83 FR 45481 - 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 174 (September 7, 2018)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 174 (September 7, 2018)
| Page Range | 45481-45482 | |
| FR Document | 2018-19429 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45481-45482] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19429] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 discuss and identify recommendations to establish a voluntary information-sharing system. DATES: The public meeting will be held on November 9, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Members of the public who wish to attend in person should register no later than November 1, 2018. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA by November 1, 2018. For additional information, see the ADDRESSES section. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. The meeting agenda and additional information will be published on the following VIS Working Group registration page at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138. The meetings will not be webcast; however, presentations will be available [[Page 45482]] 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 Christie Murray at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meeting, contact Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202-366-4996 or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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=138, once it is finalized. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Linda Daugherty, Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations. [FR Doc. 2018-19429 Filed 9-6-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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meetings may submit them to the docket Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202– sensitive information and proprietary
in the following ways: 366–4996 or by email at information; and
E-Gov Website: https:// christie.murray@dot.gov. (f) Regulatory, funding, and legal
www.regulations.gov. This site allows Services for Individuals with barriers to sharing the information
the public to enter comments on any Disabilities: The public meeting will be described in paragraphs (a) through (d).
Federal Register notice issued by any physically accessible to people with The Secretary will publish the VIS
agency. disabilities. Individuals requiring Working Group’s recommendations on a
Fax: 1–202–493–2251. accommodations, such as sign language publicly available DOT website and in
Mail: Docket Management Facility, interpretation or other ancillary aids, are the docket. The VIS Working Group will
U.S. Department of Transportation asked to notify Christie Murray at fulfill its purpose once its
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, christie.murray@dot.gov. recommendations are published online.
West Building, Room W12–140, PHMSA will publish the agenda on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Washington, DC 20590–0001. the PHMSA meeting page https://
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the I. Background primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
ground level of the DOT West Building, MtgHome.mtg?mtg=139, once it is
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, The VIS Working Group is an
finalized.
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and advisory committee established in
accordance with Section 10 of the Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4,
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
except on Federal holidays. Protecting our Infrastructure of
1.97.
Instructions: Identify the docket Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of
2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal Linda Daugherty,
number PHMSA–2016–0128 at the Deputy Associate Administrator for Field
beginning of your comments. Note that Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41 Operations.
all comments received will be posted [FR Doc. 2018–19453 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am]
without change to https:// CFR 102–3.50(a).
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
www.regulations.gov, including any II. Meeting Details and Agenda
personal information provided.
Anyone can search the electronic The VIS Working Group agenda will
include briefings on topics such as DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
form of all comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the mandate requirements, subcommittee
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
individual submitting the comment (or considerations, lessons learned,
Safety Administration
signing the comment, if submitted on examples of existing information-
sharing systems, and proposed [Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0128]
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). Therefore, consider subcommittee recommendations. As
part of its work, the committee will Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the
reviewing DOT’s complete Privacy Act Voluntary Information-Sharing System
Statement in the Federal Register ultimately provide recommendations to
the Secretary, as required and Working Group
published on April 11, 2000, (65 FR
19477), or view the Privacy Notice at specifically outlined in Section 10 of AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
https://www.regulations.gov before Public Law 114–183, addressing: Materials Safety Administration
submitting comments. (a) The need for, and the (PHMSA), DOT.
Docket: For docket access or to read identification of, a system to ensure that ACTION: Notice.
background documents or comments, go dig verification data are shared with in-
to https://www.regulations.gov at any line inspection operators to the extent SUMMARY: This notice announces a
time or to Room W12–140 on the consistent with the need to maintain public meeting of the Voluntary
ground level of the DOT West Building, proprietary and security-sensitive data Information-sharing System (VIS)
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, in a confidential manner to improve Working Group. The VIS Working
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and pipeline safety and inspection Group will convene to discuss and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, technology; identify recommendations to establish a
except Federal holidays. (b) Ways to encourage the exchange of voluntary information-sharing system.
If you wish to receive confirmation of pipeline inspection information and the DATES: The public meeting will be held
receipt of your written comments, development of advanced pipeline on November 9, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to
please include a self-addressed, inspection technologies and enhanced 5 p.m. ET. Members of the public who
stamped postcard with the following risk analysis; wish to attend in person should register
statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA– (c) Opportunities to share data, no later than November 1, 2018.
2016- 0128.’’ The docket clerk will date including dig verification data between Individuals requiring accommodations,
stamp the postcard prior to returning it operators of pipeline facilities and in- such as sign language interpretation or
to you via the U.S. mail. line inspector vendors to expand other ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA
knowledge of the advantages and by November 1, 2018. For additional
Privacy Act Statement disadvantages of the different types of information, see the ADDRESSES section.
