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In This Issue

  1. PHMSA NPRM: OQ, Cost Recovery, Accident and Incident Notification, and Other Pipeline Safety Proposed Changes
  2. PHMSA Advisory Bulletin ADB-2015-02: Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by Hurricanes
  3. Pressure Test WebEx
  4. Gas Distribution Annual Report Form
  5. Pipeline Pressure Testing Workshop: August 4-5, 2015
  6. Revised PHMSA OpID Assignment Request and Operator Registry Notification
  7. PHMSA Pipeline Data & Stats Website and Incident Flagged File Change
  8. DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – Gas & Liquid
  9. PHMSA Report to Congress: Review of Existing Federal and State Regulations for Gas and Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines
  10. Storage Tanks in West Virginia – Proposed Rule
  11. API Publishes API 1173 Recommended Practice for Pipeline Safety Management Systems
  12. Jurisdictional Determination
  13. PHMSA Risk Modeling Methodologies Public Workshop
  14. P&GJ Pipeline Integrity Issue
  15. Summer/Fall Conference Schedule
  16. Save the Dates!

PHMSA Report to Congress: Review of Existing Federal and State Regulations for Gas and Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines

On May 8, 2015, DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx sent a study on the Review of Existing Federal and State Regulations for Gas and Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines to various chairpersons of committees in Congress. The cover letters state:

“PHMSA is considering the need to propose additional regulations to ensure the safety of natural gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines. Furthermore, and subject to a risk-based assessment of prioritization, PHMSA is reviewing the need to propose changes to existing exemptions from Federal regulation for gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines. As a part of the regulatory process, PHMSA will analyze the economic impact, technical practicability, and challenges of applying any proposed regulations to gathering lines that are not currently subject to Federal regulation when compared to public safety benefits.”

The report and transmittals can be accessed by clicking here. In short, we should stay tuned for further developments.