84 FR 34999 - Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; TransCanada/Columbia Pipeline Group

PHMSA is publishing this notice to seek public comment on a request for special permit renewal, seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the federal pipeline safety regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny the special permit renewal request.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34999-35000]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15386]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-RSPA-2004-18757]


Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; TransCanada/Columbia 
Pipeline Group

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to seek public comment on a 
request for special permit renewal, seeking relief from compliance with 
certain requirements in the federal pipeline safety regulations. At the 
conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments 
received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny 
the special permit renewal request.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by 
August 19, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific 
special permit request and may be submitted in the following ways:
     E-Gov website: http://www.Regulations.gov. This site 
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice 
issued by any agency.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management System: U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,

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Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special 
permit request you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments. 
If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two copies. To 
receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments, please 
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit 
comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Note: There is a privacy statement published on https://www.Regulations.gov. Comments, including any personal information 
provided, are posted without changes or edits to https://www.Regulations.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone 
at 202-366-0113, or email at [email protected].
    Technical: Mr. Vincent Holohan by telephone at 202-366-1933, or 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received a special permit request 
from TransCanada (present owner and operator of the Columbia Pipeline 
Group (CPG) Dundee Storage Field, which was formerly owned and operated 
by Columbia Gas Transmission) for the extension of a previously issued 
special permit. On March 3, 2005, PHMSA issued a special permit to 
Columbia Gas Transmission for the installation, operation, and testing 
of approximately 4,200 feet of 4-inch diameter fiberglass reinforced 
polyethylene known as Fiberspar[supreg] spooled, non-metallic, 
composite line pipe in its CPG Dundee Storage Field, located in 
Schulyer County, New York. The special permit provided variance from 49 
CFR 192.53(c), 192.121, 192.123, and 192.619(a). TransCanada has 
requested a continuation of the existing special permit variances and 
conditions contingent upon the continued testing of sample pipe as set 
forth in the original special permit. The maximum allowable operating 
pressure (MAOP) of the CPG Dundee Storage Field Fiberspar pipeline 
remains at 825 pounds per square inch gauge. There have been no changes 
in the MAOP or class location, and no high consequence areas have 
developed on the CPG Dundee Storage Field Fiberspar pipeline.
    The proposed special permit renewal and Draft Environmental 
Assessment (DEA) for TransCanada's request for the CPG Dundee Storage 
Field pipeline is available in Docket Number PHMSA-RSPA-2004-18757, at 
https://www.Regulations.gov. We invite interested persons to 
participate by reviewing the special permit renewal request and DEA at 
https://www.Regulations.gov, and by submitting written comments, data, 
or other views. Please include any comments on potential safety and 
environmental impacts that may result if the special permit is renewed.
    Before issuing a decision on the special permit renewal request, 
PHMSA will evaluate all comments received on or before the comment 
closing date. Comments received after the closing date will be 
evaluated if it is possible to do so without incurring additional 
expense or delay. PHMSA will consider each relevant comment we receive 
in making our decision to grant a special permit renewal or deny a 
request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2019, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019-15386 Filed 7-18-19; 8:45 am]
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