BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
[Docket No. RSPA-98-4470]
Pipeline Safety: Meetings
of the Pipeline Safety Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline
Safety (OPS) will convene a meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee
(TPSSC) to discuss and vote on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Pipeline Integrity
Management for Gas Transmission Pipelines in High Consequence Areas” (67 FR 4278) and on
the associated risk assessment. In addition, PHMSA/OPS will brief the TPSSC on the draft Cost-Benefit Study of Excess Flow Valve Installation on Gas Service Lines completed by PHMSA’s
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. Other briefings and votes may include proposals
on periodic underwater inspection and on clarifications and updates to the liquefied natural gas
facilities section of the pipeline safety regulations.
DATES: The meetings will be held on Wednesday, May 28 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and
Thursday, May 29 from 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 29 is reserved should additional business
need to be conducted.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend the meetings at Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel,
480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Ballroom A - Lobby Level, Washington, D.C.
An opportunity will be provided for the public to make short statements on the topics under
discussion. Anyone wishing to make an oral statement should notify Jean Milam,
(202) 493-0967, not later than May 19, 2003, on the topic of the statement and the length of the
presentation. The presiding officer at each meeting may deny any request to present an oral
statement and may limit the time of any presentation.
You may submit written comments by mail or deliver to the Dockets Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT), Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C.
20590-0001. It is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. You also may submit written comments to the docket electronically. To do so, log
onto the following Internet Web address: http://dms.dot.gov. Click on “Help & Information” for
instructions on how to file a document electronically. All written comments should reference
docket number RSPA-98-4470. Anyone who would like confirmation of mailed comments must
include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
Anyone is able to 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.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy
Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70;
Pages 19477-78) or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special
assistance at the meeting, contact Jean Milam at (202) 493-0967.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel, OPS, (202) 366-4431 or
Richard Huriaux, OPS, (202) 366-4565, regarding the subject matter of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The TPSSC is a statutorily mandated advisory committee that advises RS PA/OPS on proposed
safety standards for gas pipelines. The advisory committee is constituted in accordance with
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1). The
committee consists of 15 members - five each representing government, industry, and the public.
The TPSSC is tasked with determining reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and practicability of
proposed pipeline regulations.
Federal law requires that PHMSA/OPS submit cost-benefit analyses and risk assessment
information on proposed safety standards to the advisory committees. The TPSSC evaluates the
merit of the data and methods used within the analyses, and provides recommendations relating to
the cost-benefit analyses.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on ____________.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety
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