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105076 1 (1978-02-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxxs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCODNEWT RESU! E 05076 -- (B06655521 The Effectiveness of the Federal Pipeline Safety PLogram. February 27, 1978. 12 pp. Testimopy before the Senate Committee ca Commerce, Science, and Transportation; by Hler y Eschwega, Director, Community and Economic Developmet Div. Contact: Community and Economic Dev'elopment Div. Organization Concerned: Department of Transportation. Conqressional Relevance: Senate Committee cn Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Authcrity- Transportation of Explosives Act (18 U.SoC. 831). Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1671). Transportation Safety Act of IS74 (49 U.S.C. 1801). Gas and hazardous liquid pipelinen in the United States total about 1.7 millioc m!.es and transport more than hAalf of the Nation's energy supply. Th6 Office of Pipeline Safety Operations, an element of tL. Ka'eri ,ls Transportation Bureau within the Department of Transpor..l-.on, is responn~ible for developi.'g and ,Aministering a ,omprebensive and effective pipeline safet, program. Th reguiations issued by the Pipeline S?.fety Office do not coer all pipcliue racilities and, in some cases, are not effective for ensuring the public safety. Although several seriots accidentm have occurred Iu recent years involving intrastate liquid pipelines and gai gatberiny lines -n rural areas, safety regulations governing these pipelines have not been isrued. Regulations governing liquid pipelines are generally lcss comprehensive and eracting than gas regulationz and, as a result, do nct offer the same degree of protecticn from potential hazards. Guidance given to Federal Pipeline field staff does not provide specific criteria on what ccnstitutes an adequate inspection, and guidance on hoe to allocate staff resources needs revision. Factors limiting the Federal Pipeline office's ability to enforce its safety program include: a small field staff, lack of positive guidance in preparing noncompliance cases, lark of civil penalty authority against liquid pipeline operations, the unique problems of small operators, and the general impreciseness of safety regulations. (ERS)

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