1. U. S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration www.dot.gov

2. Pipeline Safety Data “Thoughts on PHMSA Data” Karen Butler Pipeline Safety Trust Conference Performance Evaluation Group Office of Pipeline Safety

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5. Thoughts on Data  Confusing......  So Why Look At Data?  Where is the Data and Does It Say Anything?  Seen Anything Lately?  PEG  Some Recent Data

6. Looking at Data to Support the PHMSA Mission

7. What Can the Public Do About Data? Provide Comments Statutory Directives 49 U.S.C. § 60102. Purpose and general authority 49 U.S. C. § 60103. Standards for LNG  Provide adequate protection against risks to life and property posed by pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities  Law directs PHMSA to establish minimum safety standards for pipeline transportation and for pipeline facilities  Those standards may apply to the operation, maintenance, design, installation, construction, testing, etc., of pipeline facilities  When prescribing a standard, PHMSA must consider relevant pipeline safety information, the appropriateness and reasonableness of the standard, estimated costs and benefits, public comments, and comments/recommendations from the advisory committees

8. What Can We See with PHMSA Data?  Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County  Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions, Definitions  Identifies Who Implements Inspection  Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s perspective  Highlights activities that transpire while operators work to meet the regulations  Identifies which operators realize that they have jurisdictional facilities  Provides insight regarding a particular state’s activities  Enforcement Activities

9. What Can We See with PHMSA Data?  Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County  Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions  Identifies Who Implements Inspection  Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s perspective  Highlights activities that transpire while operators work to meet the regulations  Identifies which operators realize that they have jurisdictional facilities  Provides insight regarding a particular state’s activities  Enforcement Activities NPMS

11. What Can We See with PHMSA Data? Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions, Definitions  Identifies Who Implements Inspection  Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s perspective  Highlights activities that transpire while operators work to meet the regulations  Identifies which operators realize that they have jurisdictional facilities  Provides insight regarding a particular state’s activities  Enforcement Activities

12. Outreach Stakeholder Communications

13. Lousiana Regulatory Fact Sheet

14. What Can We See with PHMSA Data? Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions Identifies Who Implements Inspection  Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s perspective  Highlights activities that transpire while operators work to meet the regulations  Identifies which operators realize that they have jurisdictional facilities  Provides insight regarding a particular state’s activities  Enforcement Activities

15. Data and Statistics

16. What Can We See with PHMSA Data? Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions Identifies Who Implements Inspection Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s perspective  Highlights activities that transpire while operators work to meet the regulations  Identifies which operators realize that they have jurisdictional facilities  Provides insight regarding a particular state’s activities  Enforcement Activities

17. Gas Integrity Management

18. Liquid Integrity Management

19. What Can We See with PHMSA Data? Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions Identifies Who Implements Inspection Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s perspective Highlights activities that transpire while operators work to meet the regulations Identifies which operators realize that they have jurisdictional facilities  Provides insight regarding a particular state’s activities  Enforcement Activities

20. Outreach Stakeholder Communications

21. What Can We See with PHMSA Data? Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by County Regulations, Forms, Form Instructions Identifies Who Implements Inspection Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s perspective Highlights activities that transpire while operators work to meet the regulations Identifies which operators realize that they have jurisdictional facilities Provides insight regarding a particular state’s activities  Enforcement Activities

22. New Group in PHMSA – the “PEG”

23. Future Plans  Stay in touch with the evolving needs of our customers –Need continued input and feedback –Continue to fold in updated data: –Use a variety of sources to identify new Operator Lists (new or just missing data)

24. Future Plans  Develop more tools to make use of existing or improved data more effectively –Fine Tune Models on Risk –Look at who is not submitting data –Change how we see the data

25. Future Plans  Assist in defining and updating required data –What repeat enforcement actions exist and does this lead to changes that may be needed?  Continue work to define and share Region best practices

26. Some Items Data Revealed Lately

27. Data Trends

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32. Civil Penalty Provision? Source: One-Call Systems International Committee of the Common Ground Alliance

43. Safety Pyramid Serious Failure Significant and Minor Events Intervention by Personnel or Safety Systems Near Miss, Identified Reportable Un-reportable Recorded Un-recorded Near Miss, Undetected PHMSA Data Doesn’t Say Much at this Time About Near Miss or Close Call information

44. The Routan Boom

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