Notice2026-19351
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee
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Published
September 22, 2026
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Transportation DepartmentPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract
This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC). The meeting will be held virtually to discuss the following notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs): "Breakout Tank Inspection," "Remote Monitoring ofHazardous Liquid PipelineRectifiers," and "Hazardous Liquid Valve Maintenance Schedule."
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60190-60191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19351]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2026-2773]
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Liquid Pipeline Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the
Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC). The meeting will be held
virtually to discuss the following notices of proposed rulemaking
(NPRMs): ``Breakout Tank Inspection,'' ``Remote Monitoring ofHazardous
Liquid PipelineRectifiers,'' and ``Hazardous Liquid Valve Maintenance
Schedule.''
DATES: The LPAC will meet on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST to discuss the NPRMs. The meeting may end early
or later depending on when the committee completes its review. Members
of the public who wish to attend are asked to register on the meeting
website at <a href="https://primis-meetings.phmsa.dot.gov/">https://primis-meetings.phmsa.dot.gov/</a> no later than October
17, 2026. Individuals who require accommodations because of a
disability must notify Joseph Berry by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3953564a5c4951175b5c4b4b4008795d564d175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a5055495f4a5214585f4848430b7a5e554e145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>
by that date as well.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. The agenda, registration
details, and virtual access instructions will be posted at <a href="https://primis-meetings.phmsa.dot.gov/">https://primis-meetings.phmsa.dot.gov/</a>. Presentations will be available on the
meeting website and at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> in the docket for
the respective rulemakings as soon as practicable following the
meeting.
Comments: Members of the public who wish to submit any additional
written statement for the Committee's consideration may do so by
October 7, 2026. PHMSA will also accept additional written comments
after the meeting if received by no later than November 20, 2026.
Submit comments to the docket number corresponding to the relevant
rulemaking (as listed in section II below) using any of the following
methods and identifying the docket number on the top of the first page:
<bullet> On <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, follow instructions to
``submit a comment.''
<bullet> By Mail or hand delivery to Docket Management System: U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590-0001. Hand delivery is available between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Submit two copies
if you submit your comment by mail, and include a self-addressed
stamped postcard if you wish to receive confirmation of receipt.
Comments may be viewed on the respective dockets on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Comments are posted without changes or edits,
including any personal information provided. DOT's privacy statement
can be reviewed at <a href="https://www.dot.gov/privacy">https://www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
Confidential Business Information (CBI): You may designate a
comment as CBI if your comment contains commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated as private and that you
actually treat as private by sending to the agency contact listed
below, the following: (1) the original document with each page
containing CBI marked as ``confidential;'' (2) a redacted copy with the
CBI deleted; and (3) an explanation of why the information you are
submitting is CBI. See 49 CFR 190.343. Any comment not specifically
designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Berry by phone at 720-601-3577
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e54514d5b4e56105c5b4c4c470f7e5a514a10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb9194889e8b93d5999e898982cabb9f948fd59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information on the Committee
The LPAC is a statutorily mandated advisory committee that provides
PHMSA and the Secretary of Transportation with recommendations on
proposed standards for the transportation of hazardous liquid by
pipelines. Established in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 60115 and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA, 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10), the
LPAC is tasked with reviewing and providing recommendations on the
technical feasibility, reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and
practicability of PHMSA's proposed changes to the hazardous liquid
pipeline safety regulations. The committee consists of 15 members, with
membership evenly divided among Federal and State governments,
regulated industry, and the general public.
II. Meeting Agenda
The LPAC will meet on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 to discuss the
following NPRMs:
1. Pipeline Safety: Breakout Tank Inspection Rule, Docket Number
PHMSA-2025-1271. PHMSA proposed to update its 49 CFR part 195
regulations for breakout tanks to incorporate the 5th edition of API
Std 653 (issued in November 2014 with addendums and errata through July
2025) by reference, and to authorize the use of risk-based inspection
procedures for establishing the inspection intervals of in-service
breakout tanks.
2. Pipeline Safety: Remote Monitoring of Hazardous Liquid
PipelineRectifiers, Docket Number PHMSA-2026-1550. PHMSA proposed
amendments to clarify thatrequiredelectrical checks of rectifiers and
other cathodic protection equipment may be performed remotely on
hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipelines.Thisproposalis consistent
with standards previously adopted for gas transmission pipelines.
3. Pipeline Safety: Hazardous Liquid Valve Maintenance Schedule,
Docket Number PHMSA-2026-1554. PHMSA proposed to allow operators of
hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipelines todeterminea valve
inspection schedule with a maximum valve inspection interval of one
year, not to exceed 15 months.
The LPAC will review the NPRMs and supporting regulatory analyses,
including, the preliminary regulatory impact analyses, environmental
assessments, and other materials pertaining to the NPRM provided in the
respective public docket.
Following the meeting, PHMSA will evaluate the LPAC's
recommendations and consider comments received and relevant information
from the meeting report in developing any final rules.
III. Public Participation
This virtual meeting will be open to the public. PHMSA also will
record the meeting and post a record to the public docket.
Though verbal statements from members of the public will not be
permitted during this meeting, PHMSA invites written comments. Members
of the public who wish to submit any additional written statement for
the Committee's consideration may do so by October 7, 2026. PHMSA also
will accept additional written comments after the meeting if received
by November 20, 2026.
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.
Individuals should check the meeting website or contact Joseph Berry
regarding any possible changes.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Timothy M. Gaither,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2026-19351 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]
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