Technical Advisory Committees Meeting

The Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC) will meet to discuss two important regulatory proposals (DIMP and CRM) 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., and the TPSSC will meet on Friday, December 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon. The meetings will take place at the Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203.

The meetings will be held on December 11 and 12, 2008. Name badge pick-up and on-site registration will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. with the agenda taking place from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. Refer to this meeting website for updated agenda and times: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/Mtg56.mtg. Please note that the meetings will not be webcast. However, presentations will be available on this meeting website within 30 days following.

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.