OPS Programs
The Demonstration Project Regulatory Framework
The Regulatory Framework, which will soon be published in the Federal Register and available for download from this site, describes the Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program required by the Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996. The Demonstration Program will invite pipeline operators to propose risk management projects for one or more parts of their pipeline systems that, upon approval by OPS, will substitute for the existing Federal safety standards in providing the basis for Federal oversight of pipeline safety and environmental protection.
The Regulatory Framework describes the activities already underway to prepare for the demonstration program, and the next steps in the process. It describes the objectives to be achieved by the demonstration projects; provides needed guidance for pipeline operators who may wish to participate; and invites public involvement in the process through various opportunities for public comment and public meetings.
View Framework I and II
Download Framework I and II
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth M. Callsen, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington D.C. 20590-0001, telephone 202-366-4572.
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