Explanation Document

Incident and Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators

2137-0522 Minor form/instruction revisions

Form Name	Form Number	Details of Change
Gas Transmission Annual Report	PHMSA F 7100.2-1	Corrected typo (added “Pipeline”) in the form header. Corrected typo (inserted “L and”) in the form in Question 6 of Part A. Corrected typo (fixed “equal to” language) in the form in first 3 rows of Part K for Onshore SMYS categories. Corrected typo (blacked out irrelevant sections) in the form in cells available for data entry under “Gathering” in Part L.
LNG Annual Report	PHMSA F 7100.3-1	Added clarifying text about location of Mobile/Temporary facilities in the instructions for Part B and revised the form accordingly, clarifying that “State” is to be reported for fixed facilities and that “Zip Code” is to be reported for Mobile/Temporary facilities, and removing the “Latitude/Longitude” reporting requirement. On the form, separated “Incidents and Leaks” into separate columns for each, and revised the instructions accordingly. On the form, inverted the rows and columns in Part C. On the form, expanded the cause categories in Part C slightly to better align them with other groupings on other forms and dropped “insulation degradation” as a cause category; modified the instructions accordingly.
Gas Distribution Incident Report	PHMSA F 7100.1	Added clarifying text regarding “Fire First” (Other Outside Force Damage due to secondary ignition) in the instructions Added text in the instructions for new mandatory electronic reporting. Added procedures in the instructions for requesting an alternate reporting method. Revised the instructions to accommodate a new volume-based reporting criterion. Revised the form and instructions so that “Cost of Gas Lost” is excluded from the reported Property Damage.
Gas Transmission Incident Report	PHMSA F 7100.2	Added clarifying text regarding “Fire First” (Other Outside Force Damage due to secondary ignition) in the instructions Added text in the instructions for new mandatory electronic reporting. Added procedures in the instructions for requesting an alternate reporting method. Revised the instructions to accommodate a new volume-based reporting criterion. Revised the form and instructions so that “Cost of Gas Lost” is excluded from the reported Property Damage.
LNG Incident Report	PHMSA F 7100.3	Revised existing text in the instructions addressing Online Reporting Requirements. Revised the form and instructions so that “Cost of Commodity Lost” is reported separately.

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