Seventh annual report on the administration of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (for) calendar year 1974
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:7359739
This report on the administration of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 is prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 14 of the Act. The Act provides for Federal safety regulation of those facilities utilized in the transportation of natural and other gases by pipeline, or gas storage, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce. The OPS has the responsibility for safety regulation of all natural gas pipelines which are subject to the requirements of the Act. This involves more than 2,100 operators of the nation's gas pipeline network of approximately 1.43 million miles including some 70,000 miles of gathering lines, 265,000 miles of transmission pipelines, and 660,000 miles of distribution mains plus an additional 440,000 miles of gas service lines. These gas pipeline systems transport more than one-third of the nation's energy supply while serving approximately 44.2 million customers. OPS regulatory programs are designed to assure safety in the design, construction, testing, operation, and maintenance of gas pipelines. These activities promote public safety and also help to provide an economical, dependable source of vitally needed energy to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers. In addition to the DOT's gas pipeline safety activities, the OPS has been delegated the Department's safety responsibilities over liquid pipelines operated by carriers engaged in interstate commerce. Some 240,000 miles of such liquid pipelines transport crude oil, petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gases, and anhydrous ammonia.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7359739
- Report Number(s):
- NP-20587
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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