NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-064

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NTSB safety recommendation P-80-064.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: DEVELOP EXPLICIT DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF THE PRESENT DATA FORMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTED ON THESE FORMS. ASSURE THAT TERMS NOT UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED ACROSS THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY ARE DEFINED.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Reconsidered

Issued Date: 1980-08-20

Adopted Date: 1980-08-20

Overall Date Closed: 1981-10-07

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 - Reconsidered

Addressee Date Closed: 1981-10-07

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: AS PART OF THE REGULATORY REVIEW OF PART 191, RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE REPORT FORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION THAT IS COLLECTED. THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPLICIT DIRECTIONS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PRESENT FORMS WOULD REPRESENT A SERIOUS DIVERSION OF RESOURCES FROM THE PRIORITY REVIEW PROJECT.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1981-10-07

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

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