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Timestamp: 2019-12-14 20:50:22
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Covering the suite of pipeline safety regulations under PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline Safety
March 4-5, 2020 | Denver, CO
The pipeline industry is under heightened scrutiny by regulators, the media and the public. The NTSB highlighted aging pipelines as a concern in its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements. Likewise, Congress has ongoing interest in the safety of older transmission pipelines and in the replacement of leaky and deteriorating cast iron pipe in natural gas distribution systems.
An Introduction to Pipeline Safety course will highlight changes in the law and explain how companies can address compliance challenges in the context of stricter regulator interpretations of current regulatory requirements and increased enforcement. The course will dive into developing an increased awareness of the scope and content of regulations and how to best comply with those rules.
API RP 173 as well as Compliance Aids & Resources
What is the scope of 49 CFR Parts 191 – 195?
What facilities and products are covered?
How are Federal and State jurisdictional boundaries determined?
What enforcement tools can be used and by whom?
What sorts of civil penalties can be levied?
What are an operator’s options for responding to an enforcement action?
How do prescriptive and management-based regulations differ?
What regulatory provisions apply to which facilities?
How do reporting requirements differ for different types of pipelines?
What new regulations apply to both gas and liquid pipelines, and to UNGS facilities?
What aids and resources are available to help operators comply?
Gas distribution part 192
Liquid Natural Gas facilities; role of NFPA 59A, siting requirements, design, operations & maintenance
Liquid Natural Gas facilities legal perspectives; shale gas revolution, PHMSA turns 50
Review an introduction to regulation of pipelines and LNG facilities in the U.S.
State the current perspective on heightened scrutiny regarding pipeline safety
Delineate the statutory & jurisdictional framework for (PSA) for natural gas and hazardous liquids
Discuss the increasing awareness of regulated facilities and products
Identify what makes up a regulatory framework & enforcement framework
Review the regulatory provisions in Parts 191, 192, 194, & 195
Discuss new regulations, developments and new standings with underground natural gas storage, gas transmission and gathering pipelines and hazardous liquid pipelines
Discuss Safety Management Systems (SMS) API RP 1173
Discuss gas distribution pipelines & LNG facilities
Discuss hazardous liquid, gas transmission, & gathering pipeline safety
Discuss new regulations, developments and new standings
Describe Natural and Other Gas Pipeline Safety Regulations 49 CFR 192
Describe Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Regulations 49 CFR 195
Describe LNG Safety Regulations 49 CFR 193
8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. :: Hazardous Liquid Gas Transmission & Gathering Understanding National Standards
Housekeeping issues – breaks, restrooms, emergencies
Course structure – Day 1 and Day 2
Review of agenda for Day 1
Show several pipeline incident trend charts
Discuss background and implications
Discuss several high impact incidents in recent past
Initiating Pipeline Safety Acts (PSA) for Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquids
Foundations for PSA – early industry standards
Reauthorization process and drivers
Examples of significant and recent PSAs and their impacts
Office of Pipeline Safety Authorization
Interstate vs. intrastate pipelines
Operation of Pipeline Safety State certification program
Examples of State partnerships
Regulated Facilities and Products
Cross-country and gathering pipelines; distribution pipelines; onshore and offshore pipelines; pump/compressor stations; tank farms and Underground Natural Gas Storage; metering facilities; appurtenances and components
Facilities NOT covered
Procedural foundation w/ examples from the regulations
IBR’s (Incorporated by reference)
Generalized topics and coverage via Subparts
4 “types” of regulations w/ examples
“Continuous improvement” regulations
Overview of Enforcement Framework
Authorization, process, and tools in Part 190
Enforcement tools available and when they can be used
“Real life” examples of each
How enforcement following incidents differs
State enforcement vs. Federal enforcement
Regulatory Provisions in Parts 191, 192, 194, & 195
Testing and maximum operating pressure (MOP, MAOP)
Public awareness and damage prevention (PADP)
Qualification of pipeline personnel (OQ)
Accident and Safety-Related Condition (SRC) reporting
Annual and National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) reporting
2:30 – 5:00 p.m. :: New Regulations, Developments and Understandings
UNGS – Underground Natural Gas Storage
Solution-mined salt caverns
Pertinent API RP 1170 provisions
Pertinent API RP 1171 provisions
Mandatory requirements and allowable variances
Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines
New reporting for MAOP exceedances
Newly regulated offshore and onshore gathering lines
Material property, component, and MAOP records/verification
Accommodation of in-line inspection (ILI) tools
Spike hydrotests of certain pipelines
Integrity assessments outside of HCAs
New reporting for gravity and rural gathering lines
Inspections following extreme weather events
Expansion of leak detection systems (LDS)
Integrity assessments of underwater pipelines
Overview of Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Compliance Aids and Resources
List of compliance aids
5:00 p.m. :: End of Day 1
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. :: Gas Distribution Pipelines & LNG Facilities
A focus on the statutory and regulatory regime governing pipeline safety. Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Regulations 49 CFR 192. Understanding regulations and requirements:
General Applicability & Definitions
Materials, Design, Construction, & Testing
Reporting & Registration Requirements
Additional or More Stringent State Requirements
General Applicability, Definitions, Role of NFPA 59A
Design, Construction, Equipment
Operations, Maintenance, Personnel Qualification
Legislation, Regulation, Enforcement
PHMSA Turns 50
Gary Zimmerman, Senior Consultant, Cycla Corporation
Mr. Zimmerman has 27 years’ experience in pipeline design, construction, operations, and maintenance for a major U.S. liquid pipeline operator, 15 of those years developing and managing corporate-wide regulatory compliance, risk management, release prevention, and public awareness programs under DOT’s pipeline safety regulations. In addition, his most recent 2 years have involved the implementation of risk management, enforcement, and safety programs for DOT-PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Office.
Keith J. Coyle, Shareholder, Babst & Calland