Pipeline safety and associated environmental protection are a shared responsibility and informed communities play a vital role in the safety and reliability of pipeline operations.
The Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities:
Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program (Assistance Listing
2 0. 710) provides funding to local communities and groups of individuals for technical assistance related to pipeline safety.
The program also provides opportunities that strengthen the depth and quality of public participation in the safe operation of pipelines in and around communities.
Technical assistance is defined as engineering or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues.