82 FR 27544 - Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 114 (June 15, 2017)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 114 (June 15, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-12517 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 27544-27545] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12517] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0128] Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the recently created Voluntary Information-Sharing System (VIS) Working Group. The VIS Working Group will convene to continue the discussion on the need for, and the identification of, a voluntary information-sharing system. DATES: The VIS Working Group will meet on June 29, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 30, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. The meeting will not be web cast; however, any documents presented will be available on the meeting Web site and posted on the E-Gov Web site: http://www.regulations.gov under docket number PHMSA-2016-0128 within 30 days following the meeting. [[Page 27545]] ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22203. The meeting agenda and any additional information will be published on the following VIS Working Group and registration page at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=125. Public Participation This meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who wish to attend in person are asked to register at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=125 no later than 10 days prior to the meeting date, in order to facilitate entry and guarantee seating. Members of the public who attend in person will also be provided an opportunity to make a statement during the meeting. Services for Individuals With Disabilities: The public meeting will be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify Cheryl Whetsel at cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov 10 days prior to the meeting. Written comments: Written 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 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays. Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2016-0128 at the beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to 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 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 a.m. and 5 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-2016-0128.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Privacy Act Statement DOT may solicit comments from the public regarding certain general notices. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meeting, contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by email at cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The VIS Working Group is a recently created advisory committee established in accordance with Section 10 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-183), the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., App. 2, as amended) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a). On December 15, 2016, the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) appointed 24 members to the committee. The first committee meeting convened on December 19, 2016, to conduct committee and staff introductions, review the mandate requirements, review the committee charter and bylaws, introduce the concept of voluntary information-sharing, and discuss plans for future meetings. II. Meeting Details and Agenda The VIS Working Group agenda will include briefings on topics such as mandate requirements, existing integrity management regulations, data types and tools, ILI repair methods, geographic information system pipeline data and operator implementation, potential subcommittee needs, past integrity management lessons learned, examples of existing information-sharing systems, safety management systems, and the potential need for additional expertise with committee membership. As part of its work, the committee will ultimately provide recommendations to the Secretary, as required and specifically outlined in Section 10 of Public Law 114-183, addressing: (a) The need for, and the identification of, a system to ensure that dig verification data are shared with in-line inspection operators to the extent consistent with the need to maintain proprietary and security-sensitive data in a confidential manner to improve pipeline safety and inspection technology; (b) Ways to encourage the exchange of pipeline inspection information and the development of advanced pipeline inspection technologies and enhanced risk analysis; (c) Opportunities to share data, including dig verification data between operators of pipeline facilities and in-line inspector vendors to expand knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of in-line inspection technology and methodologies; (d) Options to create a secure system that protects proprietary data while encouraging the exchange of pipeline inspection information and the development of advanced pipeline inspection technologies and enhanced risk analysis; (e) Means and best practices for the protection of safety and security-sensitive information and proprietary information; and (f) Regulatory, funding, and legal barriers to sharing the information described in paragraphs (a) through (d). The Secretary will publish the VIS Working Group's recommendations on a publicly available DOT Web site. The VIS Working Group will fulfill its purpose once its recommendations are published online. The agenda will be published on the PHMSA meeting page https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=125, once it is finalized. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2017, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Linda Daugherty, Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations. [FR Doc. 2017-12517 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Background written statement with the Committee,
Purpose of the Committee: Section you may do so either before or after the
Federal Highway Administration meeting by submitting an electronic
5502 of the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114– copy of that statement to erwg@dot.gov
[Docket No. FHWA–2016–0015] 94) requires DOT to establish an or the specific docket page at:
emergency route working group to www.regulations.gov. If you would like
Emergency Route Working Group— determine best practices for expeditious to make oral statements regarding any of
Notice of Public Meetings the items on the agenda, you should
State approval of special permits for
contact Crystal Jones at the phone
AGENCY: Federal Highway vehicles involved in emergency
number listed above or email your
Administration (FHWA); DOT. response and recovery. Pursuant to the
request to erwg@dot.gov. You must
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Federal Advisory Committee Act,
make your request for an oral statement
FHWA’s Office of Freight Management
at least 5 business days prior to the
SUMMARY: This notice announces three and Operations is announcing a public
meeting. Reasonable provisions will be
meetings of the Emergency Route meeting of the Emergency Route
made to include any such presentation
Working Group (ERWG). The Federal Working Group. These public meeting
on the agenda. Public comment will be
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) will be held on:
limited to 3 minutes per speaker, per
requires that notice of such meetings be • Tuesday, June 27, 2017, from 8:30
topic.
published in the Federal Register. a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, June Minutes: An electronic copy of the
DATES: Three public meetings will be 28, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. minutes from all meetings will be
held on (all times Eastern): • Wednesday, July 12, 2017, from available for download within 60 days
• Tuesday, June 27, 2017, from 8:30 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Thursday, July of the conclusion of the meeting at:
a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, June 13, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/fastact/erwg/
28, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. • Wednesday, August 9, 2017, from index.htm.
