{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Guidance, Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management Enforcement Guidance","title":"Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management Enforcement Guidance","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2015-12-07","effective_on":"2015-12-07","summary":"Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management Enforcement Guidance Document Hazardous_Liquid_IM_Enforcement_Guidance_12_7_2015.pdf (865.65 KB) The materials in this document are explanatory in nature and reflect PHMSA's current application of the regulations in effect at the time of the issuance of the guidance. In preparing an enforcement action alleging a probable violation, an allegation must always be based on the failur","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-hazardous-liquid-integrity-management-enforcement-guidance-5b1f9bc0.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-hazardous-liquid-integrity-management-enforcement-guidance-5b1f9bc0.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-hazardous-liquid-integrity-management-enforcement-guidance-5b1f9bc0","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/enforcement/hazardous-liquid-integrity-management-enforcement-guidance","body":"Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management Enforcement Guidance\n\nDocument\n\n Hazardous_Liquid_IM_Enforcement_Guidance_12_7_2015.pdf (865.65 KB)\n\n        The materials in this document are explanatory in nature and reflect PHMSA's current application of the regulations in effect at the time of the issuance of the guidance. In preparing an enforcement action alleging a probable violation, an allegation must always be based on the failure to take a required action (or taking a prohibited action) that is set forth directly in the language of the regulation.\n\n          Issued Date: Monday, December 7, 2015\n\n<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nHazardous Liquid Integrity Management Enforcement\nGuidance\nSections 195.450 and 452\nIntroduction\nThe materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information for\ninternal use by the PHMSA pipeline safety enforcement staff. This guidance document describes the practices\nused by PHMSA pipeline safety investigators and other enforcement personnel in undertaking their compliance,\ninspection, and enforcement activities. This document is U.S. Government property and is to be used in\nconjunction with official duties.\nThe Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR Parts 190-199) discussed in this guidance document contains\nlegally binding requirements. This document is not a regulation and creates no new legal obligations. The\nregulation is controlling. The materials in this document are explanatory in nature and reflect PHMSA’s current\napplication of the regulations in effect at the time of the issuance of the guidance. In preparing an enforcement\naction alleging a probable violation, an allegation must always be based on the failure to take a required action\n(or taking a prohibited action) that is set forth directly in the language of the regulation. An allegation should\nnever be drafted in a manner that says the operator “violated the guidance.”\nNothing in this guidance document is intended to diminish or otherwise affect the authority of PHMSA to carry\nout its statutory, regulatory or other official functions or to commit PHMSA to taking any action that is subject\nto its discretion. Nothing in this document is intended to and does not create any legal or equitable right or\nbenefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any person or organization against PHMSA, its\npersonnel, State agencies or officers carrying out programs authorized under Federal law.\nDecisions about specific investigations and enforcement cases are made according to the specific facts and\ncircumstances at hand. Investigations and compliance determinations often require careful legal and technical\nanalysis of complicated issues. Although this guidance document serves as a reference for the staff responsible\nfor investigations and enforcement, no set of procedures or policies can replace the need for active and ongoing\nconsultation with supervisors, colleagues, and the Office of Chief Counsel in enforcement matters.\nComments and suggestions for future changes and additions to this guidance document are invited and should\nbe forwarded to your supervisor.\nThe materials in this guidance document may be modified or revoked without prior notice by PHMSA\nmanagement.\ni\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nTable of Contents\nIntroduction .................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.\nGlossary .......................................................................................................................................... 3\n§195.12(a) and (b) ........................................................................................................................... 4\n§195.12(c) ....................................................................................................................................... 