In response to a
request from the public, the Coast Guard is once again reopening the
public comment period on a petition from the City of Fall River,
Massachusetts. Fall River’s petition asks the Coast Guard to promulgate
regulations establishing thermal and vapor dispersion exclusion zones
for marine spills of liquefied natural gas, similar to Department of
Transportation regulations for such spills on land contained in 49 CFR
193.2057 (Thermal radiation protection) and 193.2059 (Flammable
vapor-gas dispersion protection).
A report, “LNG Facilities in Urban Areas” was not released until May 9,
2005-the day the docket was scheduled to close. On May 24, 2005, the
report was filed in the docket: Clark Report, Item 76 in docket
USCG-2005-19615. The Coast Guard was requested to reopen the comment
period again, so that the report may be reviewed and comments on it may
be submitted to the docket. In response to this request, the Coast
Guard is reopening the comment period. The public is invited to review
the referenced report and other material contained in the docket and to
submit relevant comments by August 22, 2005 [Coast Guard docket number
USCG-2004-19615]. The Coast Guard will consider the City’s petition,
any comments received from the public, and other information to
determine whether or not to initiate the requested rulemaking.
In This Issue
- DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – August 17-18, 2005
- Need to update your Public Awareness Program?
- Pipeline Operator Public Awareness Program Final rule; correction
- Integrity Management Services
- Office of Pipeline Safety OPA-90 Rule; correction
- 2005 Offshore Hurricane Readiness and Recovery Conference
- RCP Services Spotlight – Underwater Inspection Procedures and Interval Risk Modeling
- B31Q Update
- O&M Manual Up-To-Date?
- Critical Energy Infrastructure Information
- Need to Update Your Current Operator Qualification Program?
- Use of Polyamide-11 Plastic Pipe in Gas Pipelines
- Integrity Management Plan Up-to-Date?
- Proposed Reissuance of NPDES Permit Number AKG280000
- Are Your Response Plans Current?
- New PHMSA Deputy Administrator
- Exclusion Zones for Marine LNG Spills: Reopening of comment period
- FERC Guidance on PIM Cost Treatment for Gas Pipelines
- Public Meeting on Applying, Interpreting, and Evaluating Data from ILI Devices