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 if 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. To review LNG plant or breakout tank map data, operators may use either OSAVE or PIMMA, as both
applications have the same functionality regarding these data layers.
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. To review LNG plant or breakout tank map data, operators may use either OSAVE or PIMMA,
as both applications have the same functionality regarding these data layers.
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.
