11. Local Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

When natural gas transmission pipelines catastrophically fail, the public turns to local emergency authorities - police, fire, ambulance - for immediate assistance. These authorities would not necessarily be familiar with the location and characteristics of natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines. In this rulemaking, we will consider whether we should require pipeline operators to do more for local authorities, such as providing locational information, training, special tools, designated utility contacts, or other support.