Pipeline Security
Presented to:
Pipeline Safety Trust
New Orleans, Louisiana
November 5, 2010
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Establishment of TSA
The Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001
established TSA with responsibility for:
 Enhancing security in all modes of
transportation;
 Developing policies, strategies, and plans for
dealing with threats to transportation security;
 Ensuring the adequacy of security measures at
transportation facilities;
 Enforcing security-related regulations and
requirements.
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TSA & DHS
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the
Department of Homeland Security and:
 Transferred
TSA from DOT to
DHS in March 2003;
 Reinforced
TSA’s transportation
sector security responsibility.
This role was further
strengthened with the release of
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 7 on critical
infrastructure protection.
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Strategy for Pipeline Security
GOAL
Reduce the risk associated with the transportation of natural gas and
hazardous liquids by pipeline; increase the resiliency of the pipeline network.
METHODOLOGY
Partner with industry and government stakeholders to identify and
implement programs and processes to achieve measurable risk reduction
through collaboration.
OBJECTIVES
Enhance deterrence and
mitigate vulnerabilities
Enhance pipeline system
resiliency
Increase level of domain
awareness and info sharing
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Memorandum of Understanding with PHMSA
 Annex to the 2004 DHS and DOT MOU on roles and
responsibilities
 Signed by TSA Assistant Secretary and PHMSA Administrator
in August 2006
 Purpose is to ensure coordinated, consistent, and effective
activities by the agencies through clearly delineated lines of
authority and responsibilities.
 TSA Pipeline Security Division and PHMSA have maintained a
collaborative relationship with virtually daily contact to include
24/7 communication of information regarding pipeline incidents.
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Memorandum of Understanding with PHMSA
The close collaboration between the agencies on pipeline activities is
evidenced by:
–Coordinated effort in the:
 2007 and 2010 Transportation Systems Sector Specific Plan
(TSSSP) and the Pipeline Security Modal annex,
 Revised pipeline security guidelines,
 Pipeline Security Incident and Recovery Protocol Plan required
by the 9/11 Commission Act,
–The establishment of the Interagency Threat Coordination
Committee (ITCC) and its effective use in actual events.
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Sensitive Security Information
 Sensitive Security
Information (SSI) is
information that, if publicly
released, would be
detrimental to
transportation security, as
defined by Federal
regulation 49 C.F.R. part
1520.
 SSI information may be
provided to those
individuals with a “need to
know”.
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Facility Response Plans and Security
Facility Response Plan information that:
• Reveals system vulnerabilities and aids target selection
• Reveals choke points or non-redundant systems
• Facilitates planning to maximize damage and interfere / interdict
response activities
May be considered Sensitive Security Information and should only be released
to those with a need-to-know.
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Pipeline Security
Questions?
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