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In This Issue

  1. Use of the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form; Technical Amendment and Clarifications
  2. DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – October 19 – 21, 2010
  3. Special Speakers for DOT Workshop
  4. Proposed Pipeline Safety Legislation 111th Congress (2009-2010) S.3824
  5. RCP’s Web-Based Compliance Management Systems
  6. DIMP Integration
  7. Key Features
  8. Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification (CLEAN) Act
  9. Control Room Management – Proposed Expedited Deadlines
  10. Control Room Management Services
  11. SPCC Rule Deadline Approaching
  12. ASME Pipeline Systems Division Update
  13. Damage Prevention Plans
  14. 2010 Damage Prevention Workshop
  15. Jurisdictional Determination
  16. PHMSA Control Room Management Implementation Workshop

Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification (CLEAN) Act

111th Congress (2009-2010) H.R. 6008

The U.S. House passed Congressman Mark Schauer’s (D-MI) Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification (CLEAN) Act, H.R. 6008. This bill would:

  • require companies to report any oil, gas, or other hazardous liquid spill to authorities no later than one hour after the discovery of the spill
  • increase civil penalties from $100,000 per incident to $250,000 and would increase the fine for companies with multiple violations from $1,000,000 to $2,500,000
  • require the DOT to maintain a public, searchable internet database of all reportable incidents involving gas or hazardous liquid pipelines.

The bill was introduced in direct response to the Enbridge leak in the underground pipe near Marshall, Michigan that polluted the Kalamazoo River.