FISCAL YEAR 2008 USER FEE ASSESSMENT

This notice announces that the Fiscal Year 2008 user fee assessments were mailed to Pipeline Operators on February 14th, 2008.

The fees to be assessed for natural gas transmission, hazardous liquid and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are as indicated below:

Natural gas transmission pipelines: $167.03 per mile (based on 299,214 miles of pipeline).

Hazardous liquid pipelines: $75.36 per mile (based on 163,099 miles of pipeline).

LNG is based on the number of plants and total storage capacity of each plant:

Total Storage Capacity BBLS	Assessment/Plant
<10,000	= $1,250
10,000-100,000	= $2,500
100,000-250,000	= $3,750
250,000-500,000	= $5,000
>500,000	= $7,500

Section 60301 of Title 49, United States Code, authorizes the assessment and collection of pipeline user fees to fund the pipeline safety activities conducted under 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) assesses each operator of regulated interstate and intrastate natural gas transmission pipelines (as defined in 49 CFR Part 192), and hazardous liquid pipelines carrying petroleum, petroleum products, anhydrous ammonia and carbon dioxide (as defined in 49 CFR Part 195) to pay a share of the total Federal pipeline safety program costs in proportion to the number of miles of pipeline each operator has in service the end of calendar year 2006.  Onshore gathering pipelines in rural areas, non-HVL hazardous liquid pipelines located outside populated areas and navigable waterways that operate at less than 20% of SMYS, and other pipelines excluded from regulation by 49 CFR 195, are not included.  Operators of LNG facilities are assessed based on total storage capacity (as defined in 49 CFR Part 193).

In accordance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. '60301, Departmental resources were taken into consideration for determining total program costs. 

In accordance with the regulations of the Department of the Treasury, user fees will be due 30 days after the date of the assessment.  Interest, penalties, and administrative charges will be assessed on delinquent debts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3717.

Payments can be sent as regular mail to:

DOT/Pipeline Safety Program
c/o Bank of America
Box 403415
Atlanta, GA 30384-3415

When using address below, please pay attention to capitalization to ensure proper delivery.

Payments can be sent FEDEX mail to:

Mike Moroney Aeronautical Center
Attention: DOT/PHMSA/OPS USER FEE
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Room #184
Routing Symbol – AMZ 300
Oklahoma City , OK 73169

For further information contact User Fee Manager.