83_FR_9930 83 FR 9884 - Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group

83 FR 9884 - 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 46 (March 8, 2018)

Page Range9884-9885
FR Document2018-04632

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.

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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 meeting will be held on April 5, 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 March 30, 2018. Individuals requiring 
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary 
aids, may notify PHMSA by March 30, 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=133.
    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

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the DOT solicits comments from 
the public to better inform its rulemaking process. The 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:

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-

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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=133, once it is 
finalized.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2018, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2018-04632 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                the application in person at Iowa City                  the public to enter comments on any                   interpretation or other ancillary aids, are
                                                Municipal Airport.                                      Federal Register notice issued by any                 asked to notify Cheryl Whetsel at
                                                  Issued in Kansas City, MO, on March 1,                agency.                                               cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov.
                                                2018.                                                      Fax: 1–202–493–2251.                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                Jim A. Johnson,                                            Mail: Docket Management Facility;                  information about the meeting, contact
                                                                                                        U.S. Department of Transportation                     Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202–366–
                                                Director, Airports Division.
                                                                                                        (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                     4431 or by email at cheryl.whetsel@
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–04690 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        West Building, Room W12–140,                          dot.gov.
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                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20590–0001.
                                                                                                                                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                           Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the
                                                                                                        ground level of the DOT West Building,                I. Background
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                        1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                               The VIS Working Group is an
                                                Pipeline and Hazardous Materials                        Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and                 advisory committee established in
                                                Safety Administration                                   5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,                     accordance with Section 10 of the
                                                                                                        except on Federal holidays.                           Protecting Our Infrastructure of
                                                [Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0128]                               Instructions: Identify the docket
                                                                                                                                                              Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of
                                                                                                        number PHMSA–2016–0128 at the
                                                Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the                                                                               2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal
                                                                                                        beginning of your comments. Note that                 Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
                                                Voluntary Information-Sharing System                    all comments received will be posted
                                                Working Group                                                                                                 U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41
                                                                                                        without change to https://                            CFR 102–3.50(a).
                                                AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous                          www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                Materials Safety Administration                         personal information provided.                        II. Meeting Details and Agenda
                                                (PHMSA), DOT.                                              Anyone can search the electronic                      The VIS Working Group agenda will
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                         form of all comments received into any                include briefings on topics such as
                                                                                                        of our dockets by the name of the                     mandate requirements, integrity
                                                SUMMARY:   This notice announces a                      individual submitting the comment (or                 management, data types and tools, in-
                                                public meeting of the Voluntary                         signing the comment, if submitted on                  line inspection repair and other direct
                                                Information-sharing System (VIS)                        behalf of an association, business, labor             assessment methods, geographic
                                                Working Group. The VIS Working                          union, etc.). Therefore, consider                     information system implementation,
                                                Group will convene to discuss and                       reviewing DOT’s complete Privacy Act                  subcommittee considerations, lessons
                                                identify recommendations to establish a                 Statement in the Federal Register                     learned, examples of existing
                                                voluntary information-sharing system.                   published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR                    information-sharing systems, safety
                                                DATES: The meeting will be held on                      19477), or view the Privacy Notice at                 management systems, and more. As part
                                                April 5, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00                   https://www.regulations.gov before                    of its work, the committee will
                                                p.m. ET. Members of the public who                      submitting comments.                                  ultimately provide recommendations to
                                                wish to attend in person should register                   Docket: For docket access or to read               the Secretary, as required and
                                                no later than March 30, 2018.                           background documents or comments, go                  specifically outlined in Section 10 of
                                                Individuals requiring accommodations,                   to https://www.regulations.gov at any                 Public Law 114–183, addressing:
                                                such as sign language interpretation or                 time or to Room W12–140 on the                           (a) The need for, and the
                                                other ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA                  ground level of the DOT West Building,                identification of, a system to ensure that
                                                by March 30, 2018. For additional                       1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                            dig verification data are shared with in-
                                                information, see the ADDRESSES section.                 Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and                 line inspection operators to the extent
                                                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,                     consistent with the need to maintain
                                                a location yet to be determined in the                  except Federal holidays.                              proprietary and security-sensitive data
                                                Washington, DC Metropolitan area. The                      If you wish to receive confirmation of             in a confidential manner to improve
                                                meeting location, agenda and any                        receipt of your written comments,                     pipeline safety and inspection
                                                additional information will be                          please include a self-addressed,                      technology;
                                                published on the following VIS Working                  stamped postcard with the following                      (b) Ways to encourage the exchange of
                                                Group and registration page at: https://                statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA–                       pipeline inspection information and the
                                                primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/                          2016–0128.’’ The docket clerk will date               development of advanced pipeline
                                                MtgHome.mtg?mtg=133.                                    stamp the postcard prior to returning it              inspection technologies and enhanced
                                                   The meetings will not be webcast;                    to you via the U.S. mail.                             risk analysis;
                                                however, presentations will be available                                                                         (c) Opportunities to share data,
                                                                                                        Privacy Act Statement                                 including dig verification data between
                                                on the meeting website and posted on
                                                the E-Gov website, https://                               In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                 operators of pipeline facilities and in-
                                                www.regulations.gov/, under docket                      the DOT solicits comments from the                    line inspector vendors to expand
                                                number PHMSA–2016–0128 within 30                        public to better inform its rulemaking                knowledge of the advantages and
                                                days following the meeting.                             process. The DOT posts these                          disadvantages of the different types of
                                                   Public Participation: This meeting                   comments, without edit, including any                 in-line inspection technology and
                                                will be open to the public. Members of                  personal information the commenter                    methodologies;
                                                the public who attend in person will                    provides, to www.regulations.gov as                      (d) Options to create a secure system
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                                                also be provided an opportunity to make                 described in the system of records                    that protects proprietary data while
                                                a statement during the meetings.                        notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can                   encouraging the exchange of pipeline
                                                   Written Comments: Persons who wish                   be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.                   inspection information and the
                                                to submit written comments on the                         Services for Individuals With                       development of advanced pipeline
                                                meetings may submit them to the docket                  Disabilities: The public meeting will be              inspection technologies and enhanced
                                                in the following ways:                                  physically accessible to people with                  risk analysis;
                                                   E-Gov Website: https://                              disabilities. Individuals requiring                      (e) Means and best practices for the
                                                www.regulations.gov. This site allows                   accommodations, such as sign language                 protection of safety and security-


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                                                sensitive information and proprietary                   the docket. The VIS Working Group will                  Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2,
                                                information; and                                        fulfill its purpose once its                          2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
                                                  (f) Regulatory, funding, and legal                    recommendations are published online.                 1.97.
                                                barriers to sharing the information                        PHMSA will publish the agenda on                   Alan K. Mayberry,
                                                described in paragraphs (a) through (d).                the PHMSA meeting page https://                       Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
                                                  The Secretary will publish the VIS                    primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/                        [FR Doc. 2018–04632 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Working Group’s recommendations on a                    MtgHome.mtg?mtg=133, once it is                       BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
                                                publicly available DOT website and in                   finalized.
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ActionNotice.
DatesThe meeting will be held on April 5, 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 March 30, 2018. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA by March 30, 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 9884 

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