Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Kern River Gas Transmission Company, 68295-68297 [2019-26895]
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Docket No.
Requester
Regulation(s)
Nature of special permit
PHMSA–2008–0141 ..........
Northern Natural Gas
Company (Northern
Natural).
49 CFR 192.625(b)(1)
To reauthorize Northern Natural to continue its operation as defined in the original special permit issued on April 10, 2010, and
renewed on April 7, 2015, for the non-odorization of a pipeline
lateral.
The special permit renewal request seeks to waive compliance
from 49 CFR 192.625(b)(1) for the exclusion from installing and
operating odorization equipment on a 2.031-mile segment of
the 14-inch diameter Sioux Falls Pipeline located in Lincoln
County, South Dakota.
The special permit conditions that were imposed would continue
to remain in effect.
This special permit segment has a MAOP of 446 psig.
The Northern Natural Gas Company
requests for special permit renewals and
the existing special permits are available
for review and public comment in the
respective dockets. We invite interested
persons to review and submit comments
on the special permit renewal requests
in the dockets. Please include any
comments on potential safety and
environmental impacts that may result
if the renewals of the special permits are
granted.
Before issuing a decision on the
special permit renewal requests,
PHMSA will evaluate all comments
received on or before the comment
closing date. Comments received after
the closing date will be evaluated, if it
is possible to do so without incurring
additional expense or delay. PHMSA
will consider each relevant comment we
receive in making our decision to grant
or deny these requests.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
10, 2019, under authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019–26896 Filed 12–12–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2007–29078; Docket
No. PHMSA–2009–0319]
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special
Permit; Kern River Gas Transmission
Company
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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PHMSA is publishing this
notice to solicit public comments on
two (2) requests received from the Kern
River Gas Transmission Company to
renew previously issued special
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permits. These special permit renewal
requests are seeking relief from
compliance with certain requirements
in the Federal pipeline safety
regulations. At the conclusion of the 30day comment period, PHMSA will
review the comments received from this
notice as part of its evaluation to grant
or deny the special permit renewal
requests.
Submit any comments regarding
these special permit renewal requests by
January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should reference
the docket number for the specific
special permit renewal 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: You should identify the
docket number for the special permit
renewal request you are commenting on
at the beginning of your comments. If
you submit your comments by mail,
please submit two (2) 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.
Note: There is a privacy statement
published on https://
www.Regulations.gov. Comments,
including any personal information
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provided, are posted without changes or
edits to https://www.Regulations.gov.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,
that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this
notice, it is important that you clearly
designate the submitted comments as
CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you
may ask PHMSA to give confidential
treatment to information you give to the
agency by taking the following steps: (1)
Mark each page of the original
document submission containing CBI as
‘‘Confidential’’; (2) send PHMSA, along
with the original document, a second
copy of the original document with the
CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI.
Unless you are notified otherwise,
PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the
FOIA, and they will not be placed in the
public docket of this notice.
Submissions containing CBI should be
sent to Ms. Kay McIver, DOT, PHMSA
PHP–80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Any
commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this
matter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone
at 202–366–0113, or by email at
kay.mciver@dot.gov.
Technical: Mr. Chris Hoidal by
telephone at 303–807–8833, or by email
at chris.hoidal@dot.gov.
PHMSA
has received the following two (2)
special permit renewal requests:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Docket No.
Requester
Regulation(s)
Affected
Nature of special permit
To reauthorize Kern River to continue its operation as defined in the original special permit issued on March 29,
2010, and renewed on March 29, 2015, to operate up to
an alternative maximum allowable operating pressure
(MAOP) based upon 80 percent of specified minimum
yield strength (SMYS) in Class 1 locations, 67 percent
SMYS in Class 2 locations, and 56 percent of SMYS in
Class 3 locations of the pipeline system. The special
permit renewal request seeks to waive compliance from
certain Federal regulations found in 49 CFR § 192.111,
192.201, 192.505, and 192.619.
