82 FR 44698 - 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 184 (September 25, 2017)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 184 (September 25, 2017)
| Page Range | 44698-44699 | |
| FR Document | 2017-20389 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 44698-44699] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20389] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 November 29, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on November 30, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET. Members of the public who wish to attend in person are asked to register no later than November 19, 2017. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify the working group by November 22, 2017. For additional information see the ADDRESSES section. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia 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=126. 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. 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=126 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 [email protected]. 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 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 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 9:00 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-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 [email protected]. 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. The last committee meeting was on June 29-30, 2017, to discuss existing integrity management regulations, assessment types and tools, geographic information system pipeline data, operator implementation, and the potential need for short-term subcommittees. II. Meeting Details and Agenda The VIS Working Group agenda will include briefings on topics such as the mission and objective of the VIS effort, best practices, examples of existing information-sharing systems, safety management systems, and the establishment of subcommittees. As part of its work, the committee will ultimately provide recommendations to [[Page 44699]] 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=126, once it is finalized. Issued in Washington, DC on September 19, 2017, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Alan K. Mayberry, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 2017-20389 Filed 9-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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hazardous materials may be transported docket number PHMSA–2016–0128 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
to staging areas within 50 miles of the within 30 days following the meeting. Monday through Friday, except Federal
point of origin. Further transportation of holidays.
Public Participation
the hazardous materials from staging If you wish to receive confirmation of
areas must be in full compliance with This meeting will be open to the receipt of your written comments,
the HMR. public. Members of the public who wish please include a self-addressed,
This Waiver Order is effective to attend in person are asked to register stamped postcard with the following
September 10, 2017, and shall remain in at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/ statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA–
effect for 30 days from the date of meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=126 to 2016–0128.’’ The Docket Clerk will date
issuance. facilitate entry and guarantee seating. stamp the postcard prior to returning it
Members of the public who attend in to you via the U.S. mail.
Drue Pearce, person will also be provided an
Acting Administrator, Pipeline and opportunity to make a statement during Privacy Act Statement
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. the meeting. DOT may solicit comments from the
[FR Doc. 2017–20355 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] Services for Individuals with public regarding certain general notices.
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P Disabilities: The public meeting will be DOT posts these comments, without
physically accessible to people with edit, including any personal information
disabilities. Individuals requiring the commenter provides, to
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION accommodations, such as sign language www.regulations.gov, as described in
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials asked to notify Cheryl Whetsel at 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
Safety Administration cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. www.dot.gov/privacy.
Written comments: Written comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0128] on the meeting may be submitted to the information about the meeting, contact
docket in the following ways: Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202–366–
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the E-Gov Web site: http://
Voluntary Information-Sharing System 4431 or by email at cheryl.whetsel@
www.regulations.gov. This site allows
Working Group dot.gov.
the public to enter comments on any
Federal Register notice issued by any SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration agency. I. Background
(PHMSA), DOT. Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; The VIS Working Group is a recently
ACTION: Notice. U.S. Department of Transportation created advisory committee established
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., in accordance with Section 10 of the
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
West Building, Room W12–140, Protecting our Infrastructure of
public meeting of the Voluntary
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of
Information-Sharing System (VIS)
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the 2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal
Working Group. The VIS Working
ground level of the DOT West Building, Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
Group will convene to continue the
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41
discussion on the need for, and the
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and CFR 102–3.50(a). On December 15,
identification of, a voluntary
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 2016, the Secretary of Transportation
information-sharing system.
except on Federal holidays. (the Secretary) appointed 24 members to
DATES: The VIS Working Group will Instructions: Identify the docket the committee. The first committee
meet on November 29, 2017, from 8:30 number PHMSA–2016–0128 at the meeting convened on December 19,
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on November 30, beginning of your comments. Note that 2016, to conduct committee and staff
2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET. all comments received will be posted introductions, review the mandate
Members of the public who wish to without change to www.regulations.gov, requirements, review the committee
attend in person are asked to register no including any personal information charter and bylaws, introduce the
later than November 19, 2017. provided. You should know that anyone concept of voluntary information-
Individuals requiring accommodations, is able to search the electronic form of sharing, and discuss plans for future
such as sign language interpretation or all comments received into any of our meetings. The last committee meeting
other ancillary aids, are asked to notify dockets by the name of the individual was on June 29–30, 2017, to discuss
the working group by November 22, submitting the comment (or signing the existing integrity management
2017. For additional information see the comment, if submitted on behalf of an regulations, assessment types and tools,
ADDRESSES section. association, business, labor union, etc.). geographic information system pipeline
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Therefore, you may want to review data, operator implementation, and the
the Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement potential need for short-term
Street, Arlington, Virginia 22203. The in the Federal Register published on subcommittees.
meeting agenda and any additional April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or view
information will be published on the II. Meeting Details and Agenda
the Privacy Notice at
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following VIS Working Group and www.regulations.gov before submitting The VIS Working Group agenda will
registration page at: https:// any such comments. include briefings on topics such as the
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ Docket: For access to the docket or to mission and objective of the VIS effort,
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=126. read background documents or best practices, examples of existing
The meeting will not be web cast; comments, go to http:// information-sharing systems, safety
however, any documents presented will www.regulations.gov at any time or to management systems, and the
be available on the meeting Web site Room W12–140 on the ground level of establishment of subcommittees. As part
and posted on the E-Gov Web site: the DOT West Building, 1200 New of its work, the committee will
http://www.regulations.gov under Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, ultimately provide recommendations to
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the Secretary, as required and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Hurricane Irma for all 67 Florida
specifically outlined in Section 10 of counties (EM–3385), and all 78
Public Law 114–183, addressing: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials municipalities in the Commonwealth of
Safety Administration Puerto Rico (EM–3384). On September
(a) The need for, and the
identification of, a system to ensure that [Docket No. PHMSA–2017–0109; Notice No. 7, 2017, the President issued an
dig verification data are shared with in- 2017–08] Emergency Declaration for Hurricane
Irma for all 46 South Carolina counties
line inspection operators to the extent
Hazardous Materials: Emergency and the Catawba Indian Nation (EM–
consistent with the need to maintain
Waiver No. 2 3386), and a Major Disaster Declaration
proprietary and security-sensitive data
for all of the United States Virgin
in a confidential manner to improve AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Islands (DR–4335).