7\n§195.12(d) ..................................................................................................................................... 11\n§195.12(e) ..................................................................................................................................... 13\n§195.12(f)...................................................................................................................................... 15\n§195.450........................................................................................................................................ 17\n§195.452(a) ................................................................................................................................... 20\n§195.452(b) ................................................................................................................................... 23\n§195.452(c) ................................................................................................................................... 28\n§195.452(d)(1) .............................................................................................................................. 35\n§195.452(d)(2) .............................................................................................................................. 38\n§195.452(d)(3) .............................................................................................................................. 40\n§195.452(e) ................................................................................................................................... 44\n§195.452(f)(1) ............................................................................................................................... 49\n§195.452(f)(2) ............................................................................................................................... 56\n§195.452(f)(3) ............................................................................................................................... 58\n§195.452(f)(4) ............................................................................................................................... 62\n§195.452(f)(5) ............................................................................................................................... 65\n§195.452(f)(6) ............................................................................................................................... 68\n§195.452(f)(7) ............................................................................................................................... 71\n§195.452(f)(8) ............................................................................................................................... 75\n§195.452(g) ................................................................................................................................... 78\n§195.452(h)(1) .............................................................................................................................. 88\n§195.452(h)(2) .............................................................................................................................. 93\n§195.452(h)(3) .............................................................................................................................. 99\n§195.452(h)(4) ............................................................................................................................ 102\n§195.452(i)(1) ............................................................................................................................. 108\n§195.452(i)(2) ............................................................................................................................. 113\n§195.452(i)(3) ............................................................................................................................. 118\n§195.452(i)(4) ............................................................................................................................. 122\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n§195.452(j)(1) and (j)(2) ............................................................................................................. 125\n§195.452(j)(3) ............................................................................................................................. 130\n§195.452(j)(4) ............................................................................................................................. 135\n§195.452(j)(5) ............................................................................................................................. 140\n§195.452(k) ................................................................................................................................. 145\n§195.452(l) .................................................................................................................................. 149\n§195.452(m) ................................................................................................................................ 