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Major topic areas addressed in the
guidance document include:
• Establishing Safety Performance
Goals.
• Identifying Required Metrics.
• Selecting Additional Meaningful
Metrics.
• Metric Monitoring and Data
Collection.
• Program Evaluation Using Metrics.
The guidance document includes
tables listing regulation-required metrics
and other programmatic and threatspecific metrics that operators could
include in their documented IM
program evaluations.
• Table 1 lists the IM-related metrics
documented in pipeline operators’
annual reports.
• Table 2 lists the threat-specific
metrics required by § 192.945 for gas
transmission and required by
§ 192.1007(g) for gas distribution
systems.
• Table 3 provides guidance for
operators and inspectors to identify
meaningful metrics to help understand
and measure the effectiveness of the
individual program elements and
processes used in an IM program.
• Table 4 provides guidance for
operators and inspectors to identify
meaningful threat-specific metrics that
may be required to effectively measure
the performance of gas transmission,
hazardous liquid transmission and gas
distribution pipeline IM programs.
II. Advisory Bulletin (ADB–2014–05)
To: Owners and Operators of Natural
Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines.
Subject: Guidance for Strengthening
Pipeline Safety Through Rigorous
Program Evaluation and Meaningful
Metrics.
Advisory: The Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) is issuing this
Advisory Bulletin to inform owners and
operators of natural gas and hazardous
liquid pipelines that PHMSA has
developed guidance on the elements
and characteristics of a mature IM
program evaluation process using
meaningful metrics. This guidance
document titled ‘‘Guidance for
Strengthening Pipeline Safety Through
Rigorous Program Evaluation and
Meaningful Metrics,’’ is available on
PHMSA’s public Web site at https://
phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/
DownloadableFiles/Pipeline/
Regulations/IMPEG.pdf, and should be
used when operators develop and
perform IM program evaluations. This
guidance document provides additional
specificity to several of the topics
detailed in a previously issued Advisory
Bulletin, ADB–2012–10, ‘‘Using
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Meaningful Metrics in Conducting
Integrity Management Program
Evaluations.’’
Operators under the current
regulations are required to perform
program evaluations and use
meaningful metrics. PHMSA’s
‘‘Guidance for Strengthening Pipeline
Safety Through Rigorous Program
Evaluation and Meaningful Metrics’’
builds on existing standards and
regulations to provide a more detailed
and comprehensive description of the
steps involved in program evaluations
as well as the selection of meaningful
performance metrics to support these
evaluations. The guidance expands and
clarifies PHMSA’s expectations for
operator processes when measuring IM
program effectiveness.
PHMSA inspectors will use the
program evaluation guidance within
‘‘Guidance for Strengthening Pipeline
Safety Through Rigorous Program
Evaluation and Meaningful Metrics’’ as
criteria when evaluating the
effectiveness of operator IM program
evaluations to assure operators are
developing sound program evaluation
processes and are developing and
applying a robust and meaningful set of
performance metrics in their program
evaluations.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601 and 49
CFR 1.97.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 09,
2014.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices; Debt
Management Advisory Committee;
Meeting
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. App. 2, § 10(a)(2), that a meeting
will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel,
16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC, on November 4,
2014 at 11:30 a.m. of the following debt
management advisory committee:
Treasury Borrowing Advisory
Committee of The Securities Industry
and Financial Markets Association.
The agenda for the meeting provides
for a charge by the Secretary of the
Treasury or his designate that the
Committee discuss particular issues and
conduct a working session. Following
the working session, the Committee will
present a written report of its
recommendations. The meeting will be
closed to the public, pursuant to 5
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U.S.C. App. 2, § 10(d) and P.L. 103–202,
§ 202(c)(1)(B) (31 U.S.C. § 3121 note).
This notice shall constitute my
determination, pursuant to the authority
placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C.
App. 2, § 10(d) and vested in me by
Treasury Department Order No. 101–05,
that the meeting will consist of
discussions and debates of the issues
presented to the Committee by the
Secretary of the Treasury and the
making of recommendations of the
Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to
P.L. 103–202, § 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, this
information is exempt from disclosure
under that provision and 5 U.S.C.
