Advisory Bulletins

PHMSA uses Advisory Bulletins to inform affected pipeline operators and all Federal and state pipeline safety personnel of matters that have the potential of becoming safety and/or environmental risks.

• ADB-08-03: Dangers of Abnormal Snow and Ice Build-up on Gas Distribution Systems
• ADB-08-02: Issues Related to Mechanical Couplings Used in Natural Gas Distribution Systems
• ADB-08-02: Correction to Advisory Notice
• ADB-07-02: Updated Notification of the Susceptibility to Premature Brittle-like Cracking of Older Plastic Pipe
• ADB-07-02: Correction to Advisory Notice
• ADB-07-01: Senior Executive Signature and Certification of Integrity Management Program Performance Reports
• ADB-06-04: Lessons Learned From a Security Breach at a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility
• ADB-06-02: Submission of Public Awareness Programs
• ADB-06-03: Notice to Operators of Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines to Accurately Locate and Mark Underground Pipelines Before Construction-Related Excavation Activities Commence Near the Pipelines
• Pipeline Safety: Advisory on Random Drug Testing Rate for 2006
• ADB-06-01: Advisory on Operator Qualifications for Excavation Activities (pdf 55KB)
• ADB-05-08: Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by the Passage of Hurricane Katrina
• ADB-05-07: Potential for Damage to Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Facilities Caused by the Passage of Hurricane Katrina
• ADB-05-05: Inspecting and Testing Pilot-Operated Pressure Relief Valves
• ADB-05-06: Countermeasures to Prevent Human Fatigue in the Control Room
• ADB-05-04: Integrity Management Notifications for Gas Transmission Lines
• ADB-05-03: Planning for Coordination of Emergency Responses to Pipeline Emergencies
• ADB-05-02: Strapping Table Calibration for Breakout Tank Operators
• ADB-05-01- Semi-annual Reporting of Integrity Management Performance Measures in 49 CFR 192.945.
• ADB-04-04: Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by the Passage of Hurricane Ivan (pdf 18KB)
• ADB-04-02: Semi-annual Reporting of Performance Measures for Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management (pdf 21KB)
• ADB-03-09: Potential Service Disruptions in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems
• ADB-03-08: Self-Assessment of Pipeline Operator Public Education Programs (pdf 44KB)
• ADB-03-07: Guidance On When The Baseline Integrity Assessment Begins
• ADB-03-06: Corrosion Threat to Newly Constructed Gas Transmission and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
• ADB-03-05: Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Threat to Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
• ADB-03-02: Required Submission of Data to the National Pipeline Mapping System Under the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (pdf 42KB)
• ADB-03-01: Updates of Digital Mapping Data for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline High Consequence Areas(pdf 34KB)
• ADB-02-07: Notification of the Susceptibility to Premature Brittle-Like Crackin of Older Plastic Pipe
• ADB-02-04: Telephonic Notification to National Response Center (pdf 12KB)
• Pipeline Operator Alert - New Recommended Practice for Pipeline Public Awareness
• ADB-01-02: Emergency Plans and Procedures for Responding to Multiple Gas Leaks and Migration of Gas into Buildings
• ADB-01-01: Closure of Gas Shut-Off Valves Serving Permanently Moored Vessels (PMV) During High-water Conditions
• ADB-00-02: Internal Corrosion in Gas Transmission Pipelines
• ADB-99-04: Directional Drilling and Other Operations Conducted in Proximity to Underground Pipeline Facilities
• ADB-99-03: Potential Service Interruptions in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems
• ADB-99-02: Potential failures due to cracking of plastic pipe in natural gas systems
• ADB-99-01: Potential failures due to cracking of plastic pipe manufactured by Century Utility Products, Inc.
• ADB-98-04: Regulatory authority of pipelines on the OCS
• ADB-98-03: Damage potential from Hurricane Georges
• ADB-97-03: Potential Soil Subsidence on Pipeline Facilities
• ADB-86-02: Plastic Piping, Mechanical Coupling

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