152\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nGlossary\nFor a complete “Glossary of Terms” please refer to the following link:\nhttp://www.phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/Pipeline/TQGlossary/Glossary.html\n3\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage\nHazardous Liquid Integrity Management\n49 CFR Part 195\n12/7/2015\n§195.12(a) and (b)\nWhat requirements apply to low-stress pipelines in rural areas?\n(a) General. This Section sets forth the requirements for each category of low-\nstress pipeline in a rural area set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section. This\nSection does not apply to a rural low-stress pipeline regulated under this Part as a\nlow-stress pipeline that crosses a waterway currently used for commercial\nnavigation; these pipelines are regulated pursuant to §195.1(a)(2).\n(b) Categories. An operator of a rural low-stress pipeline must meet the applicable\nrequirements and compliance deadlines for the category of pipeline set forth in\nparagraph (c) of this Section. For purposes of this Section, a rural low-stress\npipeline is a Category 1, 2, or 3 pipeline based on the following criteria:\n(1) A Category 1 rural low-stress pipeline:\n(i) Has a nominal diameter of 8 5/8 inches (219.1 mm) or more;\n(ii) Is located in or within one-half mile (.80 km) of an unusually sensitive area\n(USA) as defined in §195.6; and\n(iii) Operates at a maximum pressure established under §195.406 corresponding\nto:\n(A) A stress level equal to or less than 20-percent of the specified minimum yield\nstrength of the line pipe; or\n(B) If the stress level is unknown or the pipeline is not constructed with steel\npipe, a pressure equal to or less than 125 psi (861 kPa) gauge.\n(2) A Category 2 rural pipeline:\n(i) Has a nominal diameter of less than 8 5/8 inches (219.1mm);\n(ii) Is located in or within one-half mile (.80 km) of an unusually sensitive area\n(USA) as defined in §195.6; and\n(iii) Operates at a maximum pressure established under §195.406 corresponding\nto:\n(A) A stress level equal to or less than 20-percent of the specified minimum yield\nstrength of the line pipe; or\n(B) If the stress level is unknown or the pipeline is not constructed with steel\npipe, a pressure equal to or less than 125 psi (861 kPa) gauge.\n§195.12(a) & (b) 4\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nOrigin of Code Last Amendment Interpretation\nSummaries\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nOther Reference\nMaterial\n& Source\nGuidance\nInformation\n(3) A Category 3 rural low-stress pipeline:\n(i) Has a nominal diameter of any size and is not located in or within one-half\nmile (.80 km) of an unusually sensitive area (USA) as defined in §195.6; and\n(ii) Operates at a maximum pressure established under §195.406 corresponding to\na stress level equal to or less than 20-percent of the specified minimum yield\nstrength of the line pipe; or\n(iii) If the stress level is unknown or the pipeline is not constructed with steel\npipe, a pressure equal to or less than 125 psi (861 kPa) gage.\nAmdt. 195-89, 73 FR 31634, 6-3-2008\nAmdt. 195-96, 76 FR 25576, 5-5-2011\nFederal Register/Volume 76/Issue 87/Thursday, May 5, 2011/Page 25579\nSome commenters “suggested that PHMSA exclude low-stress carbon dioxide\n(CO2) pipelines involved in enhanced oil recovery and/or carbon capture and\nstorage. The associations noted that these pipelines pose different risks from\npetroleum pipelines, that releases from low-stress CO2 pipelines would not require\nthe cleanup that would be associated with releases from crude oil or refined\npetroleum product pipelines, and that new requirements on CO2 lines could have a\nchilling effect on future investment in such pipelines. PHMSA notes that these\nfactors were not raised in comments on the phase one rule even though the phase\none rule applies to rural low-stress CO2 pipelines. PHMSA never proposed such an\nexclusion and also considers it inappropriate to exclude some rural low-stress CO2\npipelines from safety regulation while regulating others (i.e., those subject to the\nphase one final rule), and has not incorporated the suggested exclusion in this final\nrule.”\n1. All rural low-stress pipelines meeting the criteria of §195.12(b) must fall into\none of three Categories.\n2. Operators should maintain a list of all Category 1, 2, and 3 rural low-stress\npipeline segments.\n3. Generally, an operator would not be cited for failure to categorize its rural low-\nstress lines. Instead the operator would generally be cited for failing to perform\nthe activities required for the pipe segment’s Category.\n§195.12(a) & (b) 5\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\nExamples of a\nProbable\n1. Failure to correctly categorize all rural low-stress pipeline meeting the criteria of\n§195.12(b).\nViolation or\nInadequate\nProcedures\nExamples of\nEvidence\n1. Documentation of the operator's rural low-stress pipelines including the data\nrelevant to establishing each line segment’s category (e.g., pipe diameter,\noperating pressure, etc.).\n2. Maps of the operator's rural low-stress pipelines.\n3. A listing of the Category assigned to each rural low-stress pipeline or pipeline\nsegment.\nOther Special\nNotations\n§195.12(a) & (b) 6\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage\nHazardous Liquid Integrity Management\n49 CFR Part 195\n12 7 2015\n§195.12(c)\nWhat requirements apply to low-stress pipelines in rural areas?