{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Guidance, O-M Enforcement Guidance Part 192","title":"O-M Enforcement Guidance Part 192","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2017-07-21","effective_on":"2017-07-21","summary":"O-M Enforcement Guidance Part 192 Document o-m-enforcement-guidance-part-192-7-21-2017.pdf (1.7 MB) The materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information for internal use by the PHMSA pipeline safety enforcement staff. 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This guidance document describes the practices used by PHMSA pipeline safety investigators and other enforcement personnel in undertaking their compliance, inspection, and enforcement activities.\n\n          Issued Date: Friday, July 21, 2017\n\n<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nOperations & Maintenance Enforcement Guidance\nPart 192 Subparts L and M\nTable of Contents\nGlossary ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4\n§192.603 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5\n§192.605(a) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8\n§192.605(b) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15\n§192.605(c) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20\n§192.605(d) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24\n§192.605(e) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28\n§192.609 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31\n§192.611 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 34\n§192.612 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 39\n§192.613 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 43\n§192.614 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53\n§192.615 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 61\n§192.617 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 68\n§192.619 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 71\n§192.625 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 82\n§192.627 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 87\n§192.629 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 89\n§192.703 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 91\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n§192.705 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 95\n§192.706 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 99\n§192.707 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 102\n§192.709 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 108\n§192.711 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 110\n§192.713 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 113\n§192.715 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 117\n§192.717 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 122\n§192.719 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 126\n§192.727 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 129\n§192.731 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 135\n§192.735 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 139\n§192.736 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 142\n§192.739 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 144\n§192.743 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 152\n§192.745 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 158\n§192.749 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 161\n§192.751 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 163\n2\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nOperations & Maintenance Enforcement Guidance\nPart 192 Subparts L and M\nIntroduction\nThe materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information\nfor internal use by the PHMSA pipeline safety enforcement staff. This guidance document describes the\npractices used by PHMSA pipeline safety investigators and other enforcement personnel in undertaking their\ncompliance, inspection, and enforcement activities. This document is U.S. Government property and is to be\nused in conjunction with official duties.\nThe Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR Parts 190-199) discussed in this guidance document\ncontains legally binding requirements. This document is not a regulation and creates no new legal\nobligations. The regulation is controlling. The materials in this document are explanatory in nature and\nreflect PHMSA’s current application of the regulations in effect at the time of the issuance of the guidance.\nIn preparing an enforcement action alleging a probable violation, an allegation must always be based on\nthe failure to take a required action (or taking a prohibited action) that is set forth directly in the language\nof the regulation. An allegation should never be drafted in a manner that says the operator “violated the\nguidance.”\nNothing in this guidance document is intended to diminish or otherwise affect the authority of PHMSA to\ncarry out its statutory, regulatory or other official functions or to commit PHMSA to taking any action that is\nsubject to its discretion. Nothing in this document is intended to and does not create any legal or equitable\nright or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any person or organization against PHMSA,\nits personnel, 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\ntechnical analysis of complicated issues. Although this guidance document serves as a reference for the staff\nresponsible for investigations and enforcement, no set of procedures or policies can replace the need for\nactive and ongoing consultation with supervisors and colleagues in enforcement matters.