United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-09-08 monographic deposited born digital 42 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-946 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-946 P0b002ee18037f0ea f:d06946 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-946 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-946 GAO-06-946 Gas pipeline operations Hazardous substances Industrial safety Inspection Natural gas Performance measures Pipeline operations Program management Risk assessment Risk management Safety standards Benefit-cost tracking Program costs Program implementation Public safety Gas Integrity Management Program OPS Risk Management Demonstration Program Other Written Product A60488 The Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 established a risk-based program for gas transmission pipelines--the integrity management program. The program requires operators of natural and other gas transmission pipelines to identify "high consequence areas" where pipeline incidents would most severely affect public safety, such as those occurring in highly populated or frequented areas. Operators must assess pipelines in these areas for safety risks and repair or replace any defective segments. Operators must also submit data on performance measures to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The 2002 act also directed GAO to assess this program's effects on public safety. Accordingly, we examined (1) the effect on public safety of the integrity management program and (2) PHMSA and state pipeline agencies' plans to oversee operators' implementation of program requirements. To fulfill these objectives, GAO interviewed 51 gas pipeline operators and surveyed all state pipeline agencies. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-946/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-946.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-946/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-946.pdf GAO-06-946 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-946 Other Written Product GAO-06-946; Natural Gas Pipeline Safety: Integrity Management Benefits Public Safety, but Consistency of Performance Measures Should be Improved; Gas pipeline operations Hazardous substances Industrial safety Inspection Natural gas Performance measures Pipeline operations Program management Risk assessment Risk management Safety standards Benefit-cost tracking Program costs Program implementation Public safety Gas Integrity Management Program OPS Risk Management Demonstration Program