Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 17377-17378 [2020-06377]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 60 / Friday, March 27, 2020 / Notices 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 these items will not be placed in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to 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. Joshua Johnson by telephone at 816–329–3825, or by email at joshua.johnson@dot.gov. PHMSA received a special permit renewal request from TET, owned by Enbridge, Inc., to continue its pipeline operation as described in the special permit renewal issued on May 15, 2015. The current special permit term ends May 15, 2020. The original special permit was issued to TET by PHMSA on August 27, 2004. TET’s special permit renewal request submitted to PHMSA on November 6, 2019, seeks to waive compliance from the requirements of 49 CFR 192.611, ‘‘Change in class location: Confirmation or revision of maximum allowable operating pressure.’’ TET requests a renewal of this special permit in lieu of pipe replacement or pressure reduction for 42 special permit segments. The 42 special permit segments include 22 segments containing 6.76 miles of 24-inch diameter pipe designated as Line 12 and 20 segments containing 5.86 miles of 30inch diameter pipe designated as Line 19. The special permit segments are located in Perry, Berks, Huntingdon, Juniata, Montgomery and Bucks Counties located in Pennsylvania, and in Hunterdon County in New Jersey. The special permit renewal will allow for the continued operation of the original Class 1 pipe in the Class 2 locations. The TET Line 12 and Line 19 pipelines have a maximum allowable operating pressure of 1,050 pounds per khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:28 Mar 26, 2020 Jkt 250001 square inch gauge in the special permit segments. TET’s special permit renewal request and existing special permit with conditions are available for review and public comment in the Docket No. PHMSA–RSPA–2003–15122. PHMSA invites interested persons to review and submit comments on the special permit renewal request in the docket. Please include any comments on potential safety and environmental impacts that may result if the special permit renewal is granted. Comments may include relevant data. Before issuing a decision on the special permit renewal 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 it receives in making its decision to grant or deny this special permit renewal request. Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Alan K. Mayberry, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 2020–06378 Filed 3–26–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA–RSPA–2000–8453] Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comment on a request from Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company to renew a previously issued special permit. The special permit renewal request is seeking continued 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 request. DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by April 27, 2020. ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17377 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: 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 Register (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, E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1 17378 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 60 / Friday, March 27, 2020 / Notices 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– 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone at 202–366–0113, or by email at kay.mciver@dot.gov. Technical: Mr. Steve Nanney by telephone at 713–272–2855, or by email at steve.nanney@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA received a special permit renewal request from Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP), owned by Kinder Morgan Inc., to continue its pipeline operation as defined in the special permit renewal issued on May 15, 2015. An additional 200 feet of pipeline, where the Class location had changed from Class 1 to 3, was added to the special permit segment 3 on March 28, 2017. The present special permit term is through May 15, 2020. TGP’s special permit renewal request of November 12, 2019, seeks to waive compliance from the requirements of 49 CFR 192.611, ‘‘Change in class location: Confirmation or revision of maximum allowable operating pressure’’. This special permit renewal is being requested in lieu of pipe replacement or pressure reduction for four (4) special permit segments totaling 37,731 feet of either 30-inch diameter Line 800–1, 30-inch diameter Line 500–1, 36-inch diameter Line 500– 2, or 36-inch diameter Line 500–3 located in Dickson and Hickman Counties, Tennessee. The special permit renewal will allow the continued operation of the original Class 1 pipe in the Class 3 locations. The TGP Line 800–1, Line 500–1, Line 500–2, and Line 500–3 have a maximum allowable operating pressure of 936 pounds per square inch gauge in the special permit segments. The special permit renewal request, existing special permit with conditions, and environmental assessment (EA) for the TGP is available for review and public comment in the Docket No. PHMSA–RSPA–2000–8453. We invite interested persons to review and submit comments on the special permit renewal request and EA in the docket. Please include any comments on potential safety and environmental impacts that may result if the special permit renewal VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:28 Mar 26, 2020 Jkt 250001 is granted. Comments may include relevant data. Before issuing a decision on the special permit renewal 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 special permit renewal request. Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Alan K. Mayberry, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 2020–06377 Filed 3–26–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA–2006–25803] Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, LLC Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comment on a request from Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, LLC, (KMLP) to modify a previously issued special permit. KMLP requests a modification to the pipeline gas stream quality requirements that limit the amount of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the gas. 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 modification request. DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by April 27, 2020. ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for this 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • 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 these items will not be placed in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to 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: E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 60 (Friday, March 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17377-17378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06377]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-RSPA-2000-8453]


Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Tennessee Gas 
Pipeline 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 comment on a 
request from Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company to renew a previously 
issued special permit. The special permit renewal request is seeking 
continued 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 request.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by 
April 27, 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 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 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 Code of Federal Register 
(CFR) Sec.  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,

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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-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. Steve Nanney by telephone at 713-272-2855, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA received a special permit renewal 
request from Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP), owned by Kinder 
Morgan Inc., to continue its pipeline operation as defined in the 
special permit renewal issued on May 15, 2015. An additional 200 feet 
of pipeline, where the Class location had changed from Class 1 to 3, 
was added to the special permit segment 3 on March 28, 2017. The 
present special permit term is through May 15, 2020. TGP's special 
permit renewal request of November 12, 2019, seeks to waive compliance 
from the requirements of 49 CFR 192.611, ``Change in class location: 
Confirmation or revision of maximum allowable operating pressure''. 
This special permit renewal is being requested in lieu of pipe 
replacement or pressure reduction for four (4) special permit segments 
totaling 37,731 feet of either 30-inch diameter Line 800-1, 30-inch 
diameter Line 500-1, 36-inch diameter Line 500-2, or 36-inch diameter 
Line 500-3 located in Dickson and Hickman Counties, Tennessee. The 
special permit renewal will allow the continued operation of the 
original Class 1 pipe in the Class 3 locations.
    The TGP Line 800-1, Line 500-1, Line 500-2, and Line 500-3 have a 
maximum allowable operating pressure of 936 pounds per square inch 
gauge in the special permit segments.
    The special permit renewal request, existing special permit with 
conditions, and environmental assessment (EA) for the TGP is available 
for review and public comment in the Docket No. PHMSA-RSPA-2000-8453. 
We invite interested persons to review and submit comments on the 
special permit renewal request and EA in the docket. Please include any 
comments on potential safety and environmental impacts that may result 
if the special permit renewal is granted. Comments may include relevant 
data.
    Before issuing a decision on the special permit renewal 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 special permit renewal 
request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 
1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2020-06377 Filed 3-26-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
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