PLAN: Stakeholders and Their Potential Interests
The range of stakeholders and their interests at various points in the pipeline life cycle may include:
The Public
- Pipeline location.
- Pipeline location as it relates to places of congregation, cultural or historical sites, drinking and recreational water sources, burial grounds and cemeteries, traditional hunting and fishing areas, conversation areas, and more.
- Product(s) transported.
- Short- and long-term costs or benefits.
- Potential risks and impacts (negative and positive) of a pipeline on them, their activities/actions, local/regional/national economy, local or regional culture.
- How the ROW path was determined?
- Who will own/operate a pipeline and their safety record?
- How the land will be managed over time?
- What measures will be/are in place to protect the public and the environment from potential negative impacts?
- What emergency plans are in place and who will respond in the event of an emergency?
- Who to contact if there’s a concern at any point in the life cycle?
- How they can be notified before any significant maintenance or repair activity?
- Why certain life cycle activities are occurring (e.g., abandonment and removal vs. left in place)?
Landowners and Tenants
- Whether a planned pipeline will cross their property and, if so, easement size and location.
- Any information that may impact negotiation for a crossing on their property.
- How their specific property uses or needs will be observed or considered throughout the pipeline life cycle?
- How an operator will maintain safe operations?
- What measures will be taken to protect the pipeline from damage, whether third party, corrosion, or other outside force, to protect their property?
- Assurances that potential integrity concerns are being detected and addressed in a timely manner that prioritizes their concerns.
Local Government
- Pipeline location relative to places of congregation, drinking and recreational water sources, recreation areas, conservation areas, buildings or shopping areas, underground utilities, critical roads and bridges.
- Compatibility with existing local plans.
- How will they be made whole if public resources are damaged in pipeline construction or operation?
- Economic benefits to their community, including projected local jobs and tax revenues.
- Mitigation measures to protect and manage impacts on land, environment, and people.
- Potential impacts to traffic flow during construction.
- How safe operations will be managed?
- What measures will be taken to protect the pipeline from damage, whether a third party, corrosion, or other outside force, to protect their property?
- What planning is done to prepare for and respond to a pipeline emergency?
- Contact information.
- How they can be informed as quickly as possible in an incident so they can inform their constituents?
- How certain life cycle activities will be managed?
Emergency Officials
- How to access a site with response equipment, whether during construction or operation?
- Regular briefings on emergency response, including site visits and information on response plans.
- How safe operations will be managed?
- Information needed to update their established procedures to respond appropriately to a pipeline emergency.
- How will notifications about pipeline emergencies be handled?
- How certain life cycle activities will be managed?
State Government
- Contact prior to sending pre-construction notices to landowners or state permitting agencies.
- Potential for pre-construction audits.
- Field audits during construction.
- Notification to field agent prior to any routine maintenance that may cause noise or releases from the pipeline.
- Notification of certain life cycle activities that may require state regulatory action.
Tribal Nations
- Pipeline location.
- Pipeline location relative to places of congregation, drinking and recreational water sources, cultural or historical sites, burial grounds and cemeteries, traditional hunting and fishing areas, recreation areas, conservation areas, buildings or shopping areas, underground utilities, critical roads and bridges.
- Product(s) transported.
- Short- and long-term costs or benefits.
- Potential risks and impacts (negative and positive) of a pipeline on them, their activities/actions, local/regional/national economy, local or regional culture.
- How the ROW path was determined?
- Who will own/operate a pipeline and their safety record?
- How the land will be managed over time?
- What measures will be/are in place to protect the public and the environment from potential negative impacts?
- What emergency plans are in place and who will respond in the event of an emergency?
- Who to contact if there’s a concern at any point in the life cycle?
- How they can be notified before any significant maintenance or repair activity?
- How certain life cycle activities will be managed?
- How they will be made whole if public resources are damaged in pipeline construction or operation?
- Economic benefits to their community, including projected local jobs and tax revenues.
- Mitigation measures to protect and manage impacts on land, environment, and people.
Federal Government
- Information necessary to consider permitting or easement authorization, if applicable.
- Information on a proposed pipeline, progress of construction, operations and safety concerns, incident response, or certain life cycle events to inform constituents.