\nComments and suggestions for future changes and additions to this guidance document are invited and\nshould be forwarded to your supervisor.\nThe materials in this guidance document may be modified or revoked without prior notice by PHMSA\nmanagement.\n3\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\n4\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage\nOrigin of Code Last Amendment Interpretation\nSummaries\nO&M Part 192\n7 21 2017\n§192.603\nProcedural Manual – General Provisions\n(a) No person may operate a segment of pipeline unless it is operated in accordance\nwith this subpart.\n(b) Each operator shall keep records necessary to administer the procedures\nestablished under §192.605.\n(c) The Administrator or the State Agency that has submitted a current certification\nunder the pipeline safety laws, (49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.) with respect to the pipeline\nfacility governed by an operator's plans and procedures may, after notice and\nopportunity for hearing as provided in 49 CFR 190.237 or the relevant State\nprocedures, require the operator to amend its plans and procedures as necessary to\nprovide a reasonable level of safety.\nOriginal Code Document, 35 FR 13257, 08-19-1970\nAmdt. 192-75, 61 FR 18517, 04-26-1996\nInterpretation: PI-93-047 Date: 08-05-1993\nUnder parts 191 and 192, operators may use any recordkeeping procedure that\nproduces authentic records, without the prior approval of this agency. Although\nauthenticity of records concerns us – for both computer and paper records - we do\nnot believe there is sufficient need to adopt generally applicable standards governing\nrecordkeeping procedures.\nInterpretation: PI-11-046 Date: 07-15-1993\nThe regulations governing the transportation of gas by pipeline are in 49 CFR Part\n192. These regulations do not contain inspection requirements that apply\nspecifically to customer meter sets. However, because customer meter sets are part\nof service lines, the sets are subject to the same inspection requirements as service\nlines. These requirements include monitoring for atmospheric corrosion under\n§192.481 and periodic leakage surveys under §192.723.\nRecords of corrosion inspections are required by §192.491, and §192.603(b) requires\nrecords of leakage surveys. These records may cover pipelines as a whole, and need\nnot identify specific parts of the pipeline, such as customer meter sets.\nInterpretation: PI-11-030 Date: 01-26-1983\nThere is no current design requirement for scraper traps in the Part 192 equal to\n§195.124, nor is there a requirement in Part 192 comparable to §195.426. However,\n5\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nOther Reference\nMaterial\n& Source\nGuidance\nInformation\nExamples of a\nProbable\nViolation or\nInadequate\nProcedures\nthe operating requirements of §§192.603(b) and 192.605(a) may be applied to\nscraper traps.\nInterpretation: PI-11-15 Date: 11-06-1974\nIt is not mandatory that an operator include material presented by PHMSA at industry\nseminars in an operating and maintenance plan under Section 192.603(b). The\nmaterial is presented as a guide to operators. A single operator and maintenance plan\nmay suffice for running all of the systems. However, any peculiarities in a system\nmust be covered as required by Part 192 in the operator's plan, either in the single plan\nor in a separate plan.\nInterpretation: PI-72-031 Date: 07-17-1972\nSection 192.603(b) requires that each operator shall establish a written operating and\nmaintenance plan meeting the requirements of the Federal gas safety regulations and\nkeep records necessary to administer the plan. If an operator requires maps as a\nrecord to properly administer the operating and maintenance plan to meet the\nFederal safety requirements, then these maps must be maintained by the operators.\nGPTC Guide Material is available.\nSee also GPTC Guide Material under §192.605\n1. Paragraph §192.603(a) is a general compliance requirement that is used in\nconjunction with another specific violation within this subpart.\n2. If possible, a more specific regulation within Part 192 and/or provisions within\nthe operator’s operations and maintenance procedures should be used as the\nprimary citation with §192.603 providing additional support.\n3. When a regulation does not specifically require records, then paragraph\n§192.603(b) can be used when appropriate records have not been kept.\n1. Operating a segment of the pipeline system that is not in accordance with this\nsubpart.\n2. Records necessary to administer the procedures required by §192.605 are not\nmaintained.\n3. Computerized records were not managed properly, did not have adequate\ninformation to verify the inspection, records were lost, deleted or otherwise\ndestroyed.\n4. Records lack sufficient details to document the actual work performed.