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review its overall project design package
prior to and during the construction of
this pipeline. The design package must
include TPI’s methodology to validate
the calibration of the in-line inspection
(ILI) tool that TPI intends to use when
performing an inspection of its
austenitic stainless steel pipeline. The
design package must also include a
description of the ILI tool. The ILI tool
must be capable of detecting anomalies
including—but not limited to—
mechanical damage and pipe
deformation; and
• TPI must exceed the tensile testing
requirements of Appendix B to Part 192,
Qualification of Pipe, Section II (D)
Tensile Properties—which requires one
test per 10 lengths of pipe—and perform
one tensile test per five lengths of pipe
for both the plate and the welded joint
per the tensile testing required under
ASTM A 358 (Section 12).
reservations. The deadline for reserving
sleeping room accommodations is April
18, 2005. Further information is
available on the PHMSA Web site at
https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
Mtg30.mtg. The Web site provides links
to other useful information, such as the
meeting agenda, and enables viewers to
submit questions to OPS regarding the
workshop.
This meeting is open to all interested
parties. To facilitate meeting planning,
advance registration for attending the
workshop is strongly recommended.
Advanced registration can be
accomplished at the PHMSA web site.
The deadline for advanced registration
is Friday, May 13, 2005. Walk-in
registration will be accommodated on a
first-come, first-served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth
Callsen (tel. 202–366–4572; E-mail:
beth.callsen@dot.gov).
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c) and 49 CFR
1.53.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Issued in Washington, DC on April 15,
2005.
Theodore L. Willke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline
Safety.
[FR Doc. 05–8011 Filed 4–20–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA—05–20922]
Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Integrity
Management in High Consequence
Areas for Hazardous Liquid Operators
Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS),
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; hazardous liquid
integrity management lessons learned
meeting.
AGENCY:
OPS will sponsor a 11⁄2 day
workshop to review the initial Integrity
Management (IM) inspections of
hazardous liquid pipeline operators.
Workshop topics will cover the lessons
learned, accomplishments, and future
expectations for such programs from
both the OPS and industry perspectives.
DATES: Tuesday, May 17, 2005, from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday,
May 18, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Westin Oaks, 5011
Westheimer, Houston, Texas 77056;
(713) 960–8100. For discounted rates,
please refer to the U.S. Department of
Transportation (USDOT)—Liquid IM
Meeting guest room block when making
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1. Background
In 2000, OPS issued the first in a
series of rules to improve safety and
environmental protection in High
Consequence Areas (HCAs). The first IM
rule (65 FR 75378; November 3, 2000;
effective May 29, 2001) applies to
hazardous liquid operators who own or
operate 500 or more miles of pipeline.
Subsequently, the rule was extended to
include operators who own or operate
less than 500 miles of hazardous liquid
pipeline, (67 FR 2136; January 26, 2002;
effective February 15, 2002).
The IM rule applies to pipelines that
can affect HCAs. HCAs include
populated areas, unusually sensitive
environmental areas, and commercially
navigable waterways. The objectives of
the rule are to:
• Accelerate the assessment of
pipeline segments that can affect HCAs.
Assessment includes in-line inspection,
hydrostatic pressure testing, or other
equivalent methods.
• Improve operator management
systems to identify and prevent
potential integrity threats.
• Improve government’s role in the
oversight of operator integrity
management programs.
• Improve public confidence in safe
pipeline operation.
The rule also addresses several
National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB) recommendations,
Congressional mandates, and pipeline
safety issues raised over the years. More
information about the rule can be found
at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/iim.
Beginning September 2002, OPS
began full IM Program inspections of
hazardous liquid pipeline operators. In
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2004, OPS inspected over 100
hazardous liquid pipeline operators
with pipeline lengths ranging from a
few miles to more than 10,000 miles.
These pipelines comprise more than
99% of the nation’s hazardous liquid
pipeline mileage.
Through these inspections and the
resulting enforcement actions, OPS has
assured that operators are conducting
integrity assessments of their pipelines,
are repairing defects that could
undermine safe operation, and are
putting in place the management
systems and tools to improve
identification and remediation of
potential unsafe conditions. These
interactions with operators have
provided OPS a thorough understanding
of operator IM programs, and have
significantly improved OPS’s
understanding of the physical condition
of the nation’s pipelines.
