Transcript The National Pipeline Mapping System
U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
2010 Pipeline Safety Trust Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana November 4-5, 2010
U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Introductions
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Administrator – Cynthia Quarterman
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Chief Counsel – Biz Scott Associate Administrator – Jeff Wiese
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Deputy Associate Administrators
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Linda Daugherty - Policy and Programs
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Alan Mayberry – Field Operations
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Damage Prevention / PIPA Team
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Annmarie Robertson
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Sam Hall
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Introductions (cont.)
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Community Assistance and Technical Services
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Christie Murray – National CATS Coordinator
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Karen Gentile – Eastern Region
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John Jacobi – Southwest Region
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Harold Winnie – Central Region
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Goals and Pathways
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Common Goals
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Safe, Clean, and Reliable Energy Pipelines Different Pathways
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Everyone Thinks They Knows the Answers
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Lots of Opinion/Hyperbole, But Little Agreement It’s Been a Tough Year for Pipeline Safety
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Long Term Trends are Very Positive (next), But…
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Reauthorization is Afoot – More in a Moment
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Several Unrelated, High Profile Accidents
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National Elections / National Mood Polarize Debate
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Pipeline Incidents w/Death or Major Injury
(1988-2010)
100 90 80 30 20 10 0 70 60 50 40 1988 Incidents w/death or injury Exp. Trendline 1998-2008 '+1 StDev from trendline '-1 StDev from trendline 1992 Exponential regression to show long-tem trend y = 83.579e
-0.036x
1996 2000 Calendar Year 2004 2008
Data Sources: PHMSA Incident Data - as of Sep. 13, 2010.
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Liquid Pipeline Spills w/Environmental Consequences (1988-2010)
Spills w/environmental consequences Exp. Trendline 1998-2008 '+1 StDev from trendline y = 156.86e
-0.051x
to show long-tem trend 0 2002 2004 2006 Calendar Year 2008 2010
Data Sources: PHMSA Incident Data - as of Sep. 13, 2010.
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Recent High Profile Accidents
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Deepwater Horizon
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Not Involved – Honest – Don’t Draw Parallels Marshal, Michigan
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Major Crude Oil Spill Dramatically Impacted Several Communities in Michigan Romeoville, Illinois
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Followed Closely on the Heels of Marshal San Bruno, California
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Major tragedy – Unimaginable Proportions What Do These Have in Common?
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Perhaps Very Little – NTSB Will Determine
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Pipeline Safety Reauthorization
Andy Black - AOPL Jennifer Esposito – House T&I Rick Kessler - PST Christina Sames - AGA Jeff Wiese – OPS/PHMSA
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Pipeline Safety Reauthorization
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The Quadrennial Head to Toe
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Seven Hearings So Far – One to Go Primary Ingredients for Success
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Taking Care of Congressional Mandates
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Taking Care of Oversight Agencies
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NTSB, OIG, and the GAO
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Moderate Temperatures Among Stakeholders
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Lack of High Profile Pipeline Accidents
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Legislative Proposals – To Date
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Administration’s Proposal – More (next) Senate
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Rockerfeller/Lautenberg
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Boxer/Feinstein House
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Schauer
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Speier
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Administration’s Proposal
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Key Themes
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More Inspection
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Stronger Enforcement
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Fewer Statutory Exemptions
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Special Services - Pay as You Go
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Special Permits
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Major Construction Projects
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Publicly Conducted Studies
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Expansion of HCA’s or Alternatives
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Policy Initiatives and Priorities
Data Driven, Risk Informed & Transparent
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Operator Pilot & Operator Pages
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Long Term Plan New Construction Oversight Special Permits – Performance Matters Public Awareness Oversight Accelerating Enforcement Completion and Launch of PIPA Best Practices Supporting State Damage Prevention Improvements Gaps, Overlaps, and Alignment Study
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Regulatory Update
Major Rulemaking Efforts & Status
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Distribution Integrity Management Program (8/2011)
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Control Room Management (Fall 2011)
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NPRM Proposal to Accelerate Implementation
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ANPRM Questions on Hazardous Liquid Requirements
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Upcoming Regulatory Actions
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Low Stress HL’s – Phase 2: Final Rule in 2010
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Excavation Damage Enforcement: NPRM in 2010
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ANPRM on Natural Gas Requirements Minor Rulemaking & Miscellaneous
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“One Rule” & Advisories – Emergency Plans, Federal Response Plans, and Data Reporting (soon)
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Non-Regulatory Initiatives Update
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Damage prevention
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Common Ground Alliance & Regional Partners
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State Damage Prevention Assistance Program
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State Damage Prevention Characterization Tools
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Technology Improvements to One-Call Process
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811 Promotion Campaign Public Communications and Awareness
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Stakeholder Communications, mapping & ET ROW Encroachment – PIPA Completion/Launch Emergency responders – training and partners Research and development
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Concluding Remarks / Q & A
• For more information on PHMSA – http://www.phmsa.dot.gov
• For more information on Pipeline Safety – http://ops.dot.gov
• Thanks for your time & enjoy the week(end)!