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In This Issue

  1. DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – March 29, 2007
  2. National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program – 2007 to 2009 Schedule
  3. Need to Update your Response Plan (FRP, ICP or OSRP)?
  4. Advisory bulletin on LNG Facility Security (ADB-06-04) [Docket No. PHMSA-04-19856]
  5. EPA Issues Final and Proposed Amendments to the SPCC Requirements
  6. Need to update your SPCC plan?
  7. PHMSA Gas Gathering Workshops
  8. Has the new Gas Gathering definition affected your pipelines?
  9. Notice of Minimum Annual Percentage Rate For Random Drug Testing [Docket No.: PHMSA-97-2995]
  10. Canadian EUB Issues Draft Directive 71 – Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry
  11. Area Source NESHAP for Oil and Gas Production Facilities Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0238.

PHMSA Gas Gathering Workshops

PHMSA has published the following date and location for the gas gathering definition workshop in Kansas. The first few workshops have been very informative and have provided an opportunity for “lively” exchanges among federal, state, and industry stakeholders. Workshop schedule and registration information can be found by clicking here.

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Jan 9, 2007Finney State Office Building, 130 Market Street, Rm 3080, Wichita KansasKansas Corporation Commission

The topics to be discussed include:

  • Identify the beginning and endpoints of gathering by applying American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Recommended Practice (RP) 80 and its supplemental definitions
  • Identify a “regulated” segment of a gathering line
  • Identify and understand which compliance activities are required for certain gathering lines
  • Apply and enforce significant dates for various compliance activities
  • Recognize, identify and define equipment and processes associated with production
  • Explain processing and treatment of gas stream constituents in gathering systems
  • Interpret and apply PHMSA enforcement policies and significant opinions