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Archived Meetings

Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Gas and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committees

Meeting Information
Status Completed
Starts Aug  8, 2013 at 9:00 AM EDT
Ends Aug  9, 2013 at 12:00 PM EDT
Location The Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA 22203
Purpose & Summary

The GPAC and LPAC are statutorily mandated advisory committees that advise PHMSA on proposed safety standards, risks assessments, and safety policies for natural gas pipelines and for hazardous liquid pipelines. Both committees were established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92�463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and the pipeline safety law (49 U.S.C. Chap. 601). Each committee consists of 15 members�with membership evenly divided among the Federal and state government, the regulated industry, and the public. The committees advise PHMSA on the technical feasibility, practicability, and cost-effectiveness of each proposed pipeline safety standard.

Results
Additional Information

The meetings will not be web cast; however, presentations will be available on the meeting website and posted in the E-Gov website at http://www.regulations.gov in docket number PHMSA�2013-0156 within 30 days following the meeting.

For information about the meeting, contact Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-4431 or by e-mail at cheryl.whetsel @ dot.gov.