81 FR 40400 - Health Services Research and Development Service, Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice of Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 119 (June 21, 2016)

Page Range		40400-40401
FR Document		2016-14639

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40400-40401]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14639]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Health Services Research and Development Service, Scientific 
Merit Review Board; Notice of Meetings

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that the Health 
Services Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board 
will conduct in-person and teleconference meetings of its seven Health 
Services Research (HSR) subcommittees on the dates below from 8:00 a.m. 
to approximately 5:00 p.m. (unless otherwise listed) at the Hilton

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Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal City, VA 22202 
(unless otherwise listed):

 HSR 1--Health Care and Clinical Management on August 23-24, 
2016;
 HSR 2--Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Determinants of Health 
and Care on August 23-24, 2016;
 HSR 4--Mental and Behavioral Health on August 23-24, 2016;
 HSR 5--Health Care System Organization and Delivery on August 
23-24, 2016;
 CDA--Career Development Award Meeting on August 25-26, 2016;
 HSR 3--Healthcare Informatics on August 24-25, 2016;
 NRI--Nursing Research Initiative from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
on August 26, 2016;
 HSR 6--Post-acute and Long-term Care on August 25, 2016;
 HSR 8--Randomized Program Evaluations from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. on August 25, 2016; and
 HSR 0--Precision Mental Health from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 
August 25, 2016.

    The purpose of the Board is to review health services research and 
development applications involving: The measurement and evaluation of 
health care services; the testing of new methods of health care 
delivery and management; and nursing research. Applications are 
reviewed for scientific and technical merit, mission relevance, and the 
protection of human and animal subjects. Recommendations regarding 
funding are submitted to the Chief Research and Development Officer.
    Each subcommittee meeting of the Board will be open to the public 
the first day for approximately one half-hour at the start of the 
meeting on August 23-24 (HSR 1, 2, 4, 5), August 24-25 (HSR 3), August 
25 (HSR 0, 6, 8), August 25-26 (CDA), and August 26 (NRI) to cover 
administrative matters and to discuss the general status of the 
program. Members of the public who wish to attend the open portion of 
the subcommittee meetings may dial 1-800-767-1750, participant code 
10443#.
    The remaining portion of each subcommittee meeting will be closed 
for the discussion, examination, reference to, and oral review of the 
intramural research proposals and critiques. During the closed portion 
of each subcommittee meeting, discussion and recommendations will 
include qualifications of the personnel conducting the studies (the 
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy), as well as research information (the premature 
disclosure of which would likely compromise significantly the 
implementation of proposed agency action regarding such research 
projects). As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as 
amended by Public Law 94-409, closing the meeting is in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
    No oral or written comments will be accepted from the public for 
either portion of the meetings. Those who plan to participate during 
the open portion of a subcommittee meeting should contact Ms. Liza 
Catucci, Administrative Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health 
Services Research and Development Service (10P9H), 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, or by email at [email protected]. For 
further information, please call Ms. Catucci at (202) 443-5797.