\n6\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\nDepending on the circumstances, some of the examples listed in this section may be\ninadequate plans and procedures, and not probable violations. Thus, the enforcement tool\nto address these issues would be a Notice of Amendment and not a Notice of Probable\nViolation or a Warning Letter. Section 3 of the Enforcement Procedures provides\nguidance on selecting the appropriate enforcement action.\nExamples of\nEvidence\n1. If missing record(s) are an issue, copies of the associated records for adjacent\nintervals either side of the missing record should be acquired.\n2. If paper or electronic records are incomplete, copies or printouts of the\nincomplete records should be acquired.\n3. A copy of the operator’s operations and maintenance procedures associated with\nthe required record should be acquired.\n4. Document from whom, when, and where the records were requested, and that the\noperator was unable to provide the requested records or that the inspections were\nnot properly recorded to be included in inspection and the violation summary.\n5. The inspector may want to issue a Request for Specific Information (RFSI) to\nfurther document the records request and the missing records if the operator fails\nto provide an appropriate response.\nOther Special\nNotations\n7\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\nEnforcement\nGuidance\nRevision Date Code Section Section Title Existing Code\nLanguage Origin of Code Last Amendment Interpretation\nSummaries\nO&M Part 192\n7 21 2017\n§192.605(a)\nProcedural Manual for Operations, Maintenance, and Emergencies - General\n(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline, a manual of\nwritten procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities and for\nemergency response. For transmission lines, the manual must also include\nprocedures for handling abnormal operations. This manual must be reviewed and\nupdated by the operator at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each\ncalendar year. This manual must be prepared before operations of a pipeline system\ncommence. Appropriate parts of the manual must be kept at locations where\noperations and maintenance activities are conducted.\nOriginal Code Document, 35 FR 13248, 08-19-1970\nAmdt. 192-71, 59 FR 6584, 02-11-1994 (affecting 192.605(a))\nInterpretation: PI-05-0100 Date: 12-24-2002\nOPS is aware of the industry practice known as \"soft closure\" under which an\noperator continues to provide gas service to a property during the interval between\ntermination of one customer's account and initiation of the successor's account.\nAn operator must determine on a site-specific basis what actions are consistent with\nthe requirement to remove from service any segment of pipeline that becomes\nunsafe. Various actions are possible to reduce risks and these should be incorporated\nin the procedural manual required by §192.605\nInterpretation: PI-94-034 Date: 10-24-1994\nOperators must include in their manuals as much design and construction\ninformation, such as welding or other joining procedures, as is necessary to carry out\noperation, maintenance, and emergency response activities. For example, if a\npipeline is to be repaired by replacing a segment of pipe, the operator's O&M\nmanual would have to have design and construction information appropriate for that\ntype of repair. Also, the O&M manual must contain procedures that enable\noperating and maintenance personnel to obtain as much original design and\nconstruction information as they need to carry out their assignments. However, such\noriginal information may be maintained apart from the manual.\n8\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\nInterpretation: PI-93-025 Date: 05-26-1993\nAn operation and maintenance plan must cover meter turn-on operations. However,\nit is §192.605(a), not §192.605(b), that requires inclusion of the operations within\nthe plan.\nInterpretation: PI-93-0101 Date: 05-17-1993\nOSHA regulations in 29 CFR§§1926.651(g)(1)(iii) and 1926.651(g)(2)(i) are\npreempted by PHMSA pipeline standards.\nInterpretation: PI-93-019 Date: 04-28-1993\nRegulator stations must be inspected and tested to comply with §192.739 using any\npracticable method that will demonstrate the presence or absence of the listed\nqualities. Set-point, lock-up, and full-stroke-operation would be part of the\ninspection and testing if such tests are practicable at the station concerned. If not,\nwhatever other tests are practicable in meeting the requirements of §192.739 must be\nsaved. Specific procedures should be documented in the utility's operating and\nmaintenance plan prescribed by §192.605.\nInterpretation: PI-90-0104 Date: 07-25-1990\nWe consider cutting off of gas service at the meter, regardless of the purpose, to be a\nnormal operation or maintenance function covered by the operating and maintenance\nplan requirements of §§192.603 and 192.605. Any function an operator includes in\nthis plan, including functions that are not otherwise regulated by Part 192, is a\nregulated function because compliance with the plan is mandatory. Thus,\nperformance of any function described in an operator's plan that is intended to\nimplement §§192.603 and 192.605, including the temporary cutting off of gas\nservice at the meter, would make the person who performs the function subject to\ndrug testing under Part 199.