Qualification of Pipeline Personnel

Passage 1[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 27715] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-13260] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Research and Special Programs Administration [Docket No. PS-94; Notice 7] RIN 2137-AB38 AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This announces the second meeting of RSPA's Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. The Committee is in the process of developing a proposed rule on qualification of those performing certain safety- related functions on pipelines subject to the pipeline safety regulations. The committee is composed of persons who represent the interests that would be affected by the rule, such as gas pipeline operators, hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipeline operators, representatives of state and federal governments, labor organizations, and other interested parties. DATES: The next Committee meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 21-22, 1997. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 10234-35 at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eben M. Wyman, (202) 366-0918, regarding the subject matter of this notice; or the Dockets Unit, Room 8421, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC, telephone (202) 366-4453, for copies of this document or other material in the docket. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the initial meeting of the Committee, considerable explanation and training in the Negotiated Rulemaking process was provided by FMCS. The Committee also addressed many procedural issues, such as ground rules for Committee discussion and addressing comments from the audience, development of the new notice of proposed rulemaking, the procedure for keeping a record or ``minutes'' of the meetings), and a schedule for distribution of minutes for review and concurrence prior to placing them in the public docket. Members of the RSPA Negotiated Rulemaking Committee#

Passage 21. American Gas Association. 2. American Petroleum Institute. 3. Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. 4. American Public Gas Association. 5. National Propane Gas Association. 6. Association of Texas Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines. 7. Midwest Gas Association. 8. National Association of Corrosion Engineers. 9. National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives. 10. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. 11. National Association of Fire Marshals. 12. International Union of Operating Engineers. 13. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. 14. Office of Pipeline Safety. The meeting will be held over a two-day period, and may conclude early on the second day depending on the progress of the Committee. These meetings are open to the public, and a time for brief comments from the audience will be on each meeting's agenda. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 15, 1997. Cesar De Leon, Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 97-13260 Filed 5-20-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P#