
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 26627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10326]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0028]


Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Pipeline Safety Laws, PHMSA is 
publishing this notice of a special permit request we have received 
from TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P. (TOC), a hazardous liquid 
pipeline operator, seeking relief from compliance with certain 
requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. This notice 
seeks public comments on this request, including comments on any safety 
or environmental impacts. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment 
period, PHMSA will evaluate the request and determine whether to grant 
or deny a special permit.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by 
June 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for this 
specific special permit request 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 (DOT), 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: DOT, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special 
permit request you are commenting on 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, please 
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. There 
is a privacy statement published at http://www.Regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    General: Kay McIver by telephone at 202-366-0113 or email at 
kay.mciver@dot.gov or Todd DelVecchio by telephone at 202-748-2597 or 
email at todd.delvecchio@dot.gov.
    Technical: Vincent Holohan by telephone at 202-366-1933 or email at 
vincent.holohan@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received this request for a 
special permit from TOC seeking relief from compliance with certain 
pipeline safety regulations. TOC's request includes a technical 
analysis. This request can be found at http://www.Regulations.gov under 
docket number PHMSA-2016-0028. We invite interested persons to 
participate by reviewing this special permit request at http://www.Regulations.gov, and by submitting written comments, data or other 
views.
    Before acting on this special permit request, PHMSA will evaluate 
all comments received on or before the closing date of the comment 
period. Comments received after the closing date will be evaluated if 
it is possible to do so without incurring additional expense or delay. 
PHMSA will consider each relevant comment we receive in making our 
decision to grant or deny a request.
    PHMSA has received the following special permit request:

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             Docket No.                     Requester          Regulation affected     Nature of special permit
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PHMSA-2016-0028....................  TransMontaigne          49 CFR 195.3 and        To authorize TOC to
                                      Operating Company       195.132(3).             construct above ground
                                      L.P. (TOC).                                     storage tanks at TOC's
                                                                                      Collins, Mississippi
                                                                                      Storage Facility to the
                                                                                      most current edition of
                                                                                      API 650 incorporated in
                                                                                      Sec.   195.3. ``Welded
                                                                                      Steel Tanks for Oil
                                                                                      Storage'' (12th edition,
                                                                                      Add. 1 September 2014).
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2016, under authority 
delegated in 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.97.

Alan K. Mayberry,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-10326 Filed 5-2-16; 8:45 am]
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