\nInterpretation: PI-83-0101 Date: 01-26-1983\nThere is no current design requirement for scraper traps in the Part 192 equal to\n§195.124, nor is there a requirement in Part 192 comparable to §195.426. However,\nthe operating requirements of §§192.603(b) and 192.605(a) may be applied to\nscraper traps.\n9\n\n<<<PAGE 10>>>\n\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice\nSummaries\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-10-06, Personal Electronic Device (PED) Related\nDistractions.\nAs with other modes of transportation, PHMSA recognizes the use of PEDs by\npipeline employees who are performing operations and maintenance activities may\nincrease safety risks if those individuals become distracted. In furtherance of the\nDepartment's effort to end the dangerous practice of distractions caused by PEDs\nthroughout the various modes of transportation, PHMSA is issuing this Advisory\nBulletin about the potential for distractions affecting pipeline safety.\nPHMSA reminds owners and operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline\nfacilities that there may be increased risks associated with the use of PEDs by\nindividuals performing activities that affect pipeline operation or integrity. Pipeline\noperations and maintenance tasks require a critical level of attention and skill, which\nmay be compromised by visual, manual, and cognitive distractions caused by the use\nof PEDs. Such distractions may also hinder their prompt recognition and reaction to\nabnormal operating conditions and emergencies.\nOwners and operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities should\nintegrate into their written procedures for operations and maintenance appropriate\ncontrols regarding the personal use of PEDs by individuals performing pipeline tasks\nthat may affect the operation or integrity of a pipeline. PHMSA is not discouraging\nthe use of PEDs as a part of normal business operations. Owners and operators\nshould also provide guidance and training for all personnel about the risks associated\nwith the use of PEDs while driving and while performing activities on behalf of the\ncompany if that use poses a risk to safety.\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-08-04, Installation of Excess Flow Valves into Gas\nService Lines\nThe Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2006\n(Pub. L. 109-468) mandates that PHMSA require operators of natural gas\ndistribution systems to install excess flow valves (EFV) on certain gas service lines.\nThe statute directs that installation of EFVs will be required on single family\nresidence service lines:\n• That are installed or entirely replaced after June 1, 2008;\n• That operate continuously throughout the year at a pressure not less than 10\npsi gauge;\n• That are not connected to a gas stream with respect to which the operator has\nhad prior experience with contaminants the presence of which could interfere\nwith the operation of an EFV, and\n• For which an excess flow valve meeting the performance standards of 49\nCFR 192.381 is commercially available.\n10\n\n<<<PAGE 11>>>\n\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-06-03, Notice to Operators of Natural Gas and\nHazardous Liquid Pipelines to Accurately Locate and Mark Underground\nPipelines Before Construction-Related Excavation Activities Commence Near\nthe Pipelines.\nThis advisory reminds and reinforces the importance of safe locating excavation\npractices near underground pipelines. PHMSA's pipeline safety regulations require\npipeline operators to implement damage prevention programs to protect\nunderground pipelines during construction related excavation. In addition, PHMSA\nrecommends pipeline operators excavating in areas populated with other pipelines\nand utilities follow all consensus best practices and guidelines developed by the\nCommon Ground Alliance. Recent serious incidents especially reinforce the\nimportance of accurately locating and marking pipelines and highlight an urgent\nneed for pipeline operators to review how they implement their damage prevention\nprograms to prevent further accidents caused by construction related damage. This\nAdvisory Bulletin provides guidance on how to do this.\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-02-03, Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Mapping.\nThis bulletin is issued to gas distribution, gas transmission, and hazardous liquid\npipeline systems. Owners and operators should review their information and\nmapping systems to ensure that the operator has clear, accurate, and useable\ninformation on the location and characteristics of all pipes, valves, regulators, and\nother pipeline elements for use in emergency response, pipe location and marking,\nand pre-construction planning. This includes ensuring that construction records,\nmaps, and operating history are readily available to appropriate operating,\nmaintenance, and emergency response personnel.