
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52256-52257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16802]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0056]


Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webcast.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public forum on Research and 
Development for pipeline safety titled ``Pipeline Safety Research and 
Development Forum 2023.'' PHMSA periodically holds this forum to help 
generate a national research agenda that identifies technical 
challenges and fosters solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect 
the environment.

DATES: The forum will be held October 31-November 1, 2023, from 8:00 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-site registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. on both 
days. Online preregistration will open on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, and 
close on Friday, October 20, 2023. Individuals requiring 
accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary 
aids, should notify Andrea Ceartin, Engineering & Research Division, by 
phone at 406-577-6818, or email [email protected] no later than 
October 4, 2023. For additional information, see the ADDRESSES section 
of this notice.

ADDRESSES: This public meeting and forum will be held in person at the 
Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport, 1800 Richmond Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202, with a webcast to include the opening 
technical presentations. Once finalized, the hotel reservation link, 
meeting agenda, and instructions on how to attend will be published on 
the public meeting registration page at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mtg=166.
    Presentations: Presentations will be available on the meeting 
website and at https://regulations.gov, Docket Number PHMSA-2023-0056, 
no later than 30 days following the meeting.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments, identified by Docket 
Number. PHMSA-2023-0056, by any of the following methods:
     Website: The following website, http://www.regulations.gov, 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, located at 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except 
federal holidays.
     Fax: 202-493-2251. DOT Docket Management Facility. 
Confirmation notices for faxed comments will not be issued.
     Instructions: Identify Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0056 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 Mary 
McDaniel, 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

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comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to https://www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
https://www.transportation.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: Mary L. McDaniel, Acting Director of 
the Engineering and Research Division, by phone at 713-272-2847 or 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    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 organizational 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 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: The PHMSA Pipeline Safety R&D Forum is held to 
generate a national research agenda that identifies technical 
challenges; foster solutions to improve pipeline safety and protect the 
environment; 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 August 2, 2023, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2023-16802 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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