80 FR 80457 - Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)
| Page Range | 80457-80458 | |
| FR Document | 2015-32487 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 80457-80458] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32487] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0210] Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal pipeline safety laws, PHMSA is publishing this notice of a special permit request we have received from a pipeline operator, seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. This notice seeks public comments on this request, including comments on any safety or environmental impacts. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will evaluate the request and determine whether to grant or deny a special permit. DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by January 25, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific special permit request and may be submitted 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 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., 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: Comments are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. There is a privacy statement published on http://www.Regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General: Kay McIver by telephone at 202-366-0113, or email at [email protected]. Technical: Max Kieba by telephone at 202-493-0595, or email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received a request for a special permit from a pipeline operator seeking relief from compliance with certain [[Page 80458]] pipeline safety regulations. The request includes a technical analysis provided by the operator. The request has been filed at www.Regulations.gov and assigned docket number PHMSA-2015-0210. We invite interested persons to participate by reviewing this special permit request and draft environmental assessment docketed at http://www.Regulations.gov, and by submitting written comments, data or other views. Please include any comments on potential environmental impacts that may result if this special permit is granted. Before acting on this special permit request, PHMSA will evaluate all comments received on or before the comments closing date. Comments will be evaluated after this date 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 or deny a request. PHMSA has received the following special permit request: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Docket No. Requester Regulation(s) Nature of special permit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHMSA-2015-0210.................... Hess Corporation....... 49 CFR 195.100; 112; To authorize Hess North 200; 202; 204; 206; Dakota Pipelines, LLC 248; 260; 300; and (``Hess'') to commission 304. and operate two sections totaling approximately 14.5 miles of 6-inch crude oil intrastate gathering pipelines made of material other than steel in Mountrail County, North Dakota at a maximum operating pressure (MOP) of 1,050 pounds per square inch. The pipelines are manufactured by FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies of Houston, Texas. The two sections are affiliated with projects Hess refers to as EN Johnson Phase 2 and the EN VP&R. The Special Permit request seeks to waive compliance from certain Federal regulations found in 49 CFR 195. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.97. Issued in Washington, DC on December 21, 2015, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Alan K. Mayberry, Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs. [FR Doc. 2015-32487 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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Notice of Calendar Year 2016 Minimum registered users will receive an email to publishing this notice of a special
Annual Percentage Rate for Random that effect. Operator staff with permit request we have received from a
Drug Testing responsibility for submitting DAMIS pipeline operator, seeking relief from
Operators of gas, hazardous liquid, reports should coordinate with compliance with certain requirements
and carbon dioxide pipelines and registered Portal users to obtain the in the Federal pipeline safety
DAMIS user name and password. regulations. This notice seeks public
operators of liquefied natural gas
Registered Portal users for an operator comments on this request, including
facilities must randomly select and test
typically include the U.S. Department of comments on any safety or
a percentage of covered employees for
Transportation Compliance Officer and environmental impacts. At the
prohibited drug use. Pursuant to 49 CFR
staff or consultants with responsibility conclusion of the 30-day comment
199.105(c)(2), (3), and (4), the PHMSA
for submitting annual and incident period, PHMSA will evaluate the
Administrator’s decision on whether to
reports on PHMSA F 7000- and 7100- request and determine whether to grant
change the minimum annual random
series forms. or deny a special permit.
drug testing rate is based on the For operators that have failed to
reported random drug test positive rate DATES: Submit any comments regarding
register staff in the PHMSA Portal for this special permit request by January
for the pipeline industry. The data Part 191 and 195 reporting purposes,
considered by the Administrator comes 25, 2016.
operator staff responsible for submitting
from operators’ annual submissions of ADDRESSES: Comments should reference
DAMIS reports can register in the Portal
MIS reports required by § 199.119(a). If the docket number for the specific
by following the instructions at: http://
the reported random drug test positive special permit request and may be
opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/portal_message/
rate is less than one percent, the submitted in the following ways:
PHMSA_Portal_Registration.pdf . • E-Gov Web site: http://
Administrator may continue the Pursuant to §§ 199.119(a) and
minimum random drug testing rate at 25 www.Regulations.gov. This site allows
199.229(a), operators with 50 or more
percent. In calendar year 2014, the the public to enter comments on any
covered employees, including both
random drug test positive rate was less Federal Register notice issued by any
operator and contractor staff, are
than one percent. Therefore, the PHMSA agency.
