Pipeline Safety: Notice of Technical Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee Meetings, 45591-45592 [2010-19063]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 148 / Tuesday, August 3, 2010 / Proposed Rules 45591 Rate = Space Factor × Net Cost of a Bare Pole × ⎡ Maintenance and Administrative ⎤ Carrying Charge Rate ⎢ ⎥ ⎣ ⎦ ( ) ⎡ Space ⎛2 ⎞⎤ Unusable Space ⎢ Occupied + ⎜ × ⎟⎥ ⎝ 3 No. of Attaching Entities ⎠ ⎥ Where Space Factor = ⎢ ⎢ ⎥ Pole Height ⎢ ⎥ ⎣ ⎦ BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 192 [Docket No. PHMSA–2009–0203] Pipeline Safety: Notice of Technical Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee Meetings Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); DOT. ACTION: Notice of technical pipeline safety advisory committee meetings. AGENCY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and of the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The PHMSA staff will brief the committee members on pipeline regulatory actions and policy concerns. The purpose of the meeting is to keep the members updated on current safety concerns, proposed rules, and future proposals. DATES: The meeting will be on Thursday, August 19, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202–366– 4431 or by e-mail at cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS3 SUMMARY: I. Meeting Details The TPSSC and the THLPSSC will take part in the meeting by telephone conference call. The public may attend the meeting at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, Room E27–302. Attendees should register in advance at https:// primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ MtgHome.mtg?mtg=66. PHMSA will post any new information or changes on the PHMSA/Office of Pipeline Safety VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:05 Aug 02, 2010 Jkt 220001 web page (https://PHMSA.dot.gov) about 15 days before the meeting takes place. Comments on the meeting may be submitted to the docket in the following ways: E-Gov Web Site: https:// www.regulations.gov. This site allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any agency. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–001. Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA–2009–0203 at the beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You should know that 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.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or view the Privacy Notice at https:// www.regulations.gov before submitting any such comments. Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12–140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the following PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA– 2009–0203.’’ The Docket Clerk date stamps the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet, fax, or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT. Privacy Act Statement Anyone may search the electronic form of 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). Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities, or to seek special assistance at the meetings, please contact Cheryl Whetsel at 202–366–4431 by August 16, 2010. II. Committee Background These two statutorily-mandated committees advise PHMSA on proposed safety standards, risk assessments, and safety policies for natural gas pipelines and for hazardous liquid pipelines. Both committees fall under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and both are mandated by the pipeline safety law (49 U.S.C. Chap. 601). Each committee consists of 15 members—with membership evenly divided among the Federal and State Government, the regulated industry, and the public. The committees advise PHMSA on technical feasibility, practicability, and costeffectiveness of each proposed pipeline safety standard. E:\FR\FM\03AUP1.SGM 03AUP1 EP03AU10.955</GPH> [FR Doc. 2010–18908 Filed 8–2–10; 8:45 am] 45592 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 148 / Tuesday, August 3, 2010 / Proposed Rules Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Revised proposed rule; reopening of comment period. our amended required determinations section. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule. DATES: We will consider public comments received or postmarked on or before September 2, 2010. Please note that if you are using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES section, below) the deadline for submitting an electronic comment is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments to Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2010-0003. • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R4ES-2010-0003; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203. We will post all comments on https:// www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section below for more information). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pete Benjamin, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Raleigh Fish and Wildlife Office, P.O. Box 33726, Raleigh, NC 27636-3726; by telephone 919-856-4520; or by facsimile 919-8564556. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the comment period on our March 10, 2010 (75 FR 11080), proposed rule to designate critical habitat for Carex lutea (golden sedge) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We also announce the availability of the draft economic analysis (DEA) associated with the proposed rule. In addition, in this document, we propose to enlarge two previously proposed subunits of critical habitat because we discovered that Carex lutea occupies an area at these two subunits that is greater than what we believed when we were preparing the March 10, 2010 proposed rule. We are reopening the comment period on the proposal for an additional 30 days to allow interested parties an opportunity to comment simultaneously on the revised proposed critical habitat designation, the associated DEA, and Public Comments We will accept written comments and information during this reopened comment period on the proposed designation of critical habitat for Carex lutea that we published in the Federal Register on March 10, 2010 (75 FR 11080), the two expanded subunits proposed as critical habitat and our amended required determinations section provided in this document, and the draft economic analysis (DEA) of the proposed designation of critical habitat for Carex lutea. We will consider information and recommendations from all interested parties. We are particularly interested in comments concerning: (1) The reasons why we should or should not designate areas as ‘‘critical habitat’’ under section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), including whether there are threats to Carex lutea from human activity, the degree of which can III. Preliminary Agenda The PHMSA staff will brief the committees on several regulatory and policy initiatives including: • Pipeline safety reauthorization. • PHMSA accomplishments (National Transportation Safety Board, General Accounting Office, Congressional mandates). • PHMSA priorities (new construction, damage prevention), and the status of PHMSA rulemaking initiatives. • Administrative matters of the committee (charter, how we can best conduct business). Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115; 60118. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2010. Jeffrey D. Wiese, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 2010–19063 Filed 8–2–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2010-0003] [MO 92210-0-0009-B4] RIN 1018-AW55 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Carex lutea (Golden Sedge) AGENCY: erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS3 SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:05 Aug 02, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 be expected to increase due to the designation, and whether the benefit of designation would outweigh threats to the species caused by the designation, such that the designation of critical habitat is prudent. (2) Specific information on: • The amount and distribution of Carex lutea; • What areas containing features essential to the conservation of the species should be included in the designation and why; • Special management considerations or protections for the physical and biological features essential to Carex lutea conservation that have been identified in the proposed rule that may be needed, including managing for the potential effects of climate change; and • What areas not currently occupied by the species are essential to the conservation of the species and why. (3) Specific information on Carex lutea and the habitat components (physical and biological features) essential to the conservation of this species. (4) Any information on the biological or ecological requirements of this species. (5) Land-use designations and current or planned activities in areas occupied by the species, and their possible impacts on the species and the proposed critical habitat. (6) Any foreseeable economic, national security, or other potential impacts resulting from the proposed designation and, in particular, any impacts on small entities and the benefits of including or excluding areas that are subject to these impacts. (7) Whether the benefits of excluding any particular area from critical habitat outweigh the benefits of including that area as critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Act, after considering the potential impacts and benefits of the proposed critical habitat designation. (8) Whether our approach to designating critical habitat could be improved or modified in any way to provide for greater public participation and understanding, or to assist us in accommodating public concerns and comments. (9) Information on the extent to which the description of potential economic impacts in the DEA is complete and accurate. You may submit your comments and materials concerning the proposed rule, this document, or the DEA by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. If you submitted comments or information on the proposed critical habitat rule for Carex lutea that we E:\FR\FM\03AUP1.SGM 03AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45591-45592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19063]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 192

