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  1. Low Stress Liquid Pipeline Jurisdiction Final Rule
  2. Jurisdictional Determination
  3. PHMSA Advisory Bulletin (ADB-11-03) Deadline for 2010 Mapping Reports
  4. DIMP Inspection Forms Updated
  5. Pending Audits?
  6. Advisory Committee Meetings & New Subcommittee Meetings
  7. State of the National Pipeline Infrastructure Report
  8. Public Awareness Effectiveness Program Inspections
  9. Public Meetings on Managing Challenges with Pipeline Seam Welds and Improving Pipeline Risk Assessments and Recordkeeping
  10. Control Room Management Services
  11. PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Annual Report Webinar
  12. Summer Gas Conferences

PHMSA Advisory Bulletin (ADB-11-03) Deadline for 2010 Mapping Reports

[Docket No. PHMSA–2011–0121]

The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently published advisory bulletin (ADB-11-03) advising owners and operators of gas transmission and gathering systems and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities that they have until August 15 to submit their Calendar Year 2010 Annual Reports.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule on November 26, 2010, under Docket No. PHMSA 2008-0291 [75 FR 72878], titled: “Pipeline Safety: Updates to Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas Reporting Requirements” (One Rule). This rulemaking revised the Pipeline Safety Regulations (49 CFR Part 190-199) to improve the reliability and utility of data collections from operators of natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and LNG facilities. As a result of the rulemaking, several annual and incident report forms were created while other forms were revised. Included among these forms, PHMSA created a new Annual Report for LNG facilities (LNG Annual Report; PHMSA F-7100.3-1) and revised the Annual Report for Natural or Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Systems (Gas Transmission and Gathering Annual Report; PHMSA F-7100.2-1). The One Rule revised §191.17 to specify that these reports should be submitted no later than March 15 for the preceding year, except for Calendar Year 2010, where reports should be submitted by June 15, 2011. This delayed reporting date for Calendar Year 2010 was added to allow companies time to update their information for submission according to the revised form.

After the One Rule was published, PHMSA received a petition from the American Gas Association (AGA) on December 22, 2010, asking for reconsideration of the information collected on the LNG Annual Report form. PHMSA reviewed the petition and has revised the form based on AGA’s recommendation. PHMSA is using this notice to extend the reporting date for the LNG Annual Report form to August 15, 2011, to allow further time to prepare the electronic system PHMSA will use to collect the information. Next year, the filing date will go back to the March 15 date specified in the regulation.

PHMSA also received a number of questions regarding NPMS submissions. The NPMS consists of geospatial data, attribute data, public contact information, and metadata pertaining to the interstate and intrastate hazardous liquid trunklines and hazardous liquid low-stress lines as well as gas transmission pipelines, LNG plants, and hazardous liquid breakout tanks regulated by PHMSA. Most operators submit their NPMS data to PHMSA at the same time they file their annual report. Although PHMSA is extending the filing date for annual report submissions, operators are encouraged to file their NPMS data at their regularly scheduled times.

For a copy of ADB-11-03, contact Jessica Roger.