The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is preparing to revise the incident and annual report forms for Gas Pipeline Operators. PHMSA is seeking comments on the proposed revisions to these forms and instructions on or before August 26, 2013. Comments may be submitted via the E-Gov Web site and reference the Docket No. above. The forms being revised include:

• F 7100.1 Incident Report-Gas Distribution System: PHMSA intends to revise this form by adding a pipe material type, adding a commodity type, changing system types, removing a system type, requiring additional fields, and revising the instructions.
• PHMSA F 7100.1-2 Mechanical Fitting Failure Report Form for Calendar Year 20- for Distribution Operators: PHMSA intends to revise the form to improve the granularity of the data collected and provide clarification to operators for selecting the cause of the mechanical fitting failure.
• PHMSA F 7100.2 Incident Report-Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems: PHMSA proposes to revise the form by restoring a data element for how the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) was determined, adding a commodity type, requiring additional fields, and revising the instructions.
• PHMSA F 7100.2-1 Annual Report for Calendar Year 20- Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems: PHMSA proposes to revise this form by removing and reserving Part C.
• PHMSA F 7100.3 Incident Report-Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: PHMSA proposes to revise this form to limit location data to the state and modify the “regulated by” data.
• PHMSA F 7100.3-1 Annual Report for Calendar Year 20– Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: PHMSA proposes to revise this form by removing section A5, require entry of interstate or intrastate facility, and eliminate duplicative reporting.

For a copy of these proposed changes outlined in the Federal Register, contact Jessica Roger