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RP1162 is a Recommended Practice (RP) for pipeline operators to use in development and management of a Public Awareness Program. Pipelines Operators have conducted Public Awareness Programs with the affected public, government officials, emergency responders and excavators along their routes for many years. The goal of RP1162 is to establish guidelines for operators on development, implementation, and evaluation of Public Awareness Programs in an effort to raise the effectiveness of Public Awareness Programs, and pipeline safety, throughout the industry.

Representatives from natural gas and liquid petroleum transmission companies, local distribution companies, and gathering systems, together with the respective trade associations, have developed API RP 1162.