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Reauthorization of pipeline safety. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, March 28, 1985

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OSTI ID:6320326
A hearing to review the Department of Transportation's program of pipeline safety and budget request for fiscal year 1986 of nearly $9.5 million also examined pay adjustments to make up for the freeze on spending. A Department spokesman outlined the pipeline safety program's activities in regulatory research to prevent failures, personnel training for inspection and enforcement, and information dissemination to those involved in pipeline transportation. There was also testimony by members of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners pointing out the need for adequate funding if the states are to enforce federal safety standards. Representatives of the trade association for interstate gas pipelines noted a downward trend in pipeline failures and a consistency in the proportion of damage caused by third parties. Additional material and correspondence submitted for the record follows the testimony of the witnesses.
OSTI ID:
6320326
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English