Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 15.11.1996

Program Framework for Risk Management Demonstrations

The Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is considering a program framework for its Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program required by the Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996. The Demonstration Program will invite pipeline operators to propose risk management projects for one or more parts of their pipeline systems that, upon approval by OPS, will substitute for the existing Federal safety standards in providing the basis for Federal oversight of pipeline safety and environmental protection. This document describes the Demonstration Program, the activities already underway to prepare for it, and the next steps in the process; describes the objectives to be achieved by the demonstration projects; provides needed guidance for pipeline operators who may wish to participate; and invites public involvement in the process through various opportunities for public comment and public meetings. A separate document, the Interim Risk Management Program Standard, provides specific direction to interested operators on developing risk management programs, including the projects in this Demonstration Program.