PHMSA's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is requesting each operator of a rural low-stress hazardous liquid pipeline to complete a voluntary survey to gather information concerning the mileage and characteristics of these pipelines to assess the costs of subjecting rural low-stress pipeline mileage to the pipeline safety standards and regulations pursuant to the PIPES Act. The purpose of this notice is to request all operators of LSPs to complete the voluntary survey, including operators of low-stress pipelines that will not be subject to the pipeline safety standards and regulations until Phase II of the rulemaking proceeding.

To complete the voluntary survey, go to the OPS Online Data Entry Web Site. For those individuals that cannot access the Internet, contact Carson Poe at 617-494-2765 for filing instructions. Surveys are to be completed by September 15, 2008.

For further information contact: Roger Little at 202-366-4569 or by e-mail at roger.little@dot.gov.