Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, 35543-35544 [E7-12573]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 124 / Thursday, June 28, 2007 / Notices Petitions for eligibility decisions may be submitted by either manufacturers or importers who have registered with NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR Part 592. As specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA publishes notice in the Federal Register of each petition that it receives, and affords interested persons an opportunity to comment on the petition. At the close of the comment period, NHTSA decides, on the basis of the petition and any comments that it has received, whether the vehicle is eligible for importation. The agency then publishes this decision in the Federal Register. NHTSA received petitions from registered importers to decide whether the vehicles listed in Annex A to this notice are eligible for importation into the United States. To afford an opportunity for public comment, NHTSA published notice of these petitions as specified in Annex A. The reader is referred to those notices for a thorough description of the petitions. No substantive comments were received in response to these notices. Based on its review of the information submitted by the petitioners, NHTSA has decided to grant the petitions. Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject Vehicles The importer of a vehicle admissible under any final decision must indicate on the form HS–7 accompanying entry the appropriate vehicle eligibility number indicating that the vehicle is eligible for entry. Vehicle eligibility numbers assigned to vehicles admissible under this decision are specified in Annex A. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Final Decision Accordingly, on the basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides that each motor vehicle listed in Annex A to this notice, which was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable FMVSS, is either (1) Substantially similar to a motor vehicle manufactured for importation into and/ or sale in the United States, and certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, as specified in Annex A, and is capable of being readily altered to conform to all applicable FMVSS or (2) has safety features that comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:23 Jun 27, 2007 Jkt 211001 Issued on: June 22, 2007. Claude H. Harris, Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. Annex A—Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Decided To BeEligible for Importation 1. Docket No. NHTSA–2006–26010 Nonconforming Vehicles: 2003 and 2004 BMW 3 Series Passenger Cars Substantially Similar U.S.—Certified Vehicles: 2003 and 2004 BMW 3 Series Passenger Cars Notice of Petition Published at: 71 FR 61826 (October 19, 2006) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP– 487(effective date November 27, 2006) 2. Docket No. NHTSA–2007–27376 Nonconforming Vehicles: 2004 Volkswagen Passat Sedan and Wagon Model Passenger Cars Substantially Similar 2004 Volkswagen Passat Sedan and Wagon Model Passenger Cars Notice of Petition Published at: 72 FR 9999 (March 6, 2007) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–488 (effective date April 12, 2007) 3. Docket No. NHTSA–2007–26995 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1996 BMW K75 Motorcycles Because there are no substantially similar U.S.—certified version 1995 BMW K75 Motorcycles, the petitioner sought import eligibility under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B). Notice of Petition Published at: 72 FR 3911 (January 26, 2007) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VCP– 36(effective date March 13, 2007) 4. Docket No. NHTSA–2007–27337 Nonconforming Vehicles: 2006–2007 Carrocerias Alcides Cimarron Trailers Because there are no substantially similar U.S.—certified version 2006–2007 Carrocerias Alcides Cimarron Trailers, the petitioner sought import eligibility under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B). Notice of Petition Published at: 72 FR 9074 (February 28, 2007) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VCP– 37(effective date April 12, 2007) 5. Docket No. NHTSA–2007–27774 Nonconforming Vehicles: 2007 Smart Car Passion, Pulse, and Pure (ForTwo Coupe and Cabriolet) Passenger Cars Manufactured Prior to September 1, 2006 Because there are no substantially similar U.S.—certified version 2007 Smart Car Passion, Pulse, and Pure (ForTwo Coupe and Cabriolet) Passenger Cars, the petitioner sought import eligibility under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B). Notice of Petition Published at: 72 FR 17985 (April 10, 2007) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VCP– 39(effective date May 23, 2007) [FR Doc. E7–12545 Filed 6–27–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35543 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA–98–4470] Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of PHMSA’s Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The THLPSSC will vote on a proposal to extend pipeline safety regulations to certain unregulated hazardous liquid gathering lines and low-stress pipelines and on a supplemental proposal addressing new requirements for lowstress pipelines in the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 (PIPES Act). PHMSA will also consult with the THLPSSC on a concept addressing internal corrosion. DATES: The meeting will be on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: The THLPSSC will participate by telephone conference call. The public may attend the meeting at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., East Building, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20590, Room E27–302. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366–4431, or by e-mail at cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Meeting Details PHMSA will post additional information or changes approximately 15 days before the meeting on its Web site: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov. Members of the public may attend and they may also make an oral statement during the meeting. To make an oral statement, you may contact Cheryl Whetsel before July 17. Please note that the meeting’s presiding officer may deny any non-scheduled request to make an oral statement and may also limit the time of any speaker. Comments regarding this meeting should reference Docket No. PHMSA– 98–4470 and may be submitted in the following ways: • DOT Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. To submit comments on the DOT electronic docket Web site, click ‘‘Comment/Submissions,’’ click E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 35544 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 124 / Thursday, June 28, 2007 / Notices ‘‘Continue,’’ fill in the requested information, click ‘‘Continue,’’ enter your comment, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M–30, Room W12– 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001. • Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • E-Gov Web site: https:// www.regulations.gov. This Web site allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any agency. Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA–98–4470, at the beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, submit two copies. To receive confirmation that PHMSA received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit comments at https:// www.regulations.gov, and may access all comments received by DOT at https:// dms.dot.gov by performing a simple search for the docket number. Note: All comments are posted without changes or edits to https://dms.dot.gov, including any personal information provided. Privacy Act Statement: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received in response to 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.). DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement was published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), and is on the Web at https://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, please contact Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366–4431 by July 17. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES II. Committee Background The THLPSSC is a statutorily mandated advisory committee that advises PHMSA on proposed safety standards for hazardous liquid pipelines. The THLPSSC is established under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and the Pipeline Safety Law (49 U.S.C. Chap. 601). The VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:23 Jun 27, 2007 Jkt 211001 THLPSSC consists of 15 members, five each representing government, industry, and the public. The Pipeline Safety Law requires PHMSA to seek the THLPSSC’s advice on the reasonableness, costeffectiveness, and practicability of each proposed pipeline safety standard. The Pipeline Safety Law also requires PHMSA to submit the cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment information associated with the proposed standard to the THLPSSC. The THLPSSC evaluates the merits of the data and provides recommendations on the adequacy of the analyses. III. Preliminary Meeting Schedule The THLPSSC will discuss and vote on a proposal to extend pipeline safety regulations to certain unregulated hazardous liquid gathering lines and low-stress pipelines and on a supplemental proposal addressing new requirements in the PIPES Act. This supplemental proposal would apply all Federal hazardous liquid pipeline safety regulations to currently unregulated low-stress pipelines meeting certain criteria. These proposals will help protect unusually sensitive areas from the potential adverse impacts of releases from unregulated hazardous liquid pipelines in rural areas. PHMSA will also seek the THLPSSC’s recommendations on a concept to address internal corrosion issues in hazardous liquid pipelines. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115. Issued in Washington, DC on June 22, 2007. Jeffrey D. Wiese, Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. E7–12573 Filed 6–27–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–W–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 679X)] CSX Transportation, Inc.— Abandonment Exemption—in Delaware County, IN CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR Part 1152 Subpart F— Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 1.4-mile line of railroad on its Northern Region, Great Lakes Division, Indianapolis Line Subdivision, from milepost QIM 0.0 to milepost QIM 1.4, known as the Muncie Belt, in Muncie, Delaware County, IN. The line traverses PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 United States Postal Service Zip Code 43702. CSXT has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on the line can be rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2-year period; and (4) the requirements of 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.— Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on July 28, 2007, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,1 formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by July 9, 2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by July 18, 2007, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to CSXT’s representative: Steven C. Armbrust, 500 Water St., J–150, Jacksonville, FL 32202. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. 1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board’s Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent investigation) cannot be made before the exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption’s effective date. 2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-98-4470]


Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Technical Hazardous Liquid 
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of PHMSA's Technical 
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The 
THLPSSC will vote on a proposal to extend pipeline safety regulations 
to certain unregulated hazardous liquid gathering lines and low-stress 
pipelines and on a supplemental proposal addressing new requirements 
for low-stress pipelines in the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, 
Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 (PIPES Act). PHMSA will also 
consult with the THLPSSC on a concept addressing internal corrosion.

DATES: The meeting will be on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The THLPSSC will participate by telephone conference call. 
The public may attend the meeting at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., East Building, Second 
Floor, Washington, DC 20590, Room E27-302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366-4431, or 
by e-mail at cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Meeting Details

    PHMSA will post additional information or changes approximately 15 
days before the meeting on its Web site: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov.
    Members of the public may attend and they may also make an oral 
statement during the meeting. To make an oral statement, you may 
contact Cheryl Whetsel before July 17. Please note that the meeting's 
presiding officer may deny any non-scheduled request to make an oral 
statement and may also limit the time of any speaker.
    Comments regarding this meeting should reference Docket No. PHMSA-
98-4470 and may be submitted in the following ways:
     DOT Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. To submit comments on 
the DOT electronic docket Web site, click ``Comment/Submissions,'' 
click

[[Page 35544]]

``Continue,'' fill in the requested information, click ``Continue,'' 
enter your comment, then click ``Submit.''
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
     E-Gov Web site: https://www.regulations.gov. This Web site 
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice 
issued by any agency.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-98-4470, at the 
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, submit 
two copies. To receive confirmation that PHMSA received your comments, 
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit 
comments at https://www.regulations.gov, and may access all comments 
received by DOT at https://dms.dot.gov by performing a simple search for 
the docket number.

    Note: All comments are posted without changes or edits to http:/
/dms.dot.gov, including any personal information provided.

    Privacy Act Statement: Anyone can search the electronic form of all 
comments received in response to 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.). DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement was published in the Federal Register on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), and is on the Web at https://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, please 
contact Cheryl Whetsel at (202) 366-4431 by July 17.

II. Committee Background

    The THLPSSC is a statutorily mandated advisory committee that 
advises PHMSA on proposed safety standards for hazardous liquid 
pipelines. The THLPSSC is established under section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and 
the Pipeline Safety Law (49 U.S.C. Chap. 601). The THLPSSC consists of 
15 members, five each representing government, industry, and the 
public.
    The Pipeline Safety Law requires PHMSA to seek the THLPSSC's advice 
on the reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and practicability of each 
proposed pipeline safety standard. The Pipeline Safety Law also 
requires PHMSA to submit the cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment 
information associated with the proposed standard to the THLPSSC. The 
THLPSSC evaluates the merits of the data and provides recommendations 
on the adequacy of the analyses.

III. Preliminary Meeting Schedule

    The THLPSSC will discuss and vote on a proposal to extend pipeline 
safety regulations to certain unregulated hazardous liquid gathering 
lines and low-stress pipelines and on a supplemental proposal 
addressing new requirements in the PIPES Act. This supplemental 
proposal would apply all Federal hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
regulations to currently unregulated low-stress pipelines meeting 
certain criteria. These proposals will help protect unusually sensitive 
areas from the potential adverse impacts of releases from unregulated 
hazardous liquid pipelines in rural areas. PHMSA will also seek the 
THLPSSC's recommendations on a concept to address internal corrosion 
issues in hazardous liquid pipelines.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 22, 2007.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E7-12573 Filed 6-27-07; 8:45 am]
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