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Categories: pipelines, transmission pipelines, gas distribution, petroleum distribution

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

Transportation Research Board

Committee for Pipelines and Public Safety:

Scoping Study on the Feasibility of Developing Risk-Informed

Land Use Guidance near Existing and Future Transmission Pipelines

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Congressional Briefings

Monday, July 9, 2004

2323 Rayburn House Office Bldg. -- 10:30 a.m.

and

Friday, July 16, 2004

2163 Rayburn House Office Bldg. -- 10:00 a.m.

and

427 Hart Senate Office Bldg. -- 11:00 a.m.

on

Transmission Pipelines and Land Use: A Risk-Informed Approach -- Special Report 281

A new report from the National Academies' Transportation Research Board examines safety issues related to energy transmission pipelines, which transport virtually all of the nation's natural gas and two-thirds of its petroleum each year. The report recommends that the federal government develop guidelines for land-use decisions to minimize risks to the public, pipeline workers and the environment near existing and future pipelines.

This series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on July 19, 2004 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.