    Dated: June 16, 2016.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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an environment that led to external coatings with higher operating pipeline section) along all portions of
corrosion; and temperatures, and in-line inspection the pipeline when it is operating or shut
• The pipeline’s CP system was not tool findings are accurate, verified, and down; and
effective in preventing corrosion from the in-line tools are appropriate for the Æ Valve spacing to limit any possible
occurring beneath the pipeline’s pipeline threat. This bulletin is spill volumes with remotely operated
coating/insulation system. intended to inform operators about valves and pressure monitoring at the
(2) Failure to detect and mitigate the PHMSA’ failure investigation of the valves.
corrosion: Plains Pipeline May 19, 2015, accident (3) Advanced ILI data analysis
• The ILI and subsequent analysis of in Santa Barbara, California and to urge techniques to account for the potential
ILI data did not characterize the extent operators to take all necessary actions, growth of CUI, including interaction
and depth of the external corrosion including, but not limited to, those set criteria for anomaly assessment.
accurately. forth in this bulletin, to prevent and (4) ILI data, subsequent analysis of the
Corrosion under insulation (CUI) is mitigate the breach of integrity, leaks, data, and pipeline excavations that:
recognized as an integrity threat and/or failures of their pipeline • Confirm the accuracy of the ILI data
difficult to address through facilities and to ensure the safety of the to characterize the extent and depth of
conventional cathodic protection public and operating personnel and to the external corrosion and ILI tolerances
systems and can lead to accelerated protect the environment. and unity charts;
wall-loss corrosion and stress corrosion Operators must have and implement • Follow the ILI guidelines of API
cracking of the pipe steel. A NACE procedures to operate, maintain, assess, Standard 1163, ‘‘In-Line Inspection
International (NACE) technical and repair their pipelines. These Systems Qualification Standard’’ 2nd
committee report titled ‘‘Effectiveness of procedures for insulated and buried edition, April 2013, (API Std. 1163) for
Cathodic Protection on Thermally pipelines should take into ILI assessments;
Insulated Underground Metallic consideration: • Use additional or more frequent
Structures’’ dated September 2006 (1) The need for coatings and cathodic reassessment intervals and
(NACE International Publication protection systems to be designed, confirmations when the insulated and
10A392, 2006 Edition), was prepared as installed, and maintained so as not to buried pipeline external coating, shields
a guide for external corrosion control of foster an environment of shielding and the pipeline from CP, retains moisture
thermally-insulated underground moisture that can lead to excessive on insulated coating systems, and
metallic surfaces and considerations of external corrosion growth rates and pipe operates at higher operating
the effectiveness of CP. A summary of steel cracking such as stress corrosion temperatures; and
the NACE report’s conclusions are as cracking. • Assess and mitigate operational and
follows: (2) Coatings for buried, insulated environmental conditions in shielded
(1) ‘‘Generally, the application of pipelines that may result in cathodic and insulated coatings that lead to
external CP to thermally insulated protection ‘‘shielding’’ yet still comply excessive corrosion growth rates, pipe
metallic surfaces has been ineffective. with 49 CFR part 192, subpart I or 49 steel cracking, and all other threats.
(2) The principal or primary means of CFR part 195, subpart H. Inadequate In addition to the above, an operator’s
corrosion control of thermally-insulated corrosion prevention may be addressed operating and maintenance processes
metallic surfaces is the application of an through any one or more methods, or a and procedures should be reviewed and
effective coating on the metallic surface. combination of methods, including, but updated at least annually, unless
(3) Care is typically taken in the not limited to, the following: operational inspections for integrity
application of the external jacket and • Replacing insulated and buried warrant shorter review periods.
during pipe installation to minimize pipelines with compromised coating Issued in Washington, DC, on June 15,
water ingress, which causes corrosion at systems or inadequate cathodic 2016, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
imperfections in the primary coating. protections systems; 1.97.
(4) When practical, the thermally • Repairing or re-coating Alan K. Mayberry,
insulated metallic surfaces need to be compromised portions of the coating on Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline
inspected at routine time intervals for insulated and buried pipelines to ensure Safety.
metal loss (e.g., an internal pipeline adequate corrosion control; or [FR Doc. 2016–14651 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am]
inspection tool could be used).’’ • Taking other special precautions if BILLING CODE 4910–60–W
II. Advisory Bulletin (ADB–2016–04) an operator suspects that adequate
cathodic protection cannot be provided
To: Owners and Operators of due to shielding resulting from
Hazardous Liquid, Carbon Dioxide and DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
insulated coatings that have become AFFAIRS
Gas Pipelines. disbonded. Such precautions may
Subject: Ineffective Protection, include: Health Services Research and
Detection, and Mitigation of Corrosion Æ More frequent reassessments; Development Service, Scientific Merit
Resulting from Insulated Coatings on Æ Usage of the appropriate Review Board; Notice of Meetings
Buried Pipelines. assessment tools for all threats
Advisory: Operators of hazardous including stress corrosion cracking; The Department of Veterans Affairs
liquid, carbon dioxide and gas Æ Coordination of data from the (VA) gives notice under the Federal
pipelines, as defined in 49 CFR parts Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
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appropriate ILI technologies;
192 and 195, should review their Æ More stringent repair criteria 2, that the Health Services Research and
operating, maintenance, and integrity targeted at CUI or corrosion under Development Service Scientific Merit
management activities to ensure that disbonded coatings for insulated and Review Board will conduct in-person
their insulated and buried pipelines buried pipelines; and teleconference meetings of its seven
have effective cathodic protection Æ Usage of a leak detection system Health Services Research (HSR)
systems, including coating systems to with instrumentation and associated subcommittees on the dates below from
protect against cathodic protection calculations to monitor line pack (the 8:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.
shielding and moisture under the total volume of liquid present in a (unless otherwise listed) at the Hilton

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$Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Notices 40401 Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis health care services; the testing of new which would constitute a clearly Highway, Crystal City, VA 22202 methods of health care delivery and unwarranted invasion of personal (unless otherwise listed): management; and nursing research. privacy), as well as research information • HSR 1—Health Care and Clinical Applications are reviewed for scientific (the premature disclosure of which Management on August 23–24, 2016; and technical merit, mission relevance, would likely compromise significantly • HSR 2—Behavioral, Social, and and the protection of human and animal the implementation of proposed agency Cultural Determinants of Health and subjects. Recommendations regarding action regarding such research projects). Care on August 23–24, 2016; funding are submitted to the Chief As provided by subsection 10(d) of • HSR 4—Mental and Behavioral Health Research and Development Officer. Public Law 92–463, as amended by on August 23–24, 2016; Each subcommittee meeting of the Public Law 94–409, closing the meeting • HSR 5—Health Care System Board will be open to the public the first is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Organization and Delivery on August day for approximately one half-hour at 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). 23–24, 2016; the start of the meeting on August 23– No oral or written comments will be • CDA—Career Development Award 24 (HSR 1, 2, 4, 5), August 24–25 (HSR accepted from the public for either Meeting on August 25–26, 2016; 3), August 25 (HSR 0, 6, 8), August 25– portion of the meetings. Those who plan • HSR 3—Healthcare Informatics on 26 (CDA), and August 26 (NRI) to cover to participate during the open portion of August 24–25, 2016; administrative matters and to discuss a subcommittee meeting should contact • NRI—Nursing Research Initiative the general status of the program. Ms. Liza Catucci, Administrative from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August Members of the public who wish to Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, 26, 2016; attend the open portion of the Health Services Research and • HSR 6—Post-acute and Long-term subcommittee meetings may dial 1– Development Service (10P9H), 810 Care on August 25, 2016; 800–767–1750, participant code 10443#. Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC • HSR 8—Randomized Program The remaining portion of each 20420, or by email at Liza.Catucci@ Evaluations from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 subcommittee meeting will be closed for va.gov. For further information, please p.m. on August 25, 2016; and the discussion, examination, reference call Ms. Catucci at (202) 443–5797. • HSR 0—Precision Mental Health from to, and oral review of the intramural 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August 25, research proposals and critiques. During Dated: June 16, 2016. 2016. the closed portion of each subcommittee Jelessa Burney, The purpose of the Board is to review meeting, discussion and Federal Advisory Committee Management health services research and recommendations will include Officer. development applications involving: qualifications of the personnel [FR Doc. 2016–14639 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] The measurement and evaluation of conducting the studies (the disclosure of BILLING CODE 8320–01–P asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1$

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 40400