\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-01-02, Emergency Plans and Procedures for\nResponding to Multiple Gas Leaks and Migration of Gas Into Buildings.\nOwners and operators of gas distribution systems should ensure that their emergency\nplans and procedures require employees who respond to gas leaks to consider the\npossibility of multiple leaks, to check for gas accumulation in nearby buildings, and,\nif necessary, to take steps to promptly stop the flow of gas. These procedures should\nbe communicated to both employee and contractor personnel who are responsible\nfor emergency response to pipeline incidents.\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-01-01, Closure of Gas Shut-Off Valves Serving\nPermanently Moored Vessels (PMV) During High-Water Conditions.\nThe Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is issuing this advisory to gas distribution\npipeline system operators. Operators should examine the shut-off valves controlling\ngas service to permanently moored vessels (PMV) and ensure that gas service can be\nquickly shut down, if necessary, even during high-water conditions. In addition,\noperators should review their operations and maintenance manual and their\nemergency response manual to ensure that procedures are in place to successfully\n11\n\n<<<PAGE 12>>>\n\nOther Reference\nMaterial &\nSource\nGuidance\nInformation\nshut down the flow of gas to PMVs when necessary, including during high-water\nconditions.\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-99-04, Directional Drilling and Other Trenchless\nTechnology Operations Conducted in Proximity to Underground Pipeline\nFacilities.\nThis bulletin advises owners and operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid\npipeline systems to review, and amend if necessary, their written damage prevention\nprogram to minimize the risks associated with directional drilling and other\ntrenchless technology operations.\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-99-03, Potential Service Interruptions in Supervisory\nControl and Data Acquisition Systems.\nThis bulletin advises pipeline system owners and operators of the potential\noperations limitations associated with SCADA systems and the possibility of those\nproblems leading to or aggravating pipeline releases.\nGPTC Guide Material is available.\n1. The operator must have written procedures addressing each requirement of\n§192.605. At a minimum, the procedures must include coverage of\nmaintenance, normal operations, abnormal operations, safety-related conditions,\nand emergency conditions.\n2. An operator’s operations and maintenance procedures manual may vary in\nlength and complexity depending on the specific equipment in service, the\nvariety of facilities, the locations, and referenced versus incorporated material.\nThe procedures must have adequate detail to clearly describe the manner in\nwhich each requirement will be met.\n3. The structure of the operations and maintenance procedures manual is not\nprescribed and may consist of a single comprehensive manual or multiple cross-\nreference volumes with referenced documents. The manuals can be made\navailable to operations personnel as hard-copy or computer based documents but\nmust be accessible at locations where operations and maintenance activities are\nconducted. If the operations and procedures manual(s) are computer based, the\noperator must provide a means to access the procedures in the event of computer\nfailure.\n4. Procedures that are unique to a particular facility must be accessible at that\nfacility.\n5. Purchased or off-the-shelf O&M procedures must be fully customized to the\noperator to cover their specific operating requirements.\n6. In addition to operations and maintenance functions performed by field\npersonnel, tasks performed by operations control, engineering, integrity\n12\n\n<<<PAGE 13>>>\n\nmanagement and other functions associated with an office facility require written\nprocedures that must be included in the operations and maintenance manual.\n7. The operations and maintenance procedures must be specific to address the\nfacilities and equipment being used by the operator. The regulations define the\nminimum requirements but an operator’s procedures may need to exceed these\nbasic requirements to ensure safe operation of the pipeline system. The\noperator’s written operations and maintenance procedures are enforced as a\nregulation.\n8. The operator must review and update, if necessary, the operations and\nmaintenance procedures at least once each calendar year not to exceed 15\nmonths. The operator must show that normal operations, abnormal operations,\nincidents, and emergency conditions were reviewed to determine if procedures\nmodifications are needed. The individual procedures documents should include\nmanagement approvals, origin date, and the effective date of the last revision.\n9. Final Order Guidance:\na. Williams Gas Pipeline [1-2005-1007] (July 30, 2007): 49 C.F.R.