Government

摘要

While distribution companies and state regulators seem satisfied with the general outlines of the proposed distribution integrity management program (DIMP) announced June 25 by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), several questions are being raised by both groups about some of the proposal's murky details. The American Gas Association (AGA) held a workshop in Chicago on the DIMP Aug. 12-13 that 120 people attended, including PHMSA officials and representatives of the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR). There were rumblings in the corridors. Subsequently, the AGA and NAPSR asked PHMSA to extend the comment deadline, which PHMSA did, from Sept. 23 to Oct. 23.