Pipeline Safety: Petition for Waiver; Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company, 39698-39699 [E6-11011]

Download as PDF 39698 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 134 / Thursday, July 13, 2006 / Notices information on respondents, including using automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Issued on: July 3, 2006. John H. Hill, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. E6–11005 Filed 7–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permit Applications Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, DOT. ACTION: List of applications delayed more than 180 days. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reasons(s) for delay and the expected completion date for action on each application is provided in association with each identified application. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Mazzullo, Office of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366–4535. Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’ 1. Awaiting additional information from applicant. 2. Extensive public comment under review. 3. Application is technically complex and is of significant impact or precedent-setting and requires extensive analysis. 4. Staff review delayed by other priority issues or volume of special permit applications. Meaning of Application Number Suffixes N—New application. M—Modification request. X—Renewal. PM—Party to applicant with modification request. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2006. R. Ryan Posten, Chief, Special Permits Program, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Special Permits & Approvals. NEW SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS Application No. 13563–N 14184–N 14229–N 14239–N 14257–N 14266–N 14277–N 14285–N 14289–N 14301–N 14298–N 14283–N 14237–N 14232–N ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. Reason for delay Applicant Applied Companies, Valencia, CA ...................................................................................... Global Refrigerants, Inc., Denver, CO ................................................................................ Senex Explosives, Inc., Cuddy, PA .................................................................................... Marlin Gas Transport, Inc., Odessa, FL ............................................................................. Origin Energy American Samoa, Inc., Pago Pago, AS ...................................................... NCF Industries, Inc., Santa Maria, CA ............................................................................... Ascus Technologies, Ltd., Cleveland, OH .......................................................................... INO Therapeutics LLC, Port Allen, LA ............................................................................... City Machine & Welding, Inc., Amarillo, TX ....................................................................... Triple S Gas Tanks (PTY) Ltd dba, Gascon, Elsieriver, South Africa ............................... Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA .............................................................. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC ........................................................ Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., (ATMI), Danbury, CT ............................................. Luxfer Gas Cylinders—Composite, Cyclinder Division, Riverside, CA .............................. 1 4 4 1 4 3 3, 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 4 Estimated date of completion 07–31–2006 07–31–2006 07–31–2006 07–31–2006 07–31–2006 08–31–2006 08–31–2006 08–31–2006 08–31–2006 08–31–2006 08–31–2006 07–31–2006 08–31–2006 07–31–2006 MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL PERMIT Application No. 11903–M 13583–M 11691–M 12677–M ................ ................ ................ ................ Reason for delay Applicant Comptank Corporation, Bothwell, ON ................................................................................ Structural Composites Industries, Pomona, CA ................................................................. Sensient Flavors, Inc., Indianapolis, IN .............................................................................. Austin Powder Illinois Company, Cleveland, OH ............................................................... [FR Doc. 06–6196 Filed 7–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES [Docket No. PHMSA–04–19091; Grant 2] Pipeline Safety: Petition for Waiver; Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Grant; petition for waiver. AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:35 Jul 12, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4 3, 4 4 1 Estimated date of completion 07–31–2006 07–31–2006 07–31–2006 08–31–2006 SUMMARY: Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company (Tuscarora) requests a waiver of the pipeline safety regulation on valve spacing from PHMSA. The pipeline safety regulation requires each point on a pipeline in a Class 1 location be within 10 miles of a block valve. This document grants Tuscarora’s request for waiver. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The pipeline safety regulation at 49 CFR 192.179(a)(4) requires each point E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 134 / Thursday, July 13, 2006 / Notices on a pipeline in a Class 1 location be within 10 miles of a block valve, the maximum not to exceed 20 miles. PHMSA, however, reserves the right to approve an alternative spacing, which will provide an equivalent level of safety. During a review of its records, Tuscarora discovered that the upstream portions of its pipeline in Lassen County, CA, were slightly re-routed during construction to avoid a sensitive environmental habitat. As a result, the valve spacing between main line valve (MLV) 8 and MLV–9 exceeds the PHMSA mandated maximum valve space of 20 miles by 1,065 feet. Due to this excessive valve space, Tuscarora requests a waiver of the valve spacing requirement for this section of line. As part of its review, PHMSA has taken the following information into consideration in regards to Tuscarora’s waiver request: • The pipeline was re-routed during construction to avoid a sensitive environmental habitat; • All mainline block valves on the Tuscarora system are equipped with automatic line break detection and automatic closure devices; • An existing dirt roadway provides ease of access to the affected valve location; and • The pipeline segment from MLV–8 to MLV–10 is designed, operated, and maintained to Class 1 requirements in accordance with 49 CFR part 192. On October 26, 2004, PHMSA published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on Tuscarora’s waiver request (69 FR 62516). No comments were received. Grant of Waiver Based on the information above, PHMSA finds that a waiver from the requirement of § 192.179(a)(4) is not inconsistent with pipeline safety and does provide an equivalent level of safety to that required by the regulation. Specifically, Tuscarora’s entire mainline block valves are equipped with automatic line break detection and automatic closure devices. Therefore, Tuscarora’s request for waiver from the regulatory requirements of § 192.179(a)(4) is granted between MLV–8 and MLV–9. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c) and 49 CFR 1.53. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2006. Joy Kadnar, Director-Engineering Services, Security, and Emergency Response. [FR Doc. E6–11011 Filed 7–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:46 Jul 12, 2006 Jkt 208001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Innovative Technology Administration Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Confidential Close Call Reporting System Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval for a new information collection in support of a five-year research study aiming at improving rail safety by analyzing information on close calls and other unsafe occurrences in the rail industry. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on April 27, 2006 (71 FR 24913) and the comment period ended on June 26, 2006. The 60-day notice produced no comments. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 14, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Demetra V. Collia, Room 3430, RITA, BTS, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. Telephone (202) 366–1610, Fax (202) 493–0568 or e-mail demetera.collia@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Confidential Close Call Reporting System. Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection. OMB Control Number: New. Affected Public: Workers in the railroad industry. Number of Respondents: 350. Number of Responses: 350. Total Annual Burden: 175 hours (Average estimate of 30 minutes to complete the survey resulting in a total of 175 hours). Abstract: Collecting data on the nation’s transportation system is an important component of BTS’s responsibility to the transportation community and is authorized in BTS statutory authority (49 U.S.C. 111(c)(1) and (2) and 49 U.S.C. 111(c)(5) (j)). BTS and FRA share a common interest in PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39699 promoting rail safety based on better data. To that end, FRA’s Office of Research and Development is sponsoring the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Demonstration Project to investigate the effectiveness of such system in improving rail safety. A close call represents a situation in which an ongoing sequence of events was stopped from developing further, preventing the occurrence of potentially serious safety-related consequences. This might include the following: (1) Events that happen frequently, but have low safety consequences; (2) events that happen infrequently but have the potential for high consequences (e.g., a train in dark territory proceeds beyond its authority); (3) events that are below the FRA reporting threshold (e.g., an event that causes a minor injury); and (4) events that are reportable to FRA but have the potential for a far greater accident than the one reported (e.g., a slow speed collision with minor damage to the equipment and no injuries.). Employees involved in a close call will be asked to fill out a reporting form which will be made available on the Web and at their work site and mail it to BTS. The close call reporting form will ask the respondent to provide information on: (1) Name and contact information; (2) time and location of the incident; (3) a short description of the event; (4) contributing factors to the close call; and (5) any other information that might be useful in determining a root cause of such event. BTS will collect close call reports submitted by railroad employees, develop an analytical database containing the reported data and other pertinent information, and protect the confidentiality of these data through its own statute (49 U.S.C. 111(i)) and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). Accordingly, only statistical and non-sensitive information will be made available through publications and reports. Through the analysis of close calls the FRA and the railroad community will receive information about factors that may contribute to unsafe events and use that information to develop new training programs and identify root causes of potentially adverse events. The database will also provide other users such as rail safety researchers with valuable data regarding precursors to safety risks and contribute to research and development of intervention programs aimed at preventing accidents and fatalities. It is estimated that the close call reporting form will take no more than 30 minutes to complete for a maximum total burden of 175 hours (350 E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1

