
[Federal Register: September 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 180)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0257]

 
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit and Availability of 
Draft Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice; Additional Comment Period on Texas Eastern Transmission 
Company's Request for a Special Permit; Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is providing an additional public comment period 
regarding a special permit request from Texas Eastern Transmission, 
L.P., for relief from 49 CFR 192.112 and 192.620. PHMSA had previously 
provided notice of its intent to consider the special permit request 
and an opportunity for public comment on April 23, 2009 (74 FR 4296). 
PHMSA is also providing notice of the availability of a Draft 
Environmental Assessment prepared in relation to this request for a 
special permit. Also, since the April 23, 2009 Federal Register notice, 
Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P., has modified its special permit 
request to reduce the length of its pipeline that would be subject to 
the request. The request and all pertinent information are available at 
http://www.Regulations.gov in Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0257. We invite the 
public and all concerned to review these documents and provide 
comments.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit modification 
request and Draft Environmental Assessment by October 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for this special 
permit and may be submitted in the following ways:
     E-Gov Web Site: http://www.Regulations.gov. This site 
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice 
issued by any agency.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of 
Transportation,

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Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: DOT Docket Management System; U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2008-0257, at the 
beginning of your comments. If you submit your comments by mail, please 
submit two copies. To receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your 
comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may 
submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov. Note: Comments are 
posted without changes or edits to http://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided.
    Privacy Act Statement: Anyone can search the electronic form of 
comments received in response to any of our dockets by the name of the 
individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted 
on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement was published in the Federal Register on 
April 11, 2000.

(65 FR 19477).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General: Kay McIver by telephone at 
(202) 366-0113; or, e-mail at kay.mciver@dot.gov.
    Technical: Vincent Holohan by telephone at (202) 366-1933; or, e-
mail at Vincent.Holohan@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA is reopening the comment period for 15 
days from date of publication to allow for public review of documents 
recently added to the docket.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 13, 2010.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2010-23287 Filed 9-16-10; 8:45 am]
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