global Competitiveness, Equity,
Climate & Sustainability, Transformation, and Organizational Excellence
in effort to profile these goals during the public meeting.
Public Participation
The 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.
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 March 31, 2023, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2023-07072 Filed 4-4-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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