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Fiscal Year 2008 Budget In Brief
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
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Overview: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) was created by the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Specials Programs Improvement Act (Public Law 108-426). The top priority of the agency is to maintain the safety and integrity of our Nation’s pipeline transportation system and the highest levels of safety for hazardous materials transportation.
In FY 2008, PHMSA will focus on reducing serious hazardous materials and pipeline transportation incidents. The agency will also provide planning and training grants to States and Indian tribes to improve hazardous materials emergency preparedness.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Budget
(Dollars In Millions)
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pipeline Safety |
72 |
70 |
76 |
75 |
Hazardous Materials Safety |
26 |
25 |
27 |
27 |
Emergency Preparedness Grants |
12 |
14 |
28 |
28 |
Administrative Expenses |
17 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
TOTAL |
127 |
126 |
149 |
148 |
Summary of PHMSA FY 2008 Increases and Decreases
(Dollars In Millions)
|
Hazardous |
Emergency |
|
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FY 2007 Base |
76 |
27 |
28 |
18 |
149 |
Pay Inflation Adjustments |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Non-Pay Inflation Adjustments |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Annualization of FY 2007 Initiatives |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Non-recurring Costs or Savings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Base Re-engineering, Reductions or Adjustments |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
FY 2008 Current Services Levels |
79 |
29 |
28 |
18 |
154 |
Program Initiatives |
-4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
-6 |
FY 2008 Request |
75 |
27 |
28 |
18 |
148 |
FY 2008 Budget
Hazardous Materials Safety Program: The FY 2008 request provides $27.0 million, $0.2 million below the FY 2007 President’s Budget, to achieve PHMSA's share of the overall DOT performance target of no more than 462 serious hazardous materials incidents in 2008.
Emergency Preparedness Grants: The FY 2008 request provides $28.3 million, which is the same as the FY 2007 request and consistent with SAFETEA-LU, for States to train hazardous materials responders and improve hazardous materials response plans.
Pipeline Safety: The budget request includes $74.6 million to meet the performance goals of holding the number of serious pipeline incidents to no more than 40 in FY 2008, reducing hazardous liquid pipeline spills into high consequence areas to a level that equates to no more 50, and reducing impediments to pipeline transportation by cutting the percent of pipeline system capacity lost due to accidents, incidents, or mandatory reductions in operating pressure.
Administrative Expenses: The FY 2008 request includes $18.1 million for administrative expenses, $0.4 million above the FY 2007 budget.