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Better Servlces Through Technology
ethnology l~ a wonderful reference NFPA-59A (2001), "Standard B/13/2010, the Gas ”Mega Rule”
thrng. Do you remember when tor the l-rnduetton, storage, and process started 1 /ll-1/zull, and the
there were no such tlungs Handllng ot Lrquehed Natural Gas Underground Storage Regulattons
as cell phones or personal (LNC).” There have been me revtstons process started 2/ 17/ 16. Earh ot
mmputcrs? Or, fax that matlcl, seat to NFPA 59A slnee 2001. The current these ”linr1l rules” h mpposed to be
belts tn ears, ear seats tor |nfr1nt~ or versron ts dated 2019. There are reasons publtsherl by the end or thts year. we
even blcyele helmets? Lhat the newex versltans have not been shall see. In the words of Wlll Regen,
Tl _h H by d b ‘ Lh ‘ tneorporaterl by reference. However, to ”Tl1ank goodness we are not gettrng all
k_§":O‘1D:)‘, flnd“'}‘1:a;P::m:“ of E h thc government we are paytrag tor."
teehnology are two or the thtngs Lha| _ ‘ ‘_ — V — As to new leehnology, tr the new
dlfferentlate between developed :;“:‘:““l’dd 2 ’“1“1'l‘Ofld technology has a valld applteatmrt,
natlons and tlurd-world natlons Do zmd am; I Dyan dz |mg“x;m:'|cm has a reasonable serentmr lusllficatlon
you want to go bark tn the "good old ‘ P ’ 5“ . P ’ anrl rs arguably eornplrant wrth the
,n h 1 that have been published slnec then. By ,

rlays ui ealmg nnnes by burnlng [ht my many of ‘ht mm “andardq zegulatlons (as-~2Ife-as sunply wont
wood, travelrng on foot, outdoor addm~_’md‘nalogV that PHMSA do lt. New teehnolngy apparently
plurnbrng and pm-2ULh eentury ‘ _ ’_ K 3 ‘_ must be SAFER or more eonservahve
medlclne? r doubt a. ‘C: ;§§f§§;;; lg|f;;;§;<;;; '1“ from the ruusa perspee..re;, r would
We am a. the polltltal semen. ruusa mmntenanec oi pipellnes ana plpelme gjsgjggggg; ;:;;g§:=gn‘§';§§jj‘

ts up tor reauthnnzntron next year taerlrttes. The asserted venue ts a b (1 Pl _ d ,l b _ d f
There has already been at least one "speetal Pernnt" under 49 (‘FR §19o 341 d3’m‘f$Pu$”jE:“Lhan“;1’;|:‘::g“:g>
Congressronal lleanng and there ts at Spcelal perrntts Good luck wlLh Y

_ K ‘ my _ i _ _ 1 our rdea of sate and effectlve may be
leastone proposed rczullhoxlzatlon. rneettng e requtrernents or a speera
_ entrrely dlifcrent Lhan theu tdea ot ~afe
(see h!Ip5 //ruwwmntsa dul.¢{uzl/l1ews/ pernut the way PHMSA rs applying
L — anrl etteeuve —but they rnterpret the

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attd-H1lmntiwg-safely-arf»2U19-atrhurk ’ ’

stcfllzrl-mtalysla). My .. that there §;°;';f;§;g}j;'fh§;';§;,fi';_“gfA Untll next time, be out there.’ Q
r;§;$,'*;;§g;‘;;;§;;;f;;j;g55;“ provldlng of lnduslry standards

’ ‘ terl by reference to the publte,
my Eva 1| would mqulm PHM-SA to ;§‘°"’°‘“ . [ohll [Mam r*tll'cd /mm PHMSA
,, V _ publl: oificmls, and to plpellne ‘ -
mvmw any MW Industry alandmia opmm, Indmuy swam‘ cm Pal’ qnesllcms or calummts, nmnl

’“““'“g ‘° "‘P°““° ”'“f“‘3’ l”"P°’““ money trrdevelop. The developers //mbl<“!s"rX’flbNl-'1?!

‘° 1*‘ ‘“‘°’P‘"“'““ by “‘""‘°‘ of such standards are entttled to the

”‘"’“5}‘ " "““""“ ‘°‘ ’“‘‘‘"‘‘‘‘‘‘“5‘ " benefit of ereatln those standards but

PHMs~swo~l~—no«mm« The .,,g.at;a..faan,a,

A:‘°(;*uySy5“0';;;~C*;;';fu gjgluggn m to contlnue to who gets to pay? 4 2 5 1 3 1 any
effect srnee me what rlnes tlns new ”""““.‘°"’ ”‘° P‘“"“ ‘°°‘.““"‘°” 9 L3, L1 ,‘ L
proposed ~echon add’ How rs tlns °‘ "““"“°;‘ P[‘f‘>V'°‘L‘<:hb3' P|l>:‘ll-nlc i '5 1 a 1 s 4 2 5
ronsrstent wlth Exerutlve order 13777 °L’}f’:{f“‘:l';‘ \hO:§:‘:£ 3 “man
Entorerng the Regulatory Agenda’ ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ R
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