97-1291. Notice of Public Hearing; Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1291]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

49 CFR Part 194

[Docket No. PS-130; Notice 4]
RIN 2137-AC30


Notice of Public Hearing; Response Plans for Onshore Oil 
Pipelines

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Office of 
Pipeline Safety (OPS), DOT.

ACTION: Announcement of public hearing; Correction.

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SUMMARY: In proposed rule document 96-30316 beginning on page 60674 in 
the issue of Friday, November 29, 1996, RSPA did not include a full 
agenda. RSPA anticipates a discussion of the interim final rule 49 CFR 
part 194 in its entirety, including the issues identified in the 
following draft agenda. RSPA expects the meeting to be attended by a 
broad cross-section of the pipeline industry, as well as environmental 
groups, state environmental agencies, and other federal agencies such 
as the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Transportation 
Safety Board. The draft agenda is as follows:

January 29, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
New Orleans Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana
Opening Remarks
Definition of significant and substantial harm
Facility response plan requirements for pipelines transporting 
hazardous substances
Credit for secondary containment around breakout tanks
Update on RSPA breakout tank regulations, and adoption of API standards 
650-653
Changing RSPA plan review cycle from three-year cycle to five-year 
cycle
Regulatory definition of ``oil'' for purposes of response planning
Requirement for secondary communications systems for emergency response
Jurisdictional issues for offshore pipelines
Planning for ``a substantial threat of a discharge''
Distribution of exercise guidance document
Incorporating the PREP guidance into 49 CFR 194 by reference
Developing a tool to measure how pipeline operators implement their FRP
Adopting the National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan
Use of NAVIC-72 & EPA guidelines to assess response resources
Elimination of references to high/low volume port tiers
Requirement for response strategies/techniques
Adjourn

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 14, 1997.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 97-1291 Filed 1-17-97; 8:45 am]
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