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  1. Register Now for the DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop
  2. Standards Proposed to Reduce Corrosion
  3. Integrity Management Services
  4. Integrity Management Updates
  5. O&M Manual Up-To-Date?
  6. Operator Qualifications: Materials Available
  7. Need to Update Your Current Operator Qualification Program?
  8. Regulation of Liquid Gathering Pipelines
  9. RCP Services Spotlight – RCP Auditing, Due Diligence and Expert Witness Services
  10. PHMSA’s Public Awareness Expectations–API RP 1162
  11. Need to make sure your Public Awareness Program meets API RP 1162 standards?
  12. Pipeline Safety: Mechanical Damage Technical Workshop
  13. NPDES Stormwater Oil and Gas Exemption – Proposed Rule
  14. Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Regulations: Final Rule
  15. Will your SPCC Plan pass an EPA inspection based on the new SPCC Inspectors’ Guidance document?
  16. EPA Proposes Amendments to the SPCC Rule
  17. RCP’s Fantastic 1-Page Version of SPCC Regulation
  18. EPA Seeks Comment on Proposed NPDES Stormwater Permit for Industrial Activities

Regulation of Liquid Gathering Pipelines

Buck Furrow of OPS gave a presentation at the Dec. 13, 2005, technical advisory committee meetings concerning regulation of rural crude oil gathering pipelines. The existing hazardous liquid pipeline safety regulations regulate non-rural onshore gathering lines. Hazardous liquid gathering lines are currently defined as pipelines that are 8 5/8″ in diameter or less that transport petroleum from a production facility (note that this definition is very different from the definition of GAS gathering lines, which is the topic of separate rulemakings). OPS is considering changes to this definition to regulate liquid gathering lines based on a combination of size, stress level, and ability to affect a high consequence area. OPS is also considering what type of regulation is appropriate for regulated gathering lines (perhaps a subset of the current pipeline safety regulations). OPS has not yet developed a proposed rulemaking in this area, but has established a docket to contain any comments that are received (#15864).