94-9699. Meetings of Pipeline Safety Advisory Committees

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration

 

Meetings of Pipeline Safety Advisory Committees

    Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) notice is hereby given of the 
following meetings of the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 
Standards Committee (THLPSSC) and the Technical Pipeline Safety 
Standards Committee (TPSSC). Each Committee meeting as well as a joint 
session of the two Committees will be held in room 2230 of the U.S. 
Department of Transportation Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC.
    On May 10, 1994, at 9 a.m., the THLPSSC will meet. Agenda items 
include updates on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking on 
emergency flow restricting devices, Oil Pollution Act implementation 
and activities to identify environmentally sensitive areas, and use of 
industry-government quality action teams to assess risk. Additionally, 
a panel discussion will be held on natural resource damage assessment.
    At 1 p.m., THLPSSC members will be joined by members of the TPSSC 
for a joint session which will include:
    1. RSPA Acting Administrator's Overview.
    2. Status Reports on Various Pipeline Safety Program Issues 
(budget, environmental action plan, strategic planning, implementation 
of the Government Performance and Results Act, regulatory actions, drug 
and alcohol programs, OPS risk assessment prioritization, national 
pipeline mapping program, and efforts to improve data collection and 
analysis).
    3. Discussion of Underground Storage Facilities.
    On May 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, the joint TPSSC-THLPSSC 
session will continue. The entire morning will be devoted to 
discussions on improving state one-call notification systems to locate 
and mark underground utilities, as a deterrent to excavation damage 
from accidental ``dig-ins.''
    At 1:15 p.m., the TPSSC will meet to discuss and vote on the 
technical feasibility, reasonableness, and practicability of a proposed 
rule regarding customer-owned service lines.
    In addition, RSPA staff will update TPSSC members on the excess 
flow valve rulemaking and surveys related to customer-owned service 
lines and cast iron replacement.
    Each meeting will be open to the public, but attendance will be 
limited to the space available. Please note that attendance will 
particularly be limited during the joint session of the two committees 
because of space constraints.
    Members of the public may present oral statements on the topics. 
Due to the limited time available, each person who wants to make an 
oral statement must notify Karen Sagett, room 2335, Department of 
Transportation Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590, 
telephone [phone], not later than Tuesday, May 3, 1994, of the 
topics to be addressed and the time requested to address each topic. 
The presiding officer may deny any request to present an oral statement 
and may limit the time of any oral presentation. Members of the public 
may present written statements to the Committees before or after any 
meeting.
    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 18, 1994.
George W. Tenley, Jr.,
Executive Director, TPSSC and THLPSSC.
[FR Doc. 94-9699 Filed 4-21-94; 8:45 am]
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