\n(c) Applicable requirements and deadlines for compliance. An operator must\ncomply with the following compliance dates depending on the category of\npipeline determined by the criteria in paragraph (b):\n(1) An operator of a Category 1 pipeline must:\n(i) Identify all segments of pipeline meeting the criteria in paragraph (b)(1) of this\nSection before April 3, 2009.\n(ii) Beginning no later than January 3, 2009, comply with the reporting\nrequirements of Subpart B for the identified segments.\n(iii) IM requirements -\n(A) Establish a written program that complies with §195.452 before July 3, 2009,\nto assure the integrity of the pipeline segments. Continue to carry out such\nprogram in compliance with §195.452.\n(B) An operator may conduct a determination per §195.452(a) in lieu of the one-\nhalf mile buffer.\n(C) Complete the baseline assessment of all segments in accordance with\n§195.452(c) before July 3, 2015, and complete at least 50- percent of the\nassessments, beginning with the highest risk pipe, before January 3, 2012.\n(iv) Comply with all other safety requirements of this Part, except Subpart H,\nbefore July 3, 2009. Comply with the requirements of Subpart H before July 3,\n2011.\n(2) An operator of a Category 2 pipeline must:\n(i) Identify all segments of pipeline meeting the criteria in paragraph (b)(2) of this\nSection before July 1, 2012.\n(ii) Beginning no later than January 3, 2009, comply with the reporting\nrequirements of Subpart B for the identified segments.\n(iii) IM -\n(A) Establish a written IM program that complies with §195.452before October 1,\n2012 to assure the integrity of the pipeline segments. Continue to carry out such\n§195.12(c) 7\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\nOrigin of Code Last Amendment Interpretation\nSummaries\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nOther Reference\nMaterial\n& Source\nGuidance\nInformation\nprogram in compliance with §195.452.\n(B) An operator may conduct a determination per §195.452(a)in lieu of the one-\nhalf mile buffer.\n(C) Complete the baseline assessment of all segments in accordance with\n§195.452(c) before October 1, 2016 and complete at least 50 percent of the\nassessments, beginning with the highest risk pipe, before April 1, 2014.\n(iv) Comply with all other safety requirements of this Part, except Subpart H,\nbefore October 1, 2012. Comply with Subpart H of this Part before October 1,\n2014.\nAmdt. 195-89, 73 FR 31634, 6-3-2008\nAmdt. 195-96, 76 FR 25576, 5-5-2011\nFederal Register/Volume 73/Issue 107/Tuesday, June 3, 2008/Page 31638\n“PHMSA also notes that this final rule allows operators to analyze their\npipelines to determine which segments could affect USAs for purposes of\napplication of integrity management requirements. This could-affect\nanalysis could result in a larger or smaller area than the half mile\nbuffer. As PHMSA has done with other integrity management inspections,\nthese analyses will be scrutinized for adequate supporting technical\njustification and appropriate consideration of risk factors.”\n1. All USAs defined in §195.6 must be considered in the segment identification\nprocess.\n2. The sources used to identify the USAs defined in §195.6 must be documented.\n3. NPMS should be used as a source for identifying potential USAs in the vicinity\nof rural low-stress pipelines. The operator will have to demonstrate whether\nthese USAs are within .5 miles of the rural low-stress pipeline.\n4. The operator must make a reasonable effort to assess the highest risk segments\n§195.12(c) 8\n\n<<<PAGE 10>>>\n\nExamples of a\nProbable\nViolation or\nInadequate\nProcedures\nfirst for the Category 1 and/or 2 rural low stress pipeline segments before the\nrequired dates for completing 50% of the assessments. Operators are allowed\nto take credit for low risk pipeline segment mileage assessed while assessing\nthe highest risk segments.\n5. If a pipeline segment lies within a USA boundary or within a ½ mile buffer\nzone around the USA, that pipeline is subject to the requirements in §195.12.\nThere is no provision analogous to §195.452(a) whereby an operator can\nexclude a pipeline segment that is within the geographic boundaries of a USA\nfrom the IM requirements.\n6. §195.12(c)(iii)(B) does allow the operator to perform a more detailed,\nengineering analysis of its pipeline segments that could affect USAs and use\nthese results in lieu of the ½ mile buffer.\n7. Failure to identify Category 1 and 2 rural low-stress pipeline segments by the\nrequired date should be enforced against §195.12(c)(1)(i) and\n§195.452(c)(2)(i) respectively.\n8. Failure to have a written Integrity Management Plan for Category 1 and 2 rural\nlow-stress pipeline segment by the required date should be enforced against\n§195.12(c)(1)(iii)(A) and §195.12(c)(2)(iii)(A) respectively.\n9. Failure to have a written Integrity Management Plan for Category 1 and 2 rural\nlow-stress pipeline segments that meets the requirements of §195.452 should\nbe enforced against the applicable section of §195.452.\n10. Failure to implement the written Integrity Management Plan in accordance\nwith the requirements of §195.452 should be enforced against the applicable\nsection of §195.452.