Statistics and Trends

While a small portion of the Pipeline Safety Division's findings lead to formal enforcement actions, the Pipeline Safety Division thoroughly investigates all methods and practices of pipeline companies, including reports, records and other information to evaluate compliance with state and federal regulations.  The voluntary cooperation of the pipeline company to provide the Pipeline Safety Division with full and open access to the operator's premises and records is essential to the effective operation of gas safety enforcement inspections. For this reason, inspection records and accident reports where a formal enforcement action has not been initiated are not made public.  Aggregated data is available on the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) website. 

PHMSA Annual Reports - Annual reports include information such as total pipeline mileage, facilities, commodities transported, miles by material, and installation dates. These annual reports are widely used by safety researchers, government agencies, industry professionals, and by PHMSA personnel for inspection planning.

PHMSA Incident Data - PHMSA collects data from incidents and created reports on risk and consequences of pipeline failures.

State Performance Metrics – US - Data on performance metrics by state.

State Performance Metrics - Pennsylvania - Data on Pennsylvania performance metrics.

• Pennsylvania Damage Prevention Information - Link to PHMSA's PA Damage Prevention Information page. 

Data Submissions

Each year the Commission’s Pipeline Safety Division enters into an agreement with the U.S. DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) to enforce the federal pipeline safety regulations.  As such, PHMSA audits the Pipeline Safety Division each year.  The PHMSA annual program evaluation is a review of the State agency’s pipeline safety program.  It includes an examination of State agency policies, plans, records, and procedures of the previous calendar year as well as the observation of the field inspection of a pipeline operator.

Please utilize the following spreadsheets when submitting data to the Pipeline Safety Division and do not alter the formats: