Pipeline Security

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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 TSAs 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

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