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Public Awareness Roundtable
Chairs - 2010
Part of the SGA Operating Conference Click this link to register for the conference
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The information below is from the 2009 program. More details for the 2010 program will be available here starting early 2010.
Handouts
Associate Member Participation: This roundtable is open to associate members.
Chairs - 2009
Contribute to the Discussions: This is your meeting! Weigh in with the Roundtable Chairs to offer additional topics for discussion. 2009 Agenda Come early and attend one of the breakout sessions: Breakout Sessions Monday, July 20 1:00 - 5:00 pm Breakout Sessions 3:00 - 6:30 pm Exhibits Open Tuesday - July 21 7:00 - 8:00 am Breakfast in Exhibit Hall 8:00 - 11:30 am Public Awareness Roundtable Discussions
11:30 - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 - 4:00 pm Roundtable Discussion Continues:
7:00 pm Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
Wednesday, July 22 7:00 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 11:30 am Public Awareness Roundtable Discussions
Notes for Additional Topics Under Consideration for 2009 Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety (PIPES) Act The law, among other things, authorized substantial funding for the Common Ground Alliance (CGA), authorized grant money for projects to enhance locating technologies and directly addressed the issue of state damage prevention laws and enforcement practices. The act also prescribed nine elements of an effective damage prevention law, authorized federal money for states to improve their damage prevention laws and allowed for a potential federal role in enforcing those laws in cases where states were not doing enough to enforce them. The enforcement provisions are being evaluated by key stakeholder groups working collectively to assist the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in the implementation of those provisions. Nine Elements The PIPES Act provides nine elements of an effective law — elements that were agreed to by virtually all stakeholders during the legislative process. The elements are as follows: (1) Participation by operators, excavators, and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of methods for establishing and maintaining effective communications between stakeholders from receipt of an excavation notification until successful completion of the excavation, as appropriate. (2) A process for fostering and ensuring the support and partnership of stakeholders, including excavators, operators, locators, designers, and local government in all phases of the program. (3) A process for reviewing the adequacy of a pipeline operator’s internal performance measures regarding persons performing locating services and quality assurance programs. (4) Participation by operators, excavators, and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of effective employee training programs to ensure that operators, the one-call center, the enforcing agency, and the excavators have partnered to design and implement training for the employees of operators, excavators and locators. (5) A process for fostering and ensuring active participation by all stakeholders in public education for damage prevention activities. (6) A process for resolving disputes that defines the State authority’s role as a partner and facilitator to resolve issues. (7) Enforcement of State damage prevention laws and regulations for all aspects of the damage prevention process, including public education, and the use of civil penalties for violations assessable by the appropriate State authority. (8) A process for fostering and promoting the use, by all appropriate stakeholders, of improving technologies that may enhance communications, underground pipeline locating capability, and gathering and analyzing information about the accuracy and effectiveness of locating programs. (9) A process for review and analysis of the effectiveness of each program element, including a means for implementing improvements identified by such program reviews.
Click this link to listen to the 2008 session's Co-Chairs de-brief and summarize their 2008 session:
Handouts - 2008 Revisions to API RP-1162 - Gina Greenslate Related Links: Community Events and Technical Services Public Awareness Interest Group Web Page Damage Information Reporting Too Questions? Randy Randolph Southern Gas Association
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