• Wednesday, July 12, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Thursday,
August 10, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 Authority: Section 5502 of Pub. L. 114–
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Thursday, July 94; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 41 CFR 102–3.65;
13, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. p.m. 49 CFR 1.85.
• Wednesday, August 9, 2017, from These meetings are being conducted
to develop recommendations for the Issued on: June 12, 2017.
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Thursday, Walter C. Waidelich, Jr.,
August 10, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 DOT Secretary on issues and associated
best practices to encourage expeditious Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal
p.m. Highway Administration.
State approval of special permits for
ADDRESSES: All sessions of these public
vehicles involved in emergency [FR Doc. 2017–12451 Filed 6–12–17; 4:15 pm]
meetings will be held at U.S. response and recovery. BILLING CODE 4910–22–P
Department of Transportation, 1200 Tentative Agenda: The agenda will
New Jersey Ave., Conference Center, include a topical discussion on
Washington, DC 20590. considerations for best practices; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Due to the limited amount of parking including whether:
around DOT Headquarters, use of public (1) Impediments currently exist that Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
transit is strongly advised. The DOT is prevent expeditious State approval of Safety Administration
served by the Navy Yard Metrorail special permits for vehicles involved in [Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0128]
Station (Green line). The closest exit to emergency response and recovery;
DOT Headquarters is the Navy Yard (2) it is possible to pre-identify and Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the
exit. Train and bus schedules are establish emergency routes between Voluntary Information-Sharing System
available at Metrorail’s Web site at: States through which infrastructure Working Group
http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/ repair materials could be delivered
tripplanner/tripplanner_form_solo.cfm. AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
following a natural disaster or Materials Safety Administration
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: emergency; (PHMSA), DOT.
Crystal Jones, FHWA Office of Freight (3) a State could pre-designate an ACTION: Notice.
Management and Operations, (202) 366– emergency route identified under
2976, or via email at Crystal.Jones@ paragraph (2) as a certified emergency SUMMARY: This notice announces a
dot.gov or erwg@dot.gov. For legal route if a motor vehicle that exceeds the public meeting of the recently created
questions, contact Seetha Srinivasan, otherwise applicable Federal and State Voluntary Information-Sharing System
FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, truck size and weight limits may safely (VIS) Working Group. The VIS Working
(202) 366–4099 or via email at operate along such route during periods Group will convene to continue the
Seetha.Srinivasan@dot.gov. Office hours of declared emergency and recovery discussion on the need for, and the
for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 from such periods; and identification of, a voluntary
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, (4) an online map could be created to information-sharing system.
except Federal holidays. identify each pre-designated emergency DATES: The VIS Working Group will
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: route under paragraph (3), including meet on June 29, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.
information on specific vehicle to 5 p.m. and June 30, 2017, from 8:30
Electronic Access
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limitations, obligations, and notification a.m. to 12 p.m. ET.
