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  1. Updates to Pipeline Safety Rules – RSPA to PHMSA
  2. Integrity Management Services
  3. Oil and Gas Stormwater Discharge Permit – Extension
  4. Need help with the new Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) deadline?
  5. Who you gonna call? 8-1-1
  6. RCP Services Spotlight – Underwater Inspection Procedures and Interval Risk Modeling
  7. Integrity Management Plan Up-to-Date?
  8. Liquids Integrity Management FAQ Update
  9. Need to Update Your Current Operator Qualification Program?
  10. Operator Qualification Update – OQSG User Group Meeting, Houston TX March 23rd-24th
  11. Are Your Response Plans Current?
  12. Gas Distribution Pipeline Integrity Meetings
  13. O&M Manual Up-To-Date?
  14. Texas LP-Gas: Proposed Rule Revisions
  15. RCP’s Fantastic 1-Page Version of New SPCC Regulation
  16. OPS Announces Liquid IMP Meeting, May 17-18
  17. Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Leak Detection
  18. Need to update your Public Awareness Program?
  19. OPS Issues new FAQ’s for Gas IMP
  20. Need A Security Plan or Audit?
  21. Texas Railroad Commission & Louisiana Department of Natural Resources sign MOU
  22. API/AOPL Issue IMP Update to US Congress
  23. Acquiring a pipeline?

OPS Issues new FAQ’s for Gas IMP

The OPS has updated several Frequently Asked Questions for Gas Integrity Management Programs this past month. To see each response from the OPS, click on the questions below. For a list of all FAQ’s, go to primis.phmsa.dot.gov/gasimp/faqlist.gim .

  • FAQ-233. Does growth of an existing HCA, which introduces new length of pipeline segment into the HCA, constitute a “newly-identified HCA?” [03/14/2005]
  • FAQ-27. Can assessments performed before the effective date of the rule be relied on as baseline assessments? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-124. The rule includes many requirements that do not have specified time periods for completion. Examples include gathering and integrating data and information on the entire pipeline, updating risk assessments when the results of assessments are available and identifying HCAs for new pipe. How soon must these actions be completed? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-159. What constitutes an “incident” of the kind for which operators implementing performance-based programs must evaluate for implications to their pipelines and IM programs (192.913(b)(1)(v)? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-174. The centerline of a pipeline may not be accurately determined via GIS or other method. What provisions must be taken to address for tolerances in these measurements? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-215. ASME B31.8S states that Immediate conditions shall be examined within five days after determination of the condition. Is this 5 day requirement part of the Final Rule? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-223. What kind of data must I collect and evaluate to use stress corrosion cracking direct assessment (SCCDA)? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-224. What actions must I take on non-covered segments if I find corrosion during an assessment of segments in HCA? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-229. Must I include a safety factor when calculating an acceptable reduced operating pressure [per 192.933(d)(1)] for the interim period until immediate conditions can be repaired? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-231. What 5-year period must I consider to establish a reference pressure for stability of maintenance and construction defects? [03/09/2005]
  • FAQ-84. The Integrity Management Program portion of the rule [192.907] applies to all portions of a pipeline system that are in HCAs, including compressor stations, metering stations, and other equipment. What must an operator do to comply with the rule for these facilities? [03/04/2005]