Hazardous Liquid Rule Webinars

On October 1, 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Safety of Hazardous Liquids Pipelines. The comment period for this NPRM expires on January 8, 2015, and all members of the public are invited to submit comments on the proposed regulations. You can submit comments by any of the following methods:

• Online through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/10/13/2015-25359/pipeline-safety-safety-of-hazardous-liquid-pipelines
• By Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
• By Mail or Hand Delivery: U.S. DOT Docket Management System, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.

We invite you to learn more about the proposed rule on hazardous liquid pipelines by attending one of two planned webinars. At the sessions, PHMSA senior staff will present factual information about our regulatory proposal and will answer clarifying questions intended to help you comment more knowledgeably.

For your convenience, we will be hosting an identical webinar on two dates:

• Thursday, December 10, 2015, at 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern/ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Pacific; OR
• Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific

At these sessions PHMSA senior staff will present factual information about our regulatory proposal (30 mins) and then take clarifying questions intended to help you comment more knowledgeably (30 mins) on a first come, first served basis. The phone call will be moderated. Due to time constraints, questioners will be limited to 2 minutes to (1) identify themselves and (2) ask questions about this proposal.

The presentation on both dates will be identical, so please choose the one that is most convenient for you. Other interested members of the public are also welcome to participate, but they too must RSVP by the deadline. Please note that due to legal requirements the webinar, including participant names and questions, will be docketed for the record. Please register here for the 2nd webinar by 12:00 p.m. Eastern/9:00 a.m. Pacific on December 15, 2015.

You will then later be sent participation information (web links and phone information) via the email you use to register.

Thank you again for your partnership in protecting people and the environment from the risks of hazardous materials transportation, including our nation's 2.6 million miles of pipeline.