The special permit conditions that were imposed would
continue to remain in effect, with the exception that the
special permit renewal includes a request from Kern
River to modify Condition 35(b) of the special permit to
allow close interval and depth of cover surveys to be
conducted in the same year as inline inspection (ILI)
tool assessments. Also, Kern River has requested to
modify Condition 35(h) of the existing special permit to
allow using ILI tool calibrations from previously excavated pipeline features with documented dimensions,
externally re-coated, and cathodic protection maintained. The pipeline features would be used to confirm
the accuracy of each ILI tool run. The number of required ILI tool calibrations would be defined based upon
the run length of the ILI tool assessment.
The special permit renewal request is for the Kern River
Pipeline System, which begins at the discharges of the
Muddy Creek and Painter compressor stations, and at
the Anschutz meter station in Lincoln County, Wyoming,
routed through Utah and Nevada, to the outlet side of
the Daggett meter station located in San Bernardino
County, California where it interconnects with the Mojave Pipeline. The Kern River Pipeline System consists
of 682 miles of a 36-inch diameter mainline, 635 miles
of 36-inch diameter loop lines, 10 compressor stations,
48 meter stations, six (6) receipt laterals, and seven (7)
delivery laterals.
Kern River has been allowed to operate at a MAOP of
1,333 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) on the
mainline pipeline (up to 1,350 psig in compressor and
meter station piping) since November 6, 2008, under
the Alternative MAOP special permit.
The Kern River Pipeline System under the special permit
is in the following counties and states:
• Lincoln and Uintah Counties, Wyoming;
• Salt Lake, Utah, Millard, Beaver, Washington Counties, Utah;
• Clark County, Nevada; and
• San Bernardino County, California.
To reauthorize Kern River to continue its operation as defined in the original special permit issued on March 19,
2010, and renewed on March 19, 2015, for nonodorization of a pipeline lateral. The special permit renewal request seeks to waive compliance from certain
Federal regulations found in 49 CFR 192.625(b) for the
continued non-odorized operation of Kern River’s Centennial Lateral, a 12-inch diameter natural gas transmission pipeline. The Centennial Lateral main line tap
valve is located on a corner lot near the intersection of
Centennial Parkway and North 5th Street in Clark County, Nevada.
The special permit renewal request is for a 1,083-foot
segment of Kern River’s Centennial Lateral, a 12-inch
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline.
The special permit conditions that were imposed would
continue to remain in effect.
The Centennial Lateral operates at a MAOP of 1,333 psig.
The Centennial Lateral special permit segment is in Clark
County, Nevada.
PHMSA–2007–
29078.
Kern River Gas Transmission Company (Kern
River).
49 CFR § 192.111, 192.201,
192.505, and 192.619.
PHMSA–2009–0319
Kern River Gas Transmission Company (Kern
River).
49 CFR 192.625(b) ...............
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The Kern River Gas Transmission
Company requests for special permit
renewals and the proposed
modifications to the special permit
conditions are available for review and
public comment in the respective
dockets. We invite interested persons to
review and submit comments on the
special permit renewal requests in the
dockets. Please include any comments
on potential safety and environmental
impacts that may result if the renewals
of the special permits are granted.
Before issuing a decision on the
special permit renewal requests,
PHMSA will evaluate all comments
received on or before the comment
closing date. Comments received after
the closing date will be evaluated, if it
is possible to do so without incurring
additional expense or delay. PHMSA
will consider each relevant comment we
receive in making our decision to grant
or deny these requests.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
10, 2019, under authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019–26895 Filed 12–12–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2019–0174]
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special
Permit; Gulf South Pipeline Company,
LP
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA); DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
PHMSA is publishing this
notice to solicit public comments on a
request for a special permit from Gulf
South Pipeline Company, LP. The
special permit request seeks relief from
compliance with certain requirements
in the Federal pipeline safety
regulations. At the conclusion of the 30day comment period, PHMSA will
review the comments received from this
notice as part of its evaluation to grant
or deny the special permit request.
DATES: Submit any comments regarding
this special permit request by January
13, 2020.
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
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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: You should identify the
docket number for the special permit
request you are commenting on at the
beginning of your comments. If you
submit your comments by mail, please
submit two (2) 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.
