Cheryl
Trench of Allegro Energy Consulting has informed us that PHMSA’s online system
for filing a Form PHMSA F 7000-1 for low consequence accidents from liquids
pipelines will be available for data entry on November 19. This shortened
release report is analogous to the “one-page” report that existed from
2002-2009. The system will not allow you to report an event as a “low
consequence accident” if it involves: death or personal injury requiring
hospitalization; or fire or explosion; or a release of 5 barrels or more; or
property damage greater than $50,000: or pollution of a body of water. While
the low consequence events are reported in less detail than more severe
accidents, the new form requires more detail on location, consequences and
causes than was the case before the implementation of the revised form in
January 2010. The regulations on release reporting (Part 195.50, Part 195.52
and Part 195.54) are unchanged by the availability of the online filing
functionality for this subset of accidents.
You can find the current form on the PHMSA website; only the shaded questions are
required for low consequence accidents. You may also want to consult the instructions.