82 FR 16873 - Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) Advisory Committee Meeting: Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)

Page Range		16873-16874
FR Document		2017-06809

FMCSA announces a meeting of its Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) Advisory Committee on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Workshop in Atlanta, GA. Under section 5306 of the FAST Act, the PAR was charged with reviewing post-accident reports and made recommendations on the data elements required by the reports and modifications that may improve their use through the addition of data elements at its meeting in December 2016. At this meeting, the PAR will provide suggestions concerning the implementation of its recommendations to the FMCSA Administrator. The meeting is open to the public for its entirety.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0412]


Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) Advisory Committee Meeting: Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Announcement of advisory committee public meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a meeting of its Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) 
Advisory Committee on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Commercial Vehicle 
Safety Alliance (CVSA) Workshop in Atlanta, GA. Under section 5306 of 
the FAST Act, the PAR was charged with reviewing post-accident reports 
and made recommendations on the data elements required by the reports 
and modifications that may improve their use through the addition of 
data elements at its meeting in December 2016. At this meeting, the PAR 
will provide suggestions concerning the implementation of its 
recommendations to the FMCSA Administrator. The meeting is open to the 
public for its entirety.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 24, 2017, from 1:30-5 
p.m., Eastern Time (E.T.), at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree 
Street NE., Atlanta, GA 30303. Copies of the task statement and an 
agenda for the entire meeting will be made available in advance of the 
meeting at http://par.fmcsa.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior Policy 
Advisor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
(202) 366-5221.
    Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on 
facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request 
special assistance at the meeting, contact Eran Segev at (617) 494-
3174, [email protected], by Wednesday, April 12.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Department established the PAR Advisory Committee as a 
discretionary committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 
5 U.S.C. App 2) on October 13, 2016, making it effective through 
October 13, 2018. The PAR Committee met in December 2016 and provided 
advice and recommendations

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to the FMCSA Administrator on post-accident reporting requirements, 
specifically those in section 5306. During the April 24 meeting, the 
Committee will provide suggestions on the implementation of its 
recommendations, seeking standardization of definitions related to 
crash reporting, classification of Minimum Model Uniform Crash Criteria 
(MMUCC) and which should be prioritized for inclusion on police 
accident reporting forms, and a discussion of how to best implement the 
PAR's recommendations. The PAR operates in accordance with FACA.

