[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22142]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket No. PS-142; Notice 8]
Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program; Electronic Update
AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On Wednesday, September 17, 1997, the Office of Pipeline
Safety (OPS) will sponsor the second in a series of satellite-based
video presentations on the status of the Pipeline Risk Management
Demonstration Program. The broadcast will show how communities can
learn about demonstration projects in their area, and the potential
benefits that may result. It will be aired as part of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Emergency Education Network
(EENET) 150th broadcast, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight
Time, and will be easily accessible nationwide. Meaningful community
involvement and effective communication are critical elements in the
success of the Demonstration Program.
DATE: The electronic update broadcast will be aired on September 17,
1997, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eben M. Wyman, (202) 366-0918, or by
e-mail (eben.wyman@rspa.dot.gov), regarding the subject matter of this
Notice. Contact the Dockets Unit, (202) 366-5046, for other material in
the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Demonstration Program tests an
innovative regulatory approach to achieving superior safety performance
by allowing pipeline operators to customize safety activities. OPS
aired an electronic town meeting on June 5, 1997, to discuss the risk
management program and candidate projects. Based on feedback received
from this effort, OPS is using this method as a regular feature of risk
management communication efforts. During the June 5th live broadcast,
viewers had an opportunity to pose questions and voice concerns to OPS,
State, industry and community representatives. OPS is seeking ways to
expand the audience to include local safety and environmental
protection officials as well as other community representatives. These
broadcasts are also available via new Internet technology, which
provided the information via linkage to properly equipped personal
computers. Links to the show and necessary software to view it are
found at the Town Meeting Homepage. The Internet address is: http://
ops.dot.gov/tmvid.htm. Videotapes of these broadcasts are available to
loan to interested parties from their State pipeline safety office, or
from OPS Headquarters. Individuals can request to borrow a copy of the
June 5th videotape via the OPS Homepage (http://ops.dot.gov), or by
contacting OPS by e-mail (pipeline.safety@rspa.dot.gov). During the
coming months while OPS is evaluating candidate projects, stakeholders
are encouraged to ask questions and provide information they feel is
relevant.
OPS programs will be broadcast via EENET, which has been
broadcasting for more than ten years and has an extensive audience in
the emergency services and emergency management communities. By using
EENET, OPS has the opportunity to involve thousands of public safety
and emergency management officials who routinely receive these
programs. EENET sites use the widely available ``backyard satellite
dish'' technology.
Here are the ways you can watch this broadcast:
--View the broadcast via Internet (address http://ops.dot.gov/
tmvid.htm.
--Contact your local television cable company and ask if they will
carry this EENET video broadcast.
--Contact your local government cable access office for specific
information. Many local governments have dedicated internal cable
systems which carry programs such as these to their offices and other
facilities.
--Use a local facility which has a TeleVision Receive-Only (``dish'').
Many schools (elementary, secondary, and community colleges),
hospitals, or local hotels and motels have these facilities.
--Rent a portable TeleVision Receive-Only (``dish'') and have it set up
at your viewing place.
--Set up a TeleVision Receive-Only (``dish'') at your viewing facility.
The technical information necessary to align the receiver dish with
one of the satellites is:
C-Band
Galaxy 6
Transponder 11
Downlink Freq: 3920 MHz
Audio Frequency: 6.2/6.8
Location: 74 degrees West
Polarity: Horizontal
KU-Band
SBS 6
Transponder 14
Downlink Freq: 12043.5 MHz
Audio Frequency: 6.2/6.8
Location: 74 degrees West
Polarity: Vertical
A technical test will be shown 15 minutes before broadcast. For
additional information, call EENET at 1-800-527-4893.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on August 15, 1997.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 97-22142 Filed 8-20-97; 8:45 am]
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