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The Foundation's primary activity is to sponsor research aimed at promoting natural gas use and safe, efficient pipeline construction and operation. These projects focus on key industry issues such as environmental impacts of energy use, improved pipeline construction practices, pipeline safety procedures, new technologies and market opportunities for natural gas.

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  • Updated: 1/26/2009
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    A Permit Program For Incidental Take Of Migratory Birds

    The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) was adopted almost 90 years ago to protect migratory birds from the effects of unfettered taking, spurred on by the extinction of the passenger pigeon through market hunting. Its design was simple: prohibit the unlicensed "take"of migratory birds by making such take a strict liability, federal criminal offense. At the time the Act was passed, Congress undoubtedly did not consider the breadth of the adopted legislative language, or that in the years to come it would be applied to prohibit "incidental" which is not the intended purpose of otherwise lawful activities. Over the years, the scope of the Act has expanded significantly. Most dramatically, in 2001, President William Clinton executed Executive Order 13186, 66 Fed. Reg. 3853 (Jan. 17, 2001), which addressed the responsibilities of federal agencies to protect migratory birds under the Act. The Executive Order directs executive departments and agencies to take actions to protect and conserve migratory birds. The Order resulted in, for example, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Energy and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service which memorializes actions that each party will take to fulfill their respective responsibilities under the Act. The objective of this study is to develop a report that will support a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a permit program for incidental take of migratory birds under the MBTA.

    INGAA Contact: Beal, Lisa Lisa S. Beal

    The objective of this study is to develop a report that will support a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a permit program for incidental take of migratory birds under the MBTA

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    Parallel Construction of New Pipelines

    After the 2007 Midyear Meeting, the Executive Committee approved conducting a workshop to explore issues related to regulatory requirements and current operation practices related to using existing rights-of-way for new construction.

    INGAA Contact: Beal, Lisa Lisa S. Beal

  • Study in progress

    Risk Threats for Cased Pipeline Crossings

    Operators who choose to assess their pipelines in High Consequence Areas (HCAs) by using the External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) methodology need to clearly define the integrity threat(s) associated with cased pipelines in order to select the correct methods for assessing cased pipelines.

    INGAA Contact: Beal, Lisa Lisa S. Beal

  • Study in progress

    Tools for Communicating Pipeline Safety Risk to the Local Government and General Public

    The goal of this project is to incorporate newly available statistical societal descriptions of risk to the public and the factual performances of the pipeline companies and translate them to emotional based descriptions of individual risks for communication to ROW owners.

    INGAA Contact: Beal, Lisa Lisa S. Beal

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    Squareness Of Bevels and Straightness Of Double Jointed Pipes Workshop

    In these days of limited resources, time constraints and cost pressures, any issue with the "pipeline project assembly line" can greatly determine if a project is successful or not.

    INGAA Contact: Beal, Lisa Lisa S. Beal