Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIII - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Safety › Subpart 3 - Transportation of Natural Gas or Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Safety Standards [49 CFR Part 192] › Chapter 33 - Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management [49 CFR Part 192 Subpart O] › Section XIII-3311 - What are the Elements of an Integrity Management Program? [49 CFR 192.911]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An operator's
				  initial integrity management program begins with a framework (see §3307)
				  and evolves into a more detailed and comprehensive integrity management
				  program, as information is gained and incorporated into the program. An
				  operator must make continual improvements to its program. The initial program
				  framework and subsequent program must, at minimum, contain the following
				  elements: [(When indicated, refer to ASME/ANSI B31.8S (ibr, see §507) for
				  more detailed information on the listed element.] [
				49 CFR
				  192.911]
1.
				  an identification of all high consequence areas, in accordance with §3305;
				  [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(a)]
2. a baseline assessment plan meeting the
				  requirements of
				  §3319 and
				  3321; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(b)]
3. an identification of threats to each
				  covered pipeline segment, which must include data integration and a risk
				  assessment. An operator must use the threat identification and risk assessment
				  to prioritize covered segments for assessment (§3317) and to evaluate the
				  merits of additional preventive and mitigative measures (§3335) for each
				  covered segment; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(c)]
4. a direct assessment plan, if applicable,
				  meeting the requirements of §3323, and depending on the threat assessed,
				  of §§3325, 3327, or 3329; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(d)]
5. provisions meeting the requirements of
				  §3333 for
				  remediating conditions found during an integrity assessment; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(e)]
6. a process for continual evaluation and
				  assessment meeting the requirements of §3337; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(f)]
7. if applicable, a plan for confirmatory
				  direct assessment meeting the requirements of §3331; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(g)].
8. provisions meeting the requirements of
				  §3335 for
				  adding preventive and mitigative measures to protect the high consequence area;
				  [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(h)]
9. a performance plan as outlined in
				  ASME/ANSI B31.8S, Section 9 that includes performance measures meeting the
				  requirements of §3345; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(i)]
10. record keeping provisions meeting the
				  requirements of §3347; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(j)]
11. a management of change process as
				  outlined in ASME/ANSI B31.8S, Section 11; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(k)]
12. a quality assurance process as outlined
				  in ASME/ANSI B31.8S, Section 12; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(l)]
13. a communication plan that includes the
				  elements of ASME/ANSI B31.8S, Section 10, and that includes procedures for
				  addressing safety concerns raised by: [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(m)]
a. OPS; and [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(m)(1)]
b. a state or local pipeline safety authority
				  when a covered segment is located in a state where OPS has an interstate agent
				  agreement; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(m)(2)]
c. Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division
				  for intrastate jurisdictional facilities.
14. procedures for providing (when
				  requested), by electronic or other means, a copy of the operator's risk
				  analysis or integrity management program to: [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(n)]
a. OPS; and [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(n)(1)]
b. a state or local pipeline safety authority
				  when a covered segment is located in a state where OPS has an interstate agent
				  agreement; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(n)(2)]
c. Office of Conservation-Pipeline Division
				  for intrastate jurisdictional facilities.
15. procedures for ensuring that each
				  integrity assessment is being conducted in a manner that minimizes
				  environmental and safety risks; [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(o)]
16. a process for identification and
				  assessment of newly-identified high consequence areas. (See
				  §3305 and
				  3321) [
				49 CFR
				  192.911(p)]