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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. RSPA–03–15852]
Pipeline Safety: Workshops on Public
Awareness Programs for Pipeline
Operators
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of workshops.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: PHMSA and the National
Association of Pipeline Safety
Representatives (NAPSR) will host two
workshops to help ensure full
compliance with new public awareness
program requirements for pipeline
operators. PHMSA will provide an
update on the compliance review plan.
In addition, these workshops will
provide a forum to share strategies for
implementing these new requirements
successfully. Participants can learn
about collaborative efforts undertaken in
different sectors of the pipeline industry
to improve both the effectiveness and
efficiency of their related programs.
DATES: The November workshop will
focus on helping gas distribution
operators improve their public
awareness programs. It will be held on
November 9–10, 2005. The December
workshop will focus on helping
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hazardous liquid and gas transmission
operators improve their public
awareness programs. It will be held on
December 7–8, 2005. Both workshops
will begin at 1 p.m. on the first day and
end at noon on the second day.
ADDRESSES: The November 9–10, 2005,
workshop will be held at the Hyatt
Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor,
300 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
Hotel reservations under the U.S.
Department of Transportation room
block can be made at 410–528–1234 or
1–800–233–1234. The meeting room
will be posted at the hotel on the day
of workshop.
The December 7–8, 2005, meeting will
be held at the Hilton America, 1600
Lamar Street, Houston, TX 77010. Hotel
reservations under the U.S. Department
of Transportation room block can be
made at 713–739–8000 or 1–800–
4HILTON. The meeting room will be
posted at the hotel on the day of
workshop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Blaine Keener, OPS, (202) 366–0970,
blaine.keener@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Registration: To register for the
workshops, select the workshop you
would like to attend from https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/. Hotel
reservations must be made by contacting
the hotel directly.
Web Casting: Both workshops will be
Web cast and will be available for one
month after each workshop. The Web
cast Internet address will be posted to
the registration Web page prior to the
workshop.
Background: The Pipeline Safety
Improvement Act of 2002 requires
operators to evaluate and, where
needed, improve their pipeline safety
public awareness programs. The Act
also authorized the Secretary of
Transportation to prescribe standards to
govern these programs. Accordingly,
PHMSA issued a Final Rule (70 FR
28833) on May 19, 2005, establishing
requirements for pipeline operator
public awareness programs. This Final
Rule revised 49 CFR 192.616 and
195.440.
The revised regulations require
operators of pipeline systems to
implement public awareness programs
in accordance with American Petroleum
Institute (API) Recommended Practice
(RP) 1162, Public Awareness Programs
for Pipeline Operators, First Edition,
December 2003. On June 16, 2005,
PHMSA issued a Final Rule Correction
Notice (70 FR 35041) to clarify that all
pipeline system operators must follow
the baseline and, where appropriate, the
supplemental requirements of API RP
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1162. Most operators must enhance
their public awareness programs to meet
the new requirements by June 20, 2006.
Small propane and master meter
operators have until June 20, 2007, to
revise their programs. The announced
workshops will provide additional
guidance to operators as they revise
their public awareness programs.
PHMSA has created a public
awareness resource Web page at https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/
PublicEducation.htm.
PHMSA and NAPSR will begin each
workshop with a brief presentation on
the Public Awareness Program Final
Rule and the Final Rule Correction.
Industry presentations will describe
efforts industry has undertaken to
ensure effective and efficient
compliance with these rules, including
guidance on how to:
• Determine the content of public
awareness messages;
• Establish delivery methods for
public awareness messages;
• Determine supplemental
enhancements to baseline programs; and
• Evaluate public awareness program
effectiveness.
PHMSA and NAPSR will discuss
oversight plans. In particular, they will
discuss current plans to use a central
clearinghouse approach to review
public awareness programs. Finally,
PHMSA will respond to frequently
asked questions.
PHMSA will post agendas for the
workshops on its Web site (https://
phmsa.dot.gov/) approximately two
weeks prior to the workshop.
