Multi-Association Comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines

Multi-Association Comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and its members, along with the American Exploration & Production Council, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, the Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia, the Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association, the Kentucky Oil & Gas Association, the Michigan Oil and Gas Association, the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association, the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, the Virginia Oil and Gas Association, and the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association (collectively, Independent Producers), appreciate this opportunity to respond to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA’s) notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) on Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines.