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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY UTILITY COMMISSIONERS For Immediate
Release: November 8, 2011 Contact: Rob Thormeyer, 202-898-9382, rthormeyer@naruc.org
WASHINGTON--A newly released compendium of gas pipeline regulations around the country reveals
that States implement stricter rules and laws than required by the federal government. The "Compendium
of State Pipeline Safety Requirements & Initiatives Providing Increased Public Safety Levels" report,
authored by the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) and sponsored by the
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, demonstrates that the large majority of State
agencies enforce requirements above and beyond those mandated by federal policies...
Click here to read the entire News Release.
USDOT Announces New Safety Guidelines to Better
Protect Communities Close to Transmission Pipelines
Guidelines Will Foster Improved Land-Use Planning and Development
Practices
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today released new safety guidelines
to help local governments, developers, and community planners better protect areas near transmission
pipelines. The guidelines, developed by the Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA), mark the
first time a set of recommendations for development near existing transmission pipelines has been issued.
The report, Partnering to Further Enhance Pipeline Safety in Communities through Risk-Informed Land Use
Planning, offers nearly 50 recommended practices for local communities, developers and pipeline operators
to use to help reduce the safety risks that result from growth of communities near pipelines. The
recommendations offer options on how land-use planning and development decisions can help protect existing
pipeline infrastructure and growing communities. The report also provides recommendations on how communities
can gather information about local transmission pipelines and how local planners, developers and pipeline
operators should communicate during all phases of new development to understand pipeline risks, and how to
minimize pipeline excavation damages during site preparation and construction.
New coalition partners include the National Association of Home Builders, the National League of Cities,
and the National Association of Counties. They join longtime pipeline safety organizations such as the
Pipeline Safety Trust, the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives, and the National
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, as well as government partners such as the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission.
PHMSA Training & Qualifications Regulations & Code Compliance Seminar:
The Training and Qualification section of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and
Safety Administration (PHMSA), in conjunction with the Arkansas Gas Association, the
Pipeline Safety Office and the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission, conducted a two-day
seminar on pipeline safety regulations with a special focus on new regulations. The
seminar was held on August 10th and 11th, 2010, at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock,
Arkansas. Copies of the seminar's presentations are included in the links below:
APGA-SIFS Simple Hand Risk-Based Integrity Management Program (Shrimp)
Control Room Management
Corrosion Control
Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT)
Dimp Required Knowledge & Records
Distribution Integrity Management (DIMP)
Introduction and advisory Bulletins
Investigation of Failure
Public Awareness
(posted 8/12/2010)
Integrity Management for Gas Distribution - Phase 1 Report
Revised Arkansas Gas Pipeline Code
- A revised version of the Arkansas Gas Pipeline Code,
effective June 20th, 2012, has
been placed on our website. You may review it by clicking on
the "Rules/Forms"
link above, then click on the "View A Listing Of All
Commission Rules" link at the top of the ensuing page.
Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators
Contact Information:
Robert Henry
Chief, Pipeline Safety
Arkansas Public Service Commission
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