PHMSA Public Workshop on Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety

This workshop will bring stakeholders, including federal and state agencies, industry, and interested members of the public together to participate in shaping a future of 49 CFR 192 safety regulations for underground natural gas storage. The 1-day workshop is free of charge and will be webcast live.

The "Public Workshop on Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety" was noticed in Federal Register Volume 81, Pages 41371 through 41373 on June 24, 2016. Workshop comments can be posted under Docket PHMSA-2016-0023 at: www.regulations.gov

Downloads - See Files section below for relevant files to download.

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Results -- Topics Discussed and Presenters:

- DOT/PHMSA, Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety - Alan Mayberry

- DOE, Under Secretary for Science and Energy — Franklin Orr

- DOT/PHMSA, Director, PHMSA — Zach Barrett

- California Division of Oil, Gas, & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) - Al Walker

- Blade Energy Services - Ravi Krishnamurthy

Q&A with AM Speakers - Topics from 1st AM Session

- Los Angeles County Fire Department - Fire Chief Bill Jones

- Kansas Corporation Commission, Conservation Division — Ryan Hoffman

- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health - Katie Butler

- Environmental Defense Fund — Scott Anderson and Adam Peltz

- Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council — past President - Paula Cracium

Q&A with AM Speakers - Topics from 2nd AM Session

- Baker Hughes - Marcus Garrett

- Baker Hughes — Rodney Foster

- American Gas Association (AGA) - Chris McGill

- American Petroleum Institute (API) — Brett Barrus and David Miller

- Interstate Natural Gas Associate of America (INGAA) Consultant - Andy Theodos

Q&A with PM Speakers - Topics from 1st PM Session

- Baker Hughes — Pedro Guarisma

- Parsons Brinkerhoff — Russell Bentley

- DNV GL - Vijay Raghunathan

- Ohio Department of Natural Resources — Richard Simmers

Q&A with PM Speakers - Topics from 2nd PM Session

PHMSA Wrap-up — Alan Mayberry

• NOTE: PHMSA R&D Forum
• A PHMSA R&D Forum was announced during the workshop as being planned for October 19-20, 2016, in Phoenix, AZ. That Forum is now being delayed to November 2016, at an as yet undetermined location.