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The safety of transmission and gathering lines is often regulated by state or federal agencies. What information about these agencies or their regulations would you be interested in?

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- The Texas Railroad Commission is the agency which regulates pipelines in Texas. This agency was recently reviewed and it was discovered that over 60% of their 3 commissioners' campaign contributions came from the gas and oil industry. It was also discovered that only 4% of incidents are actually investigated. The Texas Railroad Commission lacks inspectors and as a result, allows gas and pipeline companies to hire and perform their own inspections. I would like to know what else an individual with concerns regarding pipeline safety could do in the event that the state agency is of no help.

- Don't care

- What good is regulation without enforcement? Who pays for the campaigns of candidates for commissioner seats? Will the gas be sold only to US buyers, or will it be exported overseas? How do lawyers on the TX RRC know they are providing safety when the setback requirements are arbitrary?

- What is PHMSA doing now to insure pipeline safety for the TransCanada XL Pipeine? Have the requiered emergency response plans been filed with PHMSA for the TransCanada XL Pipeline? Have site specfic emergency response plans been filed for the protection of the Ogallala Aquifer? What can a State regulatory agency do to regulate and give onversight to piplines that does not duplicate the federal agencies?already that does not duplicate

- Are they biased?

- Who pays for the safety research and development of related reports that are made regarding the research.

- What does Nebraska have to say about the location and routes of pipelines in the state?

- Why they allow safety standards to be bypassed.

- Why all United States landowners are treated so terrible by our local agencies.we would like information about this issue

- need public access to information requested by federal and state agencies from pipeline companies regarding location and designation (HQ or EV) of streams, bodies of water, wetlands, private wells and septic systems near exisiting and proposed pipelines. Safety must include environmental safety.

- are field inspectors trained on a regular basis

- every thing

- What are the requirements for rescue equipment to fight fire and protect local residents?

- As noted in Question 4 & 5.

- I want to know why the neighboring landowners along its path were not notified or even asked for their input...WHY?

- Their safety record

- anything and everything

- Specifically who the agencies are

- What we have seen is that they just rubber stamp what the pipeline people want.

- All information that is available. Transparency is very important.

- state regulation on gathering lines

- Who I should call in case of a problem or question.

- Please send summaries of the Federal and State regulations on natural gas and pipelines

- when there is a problem with it NO body shows up

- How often are the pipelines inspected ?

- Why are Class 1 areas treated so differently? In my lifetime I have seen cow pastures turn into housing developments. Class 1 can turn into Class 3 in a short time. Who are the inspectors. Are the reports public information? Are inspections made by walking the pipeline in tandem with another inspector or done alone. Can the methane detectors work on a windy day? If someone accidently walked a few feet to the right or left of the pipeline could they still detect a leak? Could GPS be used to be sure an inspector is walking right over the pipline?

- Everything

- Are they really looking out for the average citizen or are they being paid off by the gas/oil industry.

- PRESENTLY THE GATHERING LINES IN OUR COUNTY WILL PRIMARILY BE CLASS 1 AREAS, PRETTY MUCH LACKING REGULATION - DONT KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

- I know 'who' regulates them. I want to know who 'oversees' these pipelines, and enforces the safety regulations.

- contact numbers

- everything, we seem to have state laws on gas pipelines, but nothing on oil pipelines

- Specifically who regulates what and contact information

- I am a regulator, however, if I lived by a transmission line, I would like

1. informational/education material presented at home owner association meetings. This should include dig law information. The co should also conduct such presentations - what they look for on their patrols i.e. dead vegitation, digging or incroachments and incourage home owners to constantly patrol for them in other words report anything out of the usual. When Home owners take the time to make such reports they should be thanked by letter and the person checking out the issue. After all Pipeline safety should be everyones business.

2. I would like to see the UTC approval on information received from the co. - Most people get so much junk mail the pipeline material is probably not read. With the UTC involvement or UTC stamp of approval on envelope it might get read.

- None - already know about PHMSA

- Who regulates for the state, and what are they requiring? What are federal agencies doing to correct violations and ensure safety on a pipeline? When is it possible to decommission a line? How HCA's and USA's are determined by whom?

- I would like to know how it is possible that our regulators, who are supposed to protect the public, are on the payroll of the pipeline companies. FERC brags about it. As it was explained to me, the job of FERC is to facilitate the issuance of permits. Pipeline companies are billed for the time FERC employees spend helping investors get permits. It seems as if FERC is in the back pocket of the pipeline companies from the get go. And also, if the pipeline company is a "for profit" institution, how is it that eminent domain law can be used against a landowner for the profit of a private company, not the interests of the public? State agencies have no power at all. Federal trumps any decision a State environmental or regulatory agency makes, even that of the state power siting board recommendations.

- I would like to know how it is possible that our regulators, who are supposed to protect the public, are on the payroll of the pipeline companies. FERC brags about it. As it was explained to me, the job of FERC is to facilitate the issuance of permits. Pipeline companies are billed for the time FERC employees spend helping investors get permits. It seems as if FERC is in the back pocket of the pipeline companies from the get go. And also, if the pipeline company is a "for profit" institution, how is it that eminent domain law can be used against a landowner for the profit of a private company, not the interests of the public? State agencies have no power at all. Federal trumps any decision a State environmental or regulatory agency makes, even that of the state power siting board recommendations.

- won't do any good to know they only do what they want.

- I would like to know who they are, their contact numbers, names and addresses and how knowledgeable the contacts are. The ones I have met are not qualified to be in charge ......

- Who writes the regulations,appointed or elected people and do the local folks have any say at all

- all of it.

- what notifications are required for people nearby that the pipeline is present?

- How the state agency works with the federal agency.