# IA Content FED.2021.01

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** PHMSA IA FED.2021.01
- **title:** IA Content FED.2021.01
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2020-12-20
- **effective on:** 2020-12-20
- **summary:** IA Content FED.2021.01 Dec 20, 2020 Federal Content Question Content Updated GD, GT, HL and LNG content for 2021 (numerous changes, see summary document ) Notable change in GT: Edited the entire UNGS Question Set to accommodate the changes from the UNGS Interim Final Rule (IFR) to the UNGS Final Rule (FR) Notable change in HL: Completed implementation of the API 650 New Breakout Tank Construction HL TDC Module/Group
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IA Content FED.2021.01

Dec 20, 2020

Federal Content

Question Content

Updated GD, GT, HL and LNG content for 2021 (numerous changes, see summary document )

Notable change in GT: Edited the entire UNGS Question Set to accommodate the changes from the UNGS Interim Final Rule (IFR) to the UNGS Final Rule (FR)

Notable change in HL: Completed implementation of the API 650 New Breakout Tank Construction HL TDC Module/Group

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2021.01 PRS Change Summary – 2020.12.17 (tf)
Drug & Alcohol (DA)
1. b. 2. 1. None.
Gas Distribution
(GD.2021.01) Per PHMSA GD Team request, added five new Damage Prevention questions to
make GD consistent with GT.
a. Renamed the GD subgroup from PD.OC to PD.DP (for consistency with GT) and
changed title to “Damage Prevention.”
Added these five new Questions to PD.DP:
 PD.DP.ONECALL.P
 PD.DP.EXCAVATEMARK.P
 PD.DP.TPD.P
 PD.DP.TPDONECALL.P
 PD.DP.ONECALL.O
c. Applied the five new questions to both INTEGRATED and INTRASTATE presentations.
d. Applied the same question sequence as GT.
e. Applied the appropriate BASELINE Directive (Form 2) to each new question.
(GD.2021.01) Conducted reconciliation between recent GT revisions (see below) as applicable
to GD.2021.01.
Gas Transmission
(GT.2021.01) for the Construction Inspection Team (CIT):
a. Performed general question updating and revisions to the following subgroups:
 DC.CO
 DC.COCMP
 DC.DPC
 DC.DPCOPP
b. Added new DC questions:
 DC.CO.COVEROFFSHORE.P/.R/.O (192.327)
 DC.DPC.METALCOMPONENT.P (192.144)
 DC.DPC.VALVE.P (192.145)
 DC.DPC.FLANGE.P (192.147)
 DC.DPC.STANDARDFITTING.P (192.149)
 DC.DPC.CORROSIONQUAL.P/.R/.O (192.143/192.453)
 DC.DPC.CCCATHPROTLEVEL.P/.R/.O (192.143/192.463(c))
 DC.DPC.CCEXTRNLPROT.P/.R (192.143/192.455(a))
 DC.DPC.AMPHOTERIC.P/.R (192.143/192.463(b))
Reviewed and added nine questions to the “Pipeline Commissioning” Directive (count
from 47 to 56).
d. Deleted/Merged questions:
 DC.CO.CLEARHOLDER.P/.O (merged into CLEAR.P/.O)
1. c. 2. (GT.2021.01) Underground Natural Gas Storage:
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2021.01 PRS Change Summary – 2020.12.17 (tf)
3. a. Edited the entire UNGS Question Set to accommodate the changes from the UNGS
Interim Final Rule (IFR) to the UNGS Final Rule (FR), which was issued earlier this year:
 Almost every question (about 450) needed a primary and secondary code citation
change from 192.12(x) to 192.12(z).
 Deleted questions for which the content was not included in the FR:
o UNGS.RULE.192DEVIATIONS.P/.R – not in FR.
o UNGS.RULE.192DEVIATIONSRETAIN.R – not in FR.
 Merged questions for Final Rule streamlining:
o UNGS.RESRISK.REASSESSRVW.P/.R – deleted ‐ merged content into
RISKREASSESSINTRVL.P/.R.
o UNGS.RESPROCED.CONSTROPSMAINT2.R ‐ deleted ‐ merged content into
UNGS.RESPROCED.OMPROCED.R.
 Added new UNGS.CAVERNRISK subgroup (27 questions) to address Final Rule
requirement applying RP1171 Section 8 – “Risk Management” to Caverns.
CAVERNRISK questions match with comparable RESRISK questions.
 Created related new questions in response to the FR:
o UNGS.RULE.RISKRANKING.R
o UNGS.RULE.FAQ27DRUGTEST.R
o UNGS.RPT.SRCRBRIDGEPLUG.O
o UNGS.RPT.UNIQUEWELLS.O
o UNGS.RESWELLDES.WELLHEADENTRY.R
o UNGS.RESRISK.IMPROGRAM.P/.R
o UNGS.RESRISK.RISKBASELINE.P/.R
o UNGS.RESSITE.EMERGPLANAVAIL.P/.O
o UNGS.RESSITE.EMERGPLANDRILLS.R
o UNGS.RESPROCED.OMPROCEDAVAIL.P
o UNGS.RESPROCED.OMPROCEDRVW.P/.R
o UNGS.CAVERNOPS.OMPROCEDIMPL.R
o UNGS.CAVERNOPS.OMPROCEDRVW.P/.R
o UNGS.CAVERNOPS.OMPROCEDAVAIL.O
o UNGS.CAVERNOPS.EMERGPLANRVW.P/.R
Miscellaneous IA feedback items (i.e., typos and minor edits) resolution.
Hazardous Liquid
1. (HL.2021.01) Breakout Tank Team. Completed implementation of the API 650 New Breakout
Tank Construction HL TDC Module/Group with 203 questions (new and re‐presented):
a. Contains 15 new TDC Sub‐Groups:
 TDC.650REGS ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Part 195 Requirements
 TDC.650FDN ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Foundation Design
 TDC.650FLOOR ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Floor Design
 TDC.650SHELL ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Shell Design
 TDC.650IFR ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Internal Floating Roof (IFR)
 TDC.650FXDROOF ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Fixed Roof
 TDC.650EFR ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ External Floating Roof (EFR)
 TDC.650WELDING ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Welding & NDT
 TDC.650APPURT ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Appurtenances & Nozzles
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2021.01 PRS Change Summary – 2020.12.17 (tf)
2. b.  TDC.650HYDRO ‐ New API 650 Tanks ‐ Hydrostatic Testing
 TDC.TKPIPING ‐ New Tank Piping ‐ Construction
 TDC.WELDPROCEDURE ‐ New Tank Piping ‐ Construction Welding Procedures (Re‐
Presented)
 TDC.WELDERQUAL ‐ New Tank Piping ‐ Construction Welder Qualification (Re‐
Presented)
 TDC.WELDINSP ‐ New Tank Piping ‐ Construction Weld Inspection (Re‐Presented)
 TDC.IMFACIL ‐ Integrity Management for Facilities (Re‐Presented)
Created “New API 650 Tank Construction” Directive for TDC (69 questions).
Miscellaneous IA feedback items (i.e., typos and minor edits) resolution.
 FS.TS.OVERFILLBO.P – Corrected API 2510 citation from Section 5.1.2 to Section 7.1.2.
LNG
1. FS.FG.PROTECTECNLOSURECON.R ‐ Corrected code citation reference typo from Part 192 to
Part 193, per IA feedback item.
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