pipeline safety and inspection Materials Safety Administration
technology; (PHMSA), DOT. This Waiver Order covers all areas
ACTION: Notice of emergency waiver
identified in the declarations, as
(b) Ways to encourage the exchange of amended. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5103(c),
pipeline inspection information and the order.
PHMSA has authority delegated by the
development of advanced pipeline Secretary (49 CFR 1.97(b)(3)) to waive
SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous
inspection technologies and enhanced Materials Safety Administration is compliance with any part of the HMR
risk analysis; issuing an emergency waiver order to provided that the grant of the waiver is:
(c) Opportunities to share data, persons conducting operations under (1) In the public interest; (2) not
including dig verification data between the direction of Environmental inconsistent with the safety of
operators of pipeline facilities and in- Protection Agency Regions 2 or 4 or transporting hazardous materials; and
line inspector vendors to expand United States Coast Guard 7th District (3) necessary to facilitate the safe
knowledge of the advantages and within the Hurricane Irma emergency movement of hazardous materials into,
disadvantages of the different types of and disaster areas of Florida, Puerto from, and within an area of a major
in-line inspection technology and Rico, South Carolina, and the United disaster or emergency that has been
methodologies; States Virgin Islands. This Waiver Order declared under the Robert T. Stafford
is effective September 8, 2017, and shall Disaster Relief and Emergency
(d) Options to create a secure system Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
remain in effect for 30 days from the
that protects proprietary data while date of issuance.
encouraging the exchange of pipeline Given the continuing impacts caused
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: by Hurricane Irma, PHMSA’s Acting
inspection information and the
Adam Horsley, Deputy Assistant Chief Administrator has determined that
development of advanced pipeline
Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, regulatory relief is in the public interest
inspection technologies and enhanced
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety and necessary to ensure the safe
risk analysis; Administration, telephone: (202) 366– transportation in commerce of
(e) Means and best practices for the 4400. hazardous materials while EPA and
protection of safety and security- USCG execute their recovery and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
sensitive information and proprietary In accordance with the provisions of cleanup efforts in Florida, Puerto Rico,
information; and 49 U.S.C. 5103(c), the Acting South Carolina, and the United States
(f) Regulatory, funding, and legal Administrator for the Pipeline and Virgin Islands. Specifically, PHMSA’s
barriers to sharing the information Hazardous Materials Safety Acting Administrator finds that issuing
described in paragraphs (a) through (d). Administration (PHMSA), hereby this Waiver Order will allow EPA and
declares that an emergency exists that USCG to conduct their emergency
The Secretary will publish the VIS support function under the National
Working Group’s recommendations on a warrants issuance of a Waiver of the
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR, Response Framework to safely remove,
publicly available DOT Web site. The transport, and dispose of hazardous
49 CFR parts 171–180) to persons
VIS Working Group will fulfill its materials. By execution of this Waiver
conducting operations under the
purpose once its recommendations are Order, persons conducting operations
direction of Environmental Protection
published online. under the direction of EPA Regions 2 or
Agency (EPA) Region 2 (290 Broadway,
The agenda will be published on the New York, NY 10007–1866) or Region 4 4 or USCG 7th District within the
PHMSA meeting page https:// (61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, GA Hurricane Irma emergency and disaster
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 30303) or United States Coast Guard areas of Florida, Puerto Rico, South
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=126, once it is (USCG) 7th District (Brickell Plaza Carolina, and the United States Virgin
finalized. Federal Building, 909 SE 1st Avenue, Islands are authorized to offer and
Miami, FL 33131–3050) within the transport non-radioactive hazardous
Issued in Washington, DC on September materials under alternative safety
19, 2017, under authority delegated in 49 Hurricane Irma emergency and disaster
areas of Florida, Puerto Rico, South requirements imposed by EPA Regions
CFR 1.97. 2 or 4 or USCG 7th District when
Carolina, and the United States Virgin
Alan K. Mayberry, compliance with the HMR is not
Islands. The Waiver is granted to
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. practicable. Under this Waiver Order,
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
support EPA and USCG in taking
[FR Doc. 2017–20389 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] appropriate actions to prepare for, non-radioactive hazardous materials
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P respond to, and recover from a threat to may be transported to staging areas
public health, welfare, or the within 50 miles of the point of origin.
environment caused by actual or Further transportation of the hazardous
potential oil and hazardous materials materials from staging areas must be in
incidents resulting from Hurricane Irma. full compliance with the HMR.
On September 5, 2017, the President This Waiver Order is effective
issued an Emergency Declaration for September 8, 2017, and shall remain in
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| Dates | The VIS Working Group will meet on November 29, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on November 30, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET. Members of the public who wish to attend in person are asked to register no later than November 19, 2017. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify the working group by November 22, 2017. For | |
| 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 44698 |
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