An electronic copy of this notice may requirements along that route. The meeting will not be web cast;
be downloaded from the Federal Public Participation: All sessions of however, any documents presented will
Register’s home page at: http:// these meetings are open to the public. be available on the meeting Web site
www.archives.gov; the Government The Designated Federal Officer and the and posted on the E-Gov Web site:
Publishing Office’s database at: https:// Chair of the Committee will conduct the http://www.regulations.gov under
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/; or the specific meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct docket number PHMSA–2016–0128
docket page at: www.regulations.gov. of business. If you would like to file a within 30 days following the meeting.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at www.regulations.gov before submitting management lessons learned, examples
the Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford any such comments. of existing information-sharing systems,
Street, Arlington, VA 22203. The Docket: For access to the docket or to safety management systems, and the
meeting agenda and any additional read background documents or potential need for additional expertise
information will be published on the comments, go to http:// with committee membership. As part of
following VIS Working Group and www.regulations.gov at any time or to its work, the committee will ultimately
registration page at: https:// Room W12–140 on the ground level of provide recommendations to the
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ the DOT West Building, 1200 New Secretary, as required and specifically
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=125. Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, outlined in Section 10 of Public Law
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 114–183, addressing:
Public Participation
through Friday, except Federal holidays. (a) The need for, and the
This meeting will be open to the If you wish to receive confirmation of
public. Members of the public who wish identification of, a system to ensure that
receipt of your written comments, dig verification data are shared with in-
to attend in person are asked to register please include a self-addressed,
at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/ line inspection operators to the extent
stamped postcard with the following consistent with the need to maintain
meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=125 no statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA–
later than 10 days prior to the meeting proprietary and security-sensitive data
2016–0128.’’ The Docket Clerk will date in a confidential manner to improve
date, in order to facilitate entry and stamp the postcard prior to returning it
guarantee seating. Members of the pipeline safety and inspection
to you via the U.S. mail. technology;
public who attend in person will also be
provided an opportunity to make a Privacy Act Statement (b) Ways to encourage the exchange of
statement during the meeting. DOT may solicit comments from the pipeline inspection information and the
Services for Individuals With public regarding certain general notices. development of advanced pipeline
Disabilities: The public meeting will be DOT posts these comments, without inspection technologies and enhanced
physically accessible to people with edit, including any personal information risk analysis;
disabilities. Individuals requiring the commenter provides, to (c) Opportunities to share data,
accommodations, such as sign language www.regulations.gov, as described in including dig verification data between
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– operators of pipeline facilities and in-
asked to notify Cheryl Whetsel at 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at line inspector vendors to expand
cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov 10 days prior to www.dot.gov/privacy. knowledge of the advantages and
the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For disadvantages of the different types of
Written comments: Written comments information about the meeting, contact in-line inspection technology and
on the meeting may be submitted to the Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202–366– methodologies;
docket in the following ways: 4431 or by email at cheryl.whetsel@
E-Gov Web site: http:// (d) Options to create a secure system
dot.gov. that protects proprietary data while
www.regulations.gov. This site allows
the public to enter comments on any SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: encouraging the exchange of pipeline
Federal Register notice issued by any inspection information and the
I. Background development of advanced pipeline
agency.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251. The VIS Working Group is a recently inspection technologies and enhanced
Mail: Docket Management Facility; created advisory committee established risk analysis;
U.S. Department of Transportation in accordance with Section 10 of the (e) Means and best practices for the
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Protecting our Infrastructure of protection of safety and security-
West Building, Room W12–140, Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of sensitive information and proprietary
Washington, DC 20590–0001. 2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal information; and
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
ground level of the DOT West Building, U.S.C., App. 2, as amended) and 41 CFR (f) Regulatory, funding, and legal
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 102–3.50(a). On December 15, 2016, the barriers to sharing the information
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 Secretary of Transportation (the described in paragraphs (a) through (d).
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Secretary) appointed 24 members to the The Secretary will publish the VIS
Federal holidays. committee. The first committee meeting Working Group’s recommendations on a
Instructions: Identify the docket convened on December 19, 2016, to publicly available DOT Web site. The
number PHMSA–2016–0128 at the conduct committee and staff VIS Working Group will fulfill its
beginning of your comments. Note that introductions, review the mandate purpose once its recommendations are
all comments received will be posted requirements, review the committee published online.
without change to www.regulations.gov, charter and bylaws, introduce the The agenda will be published on the
including any personal information concept of voluntary information- PHMSA meeting page https://
provided. You should know that anyone sharing, and discuss plans for future primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
is able to search the electronic form of meetings. MtgHome.mtg?mtg=125, once it is
all comments received into any of our finalized.
dockets by the name of the individual II. Meeting Details and Agenda
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 13,
pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES
submitting the comment (or signing the The VIS Working Group agenda will
comment, if submitted on behalf of an include briefings on topics such as 2017, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
association, business, labor union, etc.). mandate requirements, existing integrity
Therefore, you may want to review management regulations, data types and Linda Daugherty,
DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement tools, ILI repair methods, geographic Deputy Associate Administrator for Field
in the Federal Register published on information system pipeline data and Operations.
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or view operator implementation, potential [FR Doc. 2017–12517 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am]
the Privacy Notice at subcommittee needs, past integrity BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
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| Dates | The VIS Working Group will meet on June 29, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 30, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. | |
| Contact | For information about the meeting, contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 27544 |
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