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I. Background
Section 19 of the Protecting our
Infrastructure of Pipelines and
Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 (Pub. L.
114–183) required PHMSA to amend the
USA definition to include the Great
Lakes, coastal beaches and marine
coastal waters. Proximity to a USA is
one method to determine whether a
pipeline could affect an HCA. GIS data
of USAs are available by request for
liquid pipeline operators. The definition
of a USA is established in 49 CFR 195.6.
Hazardous liquid pipelines that could
affect HCA areas are subject to certain
integrity management and reporting
regulations. To address this mandate,
PHMSA must define, identify data
sources, and maintain a map of these
areas in the National Pipeline Mapping
System. In November 2017, PHMSA
held a public meeting where
stakeholders provided feedback on
definition and data source options.
Since then, PHMSA conducted research
to determine the availability and quality
of source data recommended at the
November 2017 public meeting, and the
level of effort to create and maintain the
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proposed GIS data. Additionally,
PHMSA analyzed HCA data, including
a July 2018 update to the Ecological
USA data, to identify existing gaps and
overlaps of coverage in the coastal areas
of interest.
PHMSA advances pipeline safety by
providing oversight of public awareness
safety regulations and sets the national
safety outreach and engagement agenda
by engaging with pipeline stakeholders
to proactively determine the most
effective methods to inform the public,
emergency responders, excavators, land
use planners and others regarding the
shared responsibility of pipeline safety.
Sections 192.616 and 195.440 require
pipeline operators to develop and
implement public awareness programs
that follow the guidance provided by
the American Petroleum Institute (API)
Recommended Practice 1162, ‘‘Public
Awareness Programs for Pipeline
Operators.’’ Stakeholders will have an
opportunity to participate in pipeline
safety discussions, including federal
and state regulators, trade associations,
pipeline operators, the public,
emergency response officials, land
planners, and excavators.
II. Meeting Details and Agenda
The meeting agenda will include
briefings on topics such as amending
applicable USA definitions, pipeline
safety, public awareness and
engagement, risk communications, API
RP 1162, voluntary information sharing,
risk communications, national pipeline
mapping system, and more.
PHMSA will publish the agenda on
the PHMSA meeting page at https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=142, once it is
finalized.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22,
2019, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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[Docket No. PHMSA–2017–0044; Docket No.
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Pipeline Safety: Request for Special
Permit; Alaska Gasline Development
Corporation
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA).
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ACTION:
Notice.
PHMSA is publishing this
notice to seek public comments on four
special permit requests received from
the Alaska Gasline Development
Corporation (AGDC). AGDC is seeking
compliance relief from certain
requirements in the federal pipeline
safety regulations for the construction of
an integrated liquefied natural gas
project with interdependent facilities for
transporting and liquefying supplies of
natural gas in Alaska.
DATES: Submit any comments regarding
this special permit request by July 29,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments should reference
the docket number for the specific
special permit request and may be
submitted 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 System:
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Docket Management
System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
Instructions: At the beginning of your
comments, you should identify the
docket number for the special permit
request you are commenting on. If you
submit your comments by mail, please
submit two copies. To receive
confirmation that PHMSA has received
your comments, please include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet
users may submit comments at https://
www.Regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
Note: Comments are posted including any
personal information provided, without
changes or edits to https://
www.Regulations.gov. There is a privacy
statement published on https://
www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone
at 202–366–0113, or email at
kay.mciver@dot.gov.
Technical: Mr. Joshua Johnson by
telephone at 816–329–3825, or email at
Joshua.Johnson@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGDC
plans to construct one integrated
liquefied natural gas (LNG) project
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(Project) with interdependent facilities
for transporting and liquefying supplies
of natural gas in Alaska, from the Point
Thompson Unit (PTU) and Prudhoe Bay
Unit (PBU) production fields on the
Alaska North Slope to the proposed
LNG Liquefaction Facility located in the
Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.
The overall proposed LNG Project
includes:
• Approximately 807-miles of 42-inch
gas pipeline (Mainline Pipeline);
• A LNG liquefaction facility located
in the Kenai Peninsula Borough and
Cook Inlet Area of Alaska;
• A gas treatment plant (GTP) with
the Prudhoe Bay Unit (PBU) on the
North Slope;
• Approximately 63-mile gas
transmission line connecting the GTP to
the PTU gas production facility, and
• Approximately 1-mile gas
transmission line connecting GTP to the
PBU gas production facility.
The route of the 42-inch pipeline
originates in the North Slope Borough
and traverses the Yukon-Koyukuk
Census Area, the Fairbanks North Star
Borough, the Denali Borough, the
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the Kenai
Peninsula Borough, and terminates at
the LNG Liquefaction Facility. The LNG
Project will offer natural gas that has
been processed into LNG for export in
foreign commerce and opportunities for
in-state deliveries of natural gas. The
maximum allowable operating pressure
(MAOP) of the Mainline Pipeline will be
2,075 psi. The Mainline Pipeline is
essential for the export of natural gas in
foreign commerce and will have a
nominal design life of 30 years.