Issued in Washington, DC on October 13,
2005.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. RSPA-03-15852]
Pipeline Safety: Workshops on Public Awareness Programs for
Pipeline Operators
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of workshops.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA and the National Association of Pipeline Safety
Representatives (NAPSR) will host two workshops to help ensure full
compliance with new public awareness program requirements for pipeline
operators. PHMSA will provide an update on the compliance review plan.
In addition, these workshops will provide a forum to share strategies
for implementing these new requirements successfully. Participants can
learn about collaborative efforts undertaken in different sectors of
the pipeline industry to improve both the effectiveness and efficiency
of their related programs.
DATES: The November workshop will focus on helping gas distribution
operators improve their public awareness programs. It will be held on
November 9-10, 2005. The December workshop will focus on helping
hazardous liquid and gas transmission operators improve their public
awareness programs. It will be held on December 7-8, 2005. Both
workshops will begin at 1 p.m. on the first day and end at noon on the
second day.
ADDRESSES: The November 9-10, 2005, workshop will be held at the Hyatt
Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor, 300 Light Street, Baltimore, MD
21202. Hotel reservations under the U.S. Department of Transportation
room block can be made at 410-528-1234 or 1-800-233-1234. The meeting
room will be posted at the hotel on the day of workshop.
The December 7-8, 2005, meeting will be held at the Hilton America,
1600 Lamar Street, Houston, TX 77010. Hotel reservations under the U.S.
Department of Transportation room block can be made at 713-739-8000 or
1-800-4HILTON. The meeting room will be posted at the hotel on the day
of workshop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blaine Keener, OPS, (202) 366-0970,
blaine.keener@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registration: To register for the workshops,
select the workshop you would like to attend from https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/. Hotel reservations must be made by
contacting the hotel directly.
Web Casting: Both workshops will be Web cast and will be available
for one month after each workshop. The Web cast Internet address will
be posted to the registration Web page prior to the workshop.
Background: The Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 requires
operators to evaluate and, where needed, improve their pipeline safety
public awareness programs. The Act also authorized the Secretary of
Transportation to prescribe standards to govern these programs.
Accordingly, PHMSA issued a Final Rule (70 FR 28833) on May 19, 2005,
establishing requirements for pipeline operator public awareness
programs. This Final Rule revised 49 CFR 192.616 and 195.440.
The revised regulations require operators of pipeline systems to
implement public awareness programs in accordance with American
Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice (RP) 1162, Public
Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators, First Edition, December
2003. On June 16, 2005, PHMSA issued a Final Rule Correction Notice (70
FR 35041) to clarify that all pipeline system operators must follow the
baseline and, where appropriate, the supplemental requirements of API
RP 1162. Most operators must enhance their public awareness programs to
meet the new requirements by June 20, 2006. Small propane and master
meter operators have until June 20, 2007, to revise their programs. The
announced workshops will provide additional guidance to operators as
they revise their public awareness programs.
PHMSA has created a public awareness resource Web page at https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/PublicEducation.htm.
PHMSA and NAPSR will begin each workshop with a brief presentation
on the Public Awareness Program Final Rule and the Final Rule
Correction. Industry presentations will describe efforts industry has
undertaken to ensure effective and efficient compliance with these
rules, including guidance on how to:
Determine the content of public awareness messages;
Establish delivery methods for public awareness messages;
Determine supplemental enhancements to baseline programs;
and
Evaluate public awareness program effectiveness.
PHMSA and NAPSR will discuss oversight plans. In particular, they
will discuss current plans to use a central clearinghouse approach to
review public awareness programs. Finally, PHMSA will respond to
frequently asked questions.
PHMSA will post agendas for the workshops on its Web site (https://
phmsa.dot.gov/) approximately two weeks prior to the workshop.
Issued in Washington, DC on October 13, 2005.
Stacey L. Gerard,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-20867 Filed 10-13-05; 3:40 pm]
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