The Operator Submission
And Validation Environment (OSAVE) is a web-based application designed to
assist pipeline facility operators (operators) with NPMS reporting requirement
activities for:
- gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines,
- liquefied natural gas plants, and
- breakout tanks
under Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) jurisdiction.
Operators are required by PHMSA to review their NPMS data annually for accuracy.
OSAVE aids operators in the annual review process with tools, queries, and methods
to notify NPMS staff that the data is still accurate or fulfill the annual NPMS
submission requirement in the event that changes have occurred. This application is
not intended for anyone other than operators subject to NPMS reporting requirements.
Operators should use their NPMS account to access OSAVE. Once logged in, the OPIDs
to which the user has access are listed in a drop-down list. If an OPID is missing
from the list in OSAVE, operators should email
npms@dot.gov requesting that it be
added to their NPMS account. Sharing of NPMS accounts between individuals is
expressly prohibited by multifactor authentication (MFA) protocols and in the NPMS
Access Policy. A contractor (e.g., consultant, subcontractor) cannot request an NPMS
account. However, a current NPMS account holder may act as a sponsor and request an
NPMS contractor account on their contractor’s behalf. A sponsor NPMS account holder
must verify the individual is currently employed as a contractor by their pipeline
operating company, and that the contractor should have access to the same NPMS data
and applications as the sponsor. This sponsor must provide this verification by
filling out the following form,
including all the requested information about the
contractor, before NPMS staff will process the NPMS contractor account request.
Otherwise, NPMS contractor accounts must meet the same requirements as other NPMS
accounts, including an official pipeline operator business email address. The NPMS
GIS Manager can consider exceptions on a case-by-case basis if applicable contract
staff will never have an official pipeline operating company email address. NPMS
contractor accounts can access the same NPMS data and functionality in OSAVE as the
sponsor NPMS account holder.
The operator may only review data that the company has previously submitted to the
NPMS. If the company operates and submits data to the NPMS under more than one OPID,
the operator may only review/submit data for one of the OPIDs during a single OSAVE
session. The OPID that the data was submitted under must belong to the operating
company and must be associated with the operator’s NPMS account.
The OSAVE map viewer is intended to be used at any time throughout the year and
allows operators to view the spatial location and attribute information of the
OPID’s pipelines, LNG plants, and breakout tanks. However, the Data Summary tools
only reflect the pipelines in the NPMS national layer for the corresponding OPID.
The display of submission history reflects only the pipeline submissions. To review
LNG plant or breakout tank data, operators may use either OSAVE or PIMMA, as both
applications have the same functionality regarding these data layers.
The OSAVE workflow submission tools are categorized by asset type. Pipeline related
tools contain submission workflows for notification of no changes, edits via a map
viewer, additions to existing data in place of a traditional submission, traditional
submissions replacing all existing data, and notification/request for removal of all
pipelines. LNG plant related tools contain a submission workflow for uploading of
submission data files only. Breakout tank related tools contain a submission
workflow for uploading of submission data files only. For LNG plant and breakout
tank OPIDS, OSAVE cannot be used to submit a notification of no changes, submit a
notification/request for removal, or change contact information. If it is determined
that the LNG plant and/or breakout tank data is accurate as is and, therefore, needs
no changes, please notify NPMS staff at npms@dot.gov in lieu of a traditional data submission. If
the existing NPMS national layer data for the LNG plant or breakout tank OPID needs
to be removed, please notify NPMS staff at npms@dot.gov. If at any time throughout the year the LNG
plant primary and/or technical contact has changed or the breakout tank primary
contact has changed, please notify NPMS staff via npms@dot.gov.
All information obtained and all maps produced from OSAVE must be treated and marked
as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and DOT proprietary information. Only
NPMS staff has the right to redistribute maps or information from the NPMS.
