Comment from JoLynn Jarboe
JoLynn JarboeSupportIndividual
Summary: An individual commenter supports the proposed rulemaking to strengthen gas distribution pipeline safety. They emphasize the importance of updating emergency response plans, involving multiple stakeholders, and prioritizing public health and environmental justice.
I would like to express my support for strengthening Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0046 as presented by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
While the country is still reliant on gas, we must make its transport as safe as possible.
This proposal will protect both health and the environment
.Emergency response plans must be updated, and it is crucial to involve multiple parties, including but not limited to: pipeline operators, first responders, relevant government actors from the local to federal agency level, and local hospital systems. PHMSA exists to ensure safety regulations are in place, making this policy paramount to its mission. This proposal can save lives and should be treated as such. I would like to see PHMSA finalize this rulemaking in such a way that public health, occupational safety, and environmental justice are at the forefront. This should be done as soon as possible to avert another disaster where policy has been lacking.