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Pipeline Safety and Efficiency. Ivan Huntoon. Focus: Pipeline Safety. Safe and reliable pipelines are vital to America’s economy OPS and State partners share the responsibility Focus will be shifting to our State partners GIMP, DIMP, CRM ROW Encroachment Damage Prevention
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Pipeline Safety and Efficiency Ivan Huntoon
Focus: Pipeline Safety • Safe and reliable pipelines are vital to America’s economy • OPS and State partners share the responsibility • Focus will be shifting to our State partners • GIMP, DIMP, CRM • ROW Encroachment • Damage Prevention • OPS provides funding and personnel support
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization • Reauthorization expected in 2010 • Pending Regulations • Low Stress • One Rule • DIMP • CRM • ANPRM Damage Prevention • Standards Incorporated by Reference (IBF) • Regulatory Agenda will be driven by: • 12 open PIPES Act mandates • 14 open NTSB Recommendations (requested closure on 2) • 2 GAO Recommendations • 3 OIG Recommendations
Low Stress 2006 PIPES Act: Mandate 4 Regulations low stress pipelines Damage Prevention ANPRM 2006 PIPES Act: Mandate 2 Damage prevention Low Stress & Damage Prevention ANPRM
DIMP • 2006 PIPES Act: • Mandate 9 Integrity management standard for distribution pipelines & excess flow valve (EFV) installation • NTSB Open Recommendations: • P-98-02 Plastic pipe susceptible to cracking • P-01-02 Excess flow valve installation • OIG SC2004064 Recommendation A 03: • DIMP regulation requirement • OIG AV2006003 Recommendation A 05: • NTSB P-01-02 EFV installation requirement
State Partners • States need to be engaged • DIMP – States will play a pivotal role • PHMSA is working to increase funding • State funds should remain constant not to be displaced with reimbursable federal funds • PHMSA is working to change funding streams to advance fund a portion
Safe pipelines are needed to transport US energy Pipeline safety is a joint responsibility New regulations will be published to improve pipeline safety OPS will be engaged and will support our state partners Moving Forward
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