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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0033]
Pipeline Safety: Gas and Liquid
Advisory Committee Member
Nominations
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations
for members: Gas and Liquid Pipeline
Advisory Committees; vacancies.
AGENCY:
PHMSA is requesting
nominations for individuals to serve on
the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee
(GPAC), also known as the Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee,
and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory
Committee (LPAC), also known as the
Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Safety Standards Committee. Each
committee is composed of 15 members
each appointed by the Secretary of
Transportation (the Secretary).
With this notice, PHMSA is seeking
nominations for personnel, preferably
executive level leadership, from the
Federal Government and from industry
to fill vacancies on both committees.
Specifically, PHMSA will fill one
Federal Government vacancy and one
industry vacancy on the GPAC and one
Federal Government vacancy and three
industry vacancies on the LPAC.
PHMSA may also consider candidates
for any government or industry
vacancies that may occur during the
processing of the vacancies mentioned
above.
SUMMARY:
Nominations must be received
by July 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: All nomination material can
be submitted to Cheryl Whetsel,
Advisory Committee Program Manager,
at Cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov, by fax at
202–366–4566, or mailed to the Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., PHP–30, E24–445, Washington, DC
20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Whetsel, 202–366–4431 or
cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. Information
about the GPAC and LPAC can also be
obtained by visiting PHMSA’s Web site
by using the following link: https://
www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/regs/
technical-advisory-comm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Advisory Committee Background
The GPAC and LPAC are statutorily
mandated advisory committees that
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provide recommendations and advice
on PHMSA’s proposed safety standards.
Additionally, the committees may
propose safety standards to the
Secretary, and, if requested by the
Secretary, shall make policy
development recommendations. Both
committees were established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and 49
U.S.C. 60115.
No later than 90 days after receiving
a proposed standard and supporting
analyses, the appropriate committee
prepares and submits a report to the
Secretary of Transportation on the
technical feasibility, reasonableness,
cost-effectiveness, and practicability of
the proposed standard. The Secretary
must publish each report, including any
recommended actions and minority
views. The report, if timely made, is
part of the proceeding for prescribing
the standard. The Secretary is not bound
by the committee’s conclusions.
However, if the Secretary rejects the
committee’s conclusions, the Secretary
must publish the reasons.
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 60115, the
Secretary of Transportation has the
authority to appoint to each committee
(1) five individuals from departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities of the
U.S. Government and of the states; (2)
five individuals from the natural gas or
hazardous liquid industry, selected in
consultation with industry
representatives; and (3) five individuals
selected from the general public.
II. Criteria for Committee Members
With this notice, PHMSA is seeking
nominations for personnel, preferably
executive level leadership, from the
Federal Government and from industry
to fill vacancies on both committees.
PHMSA will fill one Federal
Government vacancy and one industry
vacancy on the GPAC and one Federal
Government vacancy and two industry
vacancies on the LPAC. PHMSA may
also consider candidates for any
government or industry vacancies that
may occur during the processing of the
vacancies mentioned above.
Each GPAC member selected by the
Secretary of Transportation must be
experienced in the safety regulation of
transporting gas and of gas pipeline
facilities or technically qualified, by
training, experience, or knowledge in at
least one field of engineering applicable
to transporting gas or operating a gas
pipeline facility, to evaluate gas
pipeline safety standards or risk
management principles.
Similarly, each LPAC member
selected by the Secretary of
Transportation must be experienced in
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the safety regulation of transporting
hazardous liquid and of hazardous
liquid pipeline facilities or technically
qualified by training, experience, or
knowledge in at least one field of
engineering applicable to transporting
hazardous liquid or operating a
hazardous liquid pipeline facility, to
evaluate hazardous liquid pipeline
safety standards or risk management
principles.
Regarding nominations of industry
personnel, at least three of the
individuals selected for each committee
from the industry must be currently in
the active operation of natural gas or
hazardous liquid pipelines or pipeline
facilities. At least one individual
selected for each committee serving
from the industry must have education,
background, or experience in risk
assessment and cost-benefit analysis.
Nominees should represent a broad
constituency whose views the candidate
can represent. Additionally, the
Secretary will consult with the national
organizations representing the owners
and operators of pipeline facilities
before selecting individuals from the
industry.
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III. Terms of Service
• Each member serves a three-year
term, unless the member becomes
unable to serve, resigns, ceases to be
qualified to serve, or is removed by the
Secretary.
• Members may be reappointed.
• All members serve at their own
expense and receive no salary from the
Federal Government, although travel
reimbursement and per diem may be
provided.
