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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the meeting, contact
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Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202–
366–4996 or by email at
christie.murray@dot.gov.
Services for Individuals with
Disabilities: The public meeting will be
physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are
asked to notify Christie Murray at
christie.murray@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The VIS Working Group is an
advisory committee established in
accordance with Section 10 of the
Protecting our Infrastructure of
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of
2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41
CFR 102–3.50(a).
II. Meeting Details and Agenda
The VIS Working Group agenda will
include briefings on topics such as
mandate requirements, subcommittee
considerations, lessons learned,
examples of existing informationsharing systems, and proposed
subcommittee recommendations. As
part of its work, the committee will
ultimately provide recommendations to
the Secretary, as required and
specifically outlined in Section 10 of
Public Law 114–183, addressing:
(a) The need for, and the
identification of, a system to ensure that
dig verification data are shared with inline inspection operators to the extent
consistent with the need to maintain
proprietary and security-sensitive data
in a confidential manner to improve
pipeline safety and inspection
technology;
(b) Ways to encourage the exchange of
pipeline inspection information and the
development of advanced pipeline
inspection technologies and enhanced
risk analysis;
(c) Opportunities to share data,
including dig verification data between
operators of pipeline facilities and inline inspector vendors to expand
knowledge of the advantages and
disadvantages of the different types of
in-line inspection technology and
methodologies;
(d) Options to create a secure system
that protects proprietary data while
encouraging the exchange of pipeline
inspection information and the
development of advanced pipeline
inspection technologies and enhanced
risk analysis;
(e) Means and best practices for the
protection of safety and security-
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sensitive information and proprietary
information; and
(f) Regulatory, funding, and legal
barriers to sharing the information
described in paragraphs (a) through (d).
The Secretary will publish the VIS
Working Group’s recommendations on a
publicly available DOT website and in
the docket. The VIS Working Group will
fulfill its purpose once its
recommendations are published online.
PHMSA will publish the agenda on
the PHMSA meeting page https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=139, once it is
finalized.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4,
2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Field
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018–19453 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0128]
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the
Voluntary Information-Sharing System
Working Group
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
public meeting of the Voluntary
Information-sharing System (VIS)
Working Group. The VIS Working
Group will convene to discuss and
identify recommendations to establish a
voluntary information-sharing system.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on November 9, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. ET. Members of the public who
wish to attend in person should register
no later than November 1, 2018.
Individuals requiring accommodations,
such as sign language interpretation or
other ancillary aids, may notify PHMSA
by November 1, 2018. For additional
information, see the ADDRESSES section.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC
20590. The meeting agenda and
additional information will be
published on the following VIS Working
Group registration page at: https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138.
The meetings will not be webcast;
however, presentations will be available
SUMMARY:
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on the meeting website and posted on
the E-Gov website, https://
www.regulations.gov/, under docket
number PHMSA–2016–0128 within 30
days following the meeting.
Public Participation: This meeting
will be open to the public. Members of
the public who attend in person will
also be provided an opportunity to make
a statement during the meetings.
Written comments: Persons who wish
to submit written comments on the
meetings may submit them to the docket
in the following ways:
E-Gov Website: 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 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the
ground level of the DOT West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket
number PHMSA–2016–0128 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.
Anyone can 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, consider
reviewing 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 comments.
Docket: For docket access 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 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 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–
2016- 0128.’’ The docket clerk will date
stamp the postcard prior to returning it
to you via the U.S. mail.
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Privacy Act Statement
DOT may solicit comments from the
public regarding certain general notices.
DOT posts these comments, without
edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Services for Individuals With
Disabilities: The public meeting will be
physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are
asked to notify Christie Murray at
christie.murray@dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the meeting, contact
Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202–
366–4996 or by email at
christie.murray@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The VIS Working Group is an
advisory committee established in
accordance with Section 10 of the
Protecting our Infrastructure of
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of
2016 (Pub. L. 114–183), the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C., App. 2, as amended), and 41
CFR 102–3.50(a).
