Notice2023-16802
Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum
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Published
August 7, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
This notice announces a public forum on Research and Development for pipeline safety titled "Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum 2023." PHMSA periodically holds this forum to help generate a national research agenda that identifies technical challenges and fosters solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect the environment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52256-52257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16802]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0056]
Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webcast.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public forum on Research and
Development for pipeline safety titled ``Pipeline Safety Research and
Development Forum 2023.'' PHMSA periodically holds this forum to help
generate a national research agenda that identifies technical
challenges and fosters solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect
the environment.
DATES: The forum will be held October 31-November 1, 2023, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-site registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. on both
days. Online preregistration will open on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, and
close on Friday, October 20, 2023. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary
aids, should notify Andrea Ceartin, Engineering & Research Division, by
phone at 406-577-6818, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24454a405641450a47414556504d4a64404b500a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcddd2d8ced9dd92dfd9ddcec8d5d2fcd8d3c892dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a> no later than
October 4, 2023. For additional information, see the ADDRESSES section
of this notice.
ADDRESSES: This public meeting and forum will be held in person at the
Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport, 1800 Richmond Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202, with a webcast to include the opening
technical presentations. Once finalized, the hotel reservation link,
meeting agenda, and instructions on how to attend will be published on
the public meeting registration page at <a href="https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=166">https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=166</a>.
Presentations: Presentations will be available on the meeting
website and at <a href="https://regulations.gov">https://regulations.gov</a>, Docket Number PHMSA-2023-0056,
no later than 30 days following the meeting.
Submitting Comments: You may submit comments, identified by Docket
Number. PHMSA-2023-0056, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Website: The following website, <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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, located at
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays.
<bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251. DOT Docket Management Facility.
Confirmation notices for faxed comments will not be issued.
<bullet> Instructions: Identify Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0056 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 Mary
McDaniel, 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
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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.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>.
<bullet> Docket: For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://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: Mary L. McDaniel, Acting Director of
the Engineering and Research Division, by phone at 713-272-2847 or
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86ebe7f4ffa8ebe5e2e7e8efe3eac6e2e9f2a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="375a56454e195a545356595e525b7753584319505841">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
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 organizational 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#3258535c5b51571c5f5d4055535c72565d461c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc969d92959f99d291938e9b9d92bc989388d29b938a">[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 email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96fcf7f8fff5f3b8fbf9e4f1f7f8d6f2f9e2b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365c57585f5553185b59445157587652594218515940">[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: The PHMSA Pipeline Safety R&D Forum is held to
generate a national research agenda that identifies technical
challenges; foster solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect the
environment; 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 August 2, 2023, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2023-16802 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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