• The GPAC and LPAC generally
meet in-person in the Washington, DC,
Metropolitan area.
IV. Nomination Procedures
Any interested person may nominate
one or more qualified individuals for
membership on the advisory committee.
Self-nominations are also accepted.
• Nominations must include a
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current, complete resume including
current business address and/or home
address, telephone number, email
address, education, professional or
business experience, present
occupation, and membership on other
advisory committees past or present) for
each nominee.
• Each nominee must meet the
training, education, or experience
requirements listed under section II
above.
• Nominations must also specify the
advisory committee for which the
nominee is recommended (the GPAC or
LPAC).
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• Nominations must also
acknowledge that the nominee is aware
of the nomination unless the individual
is self-nominated.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 15,
2017, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0016]
Pipeline Safety: Safety of Underground
Natural Gas Storage Facilities; Petition
for Reconsideration
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On January 18, 2017, PHMSA
received a petition for reconsideration
of its interim final rule (IFR), ‘‘Safety of
Underground Natural Gas Storage
Facilities.’’ This Notice informs the
petitioners and other interested persons
that PHMSA intends to address the
issues raised by the petitioners in a final
rule, which it expects to issue by
January of 2018. In the interim, and for
one year after the publication of a final
rule, PHMSA will not issue any
enforcement citations to operators for
failure to meet any provisions that are
non-mandatory in an American
Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended
Practices (RPs) RP 1170 and RP 1171 but
that were converted to mandatory
provisions by the IFR. Despite this stay
of enforcement, PHMSA still reserves
the right to exercise its other authorities,
if necessary, to address any emergencies
that present an imminent hazard or
specific conditions that are or would be
hazardous to life, property, or the
environment. This Notice also informs
operators of the availability of further
guidance on implementation to help
operators develop assessment schedules
and carry out compliance programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Byron Coy, Senior Technical Advisor,
Pipeline Safety Policy and Programs, by
telephone at 609–771–7810 or by email
at byron.coy@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 19, 2016, (81 FR 91860)
PHMSA published an IFR titled ‘‘Safety
of Underground Natural Gas Storage
Facilities.’’ PHMSA issued this IFR in
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response to a statutory mandate in
section 12 of the ‘‘Protecting our
Infrastructure of Pipelines and
Enhancing Safety Act of 2016’’ (Pub. L.
114–183). The IFR incorporates by
reference two API RPs: (1) API RP 1170,
‘‘Design and Operation of Solutionmined Salt Caverns used for Natural Gas
Storage,’’ issued in July 2015, and (2)
API RP 1171, ‘‘Functional Integrity of
Natural Gas Storage in Depleted
Hydrocarbon Reservoirs and Aquifer
Reservoirs,’’ issued in September 2015.
On January 18, 2017, the American
Gas Association, API, American Public
Gas Association, and the Interstate
Natural Gas Association of America
(INGAA) submitted a petition seeking
reconsideration of the IFR, insofar as it
modified the non-mandatory nature of
many of the recommendations in the
RPs. The petitioners also contended that
the implementation periods were
impracticable and should reasonably be
extended. On April 17, 2017, INGAA
withdrew from the petition for
reconsideration. For further review,
interested parties can access this
petition in the docket.
Under subpart D of 49 CFR part 190,
PHMSA’s general policy is to take
action on a petition for reconsideration
of a regulation, whenever practicable,
within 90 days of the regulation’s
publication in the Federal Register.
PHMSA determined that it would be
impracticable to respond to the petition
for reconsideration within that time
period. Therefore, this document
provides notice to the petitioners and
the public of the time period in which
action will be taken in accordance with
49 CFR 190.337(b). PHMSA plans to
leave the petition for reconsideration
open and evaluate the petition, along
with the comments it has received.
during the development of a final rule.
PHMSA plans on using the final rule to
address the comments and the petition
for reconsideration and revise the
requirements detailed in the IFR
accordingly. PHMSA expects to issue a
final rule by January 2018.
Regarding the manner in which nonmandatory sections of the RPs were
made mandatory by the IFR, the
petitioners expressed concern that, in
certain instances, treating nonmandatory practices as mandatory could
result in unnecessary burdens for
operators. During the 60-day public
comment period on the IFR, PHMSA
received similar comments to those
raised in the petition on this issue.
PHMSA understands these concerns
and is reviewing the treatment of nonmandatory provisions as mandatory and
will respond to these points in a final
rule.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0033]
Pipeline Safety: Gas and Liquid Advisory Committee Member
Nominations
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations for members: Gas and Liquid
Pipeline Advisory Committees; vacancies.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is requesting nominations for individuals to serve on
the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), also known as the Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory
Committee (LPAC), also known as the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Safety Standards Committee. Each committee is composed of 15 members
each appointed by the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary).
