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Distribution Integrity Management A New Era of Pipeline Safety Jeff Wiese Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety August 25, 2010
U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Distribution Integrity Management A New Era of Pipeline Safety Jeff Wiese Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety August 25, 2010
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Aerial Patrol of the Pipeline Safety Landscape
2010 Western Regional Gas Conference
Tempe, AZ August 24, 2010
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Great Conference Line-Up
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Regulatory Updates More Importantly: Guidance on Implementation
– Distribution Integrity Management Program – Control Room Management – Corrosion Control – Emergency Response – Damage Prevention – Public Awareness – New Technology Deployment
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Discussion Topics for Today
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A Bit on PHMSA & OPS
– Who’s Not Reorganizing?
Some Stage Setting Comments
– A Perspective on Reauthorization
Quick Survey of Regulatory / Non-Regulatory Initiatives
– Emphasis on DIMP – Emphasis on Damage Prevention
Review of Upcoming Actions from the OPS
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Special Thanks Mike Comstock Jim Wunderlin
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Setting the Stage
Introductions - PHMSA and OPS Leadership
– Cynthia Quarterman – Administrator – Vacant – Deputy Administrator – Biz Scott – Chief Counsel – Cindy Douglass – Chief Safety Officer – Jeff Wiese – Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety – Alan Mayberry – Deputy – OPS Field Operations – Linda Daugherty – Deputy – OPS Policy/Programs – Chris Hoidal – Western Region OPS Director – 4 Other Regional OPS Directors: S, C, E, and SW
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Setting the Stage
OPS Directors (alphabetically)
– – Zach Barrett – State Programs Rod Dyck – Enforcement – – – Steve Fischer – Program Development John Gale – Regulatory Program John Hess - Emergency Support & Security – Blaine Keener – National Field Coordinator •
Stan Kastanas – Drug and Alcohol Prevention
– – Richard Sanders – Training and Qualification Coming Soon – Engineering
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Our Pipeline Safety Objectives
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Improve the Overall Integrity and Reliability of the Energy Pipeline System and Reduce System Risk
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P = R/S + CO + BCA
Engage, Lead, and Help Strengthen the Capabilities of Others Who Share in Achieving our Goals Anticipate Future Needs for Transporting Energy Products Earn the Respect of Our Stakeholders and the Public – as a Model Safety Agency
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Setting the Stage
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PHMSA’s General Approach
– Focus Heavily on Performance • Not Solely on Compliance – Drive Performance Through Attention to • Pipeline – • Process • People Advance “Risk-Focused and Data Driven” – – • Risk Identification is KEY First Step • Need Operator’s Help if All Are to Improve Strive to be Engaged and Communicative Create a Nucleus for Building Partnerships
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Setting the Stage
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Current Events and Worries
– Heavily Driven by Accidents • Daily by excavation damage – Construction boom is worrisome • Periodically, but notably, by corrosion failures – E.g., Alaska, Louisiana, Michigan – Congressional Attention Keeps us Busy • PIPES Act Mandates – nearly done!
• Hearings • Audits and Recommendations
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Pipeline Safety Reauthorization
Quadrennial Check-Up Basic Ingredient Checklist – Execution of Last Mandates • E.g., DIMP, CRM, Reporting, Damage Prevention, Community Assistance, Increases in State Funding – Responsiveness to Outside Auditors/Reviewers • NTSB, DOT’s IG, GAO – E.g., DIMP, EFV’s, CRM, Reporting – Stakeholder Temperature Check • AGA, AOPL, APGA, API, INGAA, NAPSR, NARUC, PST
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Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (cont.)
– The Unexpected, High Profile Event • BP’s Deepwater Horizon • Enbridge’s Lakehead System Failure in Michigan • Alyeska’s Pump Stations #1 and #9 Failures – Concerns About Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities • Current concerns are amped up on cybersecurity – Consensus Needs to Fill Gaps
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Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (cont.)
