Qualification of Pipeline Personnel

Passage 1[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 1997)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 67608] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-33659] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Research and Special Programs Administration [Docket No. PS-94; Notice 9] RIN 2137-AB38 AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This announces the next RSPA Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. This committee is conducting a negotiated rulemaking to develop a proposed rule on qualification of pipeline employees performing certain safety-related functions on pipelines subject to the pipeline safety regulations. The advisory committee is composed of persons who represent the interests that would be affected by the rule, such as gas pipeline operators, hazardous liquid pipeline operators, representatives of state and federal governments, labor organizations, and other interested parties. The Committee hopes to conclude the development of this NPRM by the end of this meeting. OPS will then publish the NPRM in the Federal Register for public evaluation and comment. DATES: The Committee will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on January 27-29, 1997. ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the American Gas Association, 1515 Wilson Boulevard, 11th floor, in Arlington, Virginia. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eben M. Wyman, (202) 366-0918, or by e-mail ([email protected]) regarding the subject matter of this Notice; or the Dockets Unit, (202) 366-4453, for copies of this document or other material in the docket. Issued in Washington, DC on December 19, 1997. Richard B. Felder, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 97-33659 Filed 12-24-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P#