II. Meeting Participation

    Oral comments from the public will be heard throughout the meeting, 
at the discretion of the PAR chairman. Members of the public may submit 
written comments on the topics to be considered during the meeting by 
Wednesday, April 12, to Federal Docket Management System (FDMC) Docket 
Number FMCSA-2016-0412 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., E.T. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: March 30, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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to the FMCSA Administrator on post- (November 2016 Notice), seeking ENSTOR Operating Company;
accident reporting requirements, comments from underground natural Consumers Energy; Cook Inlet Natural
specifically those in section 5306. gas storage facility operators on a Gas Storage Alaska; Atmos Energy
During the April 24 meeting, the proposed PHMSA pipeline user-fee Corporation; Pacific Gas and Electric
Committee will provide suggestions on assessment and rate structure. PHMSA Company; the Texas Pipeline
the implementation of its received nine comments in the docket. Association; and the Interstate Natural
recommendations, seeking We are publishing this notice of agency Gas Association of America (INGAA).
standardization of definitions related to action to address the comments received The comments may be found at http://
crash reporting, classification of and to announce the rate structure www.regulations.gov in Docket Number
Minimum Model Uniform Crash Criteria PHMSA will implement in fiscal year PHMSA–2016–0092. Consumers Energy,
(MMUCC) and which should be (FY) 2017 if Congress appropriates FY Atmos Energy Corporation, the Texas
prioritized for inclusion on police 2017 funds for the Pipeline Safety Pipeline Association, and INGAA
accident reporting forms, and a Fund’s Underground Natural Gas submitted comments generally
discussion of how to best implement the Storage Facility Safety Account. supporting the rate structure proposed
PAR’s recommendations. The PAR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: by PHMSA in the November 2016
operates in accordance with FACA. Roger Little by telephone at 202–366– Notice. The remaining comments are
4569, by fax at 202–366–4566, by email summarized below with PHMSA’s
II. Meeting Participation response:
at Roger.Little@dot.gov, or by mail at
Oral comments from the public will Comment: The Louisiana Mid-
U.S. Department of Transportation,
be heard throughout the meeting, at the Continent Oil and Gas Association and
PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
discretion of the PAR chairman. Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska
PHP–2, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Members of the public may submit questioned whether working-gas
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: capacity was the most appropriate basis
written comments on the topics to be
considered during the meeting by Background for the rate structure and expressed the
Wednesday, April 12, to Federal Docket view that using the number of wells at
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget a facility may be a more suitable basis
Management System (FDMC) Docket
Reconciliation Act of 1986 (COBRA) for the user-fee structure.
Number FMCSA–2016–0412 using any
(Pub. L. 99–272, sec. 7005), codified in Response: PHMSA agrees that the
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to part at section 60301 of title 49, United number of wells would be an
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the States Code, authorizes the assessment appropriate basis for the user-fee rate
online instructions for submitting and collection of user fees to fund the structure. However, the PHMSA
comments. pipeline safety activities conducted information collection results that will
• Fax: 202–493–2251. under chapter 601 of title 49. On June include the number of wells will not be
• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 22, 2016, President Obama signed into available for fiscal year 2017 billing.
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 law the Protecting our Infrastructure of PHMSA is aware of an underground
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of natural gas storage facility survey
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. 2016 (Pub. L. 114–183) (PIPES Act of recently conducted by the American Gas
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 2016). Section 12 of the PIPES Act of Association (AGA). The survey results,
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 2016 mandates that PHMSA issue however, are not publicly available.
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, regulations for underground natural gas PHMSA also has no way to assess the
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 storage facilities, authorizes user fees on accuracy of the AGA survey results and
p.m., E.T. Monday through Friday, operators of these facilities, and directs in several cases they appear to be
except Federal holidays. PHMSA to prescribe procedures to inconsistent with information reported
collect those fees upon appropriation. to the Energy Information
Issued on: March 30, 2017.
Section 2 of the PIPES Act of 2016 Administration (EIA). In the absence of
Larry W. Minor,
authorizes $8 million per year to be available, reliable data for another
Associate Administrator for Policy. appropriated from those fees for each of suitable metric, PHMSA’s only viable
[FR Doc. 2017–06809 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] FY 2017–2019 for the newly established option for an equitable allocation of fees
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Underground Natural Gas Storage among facility operators in the first year
Facility Safety Account in the Pipeline is working-gas capacity. After PHMSA’s
Safety Fund. Accordingly, if Congress annual reporting is in place and PHMSA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION appropriates funds to this account for collects information regarding the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials FY 2017 and beyond, PHMSA will number of wells, well count is likely to
Safety Administration collect user fees from the operators of become the basis of the user-fee rate
the facilities. structure for these facilities in future
[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0092] fiscal years.
Summary of Comments on the
Comment: David Reitz suggested
Pipeline Safety: Underground Natural November 7, 2016 Notice
PHMSA base the tier determination on
Gas Storage Facility User Fee The November 2016 Notice advised the working gas an operator has
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous all underground natural gas storage available to serve its customers rather
Materials Safety Administration facility operators of a proposed PHMSA than total working-gas capacity because
pipeline user fee assessment and rate doing so would facilitate a more precise
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of agency action. structure. 81 FR 78261. During the two- determination of the appropriate tier in
month response period, PHMSA cases where storage fields are jointly
SUMMARY: On November 7, 2016, received comments on the proposed owned.
PHMSA published a notice and request underground natural gas storage user-fee Response: PHMSA’s source for
for comments in the Federal Register, billing methodology from nine working-gas capacity data is the EIA.
titled ‘‘Pipeline Safety: Underground commenters: David Reitz; the Louisiana PHMSA currently lacks data to
Natural Gas Storage Facility User Fee’’ Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association; determine to which customers gas in

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Section		Notices
Action		Announcement of advisory committee public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Monday, April 24, 2017, from 1:30-5 p.m., Eastern Time (E.T.), at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, GA 30303. Copies of the task statement and an agenda for the entire meeting will be made available in advance of the meeting at http://par.fmcsa.dot.gov.
Contact		Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-5221.
FR Citation		82 FR 16873

82 FR 16873 - Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) Advisory Committee Meeting: Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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