\n11. Failure to meet the schedule requirements for performing baseline assessments\nof Category 1 and 2 rural low-stress pipeline segments should be enforced\nagainst §195.12(c)(1)(iii)(C) and §195.12(c)(2)(iii)(C) respectively.\n1. Failure to complete segment identification of Category 1 rural low-stress\npipelines before April 3, 2009.\n2. Failure to establish a written program for Category 1 rural low-stress pipeline\nsegments, that complies with §195.452, before July 3, 2009.\n3. Failure to complete the baseline assessments of at least 50% of the Category 1\nrural low-stress pipeline segments before January 3, 2012.\n4. Failure to complete the baseline assessments of all Category 1 rural low-stress\npipeline segments before July 3, 2015.\n5. Failure to complete segment identification of Category 2 rural low-stress\npipelines before July 1, 2012.\n6. Failure to establish a written program for Category 2 rural low-stress pipeline\nsegments, that complies with §195.452, before October 1, 2012.\n7. Failure to complete the baseline assessments of at least 50% of the Category 2\nrural low-stress pipeline segments before April 1, 2014.\n8. Failure to complete the baseline assessments of all Category 2 rural low-stress\npipeline segments before October 1, 2016.\n9. Baseline assessments of Category 1 or 2 rural low-stress pipelines did not begin\nwith the highest risk pipe.\n§195.12(c) 9\n\n<<<PAGE 11>>>\n\nExamples of\nEvidence\n1. Portions of the written Integrity Management Plan which shows omissions or\ndeficiencies.\n2. Documentation that shows that the written Integrity Management Plan was not\nproperly implemented.\n3. A dated copy of the segment identification of Category 1 and 2 rural low-stress\npipeline segments.\n4. A dated copy of the written Integrity Management Program for Category 1 and 2\nrural low-stress pipeline segments.\n5. Baseline Assessment Plan.\n6. Risk analysis of Category 1 and 2 rural low-stress pipeline segments with the risk\nranking of each rural low-stress pipeline or pipeline segment.\n7. Completion schedule of baseline assessments performed before January 3, 2012\nfor Category 1 rural low-stress pipeline segments.\n8. Completion schedule for baseline assessments performed before July 3, 2015 for\nCategory 1 rural low-stress pipeline segments.\n9. Completion schedule for baseline assessments performed before April 1, 2014\nfor Category 2 rural low-stress pipeline segments.\n10. Completion schedule for baseline assessments performed before October 1, 2016\nfor Category 2 rural low-stress pipeline segments.\nOther Special\nNotations\n§195.12(c) 10\n\n<<<PAGE 12>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage\nOrigin of Code Last Amendment Interpretation\nSummaries\nHazardous Liquid Integrity Management\n49 CFR Part 195\n12/7/2015\n§195.12(d)\nWhat requirements apply to low-stress pipelines in rural areas?\n(d) Economic compliance burden.\n(1) An operator may notify PHMSA in accordance with §195.452(m) of a\nsituation meeting the following criteria:\n(i) The pipeline is a Category 1 rural low-stress pipeline;\n(ii) The pipeline carries crude oil from a production facility;\n(iii) The pipeline, when in operation, operates at a flow rate less than or equal to\n14,000 barrels per day; and\n(iv) The operator determines it would abandon or shut-down the pipeline as a\nresult of the economic burden to comply with the assessment requirements in\n§195.452(d) or 195.452(j).\n(2) A notification submitted under this provision must include, at minimum, the\nfollowing information about the pipeline: its operating, maintenance and leak\nhistory; the estimated cost to comply with the integrity assessment requirements\n(with a brief description of the basis for the estimate); the estimated amount of\nproduction from affected wells per year, whether wells will be shut in or alternate\ntransportation used, and if alternate transportation will be used, the estimated cost\nto do so.\n(3) When an operator notifies PHMSA in accordance with paragraph (d)(1) of\nthis Section, PHMSA will stay compliance with §§195.452(d) and 195.452(j)(3)\nuntil it has completed an analysis of the notification. PHMSA will consult the\nDepartment of Energy, as appropriate, to help analyze the potential energy impact\nof loss of the pipeline. Based on the analysis, PHMSA may grant the operator a\nspecial permit to allow continued operation of the pipeline subject to alternative\nsafety requirements.\nAmdt. 195-89, 73 FR 31634, 6-3-2008\nAmdt. 195-96, 76 FR 25576, 5-5-2011\n§195.12(d) 11\n\n<<<PAGE 13>>>\n\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nOther Reference\nMaterial\n& Source\nGuidance\nInformation\n1. This paragraph of the rule allows operators to notify PHMSA if they believe\ncompliance with the assessment requirements in §195.452(d) or §195.452(j) for\nCategory 1 low stress lines represents an excessive economic burden. Because\nthis paragraph only informs operators how and under what circumstances, they\nmay apply for relief, it is not expected that enforcement actions would be\nwritten against this paragraph.