\n§192.605(a) requires that operators “prepare and follow for each pipeline, a\nmanual of written procedures for conducting operations and maintenance\nactivities and for emergency response.” Pursuant to this regulatory\nrequirement, when operators’ own written procedures require its inspectors\nto assist the construction contractor in verifying the staked location of the\nCompany’s existing facilities,” failure to comply is a violation of the\nregulatory mandate. Operators are required “to aid or assist the construction\ncontractor in any meaningful way to verify the location of the company’s\nfacilities.” CO/CP\nb. Williams Gas Pipeline [5-2009-1003] (October 14, 2010): Operator\nviolated 49 C.F.R. §192.605(a) by failing to follow its own procedures,\nwhich prohibited using composite sleeves to repair leaks, cracks, or weld\nimperfections. CO/CP\nc. Northern Natural Gas Company [3-2003-1009] (February 16, 2006): 49\nC.F.R. §192.613(a) requires operators “to establish procedures for continuing\nsurveillance of its facilities to determine and take appropriate action\nconcerning changes in class location.” If operators follow their own\nprocedures, but are still unable to take appropriate action, regulatory\ncompliance pursuant to §192.605(a) has not been achieved, as the operator\nmust “adequately conduct continuing surveillance of its facilities in\naccordance with the operating procedures established under §192.613(a). CP\nExamples of a\nProbable\nViolation or\nInadequate\nProcedures\n1. The operator does not have a procedure that covers the tasks being performed.\n2. The operator fails to follow the written procedures.\n3. The written procedures have not been reviewed and/or updated within the\nrequired intervals.\n4. The operator has employed new equipment or technologies without having the\nappropriate procedures.\n5. The operator fails to provide proper training on the operations and maintenance\nprocedures required by §192.605.\n13\n\n<<<PAGE 14>>>\n\n6. All written versions of the O&M Manual are not current and up to date.\nDepending on the circumstances, some of the examples listed in this section may be\ninadequate plans and procedures, and not probable violations. Thus, the enforcement tool\nto address these issues would be a Notice of Amendment and not a Notice of Probable\nViolation or a Warning Letter. Section 3 of the Enforcement Procedures provides guidance\non selecting the appropriate enforcement action.\nExamples of\nEvidence\n1. Copies of the written procedures in question.\n2. Copies of the operator’s records indicating that the procedures were not\nfollowed.\n3. A written record of the observed actions that violated the procedures.\n4. Photographs showing the probable violation.\n5. Documented statements made by representatives of the operator pertaining to\nmissing or inadequate procedures.\n6. If paper or electronic records are incomplete, copies or printouts of the\nincomplete records should be acquired.\n7. Written documentation of conversations or interviews with the operator’s\npersonnel.\n8. Incident investigation reports that document failure to follow procedures or\nproblems with the procedures.\n9. Copies of training records with no documentation of specific training on the\noperations and maintenance procedures.\nOther Special\nNotations\n14\n\n<<<PAGE 15>>>\n\nEnforcement\nO&M Part 192\nGuidance\nRevision Date 7 21 2017\nCode Section §192.605(b)\nSection Title Procedural Manual for Operations, Maintenance, and Emergencies - Maintenance\nand Normal Operations\nExisting Code\nLanguage\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of\nthis section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide\nsafety during maintenance and operations.\n(1) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline in accordance with each of\nthe requirements of this subpart and Subpart M of this part.\n(2) Controlling corrosion in accordance with the operations and maintenance\nrequirements of Subpart I of this part.\n(3) Making construction records, maps, and operating history available to\nappropriate operating personnel.\n(4) Gathering of data needed for reporting incidents under Part 191 of this chapter in\na timely and effective manner.\n(5) Starting up and shutting down any part of the pipeline in a manner designed to\nassure operation within the MAOP limits prescribed by this part, plus the build-up\nallowed for operation of pressure-limiting and control devices.\n(6) Maintaining compressor stations, including provisions for isolating units or\nsections of pipe and for purging before returning to service.\n(7) Starting, operating and shutting down gas compressor units.\n(8) Periodically reviewing the work done by operator personnel to determine the\neffectiveness and adequacy of the procedures used in normal operation and\nmaintenance and modifying the procedure when deficiencies are found.\n(9) Taking adequate precautions in excavated trenches to protect personnel from the\nhazards of unsafe accumulations of vapor or gas, and making available when needed\nat the excavation, emergency rescue equipment, including a breathing apparatus and,\na rescue harness and line.\n(10) Systematic and routine testing and inspection of pipe-type or bottle-type\nholders including -\n(i) Provision for detecting external corrosion before the strength of the container\nhas been impaired;\n(ii) Periodic sampling and testing of gas in storage to determine the dew point of\nvapors contained in the stored gas which, if condensed, might cause internal\ncorrosion or interfere with the safe operation of the storage plant; and,\n(iii) Periodic inspection and testing of pressure limiting equipment to determine\nthat it is in safe operating condition and has adequate capacity.