Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Pipeline Security : An Overview of Federal Activities and Current Policy Issues Updated February 5, 2004

By Parfomak, Paul W.

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Title:	Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Pipeline Security : An Overview of Federal Activities and Current Policy Issues Updated February 5, 2004
Author:	Parfomak, Paul W.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Summary: Nearly half a million miles of oil and gas transmission pipeline crisscross the United States. The nation’s pipeline industry has made substantial investments to protect these systems and respond to the possibility of terror attacks. However, U.S. pipelines are inherently vulnerable because of their number and dispersion. Due to the essential role pipelines play in our economy, Congress is examining the adequacy of federal pipeline security efforts.

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Scope and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Oil and Gas Pipeline Industry Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Record of the Pipeline Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pipeline Security Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pipeline Safety and Security Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Integrity Management Support by the OPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Pipeline Security Responses to September 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Response of the Office of Pipeline Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Transportation Security Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 TSA Pipelines Branch Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Key Policy Issues in Pipeline Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Federal Threat Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Identifying Critical Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pipeline Security Resources at TSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 OPS and TSA Cooperation on Pipeline Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Pipeline Security Challenge in Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appendix: Pipeline Security Activities of Other Federal Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Federal Infrastructure Security Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Department of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 National Transportation Safety Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26