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# In This Section

                      -  Safety Awareness Overview 
                      -  Pipeline Leak Recognition and What to Do 
                      -  Excavation Enforcement Final Rule                          -  Overview 
                        -  Rule Language 
                        -  Determinations of Adequacy 
                        -  Frequently Asked Questions 
                      -  Pipeline Emergency Responders Initiative (PERI)                          -  Overview 
                        -  PERI FAQs 
                        -  Eastern Region 
                        -  Southern Region 
                        -  Central Region 
                        -  Southwest Region 
                        -  Western Region 
                      -  Safety Awareness Reports Search 
                      -  Historical Pipeline Incidents 
                      -  Pipeline Failure Investigation Reports 
                      -  Marine Damage Prevention 

## Related Links

                  -                                          Damage Prevention                   
                  -                                          Call 811 Before You Dig                   
                  -                                          Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance                   
                  -                                          Pipeline Community Toolbox                   
                  -                                          Pipeline Public Awareness Programs                   
                  -                                          Community Liaison Services                   

## Contact Us

Office of Pipeline Safety
U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC20590United States

**Email:**phmsa.pipelinesafety@dot.gov**Phone:**202-366-4595****Fax:**202-366-4566****Business Hours:**9:00am-5:00pm ET, M-F

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# Safety Awareness Overview

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## About Pipelines

The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is the federal authority responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of our nation's pipeline transportation system. An important component of OPS's mission is to promote pipeline safety through education, safety awareness, and outreach. 
                      - Pipeline Basics
                      - Pipeline Glossary
                      - Pipeline Safety Library
                      - Pipeline Materials Fact Sheet

## Shared Responsibility... Pipeline Safety Connects Us All

Pipeline safety is a responsibility shared by all stakeholders. Community and pipeline safety is improved through active stakeholder participation, especially with regard to public awareness, damage prevention, risk-informed land use planning, and emergency management efforts.

General Public

Emergency Officials

Local Officials

Excavators

Property Developers Owners

Pipeline Safety Advocates

State Regulators

Federal Agencies

Industry

## Other Resources

### Emergency Response Outreach

                      - Emergency Officials
                      - Recognizing and Responding to Pipeline Emergencies
                      - Guide for Communicating Emergency Response Information for Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines
                      - Briefing: Local Emergency Planning Committees
                      - Pipeline Emergency Operations Standard

### Related Information

                      - National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS)
                      - Common Ground Alliance 811
                      - Pipeline Enforcement
                      - Operator Information
                      - Pipeline Public Meeting Webcasts