Gas Distribution Integrity Management Program: History

History of DIMP - The History of DIMP provides background on why, how and when the DIMP regulation was developed and promulgated. All documents referenced in the document are accessible below.

Documents Leading to DIMP Rule Development:

Department of Transportation (DOT...

Pipeline Inspection, Enforcement, and Protection Act of 2006 (PIPES)

Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011

Mechanical Fitting Failure Reporting Requirements (2011)

Information Collection Gas Distribution Annual Report Form (2010)

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...

Correction for the Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution Pipelines (2010)

Extension of Comment Period for Compression Coupling Failure Reporting and Annual Report Information Collection, OMB Control Number 2137-0522 (2009)

Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution Pipelines Final Rule (2009)

Extension of Comment Period DIMP NPRM (2008)

Safety Performance and Integrity of the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure, American Gas Foundation (AGF) Study (2004)

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...