DOT may solicit comments from the in-line inspection technology and ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
public regarding certain general notices. methodologies; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
DOT posts these comments, without (d) Options to create a secure system New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC
edit, including any personal information that protects proprietary data while 20590. The meeting agenda and
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the commenter provides, to encouraging the exchange of pipeline additional information will be
www.regulations.gov, as described in inspection information and the published on the following VIS Working
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– development of advanced pipeline Group registration page at: https://
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at inspection technologies and enhanced primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
www.dot.gov/privacy. risk analysis; MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For (e) Means and best practices for the The meetings will not be webcast;
information about the meeting, contact protection of safety and security- however, presentations will be available
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on the meeting website and posted on Privacy Act Statement (c) Opportunities to share data,
the E-Gov website, https:// including dig verification data between
DOT may solicit comments from the
www.regulations.gov/, under docket operators of pipeline facilities and in-
public regarding certain general notices.
number PHMSA–2016–0128 within 30 line inspector vendors to expand
DOT posts these comments, without
days following the meeting. knowledge of the advantages and
edit, including any personal information
Public Participation: This meeting disadvantages of the different types of
the commenter provides, to
will be open to the public. Members of in-line inspection technology and
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the public who attend in person will methodologies;
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
also be provided an opportunity to make (d) Options to create a secure system
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
a statement during the meetings. that protects proprietary data while
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Written comments: Persons who wish encouraging the exchange of pipeline
Services for Individuals With inspection information and the
to submit written comments on the
Disabilities: The public meeting will be development of advanced pipeline
meetings may submit them to the docket
physically accessible to people with inspection technologies and enhanced
in the following ways:
disabilities. Individuals requiring risk analysis;
E-Gov Website: https://
accommodations, such as sign language (e) Means and best practices for the
www.regulations.gov. This site allows
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are protection of safety and security-
the public to enter comments on any
asked to notify Christie Murray at sensitive information and proprietary
Federal Register notice issued by any
christie.murray@dot.gov. information; and
agency.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For (f) Regulatory, funding, and legal
Mail: Docket Management Facility; information about the meeting, contact barriers to sharing the information
U.S. Department of Transportation Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202– described in paragraphs (a) through (d).
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 366–4996 or by email at The Secretary will publish the VIS
West Building, Room W12–140, christie.murray@dot.gov. Working Group’s recommendations on a
Washington, DC 20590–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: publicly available DOT website and in
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the the docket. The VIS Working Group will
I. Background fulfill its purpose once its
ground level of the DOT West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, The VIS Working Group is an recommendations are published online.
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and advisory committee established in PHMSA will publish the agenda on
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, accordance with Section 10 of the the PHMSA meeting page https://
except on Federal holidays. Protecting our Infrastructure of primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
Instructions: Identify the docket Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138, once it is
number PHMSA–2016–0128 at the 2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal finalized.
beginning of your comments. Note that Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4,
all comments received will be posted U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41 2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
without change to https:// CFR 102–3.50(a). 1.97.
www.regulations.gov, including any Linda Daugherty,
II. Meeting Details and Agenda
personal information provided. Deputy Associate Administrator for Field
Anyone can search the electronic The VIS Working Group agenda will Operations.
form of all comments received into any include briefings on topics such as [FR Doc. 2018–19429 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am]
of our dockets by the name of the mandate requirements, integrity BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
individual submitting the comment (or management, data types and tools, in-
signing the comment, if submitted on line inspection and other direct
behalf of an association, business, labor assessment methods, geographic DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
union, etc.). Therefore, consider information system implementation, AFFAIRS
reviewing DOT’s complete Privacy Act subcommittee considerations, lessons
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receipt of your written comments, pipeline safety and inspection public comment on the proposed
please include a self-addressed, technology; collection of certain information by the
stamped postcard with the following (b) Ways to encourage the exchange of agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA– pipeline inspection information and the Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
2016- 0128.’’ The docket clerk will date development of advanced pipeline required to publish notice in the
stamp the postcard prior to returning it inspection technologies and enhanced Federal Register concerning each
to you via the U.S. mail. risk analysis; proposed collection of information,
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| Dates | The public meeting will be held on November 9, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Members of the public who wish to attend in person should register no later than November 1, 2018. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA by November 1, 2018. For additional information, | |
| Contact | For information about the meeting, contact Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202-366-4996 or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 45481 |
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