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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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Federal RequirementsFederal Requirements

Linda Daugherty

Deputy Associate Administrator

Policy and Programs

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Office of Pipeline Safety

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U.S. Pipeline Transportation SystemU.S. Pipeline Transportation System

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https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/

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U.S. Department of TransportationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

What is in the Pipeline?What is in the Pipeline?

Potentially large volumes of:

• Natural Gas

• Crude Oil

• Refined Petroleum Products

– Gasoline Jet Fuels Diesel Gasoline, Jet Fuels, Diesel Fuels

• Highly Volatile Liquids

– Propane

– Anhydrous Ammonia

– Carbon Dioxide

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Carbon Dioxide

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Regulations Are Designed To…Regulations Are Designed To…

• To keep product in the pipeline!

– Build new lines safely;– Build new lines safely;

– Maintain pipeline integrity;

– Keep people from digging into pipelines

• Line markers

• Call Before You Dig • Call Before You Dig Programs – 811

• Public Awareness Programs

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Programs

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Regulations Are Designed To…Regulations Are Designed To…• Prepare for pipeline emergencies including:• Prepare for pipeline emergencies, including:

– Emergency response plans focused on protecting people and the environment.

– Educating/informing everyone that could be impacted by a pipeline emergency;

• Public • Public

– Information to help people recognize and safely react during an emergency situation

• Emergency Responders and Local Officials

– Information to safely respond

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– Coordinating preplanned responses/drills

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U.S. Department of TransportationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

San Bruno, CASan Bruno, CASeptember 2010September 2010

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Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia, PAJanuary 19, 2011January 19, 2011

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U.S. Department of TransportationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Allentown, PAAllentown, PAFebruary 2011February 2011

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Potential New Requirements?

• Increased leak detection?

• Automatic/Remote controlled valves?• Automatic/Remote controlled valves?

• More pressure testing?

• Repair, rehabilitation, requalification or replacement of high risk pipeline segments?

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A Few Specific RequirementsA Few Specific RequirementsN t l i li t i d t• Natural gas pipeline operators are required to:

– Establish and maintain liaison with appropriate fire, police, and other public officials to:p p

• Learn the responsibility and resources of each government organization that may respond to a gas pipeline emergency;pipeline emergency;

• Acquaint the officials with the operator’s ability in responding to a gas pipeline emergency;

• Plan how the operator and officials can engage in mutual assistance to minimize hazards to life and property.

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A Few Specific RequirementsA Few Specific RequirementsH d li id i li t i d t• Hazardous liquid pipeline operators are required to:

– Establish and maintain liaison with appropriate fire, police, and other public officials to.p p

– Having personnel, equipment, instruments, tools, and material available as needed at the scene of an emergencyemergency.

– Notifying fire, police, and other appropriate public officials of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline emergencies and coordinating with them emergencies and coordinating with them preplanned and actual responses during an emergency, including additional precautions necessary for an emergency involving a pipeline system

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for an emergency involving a pipeline system transporting a highly volatile liquid.

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Communications and PlanningCommunications and PlanningH i i i b • How can we improve communications between operators and emergency responders? (Breakout sessions, TRB study), y)

• What information training and tools do • What information, training and tools do emergency responders need to safely and effectively respond to pipeline emergencies?

– Emergencies 2.0 (training)

– Maps

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