II. Meeting Details and Agenda
The VIS Working Group agenda will
include briefings on topics such as
mandate requirements, integrity
management, data types and tools, inline inspection and other direct
assessment methods, geographic
information system implementation,
subcommittee considerations, lessons
learned, examples of existing
information-sharing systems, safety
management systems, and more. As part
of its work, the committee will
ultimately provide recommendations to
the Secretary, as required and
specifically outlined in Section 10 of
Public Law 114–183, addressing:
(a) The need for, and the
identification of, a system to ensure that
dig verification data are shared with inline inspection operators to the extent
consistent with the need to maintain
proprietary and security-sensitive data
in a confidential manner to improve
pipeline safety and inspection
technology;
(b) Ways to encourage the exchange of
pipeline inspection information and the
development of advanced pipeline
inspection technologies and enhanced
risk analysis;
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(c) Opportunities to share data,
including dig verification data between
operators of pipeline facilities and inline inspector vendors to expand
knowledge of the advantages and
disadvantages of the different types of
in-line inspection technology and
methodologies;
(d) Options to create a secure system
that protects proprietary data while
encouraging the exchange of pipeline
inspection information and the
development of advanced pipeline
inspection technologies and enhanced
risk analysis;
(e) Means and best practices for the
protection of safety and securitysensitive information and proprietary
information; and
(f) Regulatory, funding, and legal
barriers to sharing the information
described in paragraphs (a) through (d).
The Secretary will publish the VIS
Working Group’s recommendations on a
publicly available DOT website and in
the docket. The VIS Working Group will
fulfill its purpose once its
recommendations are published online.
PHMSA will publish the agenda on
the PHMSA meeting page https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138, once it is
finalized.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4,
2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Field
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018–19429 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0128]
Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Voluntary Information-Sharing
System Working Group
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Voluntary
Information-sharing System (VIS) Working Group. The VIS Working Group
will convene to discuss and identify recommendations to establish a
voluntary information-sharing system.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on November 9, 2018, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Members of the public who wish to attend in person
should register no later than November 1, 2018. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary
aids, may notify PHMSA by November 1, 2018. For additional information,
see the ADDRESSES section.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. The
meeting agenda and additional information will be published on the
following VIS Working Group registration page at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138.
The meetings will not be webcast; however, presentations will be
available
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on the meeting website and posted on the E-Gov website, https://www.regulations.gov/, under docket number PHMSA-2016-0128 within 30
days following the meeting.
Public Participation: This meeting will be open to the public.
Members of the public who attend in person will also be provided an
opportunity to make a statement during the meetings.
Written comments: Persons who wish to submit written comments on
the meetings may submit them to the docket in the following ways:
E-Gov Website: 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 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of the DOT West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number PHMSA-2016-0128 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.
Anyone can 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, consider reviewing 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 comments.
Docket: For docket access 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 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 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-2016- 0128.'' The docket clerk
will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via the U.S.
mail.
Privacy Act Statement
DOT may solicit comments from the public regarding certain general
notices. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Services for Individuals With Disabilities: The public meeting will
be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals
requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other
ancillary aids, are asked to notify Christie Murray at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the meeting,
contact Dr. Christie Murray by phone at 202-366-4996 or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The VIS Working Group is an advisory committee established in
accordance with Section 10 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-183), the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., App. 2, as amended),
and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a).
II. Meeting Details and Agenda
The VIS Working Group agenda will include briefings on topics such
as mandate requirements, integrity management, data types and tools,
in-line inspection and other direct assessment methods, geographic
information system implementation, subcommittee considerations, lessons
learned, examples of existing information-sharing systems, safety
management systems, and more. As part of its work, the committee will
ultimately provide recommendations to the Secretary, as required and
specifically outlined in Section 10 of Public Law 114-183, addressing:
(a) The need for, and the identification of, a system to ensure
that dig verification data are shared with in-line inspection operators
to the extent consistent with the need to maintain proprietary and
security-sensitive data in a confidential manner to improve pipeline
safety and inspection technology;
(b) Ways to encourage the exchange of pipeline inspection
information and the development of advanced pipeline inspection
technologies and enhanced risk analysis;
(c) Opportunities to share data, including dig verification data
between operators of pipeline facilities and in-line inspector vendors
to expand knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of the
different types of in-line inspection technology and methodologies;
(d) Options to create a secure system that protects proprietary
data while encouraging the exchange of pipeline inspection information
and the development of advanced pipeline inspection technologies and
enhanced risk analysis;
(e) Means and best practices for the protection of safety and
security-sensitive information and proprietary information; and
(f) Regulatory, funding, and legal barriers to sharing the
information described in paragraphs (a) through (d).
The Secretary will publish the VIS Working Group's recommendations
on a publicly available DOT website and in the docket. The VIS Working
Group will fulfill its purpose once its recommendations are published
online.
PHMSA will publish the agenda on the PHMSA meeting page https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=138, once it is
finalized.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2018, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Linda Daugherty,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-19429 Filed 9-6-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-60-P