The Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC) will meet in Arlington, VA on December 11 and 12 to discuss two important regulatory proposals and several future regulatory initiatives.

• The TPSSC and the THLPSSC will meet jointly on Thursday, December 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to discuss and vote on the proposed rule on Control Room Management/Human Factors. (Please reference RCP's newsletter article on the proposed rule in the October 2008 edition of DOT Pipeline Compliance News.)
• The TPSSC will meet on Friday, December 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST to discuss and vote on the proposed rule for Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution Pipelines. (Please reference RCP's newsletter article on the proposed rule in the July 2008 edition of DOT Pipeline Compliance News.)

The meetings will take place at the Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203. The phone numbers for reservation are 1-888-627-7076 or (703) 717-6200. Rooms are reserved at the hotel under USDOT Technical Advisory Committee meetings. For a guaranteed room at the hotel, attendees need to make their reservations no later than November 10, 2008. Priority is given to Committee members and to State Pipeline Safety Representatives.

Name badge pick-up and on-site registration will be available on December 11 starting at 8 a.m. with the agenda taking place from 9 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. Refer to the meetings web site for updated agenda and times at: http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/Mtg56.mtg. Please note that the meetings will not be Web casted. However, presentations will be available on the meetings website within 30 days following the meetings.