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The FAQs contained on this page are intended to clarify, explain, and promote better understanding and implementation of the gas distribution pipeline integrity management (IM) and "Farm Tap" regulations contained in 49 CFR Part 192, SubPart P and § 192.740. These FAQs reflect PHMSA's current...
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice in the Federal Register on December 4, 2009, under Docket No. PHMSA–2004–19854 of its intent to revise the agency's Gas Distribution System Annual...
This report was prepared for the American Gas Foundation by URS Corporation to provide an independent technical insight into natural gas distribution system integrity features and safety performance over the period 1990 to 2002. The specific scenarios examined in this report were based on...
This report examines the safety record of the natural gas distribution system over the period 1985 – 2003, with special emphasis on the incidents reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) for the years 1999 through 2003. OPS contracted with Allegro...
Four multi-stakeholder work/study groups were established to collect and analyze available information and to reach findings and conclusions to inform future work by the PHMSA relative to implementing integrity management principles for gas distribution pipelines. The groups have concluded that...
The FY 2005 Conference Committee on Appropriations asked1 the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) to submit a report detailing the extent to which integrity management plan elements may be applied to...
PHMSA and NAPSR Joint Petition to the Gas Piping Technology Committee (GPTC) (2006)
This report presents the results of our review of the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) Office of Pipeline Safety's (OPS) progress in implementing the recommendations in the Office of Inspector General's March 2000 report, which were later mandated in the Pipeline Safety...
The Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution Pipelines Final Rule included a revision to 49 CFR Part 192.383 Excess Flow Valve Installation which mandated the installation of excess flow valves (EFV) in certain new and replaced residential service lines.
These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their responses are intended to provide insight into PHMSA's approach to the issues they describe. They are intended to facilitate understanding of the code, enhance communication with all stakeholders, and provide information to operators concerning...