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Pipeline Advisory Committee Meetings in DC Area (February 25 & 26)

[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0203]

The Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), also known as the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC), also known as the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, will meet in joint sessions on Tuesday, February, 25, 2014, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST. The committees will meet to discuss whether or not to support the exclusion of section 4.2 of ASTM D2513-09a, “Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings,” for PE materials. Section 4.2 addresses the use of rework materials. Other topics to be discussed will include performance metrics for pipeline operations, safety management systems in other industries, and agency, State, and stakeholder priorities.

The meeting location, agenda, and any additional information will be published on the PHMSA Website under “Latest News” on the homepage. In the interim, please register on the Pipeline Advisory Committee page.

An email announcing the meeting location will be forwarded to all who have preregistered with PHMSA as soon as the meeting location is determined. Any additional information will be published on the PHMSA Website under “Latest News” on the homepage. The meetings will not be web cast; however, presentations will be available on the meeting Website and posted on the E-Gov Website under docket number PHMSA-2009-0203 within 30 days following the meeting.

For information about the meeting, contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by email.