The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has selected Annmarie Robertson, Pipeline Safety Manager for Indiana and the NAPSR Chairperson, as their State Damage Prevention Coordinator. Annmarie will report to Steve Fischer, the program manager. She will work with the PHMSA rulemaking staff on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for federal excavation damage enforcement. She also will work with Zach Barrett’s group to support state regulators in improving damage prevention programs. Annmarie had much success with the recently passed Indiana damage prevention legislation. Michael Thompson, Pipeline Safety Chief for Oregon, is now the NAPSR chairman.