[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24465-24467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08369]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0013]


Pipeline Safety: Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Safety Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webcast.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting and forum on carbon 
dioxide (CO2) pipeline safety titled: ``CO2 
Public Meeting 2023.''

DATES: The CO2 Public Meeting 2023 will be held on May 31-
June 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (MT). 
Anyone who would like to attend the public meeting must register by May 
12, 2023. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language 
interpretation or other aids, are asked to notify PHMSA no later than 
May 12, 2023.

ADDRESSES: This public meeting and forum will be held in person and via 
webcast. The agenda and instructions on how to attend will be published 
once they are finalized on the following public meeting registration 
page:

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https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=165.
    Presentations: Presentations will be available on the meeting 
website and on the E-gov website, https://regulations.gov, at docket 
number PHMSA-2023-0013, no later than 30 days following the meeting.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments, identified by Docket 
No. PHMSA-2023-0013, by any of the following methods:
     E-Gov Web: https://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: 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
     Fax: 202-493-2251. The Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation will not issue confirmation notices for 
faxed comments.
     Instructions: Identify Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0013 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 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 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 Max 
Kieba, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, DOT: PHMSA--PHP-40, 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 https://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: Max Kieba, Director, Program 
Development, by phone at 202-420-9169 or via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public meeting will serve as an 
opportunity for pipeline stakeholders to help inform pipeline safety-
related rulemaking decisions and share information surrounding 
CO2 pipeline safety. Key stakeholders include the public, 
states, tribal governments, other federal agencies, industry, and 
international regulators and/or organizations. Key topics are expected 
to include:
     Safety expectations for pipeline operators.
     General state of CO2 pipeline infrastructure--
current mileage and forecasts.
     Federal and state jurisdictions and authorities.
     Public awareness, engagement, and emergency notification.
     Emergency equipment, training, and response.
     Dispersion modeling.
     Safety measures to address other constituents besides 
CO2 in CO2 pipelines.
     Leak detection and reporting.
     Geohazards.
     Conversion to service.
     Environmental justice.
    Anticipated speakers/participants are expected to include:
     Public advocacy groups.
     Pipeline operators.
     Federal regulators.
     Tribal governments.
     States through the National Association of Pipeline Safety 
Representatives (NAPSR).
     Other U.S. government agencies.
     International governments or other international 
organizations.
     Others from academia, emergency response community and 
industry.
    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. This meeting 
is a follow-up to PHMSA's May 2022 press release announcing new safety 
measures to protect Americans from carbon dioxide pipeline failures 
after the Satartia, Mississippi, incident (https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/phmsa-announces-new-safety-measures-protect-americans-carbon-dioxide-pipeline-failures), and the December 2022 public meeting that 
discussed several topics, including some aspects of calculating 
potential impact radii for CO2 pipeline releases. PHMSA also 
received a letter from the Pipeline Safety Trust on February 17, 2023 
(Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0125), formally requesting that PHMSA hold a 
public meeting on CO2 pipeline safety and the announced 
rulemaking under RIN 2137-AF60.
    Public Participation: The meeting and forum will be open to the 
public. Members of the public who wish to attend must register on the 
meeting website, including 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 
Janice Morgan by email at [email protected].
    PHMSA is not always able to publish a notice in the Federal 
Register quickly enough to provide timely notification of last-minute 
changes that impact scheduled meetings. Therefore, individuals should 
check the meeting website listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice or contact Janice Morgan by phone at 202-815-4705 or via email 
at [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.
    Agenda Summary: This CO2 Safety Public Meeting is to 
help inform pipeline safety-related rulemaking

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decisions and provide a venue for information exchange among key 
stakeholders including the public, states, tribal governments, other 
federal agencies, industry, and international colleagues.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2023, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Massoud Tahamtani,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-08369 Filed 4-19-23; 8:45 am]
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