Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Transportation; Hydrogen and Emerging Fuels Research and Development (R&D) Public Meeting and Forum
| Published date | 21 October 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 58389 |
| Record Number | 2021-22913 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 201 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 201 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58389-58391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22913]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0086]
Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Transportation; Hydrogen and Emerging
Fuels Research and Development (R&D) Public Meeting and Forum
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of virtual public meeting and forum.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a virtual public meeting and forum
titled: ``Pipeline Transportation and Emerging Fuels R&D Public Meeting
and Forum.'' The public meeting and forum will serve as an opportunity
for pipeline stakeholders to discuss research gaps and challenges in
pipeline safety and emerging fuels, including hydrogen transportation.
Furthermore, it will also serve as a venue for PHMSA, public interest
groups, industry, academia, intergovernmental partners, and the public
to collaborate on PHMSA's future R&D agenda.
DATES: The Pipeline Transportation and Emerging Fuels R&D Public
Meeting and Forum will be held November 30, 2021, through December 2,
2021. Members of the public who wish to attend the public meeting and
forum must register between October 15, 2021, and November 15, 2021.
Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other aids, are asked to notify PHMSA no later than
November 1, 2021. Individuals will have an opportunity on a first come
first
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serve basis to sign up to participate in specific workgroups between
October 15, 2021, and November 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: This public meeting and forum will be held virtually. The
agenda and instructions on how to attend virtually will be published
once they are finalized on the following public meeting registration
page at: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=153.
Presentations will be available on the meeting website and on the E-gov
website, https://regulations.gov, at docket number PHMSA-2021-0086, no
later than 30 days following the meeting. You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0086, by any of the following
methods:
E-Gov Web: http://www.regulations.gov. This site allows
the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by
any agency. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Instructions: Identify the Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0086, at
the beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail,
please submit two copies. If you wish to receive confirmation that
PHMSA received your comments, you must include a self-addressed stamped
postcard. Internet users may submit comments at: http://www.regulations.gov.
Note: All comments received are posted without edits to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
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 (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments in response 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 provide 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 a copy of the
original document with the CBI deleted along with the original,
unaltered document; and (3) explain why the information you are
submitting is CBI. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Nathan
Schoenkin, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, DOT: PHMSA--PHP-80, Washington,
DC 20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not specifically
designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket.
Privacy Act: DOT may solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT posts these comments, without
edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.
Alternatively, you may review the documents in person at the street
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Schoenkin by phone at 202-740-
1978 or via email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The mission of PHMSA is to protect people and the environment by
advancing the safe transportation of energy products and other
hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives. PHMSA
oversees the transportation of hazardous materials, including energy
products, through all modes of the transportation industry--and is
focused on the Biden-Harris Administration's whole-of-government
approach to mitigating climate change. PHMSA collaborates with
stakeholders from the public, academia, interagency, international
partners, and pipeline industry that share PHMSA's goal of advancing
knowledge and technology in the pursuit of improved pipeline safety.
The PHMSA's research agenda will adapt to address existing and future
initiatives such as the market shift to more climate friendly
commodities.
Due to the importance of energy products and other hazardous
materials to our economy and standard of living, it is essential that
research projects promote safety, protection of the environment,
reliability, and ensure our transportation system's efficient and
reliable performance. To this end, PHMSA hopes to discuss and receive
public feedback on repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of leak
prone, legacy cast iron pipelines; integrity of underground fuel
storage including hydrogen; utilization of inspection tools and network
components on hydrogen pipeline facilities; integrity management of
natural gas and hazardous liquids pipeline to include carbon dioxide
lines; and methane mitigation from pipeline infrastructure.
II. Public Forum Details and Agenda
The virtual meeting and forum will take place November 30, 2021,
through December 2, 2021. The first day of the virtual public meeting
will include panel discussions in a general session between government,
industry, research consortiums, and environmental advocacy stakeholders
on emerging fuels and pipeline safety R&D. Each panel discussion will
include an opportunity for questions and answers.
The second day will be the virtual public forum which will consist
of smaller workgroups that members of the public will have an
opportunity to sign up for in advance. The workgroups will explore
specific research gaps and topics, including the transportation of
hydrogen by pipelines, and develop relevant research topics to address
the gaps. The third day of the virtual public meeting will be a report
from the workgroups as well as a public comment period.
III. Public Participation
The virtual public meeting and forum will be open to the public.
Members of the public who wish to attend must register on the meeting
website and include their names and organization affiliation. PHMSA is
committed to providing all participants with equal access to these
meetings. If you need disability accommodations, please contact Nathan
Schoenkin by phone at 202-740-1978 or via email at
[email protected].
PHMSA is not always able to publish a notice in the Federal
Register quickly enough to provide timely notification regarding last
minute changes that impact a previously announced meeting. Therefore,
individuals should check the meeting website listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice or contact Nathan Schoenkin by phone at 202-740-
1978 or via email at
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[email protected] regarding any possible changes.
PHMSA invites public participation and public comment on the topics
addressed in this public meeting and forum. Please review the ADDRESSES
section of this notice for information on how to submit written
comments.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2021, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2021-22913 Filed 10-20-21; 8:45 am]
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