Editor’s note: This and all other Frequently Asked Questions about the Pipeline Integrity Management rule can be found at: http://primis.rspa.dot.gov/iim/faqs.htm. 12.6 Will OPS review operator notifications and formally respond to the operator? Will OPS communicate responses to specific company notifications to the broader industry? OPS expects to review all notifications received from operators. A centralized…
June 2002
Development of Consensus Standards on Pipeline Public Awareness Programs
Editor’s note: The following is reproduced essentially verbatim from the May 15, 2002 Federal Register, since many of our readers are probably interested in the complete notice.) Trade associations for the natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline industry are working together to develop consensus standards to expand the public awareness programs that pipeline operators conduct,…
Pipeline Safety Reports of Abandoned Underwater Pipelines
The Pipeline Safety Act (49 U.S.C. 60108(c)(6)(B)) directs the Secretary of Transportation to require operators of an offshore pipeline facility or a pipeline crossing navigable waters to report the abandonment to the Secretary of Transportation in a way that specifies whether the facility has been abandoned properly according to applicable Federal and State requirements. RSPA’s…
OPS workshop on Pipeline Integrity Management
OPS will conduct a workshop on Pipeline Integrity Management on July 23, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and July 24, 2002, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 5150 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77056 (tel: 713-961-1500 fax: 713-961-5045). The purpose of this workshop is to assist operators in learning where…
Upcoming RCP Seminars
RCP will conduct a 1 day workshop on Pipeline Integrity Management on July 22 in Houston. This one day workshop is an excellent introduction to the Pipeline Integrity Management regulations, and has been scheduled for the day prior to OPS’s PIM workshop in Houston (note that the OPS workshop will assume that the attendees already…
EPA Promotes Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman has issued the Agency’s Position Statement on Environmental Management Systems (EMS). The statement promotes broader use of the systems, which are effective management tools to help companies and other organizations fulfill their environmental responsibilities. The use of EMS complements needed regulatory controls and enables a facility to comprehensively manage…
Advisory Notice Regarding Safe Excavation Practices
On May 17, 2002, RSPA issued the following advisory notice to operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to remind them of the importance of safe excavation practices. It makes reference to The Common Ground Study, which can be viewed on line at www.commongroundalliance.com. Advisory Bulletin (ADB-02-01) To: Owners and Operators of Natural Gas…