[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30308-30309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13577]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0090]


Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit, National Fuel Gas 
Supply Corporation

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to seek public comment on a 
request for a special permit, seeking relief from compliance with 
certain requirements in the federal pipeline safety regulations. After 
conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments 
received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny 
the special permit request.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by 
July 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for the specific 
special permit request and may be submitted in the following ways:
     E-Gov Website: 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, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: 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 
9:00 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: There is a privacy statement published on http://www.Reglations.gov. Comments, including any personal information 
provided, are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone at 202-366-0113, or email at 
kay.mciver@dot.gov.
    Technical: Mr. Joshua Arnold by telephone at 202-366-6085, or email 
at joshua.arnold@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA has received a special permit request 
from the National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (NFG), to deviate from 
the federal pipeline safety regulations at 49 CFR 192.53, 192.55, 
192.105, 192.107, 192.109, 192.111, 192.113, 192.144, 192.149, 192.150, 
192.327, 192.463, and 192.619, for the use of FlexSteel pipe and 
fittings in a regulated interstate gas transmission pipeline in Class 1 
and Class 2 locations. NFG proposes to insert a 6-inch diameter 
FlexSteel pipe, 5.60-inch inside diameter and 7.05-inch outside 
diameter, into an existing 12.75-inch outside diameter pipeline. The 6-
inch diameter FlexSteel pipe will have a maximum allowable operating 
pressure of 720 pounds per square inch gauge (psig). NFG proposes to 
install the FlexSteel pipe into approximately 5.8 miles of an existing 
12.75-inch outside diameter bare steel pipeline known as the FM120 
pipeline located in McKean and Elk Counties in Pennsylvania. FlexSteel 
is pipe comprised of high-density polyethylene PE47 10 inner and outer 
layers with a steel middle layer. The FlexSteel pipe will have a rating 
of 1,500 psig, empty weight of 12.9 pounds per foot, maximum pipe 
operating temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit, and maximum 
installation tension of 30,000 pounds.
    A Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) and Proposed Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) with proposed special permit conditions are 
available for comment at http://www.Regulations.gov, in Docket Number 
PHMSA-2017-0090. We invite interested persons to participate by 
reviewing the special permit request, DEA, and proposed FONSI, and by 
submitting written comments, data, or other views. Please include any 
comments on potential safety and environmental impacts that may result 
if the special permit is granted.
    Before issuing a decision on the special permit request, PHMSA will 
evaluate all comments received on or before the comment closing date. 
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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2019, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019-13577 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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