§ 552b(c)(3)(B). In addition, the meeting
is concerned with information that is
exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C.
§ 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest
requires that such meetings be closed to
the public because the Treasury
Department requires frank and full
advice from representatives of the
financial community prior to making its
final decisions on major financing
operations. Historically, this advice has
been offered by debt management
advisory committees established by the
several major segments of the financial
community. When so utilized, such a
committee is recognized to be an
advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App.
2, § 3.
Although the Treasury’s final
announcement of financing plans may
not reflect the recommendations
provided in reports of the Committee,
premature disclosure of the Committee’s
deliberations and reports would be
likely to lead to significant financial
speculation in the securities market.
Thus, this meeting falls within the
exemption covered by 5 U.S.C.
§ 552b(c)(9)(A).
Treasury staff will provide a technical
briefing to the press on the day before
the Committee meeting, following the
release of a statement of economic
conditions and financing estimates. This
briefing will give the press an
opportunity to ask questions about
financing projections. The day after the
Committee meeting, Treasury will
release the minutes of the meeting, any
charts that were discussed at the
meeting, and the Committee’s report to
the Secretary.
The Office of Debt Management is
responsible for maintaining records of
debt management advisory committee
meetings and for providing annual
reports setting forth a summary of
Committee activities and such other
matters as may be informative to the
public consistent with the policy of 5
U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal
Officer or other responsible agency
official who may be contacted for
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You may view copies of this
document, the information collections
listed in it and any associated
instructions, and all comments received
in response to this document within
Docket No. TTB–2014–0002 at https://
www.regulations.gov. A link to that
docket is posted on the TTB Web site at
https://www.ttb.gov/forms/c comment-onform.shtml. You may also obtain paper
copies of this document, the
information collections described in it
and any associated instructions, and any
comments received in response to this
document by contacting Michael Hoover
at the addresses or telephone number
shown below.
additional information is Fred
Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt
Management (202) 622–1876.
Dated: October 7, 2014.
Matthew S. Rutherford,
Acting Under Secretary (for Domestic
Finance).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
[Docket No. TTB–2014–0002]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposed Information Collections;
Comment Request (No. 49)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
we invite comments on the proposed or
continuing information collections
listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before December 15,
2014.
SUMMARY:
As described below, you
may send comments on the information
collections listed in this document
using the ‘‘Regulations.gov’’ online
comment form for this document, or you
may send written comments via U.S.
mail or hand delivery. TTB no longer
accepts public comments via email or
fax.
• https://www.regulations.gov: Use the
comment form for this document posted
within Docket No. TTB–2014–0002 on
‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal erulemaking portal, to submit comments
via the Internet;
• U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover,
Regulations and Rulings Division,
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12,
Washington, DC 20005.
• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of
Mail: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G
Street NW., Suite 200–E, Washington,
DC 20005.
Please submit separate comments for
each specific information collection
listed in this document. You must
reference the information collection’s
title, form or recordkeeping requirement
number, and OMB number (if any) in
your comment.
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Michael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street
NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005;
telephone 202–453–1039, ext. 135; or
email informationcollections@ttb.gov
(please do not submit comments on this
notice to this email address).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Department of the Treasury and
its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau (TTB), as part of their
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on the proposed or
continuing information collections
listed below in this notice, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the relevant information
collection. All comments are part of the
public record and subject to disclosure.
Please do not include any confidential
or inappropriate material in your
comments.
We invite comments on: (a) Whether
this information collection is necessary
for the proper performance of the
agency’s functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of
the information collection’s burden; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (d)
ways to minimize the information
collection’s burden on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and
costs of operation, maintenance, and
purchase of services to provide the
requested information.
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Information Collections Open for
Comment
Currently, we are seeking comments
on the following forms, recordkeeping
requirements, or questionnaires:
Title: Registration of Volatile FruitFlavor Concentrate Plants; REC 5520/2.
