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Pipeline Safety and Efficiency Ivan Huntoon Focus: Pipeline Safety • Safe and reliable pipelines are vital to America’s economy • OPS and State partners share the responsibility • Focus will be shifting to our State partners – GIMP, DIMP, CRM – ROW Encroachment – Damage Prevention • OPS provides funding and personnel support Pipeline Incidents Involving Death or Major Injury (1988-2009 100 90 Trendline (-10% every 3 years) 80 70 60 Targets 50 43 42 40 38 40 30 20 10 0 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 PHMSA Incident data, as of Aug. 28, 2008 2006 2008 (p) Pipeline Incidents Involving Death/Injury By Sector, 1988-2008 (projected 80 60 Hazardous Liquid (9%) 40 20 0 Gas Transmission (13%) Gas Distribution (78%) Source: DOT/PHMSA Incident Data as of Jan. 5, 2009 Pipeline Incidents Caused by Corrosion or Excavation (2002-2009) 250 64 200 42 34 150 100 31 130 38 50 119 112 37 40 50 66 32 44 29 Gas Distribution 46 99 107 94 50 80 Gas Transmission Haz Liquid 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(p) 2009 PHMSA Incident data, as of Aug. 28, 2008 Pipeline Safety Reauthorization • Reauthorization expected in 2010 • Pending Regulations – – – – – – Low Stress One Rule DIMP CRM ANPRM Damage Prevention Standards Incorporated by Reference (IBF) • Regulatory Agenda will be driven by: – – – – 12 open PIPES Act mandates 14 open NTSB Recommendations (requested closure on 2) 2 GAO Recommendations 3 OIG Recommendations Low Stress & Damage Prevention ANPRM Low Stress • 2006 PIPES Act: – Mandate 4 Regulations low stress pipelines Damage Prevention ANPRM • 2006 PIPES Act: – Mandate 2 Damage prevention DIMP • 2006 PIPES Act: – Mandate 9 Integrity management standard for distribution pipelines & excess flow valve (EFV) installation • NTSB Open Recommendations: – P-98-02 Plastic pipe susceptible to cracking – P-01-02 Excess flow valve installation • OIG SC2004064 Recommendation A 03: – DIMP regulation requirement • OIG AV2006003 Recommendation A 05: – NTSB P-01-02 EFV installation requirement State Partners • • • • States need to be engaged DIMP – States will play a pivotal role PHMSA is working to increase funding State funds should remain constant not to be displaced with reimbursable federal funds • PHMSA is working to change funding streams to advance fund a portion Moving Forward • Safe pipelines are needed to transport US energy • Pipeline safety is a joint responsibility • New regulations will be published to improve pipeline safety • OPS will be engaged and will support our state partners Thank you Enjoy the Traverse City Area !!!