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2010 Pipeline Safety Trust Annual Conference

2010 Pipeline Safety Trust Annual Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana November 4-5, 2010. Introductions. Administrator – Cynthia Quarterman Chief Counsel – Biz Scott Associate Administrator – Jeff Wiese Deputy Associate Administrators Linda Daugherty - Policy and Programs

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2010 Pipeline Safety Trust Annual Conference

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  1. 2010 Pipeline Safety TrustAnnual Conference New Orleans, Louisiana November 4-5, 2010

  2. Introductions • Administrator – Cynthia Quarterman • Chief Counsel – Biz Scott • Associate Administrator – Jeff Wiese • Deputy Associate Administrators • Linda Daugherty - Policy and Programs • Alan Mayberry – Field Operations • Damage Prevention / PIPA Team • Annmarie Robertson • Sam Hall

  3. Introductions (cont.) • Community Assistance and Technical Services • Christie Murray – National CATS Coordinator • Karen Gentile – Eastern Region • John Jacobi – Southwest Region • Harold Winnie – Central Region

  4. Goals and Pathways • Common Goals • Safe, Clean, and Reliable Energy Pipelines • Different Pathways • Everyone Thinks They Knows the Answers • Lots of Opinion/Hyperbole, But Little Agreement • It’s Been a Tough Year for Pipeline Safety • Long Term Trends are Very Positive (next), But… • Reauthorization is Afoot – More in a Moment • Several Unrelated, High Profile Accidents • National Elections / National Mood Polarize Debate

  5. Recent High Profile Accidents • Deepwater Horizon • Not Involved – Honest – Don’t Draw Parallels • Marshal, Michigan • Major Crude Oil Spill Dramatically Impacted Several Communities in Michigan • Romeoville, Illinois • Followed Closely on the Heels of Marshal • San Bruno, California • Major tragedy – Unimaginable Proportions • What Do These Have in Common? • Perhaps Very Little – NTSB Will Determine

  6. Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Andy Black - AOPL Jennifer Esposito – House T&I Rick Kessler - PST Christina Sames - AGA Jeff Wiese – OPS/PHMSA

  7. Pipeline Safety Reauthorization • The Quadrennial Head to Toe • Seven Hearings So Far – One to Go • Primary Ingredients for Success • Taking Care of Congressional Mandates • Taking Care of Oversight Agencies • NTSB, OIG, and the GAO • Moderate Temperatures Among Stakeholders • Lack of High Profile Pipeline Accidents

  8. Legislative Proposals – To Date • Administration’s Proposal – More (next) • Senate • Rockerfeller/Lautenberg • Boxer/Feinstein • House • Schauer • Speier

  9. Administration’s Proposal • Key Themes • More Inspection • Stronger Enforcement • Fewer Statutory Exemptions • Special Services - Pay as You Go • Special Permits • Major Construction Projects • Publicly Conducted Studies • Expansion of HCA’s or Alternatives

  10. Policy Initiatives and Priorities • Data Driven, Risk Informed & Transparent • Operator Pilot & Operator Pages • Long Term Plan • New Construction Oversight • Special Permits – Performance Matters • Public Awareness Oversight • Accelerating Enforcement • Completion and Launch of PIPA Best Practices • Supporting State Damage Prevention Improvements • Gaps, Overlaps, and Alignment Study

  11. Regulatory Update • Major Rulemaking Efforts & Status • Distribution Integrity Management Program (8/2011) • Control Room Management (Fall 2011) • NPRM Proposal to Accelerate Implementation • ANPRM Questions on Hazardous Liquid Requirements • Upcoming Regulatory Actions • Low Stress HL’s – Phase 2: Final Rule in 2010 • Excavation Damage Enforcement: NPRM in 2010 • ANPRM on Natural Gas Requirements • Minor Rulemaking & Miscellaneous • “One Rule” & Advisories – Emergency Plans, Federal Response Plans, and Data Reporting (soon)

  12. Non-Regulatory Initiatives Update • Damage prevention • Common Ground Alliance & Regional Partners • State Damage Prevention Assistance Program • State Damage Prevention Characterization Tools • Technology Improvements to One-Call Process • 811 Promotion Campaign • Public Communications and Awareness • Stakeholder Communications, mapping & ET • ROW Encroachment – PIPA Completion/Launch • Emergency responders – training and partners • Research and development

  13. Concluding Remarks / Q & A For more information on PHMSA http://www.phmsa.dot.gov For more information on Pipeline Safety http://ops.dot.gov Thanks for your time & enjoy the week(end)!

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