Working with Other Stakeholders to Advance Pipeline Safety in Damage Prevention
The report provides an analysis of the states with the lowest excavation damage rates, identifies the 12 core components of…
Pipeline Safety
AGA Submits Comments to TSA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management
AGA filed comments in response to TSA’s cyber risk management ANPRM. Coordinating with the Cybersecurity Strategy and Regulatory Action Committee…
Joint Letter to Pipeline Safety Trust’s Report on the Safety of Hydrogen Transportation by Gas Pipelines
The American Gas Association (AGA) and the America Public Gas Association (APGA) are writing to express our disappointment in the…
AGA Submits Comments to PHMSA’s Voluntary Adoption of API RP 1173 for Gas Distribution Systems
AGA is committed to enhancing safety and advancing the implementation of PSMS.As part of this commitment,AGA has implemented various safety…
AGA Summary of 2020 PIPES Act
On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law pipeline safety reauthorization legislation “Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing…
AGA Submits Comments on PHMSA’s Proposed Farm Tap FAQs
On June 19, AGA, INGAA, APGA, and API jointly filed comments regarding PHMSA’s draft Farm Taps Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).…
AGA Submits Comments on PHMSA’s Proposed Rulemaking for the Installation of Automatic Shut-off and Remote Controlled Valves (ASV/RCVS)
On April 6, AGA, APGA, INGAA, and API jointly filed comments on PHMSA’s proposed rulemaking for installing automatic shut-off and remote controlled…
PHMSA Responds to AGA’s Petitions on the Plastic Pipe Regulation
In March 2019, PHMSA responded to AGA’s petition which asked PHMSA to revise implementation timeframes for Category 1 fittings that were not…
PHMSA Responds to AGA’s LNG Petitions
In March 2020, PHMSA responded to AGA’s petitions which asked PHMSA to modify inspection intervals and incorporate updated standards. The response acknowledged…
AGA Submits Comments on Massachusetts Straw Proposal for Requiring PE Design Approvals
On October 11, the Department of Public Utilities shared its straw proposal outlining how natural gas companies are to use professional engineers…
AGA Submits Response to PHMSA’s Proposed Revisions to the NPMS Program
On May 13, AGA submitted comments in response to PHMSA’s proposed changes to the National Pipeline Mapping System Program. AGA highlighted PHMSA’s…
AGA Submits Comments to PHMSA’s Notice of Review Guidance
On May 8, AGA, INGAA, APGA, and API (The Associations) jointly filed comments regarding PHMSA’s guidance documents. Currently, PHMSA provides guidance through…