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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has extended the deadline for the voluntary submission of the Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS) Information Collection Request to October 10. 

All gas distribution operators are strongly encouraged to complete the short survey, which should take 10 minutes, regardless of their answers to the survey questions. The aggregated results of this survey, including the percentage of industry participation, will be shared in a report to Congress. APGA believes it is imperative that the distribution industry demonstrates an understanding of the survey questions. While adoption of PSMS standards is currently voluntary, APGA fears that may change if operators do not show a willingness to respond to this survey.

Instructions for Submitting PSMS Collection Request:

• Go to the same PHMSA Portal has used for 7100.1 Annual Reports at https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PHMSAPortal2/
• Once logged in, please click Annual Reports from the left-hand menu. You should then see GD SMS as the far right tab running along the middle of your screen. Select that tab & then choose Create SMS Survey.

Note: Please be sure to click SUBMIT after you complete the survey.

You can view more information on the importance of this survey on our previous article here. APGA members can also read more about how to submit the survey answers here (APGA members only).

For questions on this article, please contact Erin Kurilla of APGA staff by phone at 202-905-2904 or by email at ekurilla@apga.org.