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Pipelines and I nformed Planning Alliance (PI PA)

Steve Fischer Director of Program Developm ent PHMSA/ Office of Pipeline Safety 2 0 2 .3 6 6 .6 8 5 5 steve.fischer@dot.gov

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

The Pipeline Safety I m provem ent Act 2 0 0 2 ( PSI A) required DOT and FERC to study land use practices, zoning

• rdinances, and preservation of

environm ental resources relative to transm ission pipeline ROW and m aintenance.

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I nform ation from study to be used to:

• Determ ine effective practices to lim it encroachm ent on

transm ission pipeline ROW .

• Address and prevent hazards and risks to public, w orkers,

and environm ent associated w ith ROW encroachm ent.

• Raise aw areness of the risks and hazards of encroachm ent.
• Address preservation of environm ental resources w hile

m aintaining ROW , recognizing pipeline operators’ regulatory

• bligations.

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Study, TRB Special Report 2 8 1 , Septem ber 2 0 0 4 Recom m endations to PHMSA: —Develop risk-inform ed land use guidance —I nvolve all stakeholders —I nclude expertise in risk analysis, risk com m unication, land use m anagem ent, and developing regulations —Ensure process is transparent, independent, and peer review ed —Refine the guidance over tim e Recom m endations to transm ission pipeline industry: —Develop best practices for specification, acquisition, developm ent, and m aintenance of transm ission pipeline ROW .

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• January, 2 0 0 8 – PHMSA hosted the inaugural m eeting of the

Pipelines and I nform ed Planning Alliance ( PI PA) .

• Approxim ately 1 3 0 people attended the m eeting and are

participating in the PI PA effort.

• PI PA is a partnership of stakeholders w hose purpose is to

further enhance pipeline safety.

• PI PA focus – to develop m ore detailed guidance for property

developm ent in the vicinity of transm ission pipelines.

Pipelines and I nformed Planning Alliance (PI PA)

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• I nvestigating existing best practices and different

stakeholder needs and challenges.

• Seeking consensus to develop practical guidance on:

—Land use policies —Range of appropriate land uses —Address the setbacks issue and other m easures

• Discussing topics and approaches to include:

—Model local zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations —Model planning policies —Model state legislation

Through PIPA, stakeholders are engaging each other to develop best practices for property development adjacent to transmission pipelines.

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• Protecting Com m unities – W hat should pipeline safety

stakeholders do, or avoid doing, adjacent to the pipeline right-of-w ay to reduce the risk to com m unities?

• Protecting Transm ission Pipelines – W hat should pipeline

safety stakeholders do, or avoid doing, on the right-of-w ay to reduce the risk to transm ission pipelines w hile preserving environm ental resources?

• Com m unication – How should the risks to transm ission

pipelines and com m unities be com m unicated am ong pipeline safety stakeholders?

PI PA Task Teams

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Baseline Recom m ended Practices

These practices should be implemented to prepare stakeholders for either future community development or new transmission pipeline siting.

New Pipeline Recom m ended Practices

Pipeline operators should implement these practices when planning the route for new transmission pipelines.

New Developm ent Recom m ended Practices

Stakeholders should implement these practices when new development is proposed in the vicinity of transmission pipelines.

PI PA Report

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The practices are grouped by the stakeholder audience taking action. I n addition to the inform ation contained in the scenario section, a Practice Description expands on the Practice Statem ent to provide additional details. The audience sections provide practices for key stakeholders:

• Local Governm ent
• Property Developer/ Ow ner
• Pipeline Operator
• Real Estate Com m ission

PI PA Report

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• Ongoing discussion regarding BL0 6 – Planning Zone and

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• July 9 – 1 0 PI PA consensus m eeting in DC on BL0 6
• Consensus has been reached on the rem ainder of the report
• Com pletion of the PI PA Final Report Sum m er 2 0 0 9
• Final PI PA Report w ill be integrated into an interactive

application on PHMSA’s Stakeholder Com m unications w ebsite and m aintained as an evergreen docum ent

• PHMSA presenting at national and

state stakeholder conferences

• Com m unications Team evaluating
• ptions for dissem inating the

report to stakeholder com m unities

PI PA Report

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Thank You

Steve Fischer 202.366.6855 steve.fischer@dot.gov http:/ / primis.phmsa.dot.gov/ comm/ LandUsePlanning.htm

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