Offshore Pipelines

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration

Offshore Pipelines

AGENCIES: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Department of the Interior

(DOI), and Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA),

Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends the comment period for the proposed

memorandum of understanding (MOU) between MMS and RSPA on their

respective responsibilities concerning offshore pipelines published May

24, 1995 (60 FR 27546), from August 22, 1995, to September 22, 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by September

22, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be directed concurrently to: (a)

John V. Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards Branch; Minerals

Management Service; Mail Stop 4700; 381 Elden Street; Herndon, Virginia

22070-4817; and (b) L. E. Herrick, Office of Pipeline Safety Regulatory

Programs; Research and Special Programs Administration; 400 Seventh

Street SW., room 2335, Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl W. Anderson, Engineering and

Standards Branch, MMS; telephone (703) 787-1600; or L. E. Herrick,

Office of Pipeline Safety Regulatory Programs, RSPA; telephone (202)

366-5523.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The American Petroleum Institute (API)

requested a 30 day extension of time be granted for public comment to

the proposed MOU between MMS and RSPA on their respective

responsibilities concerning offshore pipelines. The request argued an

extension of time was necessary to allow API members time to review the

proposal, to meet and discuss the issues, and to prepare detailed

responses to the proposal.

RSPA and MMS have decided the 30 day extension to the public

comment period is reasonable to allow API to meet and respond to the

MOU. The comment period will therefore be extended to close on

September 22, 1995.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

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Issued in Washington, DC on August 16, 1995.

Thomas Gernhofer,

Associate Director for Offshore, Minerals Management Minerals

Management Service.

Lucian M. Furrow,

Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 95-20797 Filed 8-21-95; 8:45 am]

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