The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), within the Department of Transportations (DOT) Research and Special Programs Administration, is responsible for pipeline safety regulation and research. The agency operates a research and development (R&D) program aimed at enhancing the safety and reducing the potential environmental impacts of transporting natural gas and hazardous liquids through pipelines. The committee directed GAO to review the effectiveness of the program. In subsequent discussions with staff of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee, we agreed to determine (1) OPSs distribution of funding among various areas of pipeline safety R&D since fiscal year 2001 and the extent to which this funding is aligned with the agencys mission and pipeline safety goals, (2) the views of experts on pipeline safety R&D priorities, and (3) how OPS evaluates the outcomes of the pipeline safety R&D it funds.
Pipeline Safety: Systematic Process Needed to Evaluate Outcomes of Research and Development Program
2003
52 pages
Report
No indication
English
Actions Taken and Needed for Improving Pipeline Safety
NTIS | 2004
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