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Daniel C. Smith,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket ID PHMSA–RSPA–1997–2426]
Pipeline Safety: National Pipeline
Mapping System
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; Issuance of Advisory
Bulletin.
AGENCY:
This document advises gas
transmission pipeline operators,
hazardous liquid pipeline operators,
and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant
operators of voluntary changes
pertaining to submittal dates and
Operator ID numbers for National
Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS)
submissions.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Nelson by phone at (202) 493–
0591 or by e-mail at
amy.nelson@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Pipeline Safety Improvement Act
of 2002 requires gas transmission
pipeline operators, hazardous liquid
pipeline operators, and LNG plant
operators to submit data to NPMS.
Currently, operators submit their data
annually, within one year of the last
submission date. PHMSA is attempting
to simplify NPMS’s reporting process
and to improve PHMSA’s ability to
accurately describe an operator’s assets
internally and to Congress.
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II. Advisory Bulletin (ADB–08–07)
To: Operators of Gas Transmission
Pipelines, Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
and LNG Plant Operators.
Subject: NPMS Submissions.
Purpose: To advise operators of
voluntary changes to their NPMS
submissions.
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Advisory: Beginning on January 1,
2009, PHMSA is requesting that
operators submit their NPMS data
concurrently with hazardous liquid and
gas transmission annual report
submissions. Annual reports are due on
March 15 each year for gas transmission
operators and on June 15 for hazardous
liquid operators. PHMSA suggests that
beginning on January 1, 2009, gas
transmission NPMS submissions be
submitted by March 15, 2009, and
represent the pipeline operator assets as
of December 31, 2008. LNG plant
operators would also submit to NPMS
by March 15, 2009, representing assets
as of December 31, 2008. Hazardous
liquid annual reports and NPMS
submissions would both be submitted
by June 15, 2009, representing assets as
of December 31, 2008. In 2010 and
beyond, the annual report and NPMS
submission due dates would remain
March 15 for gas transmission and LNG
plants and June 15 for hazardous liquid
pipelines. NPMS submissions would
represent physical assets as of December
31 of the previous year.
Submitting annual reports and NPMS
data at the same time will alleviate the
need for pipeline operators to track their
last NPMS submission and may
decrease the receipt of notices from
PHMSA that data has not been
submitted.
PHMSA also suggests that Operator ID
numbers (internal DOT numbers
assigned by PHMSA to the operator for
specific assets) in annual report
submissions match the same assets
described in NPMS submissions.
Operators who choose to follow this
guidance will use the same Operator ID
number to describe a pipeline or LNG
asset in both the annual report and
NPMS submission beginning with their
2009 submissions. This does not apply
to pipeline operators who have
requested and been assigned only one
Operator ID number. Synchronizing the
Operator ID numbers will alleviate
confusion in identifying operator assets
and improve PHMSA’s ability to
accurately describe the pipeline
operated by a specific pipeline operator.
The ability to accurately identify and
track operator physical assets is
beneficial to PHMSA, pipeline
operators, and all stakeholders who
utilize our data, and ultimately helps
promote pipeline safety.
Pipeline operators whose NPMS
submission due date would normally
fall between October 1, 2008, and
December 31, 2008, and who choose to
align their submission dates with
annual report due dates, may wait to
submit their 2008 data capture until
their new submission dates (either
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March 15, 2009 or June 15, 2009). As
stated above, NPMS submissions will
reflect the state of the assets on
December 31, 2008.
The NPMS processing department
encourages operators to submit data
prior to the suggested deadlines.
Submitting early will speed submission
processing and provide time for the
processing department to notify
operators if a submission is incomplete.
Submissions for the December 31, 2008,
data capture will be accepted starting
January 2, 2009. If operators have no
change since their previous NPMS
submission, they may continue to send
an e-mail to npms-nr@mbakercorp.com
or use the ‘‘Update your submission
online’’ tool on the NPMS Web site
(https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov) in
lieu of making a submission.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24,
2008.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E8–17532 Filed 7–30–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2008–0186]
Pipeline Safety: Voluntary Survey of
Regulated and Unregulated Low-Stress
Pipeline Information
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline
Safety (OPS) is requesting each operator
of a rural low-stress hazardous liquid
pipeline to complete a voluntary survey
to gather information concerning the
mileage and characteristics of these
pipelines to assess the costs of
subjecting rural low-stress pipeline
mileage to the pipeline safety standards
and regulations pursuant to the PIPES
Act. The purpose of this notice is to
request all operators of LSPs to
complete the voluntary survey,
including operators of low-stress
pipelines that will not be subject to the
pipeline safety standards and
regulations until Phase II of the
rulemaking proceeding.
