Pipeline Safety Program

Pipeline Safety Program Pipeline Safety Program 24 Hour Emergency # - 217-782-5050 The Illinois Commerce Commission’s Natural Gas Pipeline Safety section is charged with inspection and enforcement activities applicable to intrastate natural gas transmission, distribution, gathering pipeline facilities, liquified natural gas and liquid propane gas meeting 49CFR §192.1 (5) requirements. The inspections are conducted to assure compliance with all Federal and State safety rules and regulations pertaining to the design, construction, operation and maintenance of those facilities. The Pipeline Safety section does not respond to investigate every gas leak or emergency reported to gas operators. Gas leaks and emergency response by the gas operators are reviewed during various audits conducted by Pipeline Safety staff. However, it does respond to and investigate incidents involving jurisdictional natural gas facilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facilities, as defined under 49 CFR §192.1(5), when such incidents result in hospitalization due to injury, a fatality, or property damage exceeding $50,000 caused by a release of gas from a pipeline. The Pipeline Safety section does not inspect interstate gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities. Inspection information regarding inspection and regulation enforcement of interstate gas and hazardous liquid facilities is located on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration web page at: The Pipeline Safety section does not inspect underground natural gas storage facilities. Inspection information regarding inspection and regulation enforcement of underground natural gas storage facilities is located on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources web page at: The Illinois Commerce Commission Gas Engineering section is charged with siting of intrastate natural gas pipelines and intrastate/interstate hazardous liquids pipelines when those pipelines seek certification authority from the Illinois Commerce Commission. The Illinois Commerce Commission’s requirements for the certification of intrastate natural gas lines are contained in Section 8-406 of the Public Utilities Act (PUA) and the certification requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines are contained in Section 15-401(b) of the PUA. Article 8 and Article 15 of the PUA are located at the following links: SERVICE OBLIGATIONS AND CONDITIONS COMMON CARRIERS BY PIPELINE The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is charged with siting for all interstate natural gas pipelines. - https://ferc.gov/natural-gas/natural-gas-pipelines 220 ILCS 05 - Public Utilities Act 220 ILCS 15 - Gas Storage Act 220 ILCS 20 - Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act 220 ILCS 25 - Gas Transmission Facilities Act PART 501 STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR GAS UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS PART 520 TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NATURAL GAS SYSTEM OPERATING PERSONNEL (GENERAL ORDER 204) PART 556 QUALIFYING INFRASTRUCTURE PLANT SURCHARGE PART 590 MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GAS AND FOR GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES PART 595 REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR WHO OWN OR OPERATE GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES PART 596 PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INSPECTION INFORMATION 49 USC 60101 49 CFR Part 40 49 CFR Part 191 49 CFR Part 192 49 CFR Part 193 49 CFR Part 199 Federal PHMSA – Pipeline Safety (general) PHMSA – Office of Pipeline Safety PHMSA Pipeline Technical Resources PHMSA Legacy Portal Page (archived/print) NPMS – National Pipeline Mapping System (Public Viewer) State (Illinois) PHMSA State Program Page – Illinois PHMSA Analytics Portal – Illinois State Program Dashboard PHMSA Analytics Portal – Illinois Enforcement Program Illinois Commerce Commission – Damage Prevention Enforcement Stats PHMSA – Pipeline Incident 20-Year Trends PHMSA – Pipeline Replacement Statistics Pipeline Safety Trust NAPSR – National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives NAPSR Compendium Common Ground Alliance (CGA) These are all PHMSA/PRIMIS outreach pages, grouped by audience: General Public & Awareness General Public Public Awareness Overview Emergency & First Responders Pipeline Emergency Responder Initiative (PERI) Illinois Peri Illinois PERI Training Courses Emergency Response Information Page Emergency Officials Pipeline Emergency Response Info (Illinois PDF) Pipeline Awareness – Emergency Response Training Resources Local Government & Community Local Officials Advocacy Groups Excavators / 811 / Damage Prevention Excavators State Regulators Call 811 – National One-Call Illinois State Damage Prevention Federal & Industry Stakeholders Federal Agencies Industry Pipeline Markers Pipeline Markers Summary Small Natural Gas Operator Guide (2017 PDF) NPMS – Public Viewer PIPA – Pipeline Land Use Planning Developers & Owners Contact Information Matt Smith Assistant Director, Safety and Reliability Division 217-720-0291 Matt.Smith@illinois.gov General Information 217-524-0692 ICC.Pipeline@illinois.gov Gas Pipeline Safety Program Overview Compliance Actions Meetings & Conferences Inspection Information Inspection Reports by Operator Inspection Priorities Inspection Types Basic Pipeline Data Incident Investigations Code Updates Advisory Notices Proposed Rules Emerging Commodities Natural Gas Performance Reports Inspector Assignments