With this notice, PHMSA is seeking nominations for personnel,
preferably executive level leadership, from the Federal Government and
from industry to fill vacancies on both committees. Specifically, PHMSA
will fill one Federal Government vacancy and one industry vacancy on
the GPAC and one Federal Government vacancy and three industry
vacancies on the LPAC. PHMSA may also consider candidates for any
government or industry vacancies that may occur during the processing
of the vacancies mentioned above.
DATES: Nominations must be received by July 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: All nomination material can be submitted to Cheryl Whetsel,
Advisory Committee Program Manager, at Cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov, by fax
at 202-366-4566, or mailed to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., PHP-30, E24-445,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel, 202-366-4431 or
cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. Information about the GPAC and LPAC can also be
obtained by visiting PHMSA's Web site by using the following link:
https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/regs/technical-advisory-comm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Advisory Committee Background
The GPAC and LPAC are statutorily mandated advisory committees that
provide recommendations and advice on PHMSA's proposed safety
standards. Additionally, the committees may propose safety standards to
the Secretary, and, if requested by the Secretary, shall make policy
development recommendations. Both committees were established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
and 49 U.S.C. 60115.
No later than 90 days after receiving a proposed standard and
supporting analyses, the appropriate committee prepares and submits a
report to the Secretary of Transportation on the technical feasibility,
reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and practicability of the proposed
standard. The Secretary must publish each report, including any
recommended actions and minority views. The report, if timely made, is
part of the proceeding for prescribing the standard. The Secretary is
not bound by the committee's conclusions. However, if the Secretary
rejects the committee's conclusions, the Secretary must publish the
reasons.
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 60115, the Secretary of Transportation has
the authority to appoint to each committee (1) five individuals from
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government and
of the states; (2) five individuals from the natural gas or hazardous
liquid industry, selected in consultation with industry
representatives; and (3) five individuals selected from the general
public.
II. Criteria for Committee Members
With this notice, PHMSA is seeking nominations for personnel,
preferably executive level leadership, from the Federal Government and
from industry to fill vacancies on both committees. PHMSA will fill one
Federal Government vacancy and one industry vacancy on the GPAC and one
Federal Government vacancy and two industry vacancies on the LPAC.
PHMSA may also consider candidates for any government or industry
vacancies that may occur during the processing of the vacancies
mentioned above.
Each GPAC member selected by the Secretary of Transportation must
be experienced in the safety regulation of transporting gas and of gas
pipeline facilities or technically qualified, by training, experience,
or knowledge in at least one field of engineering applicable to
transporting gas or operating a gas pipeline facility, to evaluate gas
pipeline safety standards or risk management principles.
Similarly, each LPAC member selected by the Secretary of
Transportation must be experienced in
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the safety regulation of transporting hazardous liquid and of hazardous
liquid pipeline facilities or technically qualified by training,
experience, or knowledge in at least one field of engineering
applicable to transporting hazardous liquid or operating a hazardous
liquid pipeline facility, to evaluate hazardous liquid pipeline safety
standards or risk management principles.
Regarding nominations of industry personnel, at least three of the
individuals selected for each committee from the industry must be
currently in the active operation of natural gas or hazardous liquid
pipelines or pipeline facilities. At least one individual selected for
each committee serving from the industry must have education,
background, or experience in risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis.
Nominees should represent a broad constituency whose views the
candidate can represent. Additionally, the Secretary will consult with
the national organizations representing the owners and operators of
pipeline facilities before selecting individuals from the industry.
III. Terms of Service
Each member serves a three-year term, unless the member
becomes unable to serve, resigns, ceases to be qualified to serve, or
is removed by the Secretary.
Members may be reappointed.
All members serve at their own expense and receive no
salary from the Federal Government, although travel reimbursement and
per diem may be provided.
The GPAC and LPAC generally meet in-person in the
Washington, DC, Metropolitan area.
IV. Nomination Procedures
Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified
individuals for membership on the advisory committee. Self-nominations
are also accepted.
Nominations must include a current, complete
r[eacute]sum[eacute] including current business address and/or home
address, telephone number, email address, education, professional or
business experience, present occupation, and membership on other
advisory committees past or present) for each nominee.
Each nominee must meet the training, education, or
experience requirements listed under section II above.
Nominations must also specify the advisory committee for
which the nominee is recommended (the GPAC or LPAC).
Nominations must also acknowledge that the nominee is
aware of the nomination unless the individual is self-nominated.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2017, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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