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Some of the Themes Being Played Out This Round
– Relationship of Regulator to Industry – National Consensus Standards • Self Regulation • Lack of Transparency – Inadequate Emergency Preparedness and Response – Inadequate Will to Enforce – Feds and States – Striking Statutory and Regulatory Exemptions – Lack of Credible Data Upon Which to Base Risk
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Regulatory Initiatives
Recent, Final Regulatory Actions – Distribution Integrity Management (DIMP) ← – Control Room Management (CRM) Recent Proposals (Completing the PIPES Mandates) – ANPRM – 3 rd Party Excavation Damage Enforcement – NPRM – Low Stress Hazardous Liquid Lines Forthcoming Regulatory Proposals – NPRM – Accelerating Selected Parts of CRM – ANPRM – Hazardous Liquid Lines Supplement – NPRM – Excess Flow Valves – Beyond SFH’s
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Regulatory Update
Distribution Integrity Management ←
– Status and Outreach • Public Website • Web-casts of Key Rule Elements – next slide • Support for State Seminars • Supplement by Attending Other Stakeholders’ Meetings as Necessary • Workshops – March 2011 (projected) – Paving the Way • NAPSR, GPTC Guidance and other supporting standards, Operator/Industry Efforts, data improvement efforts, etc.
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Distribution Integrity Management
DIMP Final Rule Published 12-4-2009 (effective 2-12-10) Written Plan & Implementation 8-2-2011 (Insp. begin) DIMP webcast ~8-30-2010 (PHMSA/Pipeline webpage) GPTC guidance (available), SHRIMP (available) & MM/LPG operator guidance (in the DIMP docket) Inspection Forms, FAQs, State reporting form (ready) Alternative Inspection approval (Deviation from current inspection intervals) Pilot Inspections (Sep-VA; Nov- IA; Dec-AL; Jan-AZ & IL; Feb-WA) Inspector Training (Between May and July 2011)
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DIMP Webcast
Session 1 - DIMP Introduction – Jeff Wiese Session 2 - DIMP Contents – Mike Israni Session 3 - Stakeholder Perspective; Operator – Bob Howard Session 4 - Regulatory Perspective & Oversight; NAPSR - Michael Thompson Session 5 – GPTC Guidance – Marti Marek Session 6 – SHRIMP – John Erickson Session 7 – Panel Discussion Bruce Paskett, Michael Thompson, Mike Israni Session 9 – Closing Remarks – Jeff Wiese
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Status of DIMP FR Notices
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First FR Notice
Information Collection Gas Distribution Annual Report Form – Published June 28, 2010 The revised Annual Report Form will be used to collect information for the 2010 calendar year and submitted to PHMSA by March 15, 2011. (Revised sections C, D & E).
Part F (or separate form) – Mechanical Fitting Failure Data to be reported for 2011 calendar year. Due by March 15, 2012.
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Status of DIMP FR Notices
• • Second FR (DIMP Addendum Final Rule) Mechanical Fitting Failure Reporting Requirements – To be published in a few weeks (Ex Parte) 1.
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Will address: Comments received on this proposal Revise key dates for the collection and submission of mechanical fitting failure information Align threat categories with categories on the Annual Report Form and Instructions Clarify the Excess Flow Valve (EFV) metric to be reported by operators of gas systems.
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DIMP Web Site
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Damage Prevention
• Managing the Risks of Excavation Damage – Common Ground Alliance & Regional Partners – – – One-Call Center Board Leadership Technology Improvements to One-Call Process State Damage Prevention Assistance Program • Guide to Implementing Effective State DP Programs • • • • Online: State by State DP Program Evaluation Oct.: State by State Summary of Key Provisions State Damage Prevention Program Grant One-Call Improvement Grants – – – Position on Federal Enforcement Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance EDP Technology Development / Deployment
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Keeping Me Up At Night
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Loss Of Lifecycle Quality Control
– Pipe, Process, and People
Malignant Effects of Economic Downturn
– Hesitancy to Proactively Investigate and Act – Economically Motivated Will to Defer Expenses – Laying Off of Key Personnel
Inadequate Workforce Planning The Unexpected
– Can Defend If All Responsible Actions Taken
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Upcoming Events – Last Slide!
• • • DIMP Implementation Workshop(s) Public Awareness Program Oversight Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program: Hearings, Audits, Posturing
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The End
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For more information on PHMSA
– http://www.phmsa.dot.gov
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For more information on Pipeline Safety
– http://ops.dot.gov
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