PHMSA has received four special
permit requests from the AGDC seeking
relief from compliance with certain
Federal pipeline safety regulations. The
requests apply to the following areas:
(1) Strain Based Design;
(2) Transmission Mainline Block
Valve Spacing;
(3) Crack Arrestor Spacing; and
(4) Three-Layer Polyethylene Coating.
Each request includes technical
analysis, draft special permit
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conditions, draft environmental
assessments, and location maps (other
details deemed necessary) provided by
the operator and filed at https://
www.Regulations.gov, under the
assigned docket numbers. We invite
interested persons to participate by
reviewing these special permit requests
and their associated draft environmental
assessments and a PHMSA prepared
draft special permit with conditions at
https://www.Regulations.gov, and by
submitting written comments, data or
other views. Please include any
comments on potential safety and
environmental impacts that may result
if these special permits are granted.
Before issuing a decision on these
special permit requests, PHMSA will
evaluate all comments received on or
before the 60-day comment period
closing date. If it is possible to do so
without incurring additional expense or
delays, comments received after the
closing date will be evaluated.
The four special permit requests are
as follows:
Docket No.
Requester
Regulation(s)
Nature of special permit
PHMSA–2017–0044 ........
Alaska Gasline Development
Corporation (AGDC).
49 CFR 192.103, 192.105,
192.317, and 192.620.
PHMSA–2017–0045 ........
Alaska Gasline Development
Corporation (AGDC).
49 CFR 192.197(a)(4) ................
PHMSA–2017–0046 ........
Alaska Gasline Development
Corporation (AGDC).
49 CFR 192.112(f)(1) .................
PHMSA–2017–0047 ........
Alaska Gasline Development
Corporation (AGDC).
49 CFR 192.112(b) .....................
To authorize AGDC to use Strain-Based Design (SBD) for the
construction of discrete and specified segments of the pipeline.
The proposed SBD segments would consist of a 42-inch diameter pipe with a 0.862-inch wall thickness, constructed in accordance with API 5L Grade X70 specifications. The segments are
in the Yukon-Kuyokuk and Denali boroughs, are entirely within
Class 1 locations, and not in any high consequence areas.
The Project will be a new 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline of
approximately 807 miles. It will originate at the Gas Treatment
Plant on the Alaska North Slope site and terminate at the LNG
Liquefaction Facility in the Cook Inlet, Alaska.
The proposed SBD segments would have a MAOP of 2,075 psi.
49 CFR 192.103 requires pipe to be designed with sufficient
wall thickness, or must be installed with adequate protection, to
withstand anticipated external pressures and loads that will be
imposed on the pipe after installation.
To authorize AGDC to use alternatives to mainline block valve
spacing of up to 50 miles in the very sparsely populated region
north of Fairbanks borough in Alaska, and up to 30 miles spacing south of Fairbanks in Class 1 locations. 49 CFR
192.179(a)(4) requires a maximum Class 1 location valve spacing of 20-miles.
To authorize AGDC to use three-layer polyethylene coatings on
all Mainline pipeline segments that are built to comply with alternative MAOP requirements. 49 CFR 192.112(f)(1) requires a
non-shielding external pipe coating.
To authorize AGDC to use crack arrestor spacing of up to 1,600
feet on all Mainline pipeline segments that are built to comply
with alternative MAOP pressure requirements. 49 CFR
192.112(b)(2)(iii) gives requirements for fracture arrest based
upon pipe lengths. 49 CFR 192.112(b)(3) outlines alternative arrest methods.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22,
2019, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0044; Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0045; Docket No.
PHMSA-2017-0046; Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0047]
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Alaska Gasline
Development Corporation
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to seek public comments on
four special permit requests received from the Alaska Gasline
Development Corporation (AGDC). AGDC is seeking compliance relief from
certain requirements in the federal pipeline safety regulations for the
construction of an integrated liquefied natural gas project with
interdependent facilities for transporting and liquefying supplies of
natural gas in Alaska.
DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by
July 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific
special permit request and may be submitted 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 System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: Docket Management System: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
Instructions: At the beginning of your comments, you should
identify the docket number for the special permit request you are
commenting on. If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two
copies. To receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments,
please include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may
submit comments at https://www.Regulations.gov.
Note: Comments are posted including any personal information
provided, without changes or edits to https://www.Regulations.gov.
There is a privacy statement published on https://www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone at 202-366-0113, or email at
[email protected].
Technical: Mr. Joshua Johnson by telephone at 816-329-3825, or
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGDC plans to construct one integrated
liquefied natural gas (LNG) project
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(Project) with interdependent facilities for transporting and
liquefying supplies of natural gas in Alaska, from the Point Thompson
Unit (PTU) and Prudhoe Bay Unit (PBU) production fields on the Alaska
North Slope to the proposed LNG Liquefaction Facility located in the
Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.
