U. S. Department of Transportation

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

www.dot.gov

Pipeline Safety Data

“Thoughts on PHMSA Data”

Karen Butler

Pipeline Safety Trust ConferencePerformance Evaluation Group

Office of Pipeline Safety

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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

Looking at Data to Support the PHMSA

Mission

What Can the Public Do About Data?

Provide CommentsStatutory Directives49 U.S.C. § 60102. Purpose and general authority49 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

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

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

What Can We See with PHMSA Data?

Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by CountyRegulations, 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

Outreach Stakeholder

Communications

Lousiana RegulatoryFact Sheet

What Can We See with PHMSA Data?

Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by CountyRegulations, 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

Data and Statistics

What Can We See with PHMSA Data?

Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by CountyRegulations, 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

Gas Integrity Management

Liquid Integrity Management

What Can We See with PHMSA Data?

Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by CountyRegulations, Forms, Form Instructions Identifies Who Implements Inspection Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s

perspectiveHighlights 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

Outreach Stakeholder

Communications

What Can We See with PHMSA Data?

Shows Jurisdictional Transmission Lines by CountyRegulations, Forms, Form Instructions Identifies Who Implements Inspection Presents Accidents/Incidents detail from an Operator’s

perspectiveHighlights 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

New Group in PHMSA – the “PEG”

Enforcement Actions, Accidents, Congressionals, Public Complaints, Region Feedback, Waivers, Critical

Pipelines, National Events, CAO’s...

Data Analysis and Performance Evaluation

PHMSA Oversight Plan

Long Term

Short Term

Periodic

Inspection Integration

Special Investigations

Waiver Follow-up Training

Construction Inspections

CAO Oversight

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)

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

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

Some Items Data Revealed Lately

Data Trends

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100

Serious Pipeline IncidentsInvolving Death or Injury (1998-2007)

Targets 2006-2009 Actual + 2007 Projected

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d

Source: DOT/PHMSA Incident Data, as of Dec. 21, 2007

43 42 40 38

0102030405060708090

100

Serious Pipeline IncidentsInvolving Death or Injury (1998-2007)

Targets 2006-2009 Actual + 2007 Projected

Proj

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d

Source: DOT/PHMSA Incident Data, as of Dec. 21, 2007

Data Trends

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Serious Pipeline Incidents by Sector (1998-2007)

Hazardous Liquid

Gas Transmission

Gas Distribution

Source: DOT/PHMSA Incident Data, as of Dec. 21, 2007

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Serious Pipeline Incidents by Sector (1998-2007)

Hazardous Liquid

Gas Transmission

Gas Distribution

Source: DOT/PHMSA Incident Data, as of Dec. 21, 2007

Data Trends

Data Trends

Working TogetherExcavation

Civil Penalty Provision?

Source: One-Call Systems International Committee of the Common Ground Alliance

Total Mileage by System2004 - 2007

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Total Mileage by System2004 - 2007

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Average Mile of Pipes by DecadeFor Gas Transmission

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Change in Decade of Pipeline Used Gas Distribution (Main) 2004 - 2007

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Average Mile of Pipes by Decade For Hazardous Liquids

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Change in Decade of Pipeline Used Hazardous Liquids 2004 - 2007

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UNK 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

2004 2005 2006 2007

Safety PyramidSerious Failure

Significant andMinor Events

Intervention by Personnel orSafety 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

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