64 FR 23256
Gas Gathering Line Definition
Passage 1[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 23256] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-10848] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Research and Special Programs Administration [Docket No. RSPA-98-4868, Notice 1] RIN 2137--AB15 AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of Extension of Internet Public Discussion Forum and Public Comment Period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces an extension of the Research and Special Programs Administration's Internet discussion forum and the public comment period for regulations concerning gas gathering lines. DATES: The Internet public discussion forum will be open until May 17, 1999. Submit comments to the docket on or before July 7, 1999. ADDRESSES: The Internet address for the electronic discussion forum is http://ops.dot.gov/forum. Address written comments to the Dockets Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Comments should identify the Docket No. RSPA-98-4868. Persons wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their comments should include a self-addressed, stamped postcard. Comments may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected]. The Dockets Management System is located on the Plaza Level of the Department of Transportation's Nassif Building at 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC. Public dockets may be reviewed in person between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. In addition, the public may also review comments by accessing the Docket Management System's home page at http://dms.dot.gov. An electronic copy of any document may be downloaded from the Government Printing Office Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202) 512-1661. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: L.E. Herrick, (202) 366-5523, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001.#
Passage 2SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 11, 1999, we published a notice in the Federal Register announcing an Internet public discussion forum on gas gathering for the purposes of pipeline safety regulation (64 FR 12147, March 11, 1999). This Internet discussion forum was scheduled from April 13, 1999 through May 3, 1999. In addition to the Internet discussion forum, RSPA provided the opportunity for interested persons to submit comment to a rulemaking docket. This rulemaking docket was scheduled to close on April 28, 1999. In 1991, we proposed a definition of gas gathering. A change to the pipeline safety laws in 1992 requires us to revisit that proposal and to consider whether and to what extent we should regulate gathering lines in rural areas. This opportunity for public input will allow us to decide whether and how to modify the regulations. The comments may also inform the process when we consider developing a separate proposal on regulating gas gathering lines in rural areas. Issued in Washington, DC, on April 27, 1999. Richard B. Felder, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration. [FR Doc. 99-10848 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P#