required to submit DAMIS reports • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
minimum annual random drug testing annually. Operators with less than 50
selection rate will remain at 25 percent • Mail: Docket Management System:
total covered employees are required to U.S. Department of Transportation,
for calendar year 2016. report only upon written request from Docket Operations, M–30, West
Reminder for Operators To Report PHMSA. If an operator has submitted a Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Contractor MIS Data calendar year 2013 or later DAMIS 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
report with less than 50 total covered Washington, DC 20590.
On January 19, 2010, PHMSA employees, the PHMSA Portal message
published an Advisory Bulletin (75 FR • Hand Delivery: Docket Management
may state that no calendar year 2015 System: U.S. Department of
2926) implementing the annual DAMIS report is required. Some of these
collection of contractor MIS drug and Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
operators may have grown to more than 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
alcohol testing data. An operator’s 50 covered employees during calendar
report to PHMSA is not considered W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
year 2015. The Portal message will Washington, DC 20590 between 9:00
complete until an MIS report is include instructions for how these
submitted for each contractor that a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
operators can obtain a calendar year Friday, except Federal holidays.
performed covered functions as defined 2015 DAMIS user name and password.
in 49 CFR part § 199.3. Instructions: You should identify the
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60104, docket number for the special permit
Reminder of Method for Operators To 60108, 60117, and 60118; 49 CFR 1.53. request you are commenting on at the
Obtain User Name and Password for Issued in Washington, DC, on December beginning of your comments. If you
Electronic Reporting 18, 2015, under authority delegated in 49 submit your comments by mail, please
In previous years, PHMSA attempted CFR Part 1.97. submit two copies. To receive
to mail the DAMIS user name and Alan K. Mayberry, confirmation that PHMSA has received
password to operator staff with Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy your comments, please include a self-
responsibility for submitting DAMIS and Programs. addressed stamped postcard. Internet
reports. Based on the number of phone [FR Doc. 2015–32359 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] users may submit comments at http://
calls to PHMSA each year requesting BILLING CODE 4910–60–P www.Regulations.gov.
this information, the mailing process Note: Comments are posted without
has not been effective. Pipeline changes or edits to http://
operators have been submitting reports DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.Regulations.gov, including any personal
required by Parts 191 and 195 through information provided. There is a privacy
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials statement published on http://
the PHMSA Portal (https://
Safety Administration www.Regulations.gov.
portal.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline) since
2011. Each company with an Office of [Docket No. PHMSA–2015–0210] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pipeline Safety issued Operator General: Kay McIver by telephone at
Identification Number should employ Pipeline Safety: Request for Special 202–366–0113, or email at kay.mciver@
Permit dot.gov.
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staff with access to the PHMSA Portal.
The user name and password required AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Technical: Max Kieba by telephone at
for an operator to access DAMIS and Materials Safety Administration 202–493–0595, or email at max.kieba@
enter calendar year 2015 data will be (PHMSA); DOT. dot.gov.
available to all staff with access to the ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA
PHMSA Portal in late December 2015. has received a request for a special
When the DAMIS user name and SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal permit from a pipeline operator seeking
password is available in the Portal, all pipeline safety laws, PHMSA is relief from compliance with certain
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pipeline safety regulations. The request www.Regulations.gov, and by comments closing date. Comments will
includes a technical analysis provided submitting written comments, data or be evaluated after this date if it is
by the operator. The request has been other views. Please include any possible to do so without incurring
filed at www.Regulations.gov and comments on potential environmental additional expense or delay. PHMSA
assigned docket number PHMSA–2015– impacts that may result if this special will consider each relevant comment we
0210. We invite interested persons to permit is granted. receive in making our decision to grant
participate by reviewing this special Before acting on this special permit or deny a request.
