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Under the provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was established on November 19, 2001 with responsibility for civil aviation security and security responsibilities over other modes of transportation that are exercised by the Department of Transportation. TSA originally utilized the Pipeline Security Information Circular, issued on September 5, 2002, by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Pipeline Safety as the primary federal guideline for industry security. Complementing this document, and also adopted by TSA, was the DOT-issued Pipeline Security Contingency Planning Guidance of June 2002.

In 2011 Pipeline Security Guidelines were developed with the assistance of industry and government members of the Pipeline Sector and Government Coordinating Councils, industry association representatives, and other interested parties. TSA has recently updated the 2011 document.

The security measures in the revised guidance will provide the basis for TSA’s Pipeline Security Program Corporate Security Reviews and Critical Facility Security Reviews. This document is guidance and does not impose requirements on any person or company. A copy of the revised Guidelines can be found on the APGA website. For questions on this article, please contact John Erickson of APGA staff by phone at 202-464-0834 or by email at jerickson@apga.org.