\n(11) Responding promptly to a report of a gas odor inside or near a building, unless\nthe operator's emergency procedures under §192.615(a)(3) specifically apply to these\nreports.\n(12) Implementing the applicable control room management procedures required by\n§192.631.\nOrigin of Code Original Code Document, 35 FR 13248, 08-19-1970\n15\n\n<<<PAGE 16>>>\n\nLast Amendment Amdt. 192-112, 74 FR 63310, 12-03-2009\nInterpretation\nSummaries\nInterpretation: PI-94-034 Date: 10-24-1994\nOperators must include in their manuals as much design and construction\ninformation, such as welding or other joining procedures, as is necessary to carry out\noperation, maintenance, and emergency response activities. For example, if a\npipeline is to be repaired by replacing a segment of pipe, the operator's O&M\nmanual would have to have design and construction information appropriate for that\ntype of repair. Also, the O&M manual must contain procedures that enable operating\nand maintenance personnel to obtain as much original design and construction\ninformation as they need to carry out their assignments. However, such original\ninformation may be maintained apart from the manual.\nAdvisory\nBulletin/Alert\nNotice Summaries\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-10-06, Personal Electronic Device (PED) Related\nDistractions.\nAs with other modes of transportation, PHMSA recognizes the use of PEDs by\npipeline employees who are performing operations and maintenance activities may\nincrease safety risks if those individuals become distracted. In furtherance of the\nDepartment's effort to end the dangerous practice of distractions caused by PEDs\nthroughout the various modes of transportation, PHMSA is issuing this Advisory\nBulletin about the potential for distractions affecting pipeline safety.\nPHMSA reminds owners and operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline\nfacilities that there may be increased risks associated with the use of PEDs by\nindividuals performing activities that affect pipeline operation or integrity. Pipeline\noperations and maintenance tasks require a critical level of attention and skill, which\nmay be compromised by visual, manual, and cognitive distractions caused by the use\nof PEDs. Such distractions may also hinder their prompt recognition and reaction to\nabnormal operating conditions and emergencies.\nOwners and operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities should\nintegrate into their written procedures for operations and maintenance appropriate\ncontrols regarding the personal use of PEDs by individuals performing pipeline tasks\nthat may affect the operation or integrity of a pipeline. PHMSA is not discouraging\nthe use of PEDs as a part of normal business operations. Owners and operators\nshould also provide guidance and training for all personnel about the risks associated\nwith the use of PEDs while driving and while performing activities on behalf of the\ncompany if that use poses a risk to safety.\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-02-03, Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Mapping.\nThis bulletin is issued to gas distribution, gas transmission, and hazardous liquid\npipeline systems. Owners and operators should review their information and\nmapping systems to ensure that the operator has clear, accurate, and useable\n16\n\n<<<PAGE 17>>>\n\ninformation on the location and characteristics of all pipes, valves, regulators, and\nother pipeline elements for use in emergency response, pipe location and marking,\nand pre-construction planning. This includes ensuring that construction records,\nmaps, and operating history are readily available to appropriate operating,\nmaintenance, and emergency response personnel.\nAdvisory Bulletin ADB-00-02, Internal Corrosion in Gas Transmission\nPipelines.\nThis bulletin is issued to owners and operators of natural gas transmission pipeline\nsystems to advise them to review their internal corrosion monitoring programs and\noperations. Operators should consider factors that influence the formation of internal\ncorrosion, including gas quality and operating parameters. Operators should give\nspecial attention to pipeline alignment features that may contribute to internal\ncorrosion by allowing condensates to settle out of the gas stream.\nGPTC Guide Material is available.\nOther Reference\nMaterial &\nSource\nGuidance\nInformation\n1. The operator must have written procedures addressing each requirement of\n§192.605.\n2. An operator’s operations and maintenance procedures manual may vary in\nlength and complexity depending on the specific equipment in service, the\nvariety of facilities, the locations, and referenced versus incorporated material.\nThe procedures must be detailed to clearly describe the manner in which each\nrequirement will be met.\n3. The structure of the operations and maintenance procedures manual is not\nprescribed and may consis","truncated":true,"body_characters":392748}