permit request and draft environmental request, PHMSA will evaluate all PHMSA has received the following
assessment docketed at http:// comments received on or before the special permit request:
Docket No. Requester Regulation(s) Nature of special permit
PHMSA–2015–0210 .................... Hess Corporation ...................... 49 CFR 195.100; 112; 200; To authorize Hess North Dakota Pipe-
202; 204; 206; 248; 260; 300; lines, LLC (‘‘Hess’’) to commission
and 304. and operate two sections totaling ap-
proximately 14.5 miles of 6-inch
crude oil intrastate gathering pipelines
made of material other than steel in
Mountrail County, North Dakota at a
maximum operating pressure (MOP)
of 1,050 pounds per square inch. The
pipelines are manufactured by
FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies of
Houston, Texas. The two sections are
affiliated with projects Hess refers to
as EN Johnson Phase 2 and the EN
VP&R. The Special Permit request
seeks to waive compliance from cer-
tain Federal regulations found in 49
CFR 195.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 or sponsor, and the respondent is not order to inspect and photocopy
CFR 1.97. required to respond to, an information comments.
Issued in Washington, DC on December 21, collection unless it displays a currently All comments received, including
2015, under authority delegated in 49 CFR valid Office of Management and Budget attachments and other supporting
1.97. (OMB) control number. The OCC is materials, are part of the public record
Alan K. Mayberry, soliciting PRA-related comment and subject to public disclosure. Do not
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy concerning a new information collection enclose any information in your
and Programs. titled, ‘‘Draft Bulletin: Risk Management comment or supporting materials that
[FR Doc. 2015–32487 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] Guidance for Higher Loan-to-Value you consider confidential or
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P Lending in Communities Targeted for inappropriate for public disclosure.
Revitalization’’ (draft guidance). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DATES: You should submit written Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer,
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY comments by February 22, 2016. (202) 649–5490, or for persons who are
ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the deaf or hard of hearing, TTY, (202) 649–
Office of the Comptroller of the Washington, DC area and at the OCC is 5597, Legislative and Regulatory
Currency subject to delay, commenters are Activities Division, Office of the
encouraged to submit comments by Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th
Agency Information Collection email, if possible. Comments may be Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
Activities; Proposed Information sent to: Legislative and Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Collection; Comment Request; Draft Activities Division, Office of the Title: Draft Bulletin: Risk Management
Bulletin: Risk Management Guidance Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: Guidance for Higher Loan-to-Value
for Higher Loan-to-Value Lending in 1557–NEW, 400 7th Street SW., Suite Lending in Communities Targeted for
Communities Targeted for 3E–218, Mail Stop 9W–11, Washington, Revitalization.
Revitalization DC 20219. In addition, comments may OMB Control No.: 1557–NEW.
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the be sent by fax to (571) 465–4326 or by Type of Review: Regular.
Currency (OCC), Treasury. electronic mail to prainfo@occ.treas.gov. Abstract: Under the draft guidance,
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
You may personally inspect and national banks and federal savings
photocopy comments at the OCC, 400 associations wishing to establish a
SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219. program for originating owner-occupied
continuing effort to reduce paperwork For security reasons, the OCC requires residential mortgage loans that exceed
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and respondent burden, invites the that visitors make an appointment to supervisory loan-to-value (SLTV) limits
general public and Federal agencies to inspect comments. You may do so by in communities targeted for
take this opportunity to comment on a calling (202) 649–6700, or for persons revitalization should have policies and
new information collection, as required who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY, procedures approved by their Board of
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (202) 649–5597. Upon arrival, visitors Directors (Board) that address the loan
(PRA). will be required to present valid portfolio management, underwriting,
In accordance with the requirements government-issued photo identification and other relevant considerations for
of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct and to submit to security screening in such loans. The draft guidance would
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| Dates | Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by January 25, 2016. | |
| Contact | General: Kay McIver by telephone at 202-366-0113, or email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 80457 |
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