The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will sponsor a public forum on state one-call exemptions to discuss the requirements of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty and Job Creation Act of 2011 relating to exemptions in state one-call programs and actions taken to date. In addition, damage prevention stakeholders will discuss existing data relating to this topic and present perspectives during panel discussions. The forum is open to all and there is no cost to attend.

• Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 (9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST)
• Location: Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401.
• Registration: To help assure that adequate space is provided, all attendees are encouraged to register for the workshop. Name badge pickup and onsite registration will be available starting at 8:30 a.m. A preliminary agenda and additional information can be found on this PHMSA meeting webpage.

Please note that the public forum will be webcast live and presentations will be available on the forum Website within 30 days following the public forum.

PHMSA is holding the forum at this location because it is the same location where the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) 811 Excavation Safety Conference & Expo will be held March 11–14 and many of the likely attendees for the PHMSA Forum will participate in the CGA Excavation Safety Conference. Attendees can make hotel arrangements for the PHMSA Forum under the CGA room block at a rate of $199.00 per night. Further details can be found on the CGA website. Written comments, either before or after the workshop, should reference Docket No. PHMSA–2013–0029 and may be submitted via the E-Gov Website. For further information, contact: Annmarie Robertson, Office of Pipeline Safety, at 317–253–1622 or email at annmarie.robertson@dot.gov