National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives
NAPSR Organizational Changes for 2021
At their 2020 Virtual National Meeting (hosted by Wallace Jones, Director of the Alabama Public Service Commission Pipeline Safety Program) the NAPSR Board of Directors announced the following new officers for 2020-2021, effective October 1, 2020:
- National Chair - Mary Zanter (SD)
- National Vice Chair - Mary Friend (WV)
- National Secretary - Jonathan Wolfgram (MN)
- National Treasurer - David Levering (NE)
- Past Chair - Wallace Jones (AL)
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NAPSR Meetings 2021
The states continue to show improvement in their State Damage Prevention Programs. Keep in mind that most state pipeline safety programs do not have authority to change the underground facility laws. This is the duty of the state legislatures. Improvements continue to be made.
For more information, visit the PHMSA Damage Prevention web site: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/damageprevention.htm and https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/excavator-final-rule/determinations-adequacy
| Meeting Event | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October |
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| NAPSR Western Region - (Virtual) |
| May 3-7 (Virtual) | ||||||
| NAPSR Southern Region - Charleston, South Carolina | August 30 - September 3 | |||||||
| NAPSR Southwestern Region - San Antonio, Texas | | July 12-16 | ||||||
| NAPSR Eastern Region - (Virtual) | | June 14 - 18 (Virtual) | | | ||||
| NAPSR Central Region - Rosemont, Illinois | July 26-30 | |||||||
| NAPSR National Meeting - Deadwood, South Dakota | August 16-20 |
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National INCIDENT REPORTS
Note: NAPSR Region Meetings are typically reserved for NAPSR members and PHMSA. On occasion, NAPSR may invite outside speaker to present at the meetings on pipeline safety or related topics. The National Meeting is open to any attendee, however both region and national meetings have portions of the meeting in "closed session" to enable discussion of member-only information. Please contact Robert Clarillos, NAPSR Administrative Manager, rclarillos@gmail.com, if you wish further information or if you have an interest in attending or presenting at any meeting.