83_FR_17548 83 FR 17472 - Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group

83 FR 17472 - Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 76 (April 19, 2018)

Page Range17472-17473
FR Document2018-08215

This notice announces a public meeting of the Voluntary Information-sharing System (VIS) Working Group. The VIS Working Group will convene to discuss and identify recommendations to establish a voluntary information-sharing system.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17472-17473]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08215]


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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.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Voluntary 
Information-sharing System (VIS) Working Group. The VIS Working Group 
will convene to discuss and identify recommendations to establish a 
voluntary information-sharing system.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on June 20, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. ET. Members of the public who wish to attend in person 
should register no later than June 15, 2018. Individuals requiring 
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary 
aids, may notify PHMSA by June 15, 2018. For additional information, 
see the ADDRESSES section.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at a location yet to be determined 
in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. The meeting location, 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=134.
    The meetings will not be webcast; however, presentations will be 
available on the meeting website and posted on the E-Gov website, 
https://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 attend in person will also be provided an 
opportunity to make a statement during the meetings.
    Written Comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments on 
the meetings may submit them to the docket in the following ways:
    E-Gov Website: https://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 https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    Anyone can 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, consider reviewing DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or view the Privacy Notice at https://www.regulations.gov before submitting comments.
    Docket: For docket access or to read background documents or 
comments, go to https://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.
    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.

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: 

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I. Background

    The VIS Working Group is an 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).

II. Meeting Details and Agenda

    The VIS Working Group agenda will include briefings on topics such 
as mandate requirements, integrity management, data types and tools, 
in-line inspection repair and other direct assessment methods, 
geographic information system implementation, subcommittee 
considerations, lessons learned, examples of existing information-
sharing systems, safety management systems, and more. 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 website and in the docket. The VIS Working 
Group will fulfill its purpose once its recommendations are published 
online.
    PHMSA will publish the agenda on the PHMSA meeting page https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=134, once it is 
finalized.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2018, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2018-08215 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am]
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17472 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 76 / Thursday, April 19, 2018 / Notices Comments may be submitted by any of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the the following methods: ground level of the DOT West Building, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Electronic Comments Safety Administration Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and • Use the Commission’s internet 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, [Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0128] comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ except on Federal holidays. rules/sro.shtml); or Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Instructions: Identify the docket Voluntary Information-Sharing System number PHMSA–2016–0128 at the • Send an email to rule-comments@ beginning of your comments. Note that sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– Working Group all comments received will be posted IEX–2018–07 on the subject line. AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous without change to https:// Paper Comments Materials Safety Administration www.regulations.gov, including any (PHMSA), DOT. personal information provided. • Send paper comments in triplicate ACTION: Notice. Anyone can search the electronic to Secretary, Securities and Exchange form of all comments received into any Commission, 100 F Street NE, SUMMARY: This notice announces a of our dockets by the name of the Washington, DC 20549–1090. public meeting of the Voluntary individual submitting the comment (or Information-sharing System (VIS) signing the comment, if submitted on All submissions should refer to File Working Group. The VIS Working behalf of an association, business, labor Number SR–IEX–2018–07. This file Group will convene to discuss and union, etc.). Therefore, consider number should be included on the identify recommendations to establish a reviewing DOT’s complete Privacy Act subject line if email is used. To help the voluntary information-sharing system. Statement in the Federal Register Commission process and review your DATES: The public meeting will be held published on April 11, 2000, (65 FR comments more efficiently, please use on June 20, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 19477), or view the Privacy Notice at only one method. The Commission will p.m. ET. Members of the public who https://www.regulations.gov before post all comments on the Commission’s wish to attend in person should register submitting comments. internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ no later than June 15, 2018. Individuals Docket: For docket access or to read rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the requiring accommodations, such as sign background documents or comments, go submission, all subsequent language interpretation or other to https://www.regulations.gov at any amendments, all written statements ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA by time or to Room W12–140 on the with respect to the proposed rule June 15, 2018. For additional ground level of the DOT West Building, change that are filed with the information, see the ADDRESSES section. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Commission, and all written ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and communications relating to the a location yet to be determined in the 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, proposed rule change between the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. The except Federal holidays. Commission and any person, other than meeting location, agenda and any If you wish to receive confirmation of those that may be withheld from the additional information will be receipt of your written comments, public in accordance with the published on the following VIS Working please include a self-addressed, provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be Group and registration page at: https:// stamped postcard with the following available for website viewing and primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA– printing in the Commission’s Public MtgHome.mtg?mtg=134. 2016–0128.’’ The docket clerk will date Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, The meetings will not be webcast; stamp the postcard prior to returning it Washington, DC 20549, on official however, presentations will be available to you via the U.S. mail. business days between the hours of on the meeting website and posted on Privacy Act Statement 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the the E-Gov website, https:// filing also will be available for DOT may solicit comments from the www.regulations.gov/, under docket inspection and copying at the principal public regarding certain general notices. number PHMSA–2016–0128 within 30 office of the Exchange. All comments DOT posts these comments, without days following the meeting. received will be posted without change. edit, including any personal information Public Participation: This meeting Persons submitting comments are the commenter provides, to will be open to the public. Members of cautioned that we do not redact or edit www.regulations.gov, as described in the public who attend in person will personal identifying information from the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– also be provided an opportunity to make comment submissions. You should 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at a statement during the meetings. submit only information that you wish www.dot.gov/privacy. Written Comments: Persons who wish to make available publicly. All Services for Individuals with to submit written comments on the submissions should refer to File Disabilities: The public meeting will be meetings may submit them to the docket Number SR–IEX–2018–07, and should physically accessible to people with in the following ways: disabilities. Individuals requiring be submitted on or before May 10, 2018. E-Gov Website: https:// accommodations, such as sign language For the Commission, by the Division of www.regulations.gov. This site allows interpretation or other ancillary aids, are Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated the public to enter comments on any asked to notify Cheryl Whetsel at authority.23 Federal Register notice issued by any cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Eduardo A. Aleman, agency. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Assistant Secretary. Mail: Docket Management Facility; information about the meeting, contact [FR Doc. 2018–08155 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] U.S. Department of Transportation Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202–366– BILLING CODE 8011–01–P (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 4431 or by email at cheryl.whetsel@ West Building, Room W12–140, dot.gov. 23 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12) and (59). Washington, DC 20590–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Apr 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 76 / Thursday, April 19, 2018 / Notices 17473 I. Background fulfill its purpose once its two or more trusts, the separate trusts The VIS Working Group is an recommendations are published online. resulting from the severance will be advisory committee established in PHMSA will publish the agenda on treated as separate trusts for generation- accordance with Section 10 of the the PHMSA meeting page https:// skipping transfer (GST) tax purposes Protecting our Infrastructure of primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ and the inclusion ratio of each new Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of MtgHome.mtg?mtg=134, once it is resulting trust may differ from the 2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal finalized. inclusion ratio of the original trust. The Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, regulations provide guidance regarding U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41 2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR the qualified severance of a trust for CFR 102–3.50(a). 1.97. generation skipping transfer (GST) tax Alan K. Mayberry, purposes under section 2642(a)(3) of the II. Meeting Details and Agenda Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. Internal Revenue Code. The VIS Working Group agenda will [FR Doc. 2018–08215 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] Current Actions: There is no change to include briefings on topics such as the burden previously approved. BILLING CODE 4910–60–P mandate requirements, integrity Type of Review: Extension of a management, data types and tools, in- currently approved collection. Affected Public: Business or other for- line inspection repair and other direct DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY profit organizations. assessment methods, geographic Estimated Number of Respondents: information system implementation, Internal Revenue Service 650. subcommittee considerations, lessons Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 learned, examples of existing Proposed Extension of Information Hours 8 minutes. information-sharing systems, safety Collection Request Submitted for Estimated Total Annual Burden management systems, and more. As part Public Comment; Qualified Severance Hours: 1,352. of its work, the committee will of a Trust for Generation-Skipping The following paragraph applies to all ultimately provide recommendations to Transfer (GST) Tax Purposes the collections of information covered the Secretary, as required and by this notice: AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), specifically outlined in Section 10 of An agency may not conduct or Treasury. Public Law 114–183, addressing: sponsor, and a person is not required to (a) The need for, and the ACTION: Notice and request for comments. respond to, a collection of information identification of, a system to ensure that unless the collection of information dig verification data are shared with in- SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, displays a valid OMB control number. line inspection operators to the extent as part of its continuing effort to reduce Books or records relating to a consistent with the need to maintain paperwork and respondent burden, collection of information must be proprietary and security-sensitive data invites the public and other Federal retained if their contents may become in a confidential manner to improve agencies to take this opportunity to material in the administration of any pipeline safety and inspection comment on proposed and/or internal revenue law. Generally, tax technology; continuing information collections, as returns and tax return information are (b) Ways to encourage the exchange of required by the Paperwork Reduction confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. pipeline inspection information and the Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is 6103. development of advanced pipeline soliciting comments concerning Desired Focus of Comments: The inspection technologies and enhanced information collection requirements Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is risk analysis; related to the guidance regarding the particularly interested in comments (c) Opportunities to share data, qualified severance of a trust for that: including dig verification data between generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax • Evaluate whether the proposed operators of pipeline facilities and in- purposes. collection of information is necessary line inspector vendors to expand for the proper performance of the knowledge of the advantages and DATES: Written comments should be functions of the agency, including disadvantages of the different types of received on or before June 18, 2018 to whether the information will have in-line inspection technology and be assured of consideration. practical utility; methodologies; ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments • Evaluate the accuracy of the (d) Options to create a secure system to Roberto Mora-Figueroa, Internal agency’s estimate of the burden of the that protects proprietary data while Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 proposed collection of information, encouraging the exchange of pipeline Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, including the validity of the inspection information and the DC 20224. Requests for additional methodology and assumptions used; development of advanced pipeline information or copies of the regulations • Enhance the quality, utility, and inspection technologies and enhanced should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, clarity of the information to be risk analysis; at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, collected; and (e) Means and best practices for the 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, • Minimize the burden of the protection of safety and security- Washington DC 20224, or through the collection of information on those who sensitive information and proprietary internet, at RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. are to respond, including using information; and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: appropriate automated, electronic, daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES (f) Regulatory, funding, and legal Title: Qualified Severance of a Trust mechanical, or other technological barriers to sharing the information for Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) collection techniques or other forms of described in paragraphs (a) through (d). Tax Purposes. information technology, e.g., by The Secretary will publish the VIS OMB Number: 1545–1902. permitting electronic submissions of Working Group’s recommendations on a Agency Number: TD 9348; TD 9421. responses. publicly available DOT website and in Abstract: In general, if a trust is Comments submitted in response to the docket. The VIS Working Group will divided in a qualified severance into this notice will be summarized and/or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Apr 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1


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DatesThe public meeting will be held on June 20, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Members of the public who wish to attend in person should register no later than June 15, 2018. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA by June 15, 2018. For additional information,
ContactFor information about the meeting, contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 17472 
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