During this meeting, OPS will share
the results and lessons learned from
these inspections, and will describe
how these lessons will be applied in
planning and conducting future IM
inspections. OPS will also cover the
modifications it has made to the
inspection protocols as a result of these
initial inspections. Industry
representatives will present their
perspectives on the IM inspections,
summarize their IM program
accomplishments, and present their
perspectives on future challenges.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12,
2005.
Theodore L. Willke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline
Safety.
[FR Doc. 05–8007 Filed 4–20–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. RSPA–04–19856]
Pipeline Safety: Drug and Alcohol
Testing
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent to issue an
Advisory Bulletin; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises operators
of gas, hazardous liquid and carbon
dioxide pipelines and liquefied natural
gas facilities that the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA--05-20922]
Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Integrity Management in High
Consequence Areas for Hazardous Liquid Operators
AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; hazardous liquid integrity management lessons learned
meeting.
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SUMMARY: OPS will sponsor a 1\1/2\ day workshop to review the initial
Integrity Management (IM) inspections of hazardous liquid pipeline
operators. Workshop topics will cover the lessons learned,
accomplishments, and future expectations for such programs from both
the OPS and industry perspectives.
DATES: Tuesday, May 17, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday,
May 18, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Westin Oaks, 5011 Westheimer, Houston, Texas 77056;
(713) 960-8100. For discounted rates, please refer to the U.S.
Department of Transportation (USDOT)--Liquid IM Meeting guest room
block when making reservations. The deadline for reserving sleeping
room accommodations is April 18, 2005. Further information is available
on the PHMSA Web site at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
Mtg30.mtg. The Web site provides links to other useful information,
such as the meeting agenda, and enables viewers to submit questions to
OPS regarding the workshop.
This meeting is open to all interested parties. To facilitate
meeting planning, advance registration for attending the workshop is
strongly recommended. Advanced registration can be accomplished at the
PHMSA web site. The deadline for advanced registration is Friday, May
13, 2005. Walk-in registration will be accommodated on a first-come,
first-served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Callsen (tel. 202-366-4572; E-
mail: beth.callsen@dot.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
In 2000, OPS issued the first in a series of rules to improve
safety and environmental protection in High Consequence Areas (HCAs).
The first IM rule (65 FR 75378; November 3, 2000; effective May 29,
2001) applies to hazardous liquid operators who own or operate 500 or
more miles of pipeline. Subsequently, the rule was extended to include
operators who own or operate less than 500 miles of hazardous liquid
pipeline, (67 FR 2136; January 26, 2002; effective February 15, 2002).
The IM rule applies to pipelines that can affect HCAs. HCAs include
populated areas, unusually sensitive environmental areas, and
commercially navigable waterways. The objectives of the rule are to:
Accelerate the assessment of pipeline segments that can
affect HCAs. Assessment includes in-line inspection, hydrostatic
pressure testing, or other equivalent methods.
Improve operator management systems to identify and
prevent potential integrity threats.
Improve government's role in the oversight of operator
integrity management programs.
Improve public confidence in safe pipeline operation.
The rule also addresses several National Transportation Safety
Board (NTSB) recommendations, Congressional mandates, and pipeline
safety issues raised over the years. More information about the rule
can be found at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/iim.
Beginning September 2002, OPS began full IM Program inspections of
hazardous liquid pipeline operators. In 2004, OPS inspected over 100
hazardous liquid pipeline operators with pipeline lengths ranging from
a few miles to more than 10,000 miles. These pipelines comprise more
than 99% of the nation's hazardous liquid pipeline mileage.
Through these inspections and the resulting enforcement actions,
OPS has assured that operators are conducting integrity assessments of
their pipelines, are repairing defects that could undermine safe
operation, and are putting in place the management systems and tools to
improve identification and remediation of potential unsafe conditions.
These interactions with operators have provided OPS a thorough
understanding of operator IM programs, and have significantly improved
OPS's understanding of the physical condition of the nation's
pipelines.
During this meeting, OPS will share the results and lessons learned
from these inspections, and will describe how these lessons will be
applied in planning and conducting future IM inspections. OPS will also
cover the modifications it has made to the inspection protocols as a
result of these initial inspections. Industry representatives will
present their perspectives on the IM inspections, summarize their IM
program accomplishments, and present their perspectives on future
challenges.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2005.
Theodore L. Willke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-8007 Filed 4-20-05; 8:45 am]
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