[Federal Register: January 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 19)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2007-28505]
Pipeline Safety: Special Permits Granted
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides a list of the special permits PHMSA
granted in calendar year 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal pipeline safety laws in 49
U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) allow a pipeline operator to request and PHMSA to
waive compliance with any part of the Federal pipeline safety
regulations. A special permit is the name PHMSA uses for a decision
granting a pipeline operator's request for waiver. Before granting a
special permit, PHMSA publishes a notice seeking public comment on the
request in the Federal Register. The docket IDs in the list below refer
to dockets established for each request for waiver in the Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) located on the internet at http://www.Regulations.gov.
The FDMS allows Federal agencies to post rulemaking and non-
rulemaking documents in dockets. It serves as a one-stop source to
allow anyone to find, view or comment on all Federal regulations and
related materials. The initial requests by the operators, supplemental
written materials, relevant Federal Register notices, public comments,
special permit analyses, and the decision granting the special permits
are located in the applicable dockets in the FDMS on the http://www.Regulations.gov
Web site. You can find a docket by using the search
function. Simply type in the complete docket number in the search
address box and hit ``go'' or hit enter on your keyboard.
The PHMSA granted the following special permits in calendar year
2007:
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Docket ID Requester Regulation(s) Nature of waiver
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PHMSA-2006-25734.............. Freeport LNG...... 49 CFR 193.2301.. To authorize the use of ultrasonic
testing to inspect Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) tank welds.
PHMSA-2006-25735.............. Sabine Pass LNG... 49 CFR 193.2301.. To authorize the use of ultrasonic
testing to inspect LNG tank welds.
PHMSA-2006-25803.............. Kinder Morgan 49 CFR 192.111 & To authorize KMLP to operate Class 1
Louisiana 192.201(a)(2)(i). locations along the Leg 1 segment of the
Pipeline (KMLP). new KMLP pipeline at a maximum allowable
operating pressure (MAOP) corresponding
to a pipe stress level up to 80% of the
steel pipe's specified minimum yield
strength (SMYS). The Leg 1 segment is a
42-inch, 137-mile pipeline originating
at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal and
extending to Evangeline Parish, LA.
PHMSA-2006-26617.............. TransCanada 49 CFR 195.106 & To authorize the operation of a 1,369-
Keystone 195.406. mile crude oil pipeline from the
Pipeline, LP. Canadian border near Cavalier County, ND
to Payne County, OK and from Jefferson
County, NE to Marion County IL at an
MAOP of 80% of SMYS.
PHMSA-2006-26532.............. Chesapeake 49 CFR 192.619... To authorize Chesapeake to establish the
Appalachia, MAOP of various segments of their gas
L.L.C. (formerly gathering pipeline system in Kentucky
Columbia Natural and West Virginia using a five year
Resources). operating history.
PHMSA-2007-27646.............. Cameron LNG, LLC.. 49 CFR 193.2301.. To authorize the use of automatic
ultrasonic testing to inspect LNG tank
welds.
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PHMSA-2006-25802.............. CenterPoint Energy 49 CFR 192.111, To authorize the operation of a 172-mile
Gas Transmission. 192.201 & gas transmission pipeline from Carthage,
192.619. TX to Perryville, LA at an MAOP of 80%
of SMYS.
PHMSA-2006-26533.............. Gulf South 49 CFR 192.111, To authorize the operation of certain
Pipeline. 192.201 & segments of a proposed gas transmission
192.619. pipeline from Carthage, TX to
Harrisville, MS at an MAOP of 80% of
SMYS.
PHMSA-2007-28276.............. Golden Pass LNG 49 CFR 193.2301.. To authorize the use of automatic
Terminal, L.L.C.. ultrasonic testing to inspect LNG tank
welds.
PHMSA-2006-26613.............. BP Exploration 49 CFR 195.424... To authorize the movement of certain
(Alaska) Inc.. aboveground hazardous liquid pipeline
sections during routine inspection and
maintenance activities without reducing
the operating pressure on approximately
150 miles of hazardous liquid pipelines
in the North Slope of Alaska.
PHMSA-2006-26529.............. ConocoPhillips 49 CFR 195.424... To authorize the movement of certain
Alaska Pipeline. aboveground hazardous liquid pipeline
sections during routine inspection and
maintenance activities without reducing
the operating pressure on approximately
100 miles of hazardous liquid pipelines
in the North Slope of Alaska.
PHMSA-2006-26528.............. Dominion 49 CFR 192.611... To authorize the operation of 5,722 ft of
Transmission, a gas transmission pipeline between
Inc.. Loudon and Quantico, VA without reducing
the operating pressure as a result of a
change from a Class 1 to a Class 3
location.
PHMSA-2006-24058.............. TransCanada 49 CFR 192.611... To authorize the operation of 7,679 ft in
Pipelines two segments of the PNGTS pipeline near
Limited, Portland the town of North Windham, ME, without
Natural Gas reducing the operating pressure as a
Transmission result of a change from a Class 1 to a
System (PNGTS). Class 3 location.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118 (c)(1) and 49 CFR 1.53.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 23, 2008.
Barbara Betsock,
Acting Director, Office of Regulations.
[FR Doc. E8-1502 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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