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In This Issue

  1. DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – May 10-12, 2011
  2. PHMSA Updates DIMP FAQ’s
  3. Control Room Management – Deadline Modifications
  4. Control Room Management Services
  5. Transmission Annual Report Deadlines
  6. PHMSA Pipeline Safety Executive Forum April 18 – Washington, DC
  7. API Pipeline Conference April 12 – 13
  8. AGA Ops Conference & Biennial Exhibit May 24 -27 at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, TN
  9. Public Awareness Effectiveness Program Inspections
  10. Common Ground Alliance Publishes Best Practices Version 8.0
  11. National Safe Digging Month
  12. PHMSA Technology Transfer Workshop June 23 – Columbus, OH

Control Room Management – Deadline Modifications

On September 17, 2010, PHMSA published a Control Room Management/Human Factors notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to expedite the program implementation deadlines to August 1, 2011, for most of the requirements, except for certain provisions regarding adequate information and alarm management, which would have a program implementation deadline of August 1, 2012. That proposed rulemaking is still pending, leaving operators uncertain about which deadlines they must meet. On Thursday, March 24, the PHMSA technical advisory committees for both liquid and gas pipelines voted unanimously to support an accelerated schedule that requires plans to be completed August 1, 2011, while fatigue management and training will be implemented by August 1, 2012. PHMSA is expected to move expeditiously to finalize the rulemaking using those deadlines.