DATES: It is requested that the voluntary
survey be completed by September 15,
2008.
ADDRESSES: To complete the voluntary
survey, go to the OPS Online Data Entry
Web site at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket ID PHMSA-RSPA-1997-2426]
Pipeline Safety: National Pipeline Mapping System
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice; Issuance of Advisory Bulletin.
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SUMMARY: This document advises gas transmission pipeline operators,
hazardous liquid pipeline operators, and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
plant operators of voluntary changes pertaining to submittal dates and
Operator ID numbers for National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS)
submissions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Nelson by phone at (202) 493-0591
or by e-mail at amy.nelson@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 requires gas
transmission pipeline operators, hazardous liquid pipeline operators,
and LNG plant operators to submit data to NPMS. Currently, operators
submit their data annually, within one year of the last submission
date. PHMSA is attempting to simplify NPMS's reporting process and to
improve PHMSA's ability to accurately describe an operator's assets
internally and to Congress.
II. Advisory Bulletin (ADB-08-07)
To: Operators of Gas Transmission Pipelines, Hazardous Liquid
Pipelines and LNG Plant Operators.
Subject: NPMS Submissions.
Purpose: To advise operators of voluntary changes to their NPMS
submissions.
Advisory: Beginning on January 1, 2009, PHMSA is requesting that
operators submit their NPMS data concurrently with hazardous liquid and
gas transmission annual report submissions. Annual reports are due on
March 15 each year for gas transmission operators and on June 15 for
hazardous liquid operators. PHMSA suggests that beginning on January 1,
2009, gas transmission NPMS submissions be submitted by March 15, 2009,
and represent the pipeline operator assets as of December 31, 2008. LNG
plant operators would also submit to NPMS by March 15, 2009,
representing assets as of December 31, 2008. Hazardous liquid annual
reports and NPMS submissions would both be submitted by June 15, 2009,
representing assets as of December 31, 2008. In 2010 and beyond, the
annual report and NPMS submission due dates would remain March 15 for
gas transmission and LNG plants and June 15 for hazardous liquid
pipelines. NPMS submissions would represent physical assets as of
December 31 of the previous year.
Submitting annual reports and NPMS data at the same time will
alleviate the need for pipeline operators to track their last NPMS
submission and may decrease the receipt of notices from PHMSA that data
has not been submitted.
PHMSA also suggests that Operator ID numbers (internal DOT numbers
assigned by PHMSA to the operator for specific assets) in annual report
submissions match the same assets described in NPMS submissions.
Operators who choose to follow this guidance will use the same Operator
ID number to describe a pipeline or LNG asset in both the annual report
and NPMS submission beginning with their 2009 submissions. This does
not apply to pipeline operators who have requested and been assigned
only one Operator ID number. Synchronizing the Operator ID numbers will
alleviate confusion in identifying operator assets and improve PHMSA's
ability to accurately describe the pipeline operated by a specific
pipeline operator. The ability to accurately identify and track
operator physical assets is beneficial to PHMSA, pipeline operators,
and all stakeholders who utilize our data, and ultimately helps promote
pipeline safety.
Pipeline operators whose NPMS submission due date would normally
fall between October 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008, and who choose to
align their submission dates with annual report due dates, may wait to
submit their 2008 data capture until their new submission dates (either
March 15, 2009 or June 15, 2009). As stated above, NPMS submissions
will reflect the state of the assets on December 31, 2008.
The NPMS processing department encourages operators to submit data
prior to the suggested deadlines. Submitting early will speed
submission processing and provide time for the processing department to
notify operators if a submission is incomplete. Submissions for the
December 31, 2008, data capture will be accepted starting January 2,
2009. If operators have no change since their previous NPMS submission,
they may continue to send an e-mail to npms-nr@mbakercorp.com or use
the ``Update your submission online'' tool on the NPMS Web site (http:/
/www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov) in lieu of making a submission.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2008.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. E8-17532 Filed 7-30-08; 8:45 am]
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