NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-063

NTSB safety recommendation P-80-063.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: POSTPONE PROMULGATION OF PROPOSED, REVISED PIPELINE DATA FORMS UNTIL DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA ANALYSIS PLAN AND COORDINATION OF THE FORMS WITH THE PLAN.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action

Issued Date: 1980-08-20

Adopted Date: 1980-08-20

Overall Date Closed: 1986-05-12

Synopsis: THE NTSB HAS CONDUCTED A STUDY TITLED "SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION BUREAU'S PIPELINE DATA SYSTEM," SEE-80-4, EVALUATING THE MANAGEMENT AND USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) OF ITS GAS PIPELINE DATA SYSTEM. THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED, HOW THE DATA SYSTEM OPERATES, AND HOW IT IS BEING USED BY THE DOT IN FULFILLING ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY REGARDING GAS PIPELINES. THE STUDY ALSO EVALUATES THE CHANGES TO THE DATA SYSTEM THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY THE DOT AND WHETHER FURTHER CHANGES ARE REQUIRED.

Ntsbnumber: 80576

Report Number: SEE-80-04

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1986-05-12

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1981-07-31

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION LTR: FURTHER RULEMAKING ON DOCKET NO. OPS-49 (REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REPORTING OF GAS INCIDENTS) HAS BEEN POSTPONED PENDING COMPLETION OF PART 191 REGULATORY REVIEW EFFORT NOW UNDER WAY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT A RULEMAKING ACTION WILL BE INITIATED IN EARLY 1981 TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGES TO PART 191 AND THE REPORT FORMS, AS A RESULT OF THIS REVIEW.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1986-03-17

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: AMENDMENT 191-5, DOCKET OPS-49 WAS PUBLISHED BY RSPA MAY 3, 1984, WITH THE AGREEMENT OF NTSB, PROVIDED THE STUDY IN RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATION P-80-61 WAS PERFORMED.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1981-10-07

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1986-05-12

Communication Type: Official Correspondence