Vision and Mission
The vision of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Pipeline Safety Research Program is to support PHMSA's mission which is “to protect people and the environment from the risks inherent in transportation of hazardous materials by pipeline and other modes of transportation.”
The mission of PHMSA's Pipeline Safety Research Program is to sponsor research and development projects focused on providing near-term solutions that will improve the safety, reduce environmental impact, and enhance the reliability of the nation's pipeline transportation system.
This Research Strategic Plan aims to convey many messages but mainly that we:
- Employ a coordinated and collaborative approach to address mutual pipeline challenges
- Help remove technical and sometimes regulatory barriers on a given challenge
- Measure our research results, outputs and impacts
- Are transparent virtually posting all program processes, actions and products on our program website.
Program Relevance & Logic Breakdown
All Projects Funded After 2002
Research Objectives
| Objective | Projects | PHMSA |
|---|---|---|
| Strengthening Standards | 111 | $56.60M |
| Technology Development | 155 | $98.99M |
| Knowledge Documents | 318 | 126.91M |
Research Strategies & Objectives
| Programmatic Element | Objectives | PHMSA |
|---|---|---|
| Threat Prevention | Strengthening Standards | $ 6.43M |
| Technology Development | $24.56M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $24.84M | |
| Leak Detection | Strengthening Standards | $ 2.27M |
| Technology Development | $10.84M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $10.79M | |
| Anomaly Detection | Strengthening Standards | $ 9.72M |
| Technology Development | $32.27M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $17.38M | |
| Anomaly Characterization | Strengthening Standards | $ 7.28M |
| Technology Development | $ 4.32M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $14.00M | |
| Anomaly Repair | Strengthening Standards | $ 0.72M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.99M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 2.02M | |
| Pipe Remediation/Rehabilitation | Strengthening Standards | $ 1.02M |
| Technology Development | $ 2.37M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 3.40M | |
| Design | Strengthening Standards | $ 5.27M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.00M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 9.47M | |
| Materials | Strengthening Standards | $10.33M |
| Technology Development | $14.28M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $20.66M | |
| Welding | Strengthening Standards | $ 5.55M |
| Technology Development | $ 5.58M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 6.00M | |
| Joining | Strengthening Standards | $ 0.58M |
| Technology Development | $ 1.35M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 1.08M | |
| Other | Strengthening Standards | $ 0.43M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.00M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 3.29M | |
| Liquefied Natural Gas | Strengthening Standards | $ 5.81M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.00M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 8.25M | |
| Underground Natural Gas Storage | Strengthening Standards | $ 1.14M |
| Technology Development | $ 2.39M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 5.67M |
Projects can impact and be relevant in two or more areas. Because of this, counts and sums will amount to more than 100% of program totals.