The overall proposed LNG Project includes:
Approximately 807-miles of 42-inch gas pipeline (Mainline
Pipeline);
A LNG liquefaction facility located in the Kenai Peninsula
Borough and Cook Inlet Area of Alaska;
A gas treatment plant (GTP) with the Prudhoe Bay Unit
(PBU) on the North Slope;
Approximately 63-mile gas transmission line connecting the
GTP to the PTU gas production facility, and
Approximately 1-mile gas transmission line connecting GTP
to the PBU gas production facility.
The route of the 42-inch pipeline originates in the North Slope
Borough and traverses the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, the Fairbanks
North Star Borough, the Denali Borough, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough,
the Kenai Peninsula Borough, and terminates at the LNG Liquefaction
Facility. The LNG Project will offer natural gas that has been
processed into LNG for export in foreign commerce and opportunities for
in-state deliveries of natural gas. The maximum allowable operating
pressure (MAOP) of the Mainline Pipeline will be 2,075 psi. The
Mainline Pipeline is essential for the export of natural gas in foreign
commerce and will have a nominal design life of 30 years.
PHMSA has received four special permit requests from the AGDC
seeking relief from compliance with certain Federal pipeline safety
regulations. The requests apply to the following areas:
(1) Strain Based Design;
(2) Transmission Mainline Block Valve Spacing;
(3) Crack Arrestor Spacing; and
(4) Three-Layer Polyethylene Coating.
Each request includes technical analysis, draft special permit
conditions, draft environmental assessments, and location maps (other
details deemed necessary) provided by the operator and filed at https://www.Regulations.gov, under the assigned docket numbers. We invite
interested persons to participate by reviewing these special permit
requests and their associated draft environmental assessments and a
PHMSA prepared draft special permit with conditions at https://www.Regulations.gov, and by submitting written comments, data or other
views. Please include any comments on potential safety and
environmental impacts that may result if these special permits are
granted.
Before issuing a decision on these special permit requests, PHMSA
will evaluate all comments received on or before the 60-day comment
period closing date. If it is possible to do so without incurring
additional expense or delays, comments received after the closing date
will be evaluated.
The four special permit requests are as follows:
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Docket No. Requester Regulation(s) Nature of special permit
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PHMSA-2017-0044................... Alaska Gasline 49 CFR 192.103, To authorize AGDC to use
Development 192.105, 192.317, and Strain-Based Design (SBD)
Corporation (AGDC). 192.620. for the construction of
discrete and specified
segments of the pipeline.
The proposed SBD segments
would consist of a 42-inch
diameter pipe with a 0.862-
inch wall thickness,
constructed in accordance
with API 5L Grade X70
specifications. The
segments are in the Yukon-
Kuyokuk and Denali
boroughs, are entirely
within Class 1 locations,
and not in any high
consequence areas.
The Project will be a new
42-inch diameter natural
gas pipeline of
approximately 807 miles.
It will originate at the
Gas Treatment Plant on the
Alaska North Slope site
and terminate at the LNG
Liquefaction Facility in
the Cook Inlet, Alaska.
The proposed SBD segments
would have a MAOP of 2,075
psi. 49 CFR 192.103
requires pipe to be
designed with sufficient
wall thickness, or must be
installed with adequate
protection, to withstand
anticipated external
pressures and loads that
will be imposed on the
pipe after installation.
PHMSA-2017-0045................... Alaska Gasline 49 CFR 192.197(a)(4).. To authorize AGDC to use
Development alternatives to mainline
Corporation (AGDC). block valve spacing of up
to 50 miles in the very
sparsely populated region
north of Fairbanks borough
in Alaska, and up to 30
miles spacing south of
Fairbanks in Class 1
locations. 49 CFR
192.179(a)(4) requires a
maximum Class 1 location
valve spacing of 20-miles.
PHMSA-2017-0046................... Alaska Gasline 49 CFR 192.112(f)(1).. To authorize AGDC to use
Development three-layer polyethylene
Corporation (AGDC). coatings on all Mainline
pipeline segments that are
built to comply with
alternative MAOP
requirements. 49 CFR
192.112(f)(1) requires a
non-shielding external
pipe coating.
PHMSA-2017-0047................... Alaska Gasline 49 CFR 192.112(b)..... To authorize AGDC to use
Development crack arrestor spacing of
Corporation (AGDC). up to 1,600 feet on all
Mainline pipeline segments
that are built to comply
with alternative MAOP
pressure requirements. 49
CFR 192.112(b)(2)(iii)
gives requirements for
fracture arrest based upon
pipe lengths. 49 CFR
192.112(b)(3) outlines
alternative arrest
methods.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2019, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019-11041 Filed 5-24-19; 8:45 am]
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