January 12, 2011 PHMSA staff will conduct a FREE webinar to discuss the forms that have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget as part of the “One Rule” final regulation and the draft distribution annual report changed for DIMP. To ensure operators are aware and familiar with the revised form, PHMSA will…
January 2011
RCP Continues to Add More Firepower to its Staff
David Knoelke, who recently retired from BP Pipelines (North America) as their Sr. Regulatory Compliance Coordinator, has joined RCP as a Senior Advisor. Dave brings a wealth of pipeline industry knowledge and regulatory expertise, particularly in DOT program development and effective implementation of compliance management systems that have withstood tough scrutiny from PHMSA. We are…
Texas Damage Prevention Summit January 31 — San Marcos, Texas
The Texas Damage Prevention Summit (a CGA regional event) will be held on January 31, 2011 at the Embassy Suites, San Marcos Conference Center, in San Marcos, Texas. On-line registration and event details can be found on the Texas811 website.
PIPA Report Published
PHMSA officially released the Pipelines & Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA) report. A press release was posted to the PHMSA web site. The PIPA Report is available in its entirety on the Land Use Planning page within PHMSA’s Stakeholder Communications website; or, you can access these pages more directly by visiting pipelineinformedplanning.com. PIPA was sponsored by…
Extension of Comment Period for Liquid Pipeline ANPRM
Docket ID PHMSA-2010-0229 On October 18, 2010, (75 FR 63774) the Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comments on the need for changes to the regulations covering hazardous liquid onshore pipelines. In particular, PHMSA is interested in knowing whether: it should extend regulation to…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – January 18-20, 2011
Join us January 18 – 20 in Houston at our new office and dedicated training facility for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance and OPA Planning for DOT Pipelines. This workshop has been attended by hundreds of pipeline personnel, with excellent feedback. The workshop provides an overview of the DOT pipeline…
NTSB Recommendations on San Bruno Incident: Records and MAOP Calculations
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has made several Urgent safety recommendations to PHMSA, the California Public Utilities Commission, and Pacific Gas & Electric (the pipeline operator) regarding the San Bruno, CA pipeline incident. The focus of these recommendations is to ensure that PG&E specifically, and pipeline operators in general, have adequate documentation of their…
PHMSA Advisory Bulletin ADB -11-01: MAOP / MOP and IMP
On January 3, 2011, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued recommendations to PHMSA, CPUC, and PG&E related to the San Bruno pipeline incident (see related article in this month’s newsletter). NTSB’s preliminary findings indicate that the pipeline operator did not have an accurate basis for the MAOP calculation. PHMSA issued ADB-11-01 on January 4,…