\nExamples of a\nProbable\nViolation or\nInadequate\nProcedures\nExamples of\nEvidence\nOther Special\nNotations\n§195.12(d) 12\n\n<<<PAGE 14>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage\nOrigin of Code Last Amendment Interpretation\nSummaries\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nHazardous Liquid Integrity Management\n49 CFR Part 195\n12/7/2015\n§195.12(e)\nWhat requirements apply to low-stress pipelines in rural areas?\n(e) Changes in unusually sensitive areas.\n(1) If, after June 3, 2008, for Category 1 rural low-stress pipelines or October 1,\n2011 for Category 2 rural low-stress pipelines, an operator identifies a new USA\nthat causes a segment of pipeline to meet the criteria in paragraph (b) of this\nSection as a Category 1 or Category 2 rural low-stress pipeline, the operator must:\n(i) Comply with the IM program requirement in paragraph (c)(1)(iii)(A) or\n(c)(2)(iii)(A) of this Section, as appropriate, within 12 months following the date\nthe area is identified regardless of the prior categorization of the pipeline; and\n(ii) Complete the baseline assessment required by paragraph (c)(1)(iii)(C) or\n(c)(2)(iii)(C) of this Section, as appropriate, according to the schedule in\n§195.452(d)(3).\n(2) If a change to the boundaries of a USA causes a Category 1 or Category 2\npipeline segment to no longer be within one-half mile of a USA, an operator must\ncontinue to comply with paragraph (c)(1)(iii) or paragraph (c)(2)(iii) of this\nsection, as applicable, with respect to that segment unless the operator determines\nthat a release from the pipeline could not affect the USA.\nAmdt. 195-89, 73 FR 31634, 6-3-2008\nAmdt. 195-96, 76 FR 25576, 5-5-2011\n§195.12(e) 13\n\n<<<PAGE 15>>>\n\nOther Reference\nMaterial\n& Source\nGuidance\nInformation\n1. A USA that previously existed and was missed during the initial segment\nidentification period cannot be considered a newly identified USA.\n2. Characterizing a USA that existed when initial segment identification was\nperformed as a newly identified USA should be enforced against\n§195.12(c)(1)(i) or §195.12(c)(2)(i) respectively.\n3. Failure to incorporate a newly identified USA into the Integrity Management\nPlan within 12 months and failure to perform a baseline assessment within 5\nyears should be enforced against §195.452(d)(3).\n4. Failure to meet other §195.452 section requirements for inclusion of newly\nidentified USAs should be enforced against the applicable section of\n§195.452.\nExamples of a\nProbable\nViolation or\nInadequate\nProcedures\n1. Failure to include a USA newly identified after June 3, 2008 in a Category 1\nrural low-stress pipeline segment in the Integrity Management Program within\n12 months following when the date the area is identified.\n2. Failure to include a USA newly identified after October 1, 2011 in a Category 2\nrural low-stress pipeline segment in the Integrity Management Program within\n12 months following when the date the area is identified.\n3. Failure to perform a baseline assessment of the newly identified Category 1 or 2\nrural low-stress pipeline segment within 5 years of the date the area is identified.\n4. Failure to comply with the requirements of §195.12(c)(1)(iii) and\n§195.12(c)(2)(iii) for a pipeline segment previously determined to affect a USA\nthat is then determined that the boundary is more than .5 miles from the pipeline\nsegment, without having demonstrated that a release from the pipeline segment\ncould not affect the USA. (Note: refer to §195.12(c) for enforcement guidance).\nExamples of\nEvidence\n1. Documentation or maps showing newly identified USAs.\n2. Identification of the source of the newly identified USA.\n3. Source documents used by the operator in the original segment identification\nprocess.\n4. Applicable portions of the Integrity Management Plan showing omissions or\ndeficiencies in incorporating newly identified USAs.\n5. Documentation analyzing why a pipeline segment that is no longer within a ½\nmile of a USA cannot affect that USA.\nOther Special\nNotations\n§195.12(e) 14\n\n<<<PAGE 16>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage\nOrigin of Code Last Amendment Interpretation\nSummaries\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nOther Reference\nMaterial\n& Source\nGuidance\nInformation\nHazardous Liquid Integrity Management\n49 CFR Part 195\n12/7/2015\n§195.12(f)\nWhat requirements apply to low-stress pipelines in rural areas?\n(f) Record Retention. An operator must maintain records demonstrating\ncompliance with each requirement applicable to the category of pipeline according\nto the following schedule.\n(1) An operator must maintain the segment identification records required in\nparagraph (c)(1)(i), (c)(2)(i) or (c)(3)(i) of this Section for the life of the pipe.\n(2) Except for the segment identification records, an operator must maintain the\nrecords necessary to demonstrate compliance with each applicable requirement set\nforth in paragraph (c) of this Section according to the record retention\nrequirements of the referenced Section or Subpart.\nAmdt. 195-89, 73 FR 31634, 6-3-2008\nAmdt. 195-96, 76 FR 25576, 5-5-2011\n1. Deficiencies or omissions in maintaining segment identification records should\nbe enforced against §195.12(f)(1).