For definitions, please see Glossary.
ACP | Area Contingency Plan |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
API | American Petroleum Institute |
AOPL | Association of Oil Pipelines |
ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
ASSP | American Society of Safety Professionals |
ASTM | American Society for Testing & Materials |
atm | Atmospheric Pressure |
BLM | Bureau of Land Management |
BOEM | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
Btu | British Thermal Unit |
CAN | Community Awareness Network(s) |
CATS | Community Assistance and Technical Services |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CGA | Common Ground Alliance |
CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
CGL | Compressed Gas Liquids |
CP | Cathodic Protection |
CPM | Computation Pipeline Monitoring |
DHS | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
DIMP | Gas Distribution Integrity Management Program |
DIRT | Damage Information Reporting Tool |
DOD | U.S. Department of Defense |
DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
DOI | U.S. Department of Interior |
DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation |
EIA | U.S. Energy Information Administration |
ESA | Environmentally or Ecologically Significant Area(s) |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FRP | Facility Response Plan |
g | Standard Acceleration of Gravity |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GTI | Gas Technology Institute |
HCA | High Consequence Area |
HVL | Highly Volatile Liquid |
IBR | Incorporated By Reference |
ILI | In-Line Inspection |
ILO | International Labour Organization |
IM | Integrity Management |
INGAA | Interstate Natural Gas Association of America |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
kPa | Kilopascal |
LEPC | Local Emergency Planning Committee |
LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas |
MAOP | Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure |
Mcf | Thousands of Cubic Feet |
MMcf | Millions of Cubic Feet |
MOP | Maximum Operating Pressure |
MSS | Manufacturer’s Standardization (Society of Valve & Fittings) |
NACE | National Association of Corrosion Engineers |
NAPSR | National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives |
NARUC | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners |
NCP | National Contingency Plan |
NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
NIMBY | Not in My Back Yard |
NIST | National Institute of Standards & Technology |
NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
OCS | On-Scene Coordinator |
OPS | Office of Pipeline Safety |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Association |
PE | Polyethylene |
PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration |
PIPA | Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance |
PIR | Potential Impact Radius |
PPI | Plastics Pipe Institute |
PRCI | Pipeline Research Council International |
psi | Pounds per Square Inch |
psia | Pounds per Square Inch Absolute |
PSC | Public Service Commission |
PST | Pipeline Safety Trust |
PUC | Public Utility Commission |
SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System |
SCC | Stress Corrosion Cracking |
SI | International System of Units |
SMYS | Specified Minimum Yield Strength |
SPCC | Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan |
SWPA | Source Water Protection Area |
ROW | Right(s)-of-Way |
USA | Unusually Sensitive Area |
Tcf | Trillions of Cubic Feet |
TERC | Transportation Environmental Resource Center |
TSA | Transportation Safety Administration |
USA | Unusually Sensitive Area |
USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
UTC | Utility Trade Commission |