Notice2023-08369
Pipeline Safety: Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Safety Public Meeting
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Published
April 20, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
This notice announces a public meeting and forum on carbon dioxide (CO<INF>2</INF>) pipeline safety titled: "CO<INF>2</INF> Public Meeting 2023."
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24465-24467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08369]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0013]
Pipeline Safety: Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Safety Public Meeting
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webcast.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting and forum on carbon
dioxide (CO<INF>2</INF>) pipeline safety titled: ``CO<INF>2</INF>
Public Meeting 2023.''
DATES: The CO<INF>2</INF> Public Meeting 2023 will be held on May 31-
June 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (MT).
Anyone who would like to attend the public meeting must register by May
12, 2023. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other aids, are asked to notify PHMSA no later than
May 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: This public meeting and forum will be held in person and via
webcast. The agenda and instructions on how to attend will be published
once they are finalized on the following public meeting registration
page:
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<a href="https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=165">https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=165</a>.
Presentations: Presentations will be available on the meeting
website and on the E-gov website, <a href="https://regulations.gov">https://regulations.gov</a>, at docket
number PHMSA-2023-0013, no later than 30 days following the meeting.
Submitting Comments: You may submit comments, identified by Docket
No. PHMSA-2023-0013, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> E-Gov 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> Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System: 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
<bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251. The Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation will not issue confirmation notices for
faxed comments.
<bullet> Instructions: Identify Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0013 at the
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, please
submit two copies. If you wish to receive confirmation that PHMSA
received your comments, you must include a self-addressed stamped
postcard. Internet users may submit comments at: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
<bullet> Note: All comments received are posted without edits to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
<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
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 is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 190.343, you may ask PHMSA to provide confidential
treatment to information you give 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 Max
Kieba, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, DOT: PHMSA--PHP-40, Washington, DC
20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not specifically
designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket.
<bullet> Privacy Act: 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> Docket: For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.
Alternatively, you may review the documents in person at the street
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Max Kieba, Director, Program
Development, by phone at 202-420-9169 or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c313d24723735393e3d1c383328723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e68b879ec88d8f838487a6828992c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public meeting will serve as an
opportunity for pipeline stakeholders to help inform pipeline safety-
related rulemaking decisions and share information surrounding
CO<INF>2</INF> pipeline safety. Key stakeholders include the public,
states, tribal governments, other federal agencies, industry, and
international regulators and/or organizations. Key topics are expected
to include:
<bullet> Safety expectations for pipeline operators.
<bullet> General state of CO<INF>2</INF> pipeline infrastructure--
current mileage and forecasts.
<bullet> Federal and state jurisdictions and authorities.
<bullet> Public awareness, engagement, and emergency notification.
<bullet> Emergency equipment, training, and response.
<bullet> Dispersion modeling.
<bullet> Safety measures to address other constituents besides
CO<INF>2</INF> in CO<INF>2</INF> pipelines.
<bullet> Leak detection and reporting.
<bullet> Geohazards.
<bullet> Conversion to service.
<bullet> Environmental justice.
Anticipated speakers/participants are expected to include:
<bullet> Public advocacy groups.
<bullet> Pipeline operators.
<bullet> Federal regulators.
<bullet> Tribal governments.
<bullet> States through the National Association of Pipeline Safety
Representatives (NAPSR).
<bullet> Other U.S. government agencies.
<bullet> International governments or other international
organizations.
<bullet> Others from academia, emergency response community and
industry.
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. This meeting
is a follow-up to PHMSA's May 2022 press release announcing new safety
measures to protect Americans from carbon dioxide pipeline failures
after the Satartia, Mississippi, incident (<a href="https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/phmsa-announces-new-safety-measures-protect-americans-carbon-dioxide-pipeline-failures">https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/phmsa-announces-new-safety-measures-protect-americans-carbon-dioxide-pipeline-failures</a>), and the December 2022 public meeting that
discussed several topics, including some aspects of calculating
potential impact radii for CO<INF>2</INF> pipeline releases. PHMSA also
received a letter from the Pipeline Safety Trust on February 17, 2023
(Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0125), formally requesting that PHMSA hold a
public meeting on CO<INF>2</INF> pipeline safety and the announced
rulemaking under RIN 2137-AF60.
Public Participation: The meeting and forum will be open to the
public. Members of the public who wish to attend must register on the
meeting website, including their names and organization affiliation.
PHMSA is committed to providing all participants with equal access to
these meetings. If you need disability accommodations, please contact
Janice Morgan by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#741e151a1d17115a191b0613151a34101b005a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="452f242b2c26206b282a3722242b05212a316b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.
PHMSA is not always able to publish a notice in the Federal
Register quickly enough to provide timely notification of last-minute
changes that impact scheduled meetings. Therefore, individuals should
check the meeting website listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice or contact Janice Morgan by phone at 202-815-4705 or via email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#650f040b0c06004b080a1702040b25010a114b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="deb4bfb0b7bdbbf0b3b1acb9bfb09ebab1aaf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a> regarding any possible changes.
PHMSA invites public participation and public comment on the topics
addressed in this public meeting and forum. Please review the ADDRESSES
section of this notice for information on how to submit written
comments.
Agenda Summary: This CO<INF>2</INF> Safety Public Meeting is to
help inform pipeline safety-related rulemaking
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decisions and provide a venue for information exchange among key
stakeholders including the public, states, tribal governments, other
federal agencies, industry, and international colleagues.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2023, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Massoud Tahamtani,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-08369 Filed 4-19-23; 8:45 am]
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