The federal government establishes minimum pipeline safety standards under the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 49 "Transportation", Parts 190 - 199. The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), within the U. S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), has overall regulatory responsibility for hazardous liquid and gas pipelines under its jurisdiction in the United States. Pertinent regulations can be found here.
OPS is headquartered in Washington, DC, and is supported through five regional offices located in Trenton, NJ; Atlanta, GA; Kansas City, MO; Houston, TX; and Denver, CO. OPS Regional Directors, Pipeline Inspectors, State Liaisons, and Community Assistance and Technical Services (CATS) managers operate from each of the five OPS regional offices.
CATS managers are available to assist the public, the media and state or local officials with inquiries concerning pipeline safety-related issues.
OPS regulates and enforces interstate gas and liquid pipeline safety requirements in California. OPS also inspects interstate gas pipeline safety requirements in California.
Through certification by OPS, the state of California regulates, inspects, and enforces intrastate gas and liquid pipeline safety requirements. By signed agreement with OPS, California also inspects interstate liquid pipeline safety requirements. The California Office of the State Fire Marshal performs this work.
California state regulations can be found at: http://osfm.fire.ca.gov/pipelineregulation.html.
Here is contact information pertaining to pipelines in California:
Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
California State Fire Marshal
3950 Paramount Blvd, Suite 210
Lakewood, CA 90712
Acting Div. Chief, Pipeline Safety Div.: Bob Gorham
Direct: 562-497-9102
E-mail:Bob.Gorham@fire.ca.gov
Gas Pipelines
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Program Manager (Los Angeles): Raffy Stepanian
Office: 213-576-7019
Fax: 213-576-7013
Email: rst@cpuc.ca.gov
Office of Pipeline Safety Western Region Office
12300 West Dakota Avenue, Suite 110
Lakewood, CO 80226
Telephone: 720-963-3160
Director: Chris Hoidal
CATS managers: Kimbra Davis / Ross Reineke
Direct: 720-963-3176 / 720-963-3182
E-mail: Kimbra.Davis@dot.gov
Office of Pipeline Safety
California District Office
3401 Centerlake Dr., Suite 550B
Ontario, CA 91761
Senior Inspector/General Engineer: Hossein Monfared
Direct: 909-937-7226
Email: Hossein.Monfared@dot.gov
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
East Building, Second Floor (PH)
Washington D.C. 20590-0001
Administrator: Carl T. Johnson
Deputy Administrator: Krista Edwards
Assistant Administrator & Chief Safety Officer: Stacey Gerard
Media Contact - Director, External Communications : Patricia Klinger
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety: Jeff Wiese
Phone: 202-366-4595
Date of Revision: 031208_ljc