Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 128 / Thursday, July 8, 2021 / Notices 36179 Company (BNSF) petitioned the Federal petition, if any, are available for review DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Railroad Administration (FRA) to online at www.regulations.gov. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials modify a waiver of compliance that Interested parties are invited to Safety Administration provides relief from certain provisions participate in these proceedings by of the Federal railroad safety regulations submitting written views, data, or [Docket No. PHMSA–2020–0164] contained at 49 CFR part 213. FRA comments. FRA does not anticipate previously assigned the waiver Docket Frequently Asked Questions on 911 scheduling a public hearing for these Number FRA–2020–0064. Notifications Following Possible proceedings since the facts do not BNSF’s existing waiver identified two Pipeline Ruptures territories, the Powder River Territory, appear to warrant a hearing. If any and the Southern Transcon Territory, interested parties desire an opportunity AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous where 49 CFR 213.233 visual track for oral comment and a public hearing, Materials Safety Administration inspection requirements are replaced they should notify FRA, in writing, (PHMSA), DOT. with a combination of performance- before the end of the comment period ACTION: Notice; draft frequently asked based automated and visual inspections. and specify the basis for their request. questions. Automated inspections are performed All communications concerning these SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous by Unmanned Automated Track proceedings should identify the Materials Safety Administration Geometry Cars every 12 million gross appropriate docket number and may be (PHMSA) is soliciting public comment tons, not exceeding four weeks between submitted by any of the following on draft frequently asked questions tests, and visual inspections are methods: performed either twice per month, (FAQs) intended to clarify existing weekly, or three times per week, based • Website: http:// regulatory requirements that operators on risk model calculations made weekly www.regulations.gov. Follow the online of natural gas transmission and for each track segment. instructions for submitting comments. distribution pipelines and hazardous liquid pipelines alert emergency BNSF is requesting to expand the • Fax: 202–493–2251. scope of the waiver by adding two responders when a pipeline emergency • additional territories. First, BNSF Mail: Docket Operations Facility, occurs. The draft FAQs explain that requests to incorporate their Orin U.S. Department of Transportation compliance with these existing Subdivision, a 395-track mile line (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– requirements is best achieved when running from Donkey Creek Junction, 140, Washington, DC 20590. operators promptly identify a possible rupture and alert emergency responders Wyoming, to Bridger Junction, • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey in the impacted community or Wyoming, into the existing Powder Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, jurisdiction through 911 services, or River Territory. In support of this DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., request, BNSF states that the direct contact with emergency Monday through Friday, except Federal responders in areas where 911 services operational, traffic mix, and weather Holidays. characteristics of the Orin Subdivision are not available. are similar to the other subdivisions of Communications received by August DATES: Comments on the draft FAQs the Powder River Territory. 23, 2021 will be considered by FRA should be submitted to Docket No. Second, BNSF requests to add a new before final action is taken. Comments PHMSA–2020–0164 no later than territory to the waiver, their Northern received after that date will be August 9, 2021. Transcon Route. This 4,322-track mile considered if practicable. Anyone can ADDRESSES: E-Gov Web: http:// line runs from Chicago, Illinois, to search the electronic form of any written www.regulations.gov. This site allows Seattle, Washington. In support of this communications and comments the public to enter comments on any request, BNSF references their 2020 received into any of our dockets by the Federal Register notice issued by any geometry defect rates along the route as name of the individual submitting the agency. Follow the online instructions lower (safer) than the rates of the comment (or signing the document, if for submitting comments. Southern Transcon Territory. submitted on behalf of an association, • Mail: Docket Management System: In support of its petition, BNSF business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 references data and analysis from their U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Track Inspection Test Program, Docket from the public to better inform its Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Number FRA–2018–0091, and data and processes. DOT posts these comments, Washington, DC 20590–0001. analysis already available in Docket • Hand Delivery: Department of without edit, including any personal Number FRA–2020–0064. BNSF states Transportation (DOT) Docket information the commenter provides, to that all requirements of the waiver have Management System: West Building, been met during implementation on the www.regulations.gov, as described in Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 Powder River Territory and Southern the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9:00 Transcon Territory. BNSF contends 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through there are no unique characteristics of https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. Friday, except federal holidays. the Northern Transcon Route or Orin See also https://www.regulations.gov/ • Fax: 202–493–2251. Subdivision that would prevent BNSF’s privacy-notice for the privacy notice of • Instructions: Identify the Docket successful implementation of the regulations.gov. No. PHMSA–2020–0164, at the existing relief over those additional Issued in Washington, DC. beginning of your comments. If you territories. BNSF concludes that adding submit your comments by mail, submit John Karl Alexy, the two new territories will result in net two copies. If you wish to receive safety benefits for those territories due Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, confirmation that PHMSA received your to the increased geometry inspections Chief Safety Officer. comments, include a self-addressed and data-driven visual inspections. [FR Doc. 2021–14535 Filed 7–7–21; 8:45 am] stamped postcard. Internet users may A copy of the petition, as well as any BILLING CODE 4910–06–P submit comments at http:// written communications concerning the www.regulations.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Jul 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08JYN1.SGM 08JYN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 36180 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 128 / Thursday, July 8, 2021 / Notices • Privacy Act: DOT may solicit involved the rupture of one of PG&E’s emergency addressing the emergency comments from the public regarding pipelines, NTSB made the following itself, an operator’s procedures could certain general notices. DOT posts these recommendation to PHMSA: assign the duty to notify emergency comments, without edit, including any Require operators of natural gas transmission responders to others. Also, many personal information the commenter and distribution pipelines and hazardous smaller pipeline operators do not have provides, to www.regulations.gov, as liquid pipelines to ensure that their control control rooms. As a result, PHMSA is described in the system of records room operators immediately and directly creating guidance for all operators to notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can notify the 911 emergency call center(s) for contact emergency responders without be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. the communities and jurisdictions in which specifically stating that it must be the • Confidential Business Information: those pipelines are located when a possible pipeline controllers who make the rupture of any pipeline is indicated. (P–11– Confidential Business Information (CBI) 9) notification, as mentioned in the NTSB is commercial or financial information recommendation. that is both customarily and actually Under existing pipeline safety regulations, operators are required to Issued in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2021, treated as private by its owner. Under under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. alert emergency responders when a the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Alan K. Mayberry, (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from pipeline emergency occurs. Section Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. public disclosure. If your comments 192.615(a)(8) requires operators of responsive to this notice contain natural gas pipelines to notify [FR Doc. 2021–14582 Filed 7–7–21; 8:45 am] commercial or financial information appropriate fire, police, and other BILLING CODE 4910–60–P that is customarily treated as private, public officials of gas pipeline emergencies. Section 195.402(e)(7) that you actually treat as private, and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION that is relevant or responsive to this requires operators of hazardous liquid pipelines to do the same. Operators are notice, it is important that you clearly Pipeline and Hazardous Materials also required to establish and maintain designate the submitted comments as Safety Administration CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 190.343, you means of communication with may ask PHMSA to give confidential