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This notice announces a public meeting on operator qualification programs. The meeting provides an opportunity to discuss progress on operator qualification programs to help PHMSA prepare a Report to Congress and the potential the ASME consensus standard offers for strengthening operator qualification programs.
This notice announces public meetings of PHMSA's Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC) to discuss regulatory issues.
PHMSA and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) will host two workshops to help ensure full compliance with new public awareness program requirements for pipeline operators. PHMSA will provide an update on the compliance review plan and the workshops will provide a forum to share strategies for implementing these new requirements successfully.
Damage Prevention & Subsurface Solutions Conference & Expo. This event is being held directly across from the Hilton Americas in the George R. Brown Convention Center from December 6-8. Persons attending the public awareness workshop can have complimentary access December 6th — 8th to the exhibit floor and Tuesday evening's network reception. Visit http://www.damageprevention.com/damage/dpc/attendee_registration.po to register with priority code FPE-OPS for free entry.
PHMSA and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) will host two workshops to help ensure full compliance with new public awareness program requirements for pipeline operators. PHMSA will provide an update on the compliance review plan and the workshops will provide a forum to share strategies for implementing these new requirements successfully.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS ) is hosting a public meeting to discuss concerns it has with how operators are applying, interpreting, and evaluating data acquired from In-Line Inspection (ILI) devices, and OPS's expectations about how operators should be effectively integrating this data with other information about the operator's pipeline.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will hold a public meeting to discuss excess flow valves (EFV) used in natural gas distribution pipeline systems.
The OPS Technical Advisory Committees will meet June 15th and 16th, 2005, to discuss various regulatory issues. These meetings are open to the public.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will sponsor a 1-1/2 day workshop to discuss lessons learned from the initial Integrity Management (IM) inspections of hazardous liquid pipeline operators, and to communicate expectations for further operator IM program development.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) plans to conduct several work group meetings in 2005 to evaluate ways to enhance integrity of gas distribution pipeline systems. The work groups include representatives of OPS, state pipeline safety regulators, the gas distribution industry, the Gas Pipeline Technology Committee, the Fire Marshal's Association, and the public. This is the second of those meetings. The first meeting was held March 29-31, 2005 at the same location in Dallas, Texas.
RSPA/OPS conducted an LNG Community Awareness Workshop in Washington DC on February 2, 2005. Presentations are available for download here.
The Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) will cosponsor a workshop to discuss the oversight implementation of the Gas Integrity Management program and the Inspection Protocols. The workshop will provide a detailed review and discussion of Gas Pipeline Integrity Management Inspection Protocols as posted on the Gas Integrity Management Public Web Site at http://primis.rspa.dot.gov/gasimp/. The RSPA/OPS and NAPSR will gather issues presented at the workshop needing additional clarification or guidance material development for the implementation of the rule oversight program.
