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Al Zadeh - UTPS Program Manager. Welcome UTPS Seminar 2019 CFR Title 49, Part 192. Emergency Evac: gather by the sliding doors on the South of BLDG. Bath rooms; Meals, Breaks, certificate, evaluation, etc; Cell phones; Informal, ask questions; Evaluations.
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Al Zadeh - UTPS Program Manager Welcome UTPS Seminar 2019 CFR Title 49, Part 192
Emergency Evac: gather by the sliding doors on the South of BLDG. • Bath rooms; • Meals, Breaks, certificate, evaluation, etc; • Cell phones; • Informal, ask questions; • Evaluations.
PHMSA T&Q Presenter Bryan Kichler Part 192-Transportation of Natural Gas By Pipelines:Minimum Federal Safety Standards Other Presenters: Jill Nelson PHMSA T&Q Tom Finch PHMSA Western Region Spence Felsted Blue Stakes of Utah 811 Dan MacDonald DEU Jimmy Betham UTPS
1968 NGPSA 1969 HLPSA 1994 PHMSA PHMSA has Exclusive Federal authority for all pipeline facilities • States are allowed to regulate pipelines under a certificate from PHMSA • For gas and/or hazardous liquids • Utah certificate is for gas only
State of Utah • Public Service Commission (PSC) is charged with regulating and enforcing of Pipeline safety regulations.(54-13-2) • PSC has adopted Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations.(R746-409-1(B)) • Division of Public Utilities (DPU) Pipeline safety Staff monitors compliance by conducting inspections & examining records.
UT P.S. Staff • Al Zadeh Phone:(801) 530-6673 E-mail: azadeh@utah.gov • Dave Coombs Phone:(801) 831-9773 E-mail: Dcoombs@utah.gov • Jimmy Betham Phone: (801) 580-7515 E-mail: jbetham@utah.gov • Logan Voellinger Phone: (801) 828-8229 E-mail: lvoellinger@Utah.gov • Connie Hendricks Phone: (801) 530-6286 E-mail: cshendricks@utah.gov
Intrastate Natural Gas Operators In Utah • LDC: 1 • Municipalities: 5 All plastic distribution • Intrastate-transmission: 7 • Gathering: 3 • Master Meters: 51
Regulated Pipeline Facilities OPS and States Data accurate as of March 27, 2019
Leading Cause of pipeline Incidents 3rd Party Damage Utah Damage prevention law UTAH CODE TITLE 54 Chapter 8a
Utah Damage Prevention Stats 2018 Total # of Blue Stakes Tickets: 425,966 Number of Pipeline Damages: 1272 Damages per thousand tickets: 2.99
Thank you!! Questions??