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Public Meeting on Applying, Interpreting, and Evaluating Data from ILI Devices
Editor’s note: I apologize for the length of the following article, but I think you will find the information very helpful in understanding OPS’s concerns on this topic. The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is hosting a public meeting to discuss concerns it has with how operators are applying, interpreting, and evaluating data acquired from…
O&M Manual Up-To-Date?
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RCP Services Spotlight – Underwater Inspection Procedures and Interval Risk Modeling
Underwater Inspection Procedures – On August 10, 2004, the DOT published final amendments to 49 CFR 195.413 and 49 CFR 192.612 for Periodic Underwater Inspections of regulated pipeline facilities located in water depths of 15’ or less in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets. Effective August 10, 2005, operators of certain hazardous liquid and…
“Person Who Offers” a Hazardous Material for Transportation
PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to add a definition for “person who offers or offeror.” The definition adopted in this final rule codifies long-standing interpretations and administrative determinations on the applicability of those regulations. This final rule makes the following revisions to the HMR: Defining “person who offers or offeror” to mean any…
Proposed Rule to Update Regulatory References to Technical Standards
The Office of Pipeline Safety proposes to update the pipeline safety regulations to incorporate by reference all or parts of new editions of voluntary consensus technical standards to enable pipeline operators to utilize current technology, materials, and practices. 49 CFR parts 192, 193, and 195 incorporate by reference all or parts of 60 standards and…
Integrity Management Services
RCP can assist pipeline operators with ongoing compliance management and engineering associated with your IMP. This includes direct assessment strategies, tool and vendor selection, ILI/ECDA report analysis, corrosion control programs, repair strategies, and IMP/risk model updates. For more information on how RCP can support your ongoing IMP needs, Click Here.
Pipeline Emergencies Training Program
The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation, has developed a new training program to help local emergency response agencies adequately respond to pipeline emergencies, and is currently holding regional Train-The-Trainer sessions to ensure local communities receive the crucial training. The Pipeline Emergencies training program equips experienced…
Need to update your Public Awareness Program?
RCP can help develop your updated plan to meet API RP 1162 standards, and provide turnkey implementation, mail-outs, evaluations, and tracking of your program. For more information call or Click Here.
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – August 17-18, 2005
Join us at our Houston office for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance and API RP 1162 for DOT Pipelines. This workshop has been attended by hundreds of pipeline personnel, with excellent feedback. Day 1 provides an overview of the DOT pipeline regulations, and is appropriate for people who are new…
Pipeline Associations Write to Senate on Pipeline Security (Courtesy of Ben Cooper, Association of Oil Pipe Lines)
AOPL, API, the American Gas Association, and the American Public Gas Association sent a joint letter of views to the Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee this week on a pending bill to reauthorize the authority for the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Safety Administration (TSA). The bill, S. 1052, the Transportation Security Improvement Act of…
Pipeline Safety Trust Newsletter – #2
The second edition of the Pipeline Safety Trust’s newsletter is now available at: http://pstrust.org/newsletter/vol1no2/index.htm. The Pipeline Safety Trust promotes fuel transportation safety through education and advocacy, by increasing access to information, and by building partnerships with residents, safety advocates, government, and industry, that result in safer communities and a healthier environment. This newsletter contains more…
Need to update your Public Awareness Program?
RCP can help develop your updated plan to meet API RP 1162 standards, and provide turnkey implementation, mail-outs, evaluations, and tracking of your program. For more information, call or click here.
OPS Meeting on ILI Practices – Presentation Materials
The presentations from the August 11 OPS meeting in Houston on ILI Practices are now available on OPS’s website at: http://ops.dot.gov/new/New_2005/ILIPublicMeetingAgenda_file.htm. The site contains 19 presentations addressing the various aspects of ILI inspection planning, data interpretation and validation, and industry standards.
Need to Update Your Current Operator Qualification Program?
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Advisory Bulletin on Pilot Operated Pressure Relief Valve Testing
The Office of Pipeline Safety has issued the following Advisory Bulletin to operators of hazardous liquid pipelines with pilot-operated pressure relief valves: Advisory Bulletin (ADB-05-05) OPS shares NTSB’s concern that pipeline operators could be conducting in-service tests that do not identify unreliable pilot-operated pressure relief valves. Therefore, we are issuing the following advisory bulletin: To:…
O&M Manual Up-To-Date?
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Changes to OCS Plan and Submittal Requirements
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has reorganized and updated the requirements and processes for submitting various plans and information for MMS review and approval before a lessee or an operator may explore, develop, or produce oil and gas and sulphur in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The current regulations at 30 CFR part 250, subpart…
RCP’s Fantastic 1-Page Version of New SPCC Regulation
The deadline for SPCC Plan revisions is fast approaching, February 17, 2006! RCP has developed a 1-page version (in tiny type) of the new SPCC regulations, to be revised as per the April 17, 2003 rule modification. To receive a complimentary copy along with a CD of valuable SPCC Reference Materials Click Here to request…
Public Meeting on Integrity Management of Gas Distribution Pipelines
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is sponsoring a public meeting on Enhancing Integrity Management of Gas Distribution Pipelines. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Westin Park Central Hotel, 12720 Merit Drive, Dallas, TX 75251 (1-972-851-2037 or 1-800-Westin1). At the meeting,…