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[FR Doc No: E6-11011]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-04-19091; Grant 2]


Pipeline Safety: Petition for Waiver; Tuscarora Gas Transmission 
Company

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Grant; petition for waiver.

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SUMMARY: Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company (Tuscarora) requests a 
waiver of the pipeline safety regulation on valve spacing from PHMSA. 
The pipeline safety regulation requires each point on a pipeline in a 
Class 1 location be within 10 miles of a block valve. This document 
grants Tuscarora's request for waiver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The pipeline safety regulation at 49 CFR 192.179(a)(4) requires 
each point

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on a pipeline in a Class 1 location be within 10 miles of a block 
valve, the maximum not to exceed 20 miles. PHMSA, however, reserves the 
right to approve an alternative spacing, which will provide an 
equivalent level of safety.
    During a review of its records, Tuscarora discovered that the 
upstream portions of its pipeline in Lassen County, CA, were slightly 
re-routed during construction to avoid a sensitive environmental 
habitat. As a result, the valve spacing between main line valve (MLV) 8 
and MLV-9 exceeds the PHMSA mandated maximum valve space of 20 miles by 
1,065 feet. Due to this excessive valve space, Tuscarora requests a 
waiver of the valve spacing requirement for this section of line.
    As part of its review, PHMSA has taken the following information 
into consideration in regards to Tuscarora's waiver request:
     The pipeline was re-routed during construction to avoid a 
sensitive environmental habitat;
     All mainline block valves on the Tuscarora system are 
equipped with automatic line break detection and automatic closure 
devices;
     An existing dirt roadway provides ease of access to the 
affected valve location; and
     The pipeline segment from MLV-8 to MLV-10 is designed, 
operated, and maintained to Class 1 requirements in accordance with 49 
CFR part 192.
    On October 26, 2004, PHMSA published a notice in the Federal 
Register requesting public comment on Tuscarora's waiver request (69 FR 
62516). No comments were received.

Grant of Waiver

    Based on the information above, PHMSA finds that a waiver from the 
requirement of Sec.  192.179(a)(4) is not inconsistent with pipeline 
safety and does provide an equivalent level of safety to that required 
by the regulation. Specifically, Tuscarora's entire mainline block 
valves are equipped with automatic line break detection and automatic 
closure devices. Therefore, Tuscarora's request for waiver from the 
regulatory requirements of Sec.  192.179(a)(4) is granted between MLV-8 
and MLV-9.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c) and 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2006.
Joy Kadnar,
Director-Engineering Services, Security, and Emergency Response.
 [FR Doc. E6-11011 Filed 7-12-06; 8:45 am]
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