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DOT - 703 - Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee	Agency Name	Department of Transportation
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	703
Original Establishment Date	8/12/1968	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/standards-rulemaking/...
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	15
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety, PHMSA
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	10/21/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Linda
Date Of Renewal Charter	10/21/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Daugherty
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority	N/A	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	202-368-5530
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	Section 60115 of Title 49 United States Code	Designated Federal Officer Email*	linda.daugherty@dot.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	8/12/1968
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The committee reviews each proposal to determine the technical feasibility, cost effectiveness, reasonableness, and practicability of each proposal. The committee also reviews matters relating to risk assessment. The members provide valuable technical knowledge and practical experience to supplement staff resources at relatively low cost. Since it is composed of government, industry, and public members, the committee serves as a unique forum for give and take, facilitating discussion of complex and often controversial issues. The balance of views on the Committee aids the Office of Pipeline Safety in evaluating conflicting demands placed on us by NTSB, GAO, Congress, and other external stakeholders.
How is membership balanced?*	The membership of the Committee represents a unique mix of government, industry and public members. This balance of views reflects varying interests in pipeline safety. The Committee provides a valuable, independent base of technical knowledge and practical experience.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The Committee meets up to four times per year.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The Committee brings together experts with technical knowledge and practical experience who represent all constituent groups (government, industry, public) having an interest in pipeline safety. Frank and open discussion of proposed gas pipeline safety standards by these experts is both economical and productive. The result is a stronger pipeline safety program. No other readily available source of similar expertise exists within government or industry.
Why close or partially close meetings?	N/A
Recommendation Remarks

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	Yes
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	NA
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	During this reporting period, the committee met on January 16, 2025. Both GPAC and LPAC attended the same meeting. The meeting was to discuss Pipeline Safety: Cost Recovery for Siting Reviews for LNG Facilities (2137-AF61) and Standards Update II proposed rule (2137-AF48). GPAC was able to complete its recommendation on both proposed rules.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	None	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	None	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	45	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	No
Number Of Recommendations Comment	PHMSA uses one recommendation per rule; however, there are several recommendations within a proposed rule; therefore, the recommendations are 2 for the two proposed rules and the total number of recommendations increases to 45 (43 + 2). The January 16, 2025 meeting transcript is publicly available at the meeting webpage (https://primis-meetings.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/8e15d35d-aa51-4d3b-b469-69cf858aa097) and at http://www.regulations.gov/ in docket number PHMSA-2024-0179.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	92.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	Not Applicable	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	Not Applicable	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*	In general, we provide feedback during the advisory committee meeting (as captured in the transcript) and in the final rule that is issued after the advisory committee meeting. The final rule is published in the federal register. The transcript and final rule are placed in the public docket.	Narrative Description*	The committee considers each proposed pipeline safety rule to assure technical feasibility, reasonableness, cost-effectiveness and practicability of proposed standards. The members also review and evaluate each associated cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment. For FY 2025 GPAC met one time.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$34,000.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$34,000.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$0.00	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs	$2,480.00	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$5,000.00
11. Total Costs	$37,386.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$43,500.00
Date Cost Last Modified	9/12/2025 3:15 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.20
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	0.20	Est Cost Remarks	Other Costs Include: Facility Rent: 0.00 Contractual Services: 2,000 IT Software: 0.00 Federal Register Notice : 1000 Printing & Reproduction: 200
Cost Remarks	Other Costs Include: Facility Rent: 0.00 Contractual Services: 673.73 IT Software: 0.00 Federal Register Notice : 453 Printing & Reproduction: 200 The committee met virtually and, therefore, there were no travel cost for Federal staff or the public and government GPAC members. Also, there was no cost for conference rooms. However, there is a cost for transcript service $673.73.

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