Note: There is a privacy statement
published on https://
www.Regulations.gov. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or
edits to https://www.Regulations.gov.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,
that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this
notice, it is important that you clearly
designate the submitted comments as
CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) § 190.343, you may
ask PHMSA to give confidential
treatment to information you give to the
agency by taking the following steps: (1)
Mark each page of the original
document submission containing CBI as
‘‘Confidential’’; (2) send PHMSA, along
with the original document, a second
copy of the original document with the
CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI.
Unless you are notified otherwise,
PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the
FOIA, and they will not be placed in the
public docket of this notice.
Submissions containing CBI should be
sent to Kay McIver, DOT, PHMSA PHP–
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80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Any
commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this
matter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone at
202–366–0113, or by email at
kay.mciver@dot.gov.
Technical: Mr. Joshua Johnson by
telephone at 816–329–3825, or by email
at joshua.johnson@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA
received a special permit request from
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP
(GSPC), a subsidiary of Boardwalk
Pipeline Partners, LP, to deviate from 49
CFR 192.625(b) to apply alternative risk
control measures to the length of the
Index 129–72 Pipeline in lieu of
odorization. The Federal pipeline safety
regulations in 49 CFR 192.625(b)
requires a gas transmission pipeline to
be odorized when 50 percent of the
downstream mileage is in a Class 3 or
a Class 4 location. The proposed special
permit would allow the Index 129–72
Pipeline to operate without odorization.
The GSPC Index 129–72 Pipeline is a
30-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline, 1.31 miles in
length, and is located in Fort Bend
County, Texas. The maximum allowable
operating pressure for the Index 129–72
Pipeline is 1,100 pounds per square
inch gauge. GSPC would like to be able
to flow gas bi-directionally between the
Katy Storage Facility and the mainline
Index 129 Pipeline. The direction of gas
flow at any given time will be
determined based on whether GSPC’s
customers are transporting gas into or
out of the Katy Storage Facility.
The request, proposed special permit
with conditions, and Draft
Environmental Assessment (DEA) for
the GSPC Index 129–72 Pipeline are
available for review and public
comments in the Docket No. PHMSA–
2019–0174. We invite interested persons
to review and submit comments on the
special permit request and DEA in the
docket. Please include any comments on
potential safety and environmental
impacts that may result, if the special
permit is granted.
Before issuing a decision on the
special permit request, PHMSA will
evaluate all comments received on or
before the comment closing date.
Comments received after the closing
date will be evaluated, if it is possible
to do so without incurring additional
expense or delay. PHMSA will consider
each relevant comment we receive in
making our decision to grant or deny
this request.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-29078; Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0319]
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Kern River Gas
Transmission Company
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on
two (2) requests received from the Kern River Gas Transmission Company
to renew previously issued special permits. These special permit
renewal requests are seeking relief from compliance with certain
requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. At the
conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments
received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny
the special permit renewal requests.
DATES: Submit any comments regarding these special permit renewal
requests by January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific
special permit renewal 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: You should identify the docket number for the special
permit renewal request you are commenting on at the beginning of your
comments. If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two (2)
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: There is a privacy statement published on https://www.Regulations.gov. Comments, including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or edits to https://www.Regulations.gov.
Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you may ask
PHMSA to give confidential treatment to information you give to the
agency by taking the following steps: (1) Mark each page of the
original document submission containing CBI as ``Confidential''; (2)
send PHMSA, along with the original document, a second copy of the
original document with the CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the
information you are submitting is CBI. Unless you are notified
otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential
under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public docket of
this notice. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Ms. Kay
McIver, DOT, PHMSA PHP-80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not specifically
designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this matter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone at 202-366-0113, or by email
at [email protected].
