Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- [Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1156]
AGENCY:
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Notice of advisory committee meeting.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces a joint public meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC). The meeting will be held virtually to discuss 13 notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) covering topics such as special permit conditions, in-plant piping, incidental gathering lines, coating damage assessments, atmospheric corrosion, class change pressure tests, maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) reconfirmation, operator identification notifications, limitations on welding operators, remote monitoring valves, property damage definition, right-of-way patrols, and reporting deadlines.
DATES:
The GPAC and LPAC will meet on Thursday, July 30, 2026, from 9:00 ( printed page 44966) a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the NPRMs. The meeting may end early or later depending on when the committees complete their review. Members of the public who wish to attend are asked to register on the meeting website on https://primis-meetings.phmsa.dot.gov/ no later than July 25, 2026. Individuals who require accommodations because of a disability must notify Joe Berry by email at joseph.berry1@dot.gov by that date as well.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held virtually. The agenda, registration details, and virtual access instructions will be posted at: https://primis-meetings.phmsa.dot.gov/. Presentations will be available on the meeting website and at https://www.regulations.gov/ in docket number PHMSA-2026-1156 as soon as practicable following the meeting.
Comments: Public comments must be submitted by August 31, 2026. Submit comments to the docket number corresponding to the relevant proposal listed in section I below using any of the following methods:
- E-Gov Web: https://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any agency. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
- Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand delivery is available between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Submit two copies if you submit your comment by mail, and, include a self-addressed stamped postcard if you wish to receive confirmation of receipt.
- Fax: 202-493-2251.
- Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2026-1156 and the docket number corresponding to the relevant proposal listed in section I below at the beginning of your comments.
Note:
All comments received are posted without edits to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
- Privacy Act Statement: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to https://www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/ privacy.
- Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments in response to this notice contain commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you may ask PHMSA to provide confidential treatment to information you give to the agency by taking the following steps: (1) mark each page of the original document submission containing CBI as “Confidential;” (2) send PHMSA a copy of the original document with the CBI deleted along with the original, unaltered document; and (3) explain why the information you are submitting is CBI. Unless you are notified otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential under the Freedom of Information Act and they will not be placed in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Joseph Berry at the email address listed below. Any material PHMSA receives that is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket.
- Docket: Access the dockets of each rulemaking at https://www.regulations.gov. Specific docket numbers are provided below in section I. The dockets contain background documents and comments received. Alternatively, you may review the documents in person at the street address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joe Berry by phone at 720-601-3577 or by email at joseph.berry1@dot.gov.