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On- And Off- Airport Infrastructure For Storage And Distribution Of Jet Fuels

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PHMSA_jetfuel_infrastructure_report_faac_rec_14.pdf

About this Document

The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Final Report, dated April 2010, provided a series of recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to address the aviation industry’s major challenges. In recommendation 14, the FAAC expressed concern that: “Jet fuel price and supply volatility can result not only from oil price fluctuations, but also from disruptions in the downstream production and distribution of aviation fuels. A number of major metropolitan areas and major airports have limited and aging infrastructures for the distribution of jet fuel. In addition to oil price volatility, these weak links in the distribution network create additional threats to the economic health of the commercial air carrier and GA industries.”

The FAAC therefore recommended that the Secretary of Transportation undertake a study on the state of the nation’s existing pipelines and infrastructure associated with the storage and distribution of jet fuels to US airports.

In response to recommendation 14, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) prepared this report reviewing the safety and integrity of hazardous liquid pipelines transporting jet fuels and serving US airports.