83 FR 34297 - Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Research and Development Forum

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)

This notice is to inform the interested public that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will be conducting a public meeting for the Pipeline Research and Development Forum. PHMSA periodically conducts such a forum to generate a national research agenda that fosters solutions to the many challenges with pipeline safety and protecting the environment.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34297-34298]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15418]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0028]


Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Research and Development Forum

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public forum.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the interested public that the 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office 
of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will be conducting a public meeting for the 
Pipeline Research and Development Forum. PHMSA periodically conducts 
such a forum to generate a national research agenda that fosters 
solutions to the many challenges with pipeline safety and protecting 
the environment.

DATES: The public forum will be held on September 11-12, 2018. Name 
badge pick up and on-site registration will be available starting at 
7:00 a.m. on both days, with the forum taking place from 8:00 a.m. ET 
until approximately 5:00 p.m. ET on September 11 and from 8:00 a.m. ET 
until approximately 4:30 p.m. ET on September 12. Online pre-
registration for the forum is available until August 27. Individuals 
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other 
ancillary aids, should notify OPS by August 27. For additional 
information, see the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

ADDRESSES: The public forum will be held at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore 
Inner Harbor Hotel, 300 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202. The 
agenda and any additional information for the forum will be published 
on the following meeting and registration page at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=136.
    Registration: To help assure that adequate space is provided, 
attendees should register in advance at the PHMSA public forum website 
at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=136. Onsite 
registration will also be available.
    The public forum will not be webcast; however, presentations will 
be available on the forum website and in the public docket at https://www.regulations.gov/, in docket number PHMSA-2018-0028, within 30 days 
following the meeting.
    Public Participation: The Pipeline Research and Development Forum 
will be open to the public. Members of the public will be provided an 
opportunity to make a statement during the forum.
    Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language 
interpretation or other ancillary aids, should notify Robert Smith, 
Engineering and Research Division, at 919-238-4759 or 
[email protected].
    Written comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments on 
the forum may do so by submitting them to the public docket in the 
following ways:
    E-Gov website: https://www.regulations.gov. This website 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-2018-0028 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-2018-0028.'' 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: Robert Smith, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, Engineering and Research Division, Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, at 
919-238-4759 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA periodically conducts this Pipeline 
Research and Development Forum to generate a national research agenda 
that fosters solutions to the many challenges with pipeline safety and 
protecting the environment. The forum allows the public, government and 
industry pipeline stakeholders to provide input on the technical gaps 
and challenges for future research. It also reduces duplication of 
programs, factors ongoing research efforts, leverages resources and 
broadens synergies. The national

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research agenda that will be developed through this forum will help 
PHMSA align its research program with the needs of its pipeline safety 
mission and make use of the best available knowledge and expertise, as 
well as considering the perspectives of stakeholders.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 11, 2018, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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