Technical: Mr. Chris Hoidal by telephone at 303-807-8833, or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received the following two (2)
special permit renewal requests:
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Docket No. Requester Regulation(s) Affected Nature of special permit
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PHMSA-2007-29078................ Kern River Gas 49 CFR Sec. 192.111, To reauthorize Kern River
Transmission Company 192.201, 192.505, and to continue its operation
(Kern River). 192.619. as defined in the original
special permit issued on
March 29, 2010, and
renewed on March 29, 2015,
to operate up to an
alternative maximum
allowable operating
pressure (MAOP) based upon
80 percent of specified
minimum yield strength
(SMYS) in Class 1
locations, 67 percent SMYS
in Class 2 locations, and
56 percent of SMYS in
Class 3 locations of the
pipeline system. The
special permit renewal
request seeks to waive
compliance from certain
Federal regulations found
in 49 CFR Sec. 192.111,
192.201, 192.505, and
192.619.
The special permit
conditions that were
imposed would continue to
remain in effect, with the
exception that the special
permit renewal includes a
request from Kern River to
modify Condition 35(b) of
the special permit to
allow close interval and
depth of cover surveys to
be conducted in the same
year as inline inspection
(ILI) tool assessments.
Also, Kern River has
requested to modify
Condition 35(h) of the
existing special permit to
allow using ILI tool
calibrations from
previously excavated
pipeline features with
documented dimensions,
externally re-coated, and
cathodic protection
maintained. The pipeline
features would be used to
confirm the accuracy of
each ILI tool run. The
number of required ILI
tool calibrations would be
defined based upon the run
length of the ILI tool
assessment.
The special permit renewal
request is for the Kern
River Pipeline System,
which begins at the
discharges of the Muddy
Creek and Painter
compressor stations, and
at the Anschutz meter
station in Lincoln County,
Wyoming, routed through
Utah and Nevada, to the
outlet side of the Daggett
meter station located in
San Bernardino County,
California where it
interconnects with the
Mojave Pipeline. The Kern
River Pipeline System
consists of 682 miles of a
36-inch diameter mainline,
635 miles of 36-inch
diameter loop lines, 10
compressor stations, 48
meter stations, six (6)
receipt laterals, and
seven (7) delivery
laterals.
Kern River has been allowed
to operate at a MAOP of
1,333 pounds per square
inch gauge (psig) on the
mainline pipeline (up to
1,350 psig in compressor
and meter station piping)
since November 6, 2008,
under the Alternative MAOP
special permit.
The Kern River Pipeline
System under the special
permit is in the following
counties and states:
Lincoln and
Uintah Counties,
Wyoming;
Salt Lake,
Utah, Millard, Beaver,
Washington Counties,
Utah;
Clark County,
Nevada; and
San Bernardino
County, California.
PHMSA-2009-0319................. Kern River Gas 49 CFR 192.625(b)...... To reauthorize Kern River
Transmission Company to continue its operation
(Kern River). as defined in the original
special permit issued on
March 19, 2010, and
renewed on March 19, 2015,
for non-odorization of a
pipeline lateral. The
special permit renewal
request seeks to waive
compliance from certain
Federal regulations found
in 49 CFR 192.625(b) for
the continued non-odorized
operation of Kern River's
Centennial Lateral, a 12-
inch diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline. The
Centennial Lateral main
line tap valve is located
on a corner lot near the
intersection of Centennial
Parkway and North 5th
Street in Clark County,
Nevada.
The special permit renewal
request is for a 1,083-
foot segment of Kern
River's Centennial
Lateral, a 12-inch
diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline.
The special permit
conditions that were
imposed would continue to
remain in effect.
The Centennial Lateral
operates at a MAOP of
1,333 psig.
The Centennial Lateral
special permit segment is
in Clark County, Nevada.
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The Kern River Gas Transmission Company requests for special permit
renewals and the proposed modifications to the special permit
conditions are available for review and public comment in the
respective dockets. We invite interested persons to review and submit
comments on the special permit renewal requests in the dockets. Please
include any comments on potential safety and environmental impacts that
may result if the renewals of the special permits are granted.
Before issuing a decision on the special permit renewal requests,
PHMSA will evaluate all comments received on or before the comment
closing date. Comments received after the closing date will be
evaluated, if it is possible to do so without incurring additional
expense or delay. PHMSA will consider each relevant comment we receive
in making our decision to grant or deny these requests.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2019, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019-26895 Filed 12-12-19; 8:45 am]
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