96-32704. Guidance on Performance Measures for Use in the Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 249 (Thursday, December 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 68092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32704]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket No. PS-142; Notice 4]


Guidance on Performance Measures for Use in the Pipeline Risk 
Management Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA), 
Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is currently involved in the 
development of the Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program 
required by the Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act of 
1996. The demonstration program will invite risk management proposals 
from pipeline operators that are interested in demonstrating plans to 
reallocate their resources in ways to achieve superior safety on their 
pipeline systems by more effective methods than currently required by 
the pipeline safety regulations. On November 15, 1996, RSPA published 
Program Framework for Risk Management Demonstrations'' (61 FR 58605) 
that included a statement that a guidance document for assessing risk 
management would soon be available for public comment. This document, 
``Guidance on Performance Measures For Use in the Pipeline Risk 
Management Demonstration Program,'' prepared by the Joint Risk 
Assessment Quality Team, is now available for public review and 
comment. This document provides guidance for monitoring individual 
demonstration projects and to enable OPS to determine the effectiveness 
of risk management as a regulatory alternative to 49 CFR Parts 190-199. 
OPS invites the public to review and comment on this draft.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the RSPA dockets unit, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 7th St., SW., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eben M. Wyman, [phone], or by 
E-mail ([e-mail]), for copies of this document; or John 
Hess, [phone], or by E-mail ([e-mail]) or via the 
World Wide Web at (http://opspm.volpe60.dot.gov.) regarding the subject 
matter of this Notice. Contact the Dockets Unit, [phone], for 
other material in the docket.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 18, 1996.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety
[FR Doc. 96-32704 Filed 12-24-96; 8:45 am]
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