OMB Control Number: 1513–0006.
TTB Form Number: 5520.3.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: 5520/2.
Abstract: Under provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (IRC), at 26 U.S.C. 5511,
persons who wish to establish premises
to manufacture volatile fruit-flavor
concentrates are required by regulation
to file an application to do so using TTB
F 5520.3. TTB uses the application
information to identify persons engaging
in such manufacture since these
products contain ethyl alcohol and have
potential for use as alcohol beverages,
which would have Federal excise tax
implications. The application
constitutes registry of a still, which is a
statutory requirement of the IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5179. Subsequent to the original
application, manufacturers are required
to use TTB F 5520.3 to report any
changes that affect the accuracy of the
form, such as a change in name, plant
location, or ownership. Records to
support the information provided on
TTB F 5520.3 must be retained for 3
years.
Current Actions: We are submitting
this information collection for extension
purposes only. The information
collection, estimated number of
respondents, and estimated total annual
burden hours remain unchanged.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
80.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 160.
Title: Annual Report of Concentrate
Manufacturer; and Usual and Customary
Business Records—Volatile Fruit-Flavor
Concentrate, TTB REC 5520/1.
OMB Number: 1513–0022.
TTB Form Number: 5520.2.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: 5520/1.
Abstract: As authorized by the IRC at
26 U.S.C. 5511, manufacturers of
volatile fruit-flavor concentrate must
provide reports as necessary to ensure
the protection of the revenue. The
report, TTB F 5520.2, accounts for all
concentrates manufactured, removed, or
treated so as to be unfit for beverage use.
This information is required to verify
that alcohol is not being diverted,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices; Debt Management Advisory Committee; Meeting
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2, Sec.
10(a)(2), that a meeting will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel, 16th
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC, on November 4, 2014
at 11:30 a.m. of the following debt management advisory committee:
Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of The Securities Industry
and Financial Markets Association.
The agenda for the meeting provides for a charge by the Secretary
of the Treasury or his designate that the Committee discuss particular
issues and conduct a working session. Following the working session,
the Committee will present a written report of its recommendations. The
meeting will be closed to the public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
Sec. 10(d) and P.L. 103-202, Sec. 202(c)(1)(B) (31 U.S.C. Sec. 3121
note).
This notice shall constitute my determination, pursuant to the
authority placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. App. 2, Sec. 10(d)
and vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 101-05, that the
meeting will consist of discussions and debates of the issues presented
to the Committee by the Secretary of the Treasury and the making of
recommendations of the Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to P.L.
103-202, Sec. 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, this information is exempt from
disclosure under that provision and 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(3)(B). In
addition, the meeting is concerned with information that is exempt from
disclosure under 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest
requires that such meetings be closed to the public because the
Treasury Department requires frank and full advice from representatives
of the financial community prior to making its final decisions on major
financing operations. Historically, this advice has been offered by
debt management advisory committees established by the several major
segments of the financial community. When so utilized, such a committee
is recognized to be an advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 2, Sec.
3.
Although the Treasury's final announcement of financing plans may
not reflect the recommendations provided in reports of the Committee,
premature disclosure of the Committee's deliberations and reports would
be likely to lead to significant financial speculation in the
securities market. Thus, this meeting falls within the exemption
covered by 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(9)(A).
Treasury staff will provide a technical briefing to the press on
the day before the Committee meeting, following the release of a
statement of economic conditions and financing estimates. This briefing
will give the press an opportunity to ask questions about financing
projections. The day after the Committee meeting, Treasury will release
the minutes of the meeting, any charts that were discussed at the
meeting, and the Committee's report to the Secretary.
The Office of Debt Management is responsible for maintaining
records of debt management advisory committee meetings and for
providing annual reports setting forth a summary of Committee
activities and such other matters as may be informative to the public
consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal
Officer or other responsible agency official who may be contacted for
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additional information is Fred Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt
Management (202) 622-1876.
Dated: October 7, 2014.
Matthew S. Rutherford,
Acting Under Secretary (for Domestic Finance).
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