Pipeline Safety TrustDecember 1-2 |Hotel Monteleone |New Orleans, LA The Pipeline Safety Trust (PST) 2022 conference will be an in-person event. Keynote Speakers include Jennifer Homendy – Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and Tristan Brown – Deputy Administrator of the PHMSA. Registration and hotel information can be found on the PST website. NISTM…
January 2022
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshops (In Person)
Join us January 31st – February 2nd, 2022 in Houston at our corporate office and dedicated training facility for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance topics. Topics to be addressed in the workshop include: An overview of DOT/OPS pipeline compliance requirements State and Federal agency roles for pipeline safety PHMSA Jurisdiction…
Client Feedback
RCP has a tradition of creating and sustaining trusted partnerships with the companies we serve. This has translated into long-term relationships that are based not only on the quality and scope of the work we provide, but also on the manner in which we provide it. We routinely hear from our clients with positive feedback…
Free Webinar: Unpacking the New Gas Gathering Rule
In this free webinar, the Pipeline Safety Institute will unpack the new gas gathering final rule that becomes effective on May 16, 2022. PHMSA estimates approximately 425,000 miles of previously exempt gas gathering lines will now be regulated as either Type C or Type R regulated gas gathering pipelines. The webinar will include useful information…
The Enforcement Corner
The Enforcement Corner summarizes recent PHMSA enforcement actions, indicating where PHMSA is putting its enforcement efforts and the fines they are proposing for various types of violations. In December 2021, PHMSA issued 1 NOA and 1 NOPV with no proposed penalties at this time. Please note: Pipeline operators may disagree in whole or in part…
RCP Welcomes Dewitt Burdeaux, Senior Executive Consultant
After the 27 years of trying, RCP has finally hired a Cajun whose name ends in X. RCP is pleased to announce that Dewitt Burdeaux has joined our team. Mr. Burdeaux has over 40 years of experience in pipeline safety compliance, training and consulting. With a tenure of nearly twenty years with PHMSA, Mr. Burdeaux…
Interim Final Rule: Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches and Certain Coastal Waters
[Docket No. PHMSA–2017–0152; Amdt. No. 195–104] PHMSA published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) effective 2/25/2022 that defines “certain coastal waters” and “coastal beaches” and includes both in the definition of Unusually Sensitive Areas (USAs) for hazardous liquid pipelines. These areas include the Great Lakes and the territorial seas (12 miles from shore) all the way…
PHMSA 2022 Drug & Alcohol Testing Rate
[Docket No. Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0107] PHMSA has determined the minimum random drug-testing rate for covered employees will remain at 50 percent during calendar year 2022. Operators are reminded that drug and alcohol testing information must be submitted for contractors who are performing or are ready to perform covered functions. For calendar year 2021 reporting, the…
The Enforcement Corner
The Enforcement Corner summarizes recent PHMSA enforcement actions, indicating where PHMSA is putting its enforcement efforts and the fines they are proposing for various types of violations. In November 2021, PHMSA issued 5 NOAs, 12 NOPVs, and 6 WLs accompanied by $1,323,347 in proposed fines. Significant proposed fines were attributed to the following code sections:…
Client Feedback
RCP has a tradition of creating and sustaining trusted partnerships with the companies we serve. This has translated into long-term relationships that are based not only on the quality and scope of the work we provide, but also on the manner in which we provide it. We routinely hear from our clients with positive feedback…