80 FR 47032 - Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee and the Liquid Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 151 (August 6, 2015)

This notice announces a public meeting of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), also known as the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC), also known as the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47032-47033]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19296]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0173]


Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas Pipeline Safety Advisory 
Committee and the Liquid Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Gas Pipeline 
Advisory Committee (GPAC), also known as the Technical Pipeline Safety 
Standards Committee, and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC), 
also known as the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards 
Committee.

DATES: The committees will meet in joint sessions on Tuesday, August 
25, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, August 26, 
2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST.
    The meetings will not be web cast; however, presentations will be 
available on the meeting Web site and posted on the E-Gov Web site: 
http://www.regulations.gov under docket number PHMSA-2015-0173 within 
30 days following the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crystal City Marriott at 
Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 
22202. A limited block of rooms is available at the government rate of 
$162 per night. The deadline to book a room in the block is August 6, 
2015, or when the block is filled, whichever comes first. However, the 
advisory committee members have priority for the room block. More 
information and a link to reserve a room is available on the meeting 
Web site. You can also call the hotel directly at 1-703-413-5500 and 
ask for the ``U.S. Department of Transportation Meeting'' block.
    The agenda and any additional information will be published on the 
following pipeline advisory committee meeting and registration page at 
https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=105.
    Comments: Comments on the meeting may be submitted to the docket in 
the following ways:
    E-Gov Web site: 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 Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation 
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
    Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. 
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2015-0173 at the 
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to 
search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or view the Privacy Notice at http://www.regulations.gov before submitting any such comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written 
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the 
following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-2015-0173.'' The Docket Clerk 
will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. 
mail. Please note that due to delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to 
Federal offices in Washington, DC, we recommend that persons consider 
an alternative method (Internet, fax, or professional delivery service) 
of submitting comments to the docket and ensuring their timely receipt 
at DOT.

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Privacy Act Statement

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these 
comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system 
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to seek special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact Cheryl Whetsel at 202-366-4431 by August 18, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meeting, 
contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Meeting Details

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will 
hold meetings of the GPAC and LPAC. Topics to be discussed will include 
the regulatory agenda, agency State and stakeholder priorities and 
safety management systems. The committee members will not be 
considering any proposed rules at this meeting.
    Members of the public may attend and make a statement during the 
advisory committee meeting. If you intend to make a statement, please 
notify PHMSA in advance by forwarding an email to 
[email protected] by August 18, 2015.

II. Committee Background

    The GPAC and LPAC are statutorily mandated advisory committees that 
advise PHMSA on proposed safety standards, risk assessments, and safety 
policies for natural gas pipelines and for hazardous liquid pipelines. 
Both committees were established under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and the pipeline safety law (49 
U.S.C. Chap. 601). Each committee consists of 15 members--with 
membership evenly divided among the Federal and state government, the 
regulated industry, and the public. The committees advise PHMSA on the 
technical feasibility, practicability, and cost-effectiveness of each 
proposed pipeline safety standard.

III. Agenda

    The Agenda will be published on the PHMSA Web site.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2015, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-19296 Filed 8-5-15; 8:45 am]
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