Notice of Public Hearing; Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines

Passage 1[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 2989] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-1291] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Research and Special Programs Administration [Docket No. PS-130; Notice 4] RIN 2137-AC30 Notice of Public Hearing; Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), DOT. ACTION: Announcement of public hearing; Correction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In proposed rule document 96-30316 beginning on page 60674 in the issue of Friday, November 29, 1996, RSPA did not include a full agenda. RSPA anticipates a discussion of the interim final rule 49 CFR part 194 in its entirety, including the issues identified in the following draft agenda. RSPA expects the meeting to be attended by a broad cross-section of the pipeline industry, as well as environmental groups, state environmental agencies, and other federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Transportation Safety Board. The draft agenda is as follows:#

Passage 2January 29, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. New Orleans Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana Opening Remarks Definition of significant and substantial harm Facility response plan requirements for pipelines transporting hazardous substances Credit for secondary containment around breakout tanks Update on RSPA breakout tank regulations, and adoption of API standards 650-653 Changing RSPA plan review cycle from three-year cycle to five-year cycle Regulatory definition of ``oil'' for purposes of response planning Requirement for secondary communications systems for emergency response Jurisdictional issues for offshore pipelines Planning for ``a substantial threat of a discharge'' Distribution of exercise guidance document Incorporating the PREP guidance into 49 CFR 194 by reference Developing a tool to measure how pipeline operators implement their FRP Adopting the National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Use of NAVIC-72 & EPA guidelines to assess response resources Elimination of references to high/low volume port tiers Requirement for response strategies/techniques Adjourn Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 14, 1997. Richard B. Felder, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 97-1291 Filed 1-17-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE: 4910-60-P#