# U.S. DOT/RSPA - Memorandum re: Meeting with the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives Gathering Committee (NAPSR) February 18 and 19, 2004

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- **title:** U.S. DOT/RSPA - Memorandum re: Meeting with the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives Gathering Committee (NAPSR) February 18 and 19, 2004
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- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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- **summary:** The memorandum reports that on February 18–19, 2004 an OPS representative met with NAPSR committee members in Kansas City to review onshore crude oil gathering line activities, including transcripts from prior public meetings and comments (including AOPL comments). The group "agreed in principal that imposing regulations which address the most commonly known risks coupled with reporting requirements to gain additional data appeared to be a reasonable start." NAPSR members expressed concerns about "reporting spills for the entire pipeline, if an operator has regulated segments, and whether or not only gathering lines operated at pressures greater than 20% SMYS should be regulated." The discussion on February 19 focused on gas gathering and refers to Docket RSPA-1998-4868 for those comments. Limitations: this summary is limited to the passages provided and does not state any agency determi
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Memorandum
Research and
Special Programs
Administration
Date: February 24, 2004 Reply to Attn of:
DeWitt Burdeaux
(405-954-7220)
dburdeaux@tsi.
jccbi.gov
Subject: INFORMATION: Meeting with the National Association of Pipeline
Safety Representatives Gathering Committee (NAPSR)
From: DeWitt Burdeaux
To: Docket RSPA 2003-15864 Crude oil Gathering Lines
On February 18 & 19, a representative of the Office of
Pipeline Safety (OPS) staff met with members of the National
Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) in Kansas
City, MO to review activities concerning onshore crude oil
gathering lines. The NAPSR committee members are;
Leo Haynos – KS CC (chairman)
Dana Arabie – LA DNR
Clint Stephens – AR PSC
Mary McDaniel – TX RRC Darrell McKown – WV PSC Kelly Phelps – OK CC Bob Gorham – CA SFM
Steve Pott – CO PSC
(not present)
(not present)
(not present)
OPS representative is;
DeWitt Burdeaux – Transportation Safety Institute (Oklahoma City)
On February 18th, the group began by reviewing portions of
the transcripts from the public meetings held in Austin, TX and
Anchorage, AK during the last quarter of 2003. The discussion
continued on to the comments received during the recently held
meeting of the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The group reviewed the comments
submitted by the Association of Oil Pipelines (AOPL). The
members agreed in principal that imposing regulations which
address the most commonly known risks coupled with reporting
requirements to gain additional data appeared to be a reasonable
start. Data acquired through reporting could be used in the
future to evaluate effectiveness of the program. Concerns of the

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NAPSR members appeared to center around reporting spills for the
entire pipeline, if an operator has regulated segments, and
whether or not only gathering lines operated at pressures greater
than 20% SMYS should be regulated.
The remainder of the day and February 19th discussions
focused on issues pertaining to gas gathering. To review those
comments, see Docket RSPA-1998-4868.
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