\n2. Deficiencies or omissions in maintaining a written integrity management plan\nor documentation supporting decisions and analyses made to implement and\nevaluate each element of the integrity management program should be\nenforced against §195.452(l).\n3. Although Appendix C is guidance material, the example records in Appendix\n§195.12(f) 15\n\n<<<PAGE 17>>>\n\nC VI must be maintained. Deficiencies in maintaining these records would be\nenforced against §195.452(l).\nExamples of a\nProbable\nViolation or\nInadequate\nProcedures\n1. Failure to maintain segment identification records. (Enforce against\n§195.12(f)(1))\n2. Failure to maintain a written integrity management plan.\n3. Failure to maintain documentation supporting the decisions and analyses made\nto implement and evaluate each element of the integrity management program.\n4. Failure to maintain the records identified in Appendix C VI.\nExamples of\n1. Documentation showing the deficiencies or omissions in maintaining records\nrequired by §195.12(f), or §195.452(l) and Appendix C.\nEvidence\nOther Special\nNotations\n§195.12(f) 16\n\n<<<PAGE 18>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage\nOrigin of Code Last Amendment\nInterpretation\nSummaries\nHazardous Liquid Integrity Management\n49 CFR Part 195\n12/7/2015\n§195.450\nDefinitions\nThe following definitions apply to this section and §195.452:\nEmergency flow restricting device or EFRD means a check valve or remote\ncontrol valve as follows:\n(1) Check valve means a valve that permits fluid to flow freely in one direction\nand contains a mechanism to automatically prevent flow in the other direction.\n(2) Remote control valve or RCV means any valve that is operated from a location\nremote from where the valve is installed. The RCV is usually operated by the\nsupervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. The linkage between\nthe pipeline control center and the RCV may be by fiber optics, microwave,\ntelephone lines, or satellite.\nHigh consequence area means:\n(1) A commercially navigable waterway, which means a waterway where a\nsubstantial likelihood of commercial navigation exists;\n(2) A high population area, which means an urbanized area, as defined and\ndelineated by the Census Bureau, that contains 50,000 or more people and has a\npopulation density of at least 1,000 people per square mile;\n(3) An other populated area, which means a place, as defined and delineated by\nthe Census Bureau, that contains a concentrated population, such as an\nincorporated or unincorporated city, town, village, or other designated residential\nor commercial area;\n(4) An unusually sensitive area, as defined in §195.6.\n195-70, 65 FR 75378, December 1, 2000\n§195.450 17\n\n<<<PAGE 19>>>\n\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nOther Reference\nMaterial\n& Source\nGuidance\nInformation\nDate: 1-22-2003\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-03-01 Updates of Digital Mapping Data for Hazardous\nLiquid Pipeline High Consequence Areas (HCA)\nPHMSA provided notice of the updated and revised the High Consequence Area\n(HCA) digital mapping data sets based on revised U.S. Government data. The data\nsets are available for download for “High Population Areas”, “Other Populated\nAreas,” and “Commercially Navigable Waterways.” Operators were allowed one\nyear from the date of this bulletin to incorporate these new high consequence areas\ninto their baseline integrity management assessment plans\nFederal Register / Vol. 65, No. 232 / Friday, December 1, 2000 / Rules and\nRegulations at Page 75392.\nPHMSA Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management FAQs:\n1.4 What is a high consequence area (HCA)?\n1.4A What is an unusually sensitive area (USA)?\n1. §195.450 provides a list of definitions that are used in the IM program\nrequirements of §195.452. Other definitions in §§195.2 and 195.6 are also\napplicable. In and of themselves, these definitions do not impose any\nadditional requirements on operators. For this reason, violations of §195.450\nshould not be expected.\n2. These definitions are provided to establish what geographic locations are\nHCAs so that operators can identify which portions of their pipelines can\nimpact these areas, and thus the portions of their pipelines for which §195.452\napplies. Operators are free to identify additional HCAs outside of the areas\nspecified by §195.450. However, their program must at least include all\nHCAs as defined by §195.450 unless they provide a technical justification why\ntheir pipeline cannot impact an HCA.\n3. The preamble to the Final Rule also specifies that OPS will provide maps of the\nHCAs on the National Pipeline Mapping System. (Federal Register / Vol. 65,\nNo. 232 / Friday, December 1, 2000 / Rules and Regulations at Page 75392.) It\nalso informs operators that some of the information that OPS is purchasing, such\nas discrete sets of ecological data from the Nature Conservancy and other\nsources, will not be publicly available. Operators may need to contact resource\nagencies to obtain additional information on a particular species or drinking\nwater intake in an USA.\n4. The preamble also tells operators that OPS used the National Waterways\nNetwork database to identify commercially navigable waterways. The\ncommercially navigable waterways map and database will be available through\nthe National Pipeline Mapping System. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics\nalso has a database that includes commercially navigable waterways and non-\ncommercially navigable waterways. The database can be downloaded from the\nBTS website: http://www.bts.gov/gis/ntatlas/ networks.html.\n5. Low stress pipelines in rural areas that could affect USAs are also subject to\n§195.452 requirements. §195.12 defines the low stress lines subject to\n§195.450 18\n\n<<<PAGE 20>>>\n\n§195.452 and the dates by which these pipelines must be included in an IM\nprogram. (See the portions of this guidance for §195.12.)\n6. This section also defines EFRDs which are referred to in §195.452(i).\nExamples of a\nProbable\nViolation or\nInadequate\nDepending on the circumstances, some of the examples listed in this section may be\ninadequate plans and procedures, and not probable violations. Thus, the\nenforcement tool to address these issues would be a Notice of Amendment and not a\nNotice of Probable Violation or a Warning Letter. Section 3 of the Enforcement\nProcedures provides guidance on selecting the appropriate enforcement action.\nProcedures\nExamples of\nEvidence\n1. Integrity Management Plan or Program, or applicable portion that shows an\nomission or deficiency in the Plan or Program.\n2. Records related to the deficiencies or omissions in the definitions of HCAs and\nEFRDs.\n3. Documented conversations with operator or contractor personnel that identify\ninconsistencies regarding the definitions listed above.\nOther Special\nNotations\nAt the present time, the IM regulations for assessments is limited to line pipe and\nremediation to all pipe, prompting the need for additional definitions of “non-line\npipe” type and other facilities not covered under the assessment portion of the\nregulation.\n§195.450 19\n\n<<<PAGE 21>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage\nOrigin of Code Last Amendment Interpretation\nSummaries\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nOther Reference\nMaterial\n& Source\nHazardous Liquid Integrity Management\nPart 195\n12/7/2015\n§195.452(a)\nPipeline integrity management in high consequence areas.\n(a) Which pipelines are covered by this section? This section applies to each\nhazardous liquid pipeline and carbon dioxide pipeline that could affect a high\nconsequence area, including any pipeline located in a high consequence area\nunless the operator effectively demonstrates by risk assessment that the\npipeline could not affect the area. (Appendix C of this part provides guidance\non determining if a pipeline could affect a high consequence area.) Covered\npipelines are categorized as follows:\n(1) Category 1 includes pipelines existing on May 29, 2001, that were\nowned or operated by an operator who owned or operated a total of 500 or\nmore miles of pipeline subject to this part.\n(2) Category 2 includes pipelines existing on May 29, 2001, that were\nowned or operated by an operator who owned or operated less than 500\nmiles of pipeline subject to this part.\n(3) Category 3 includes pipelines constructed or converted after May 29,\n2001.\n195-70, 65 FR 75378, December 1, 2000\n195-76A, 67 FR 46911, July 17, 2002\nAPI 1160, Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines, (latest\nedition).\nPHMSA Liquid Integrity Management Supplemental Guidance, Segment\nIdentification.\nPart 195, Appendix C.I. Identifying a high consequence area and factors for\n§195.452(a) 20\n\n<<<PAGE 22>>>\n\nGuidance\nInformation\nconsidering a pipeline segment’s potential impact on a high consequence area.\nFederal Register / Vol. 65, No. 232 / Friday, December 1, 2000 / Rules and\nRegulations at Page 75389.\nPHMSA Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management FAQs:\n1.4 What is a high consequence area (HCA)?\n1.7 What was DOT’s purpose for creating an Appendix C rather than placing\nthis material in the regulation?\n2.1 Does the rule apply to more than line pipe?\n2.2A What are Category 1, 2, or 3 under the low-stress pipelines in rural areas,\n§195.12?\n2.3 Do the requirements of the rule apply to “idle” pipe?\n2.4 Does the rule apply to offshore pipelines?\n2.5 What is meant by ‘operator who owns or operates a total of 500 or more\nmiles of pipeline’ in 195.452 (a)?\n2.6 If the operator of a small pipeline system is partially owned by another\ncompany, who is responsible for preparing the Baseline Assessment Plan\nand complying with the provisions of this rule - the operator, or the\ncompany that is part owner?\n2.7 If a company acquires additional pipeline in late 2001 that increases its\ntotal mileage over 500, are they covered by the rule? Are the compliance\ndeadlines the same?\n2.9 If a pipeline subject to 195.452 is sold, does the new operator ‘inherit’\nintegrity management plans and deadlines from the original operator?\n2.10 Who will be held accountable for implementing Integrity Management\nrequirements in a case where an operator transfers ownership of pipeline\nassets to another company but retains responsibility, by contract, for\nmaintenance and integrity management activities until some later date?\n2.11 If ","truncated":true,"body_characters":346109}