[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0203]


Pipeline Safety: Notice of Technical Pipeline Safety Advisory 
Committee Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of technical pipeline safety advisory committee 
meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical 
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and of the Technical 
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The 
PHMSA staff will brief the committee members on pipeline regulatory 
actions and policy concerns. The purpose of the meeting is to keep the 
members updated on current safety concerns, proposed rules, and future 
proposals.

DATES: The meeting will be on Thursday, August 19, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 
4 p.m. EST.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Meeting Details

    The TPSSC and the THLPSSC will take part in the meeting by 
telephone conference call. The public may attend the meeting at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, Room E27-302. Attendees should register in 
advance at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=66. 
PHMSA will post any new information or changes on the PHMSA/Office of 
Pipeline Safety web page (https://PHMSA.dot.gov) about 15 days before 
the meeting takes place.
    Comments on the meeting may be submitted to the docket in the 
following ways:
    E-Gov Web Site: https://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the 
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any 
agency.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation 
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
    Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2009-0203 at the 
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. You should know that 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.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or view the Privacy Notice at https://www.regulations.gov before submitting any such comments.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written 
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the 
following statement: ``Comments on PHMSA-2009-0203.'' The Docket Clerk 
date stamps the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S. 
mail. Please note that due to delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to 
Federal offices in Washington, DC, we recommend that persons consider 
an alternative method (internet, fax, or professional delivery service) 
of submitting comments to the docket and ensuring their timely receipt 
at DOT.

Privacy Act Statement

    Anyone may search the electronic form of 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).

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to seek special assistance at the meetings, please 
contact Cheryl Whetsel at 202-366-4431 by August 16, 2010.

II. Committee Background

    These two statutorily-mandated committees advise PHMSA on proposed 
safety standards, risk assessments, and safety policies for natural gas 
pipelines and for hazardous liquid pipelines. Both committees fall 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 
1) and both are mandated by the pipeline safety law (49 U.S.C. Chap. 
601). Each committee consists of 15 members--with membership evenly 
divided among the Federal and State Government, the regulated industry, 
and the public. The committees advise PHMSA on technical feasibility, 
practicability, and cost-effectiveness of each proposed pipeline safety 
standard.

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III. Preliminary Agenda

    The PHMSA staff will brief the committees on several regulatory and 
policy initiatives including:
     Pipeline safety reauthorization.
     PHMSA accomplishments (National Transportation Safety 
Board, General Accounting Office, Congressional mandates).
     PHMSA priorities (new construction, damage prevention), 
and the status of PHMSA rulemaking initiatives.
     Administrative matters of the committee (charter, how we 
can best conduct business).

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115; 60118.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2010.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2010-19063 Filed 8-2-10; 8:45 am]
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