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GAO-10-330R 1 (2009-12-23)

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T I   M Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548


          B-319152


          December 23, 2009

          The Honorable John D. Rockefeller
          Chairman
          The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
          United States Senate

          The Honorable James L. Oberstar
          Chairman
          The Honorable John L. Mica
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
                  Administration: Pipeline Safety. Integrity Management Program for Gas
                  Distribution Pipelines

          Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, Pipeline and
          Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), entitled Pipeline Safety:
          Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution Pipelines (RIN: 2137-AE15).
          We received the rule on December 10, 2009. It was published in the Federal Register
          as a final rule on December 4, 2009. 74 Fed. Reg. 63,906.

          The final rule amends the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations to require operators of
          gas distribution pipelines to develop and implement integrity management programs.
          The purpose of these programs is to enhance safety by identifying and reducing
          pipeline integrity risks. The rule allows for risk-based adjustment of prescribed
          intervals for leak detection surveys and other fixed-interval requirements in
          PHMSA's existing regulations for gas distribution pipelines. The rule establishes
          simpler requirements for master meter and small liquefied petroleum gas operators,
          reflecting the relatively lower risk of those small pipelines. Finally, the final rule
          requires operators to install excess flow valves on new and replaced residential
          service lines, subject to feasibility criteria.


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