# ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipelines, Inc. — Pipeline Special Permit - **operation:** document - **citation:** PHMSA-2006-26529 - **title:** ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipelines, Inc. — Pipeline Special Permit - **source type:** permit - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** current - **official:** true - **published on:** 2007-10-26 - **effective on:** 2007-10-26 - **summary:** PHMSA-2006-26529, issued 2007-10-26 for ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipelines, Inc.'s gas transmission system. - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-special-permit-phmsa-2006-26529.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-special-permit-phmsa-2006-26529.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-special-permit-phmsa-2006-26529 - **source url:** https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA-2006-26529 **body:** PHMSA pipeline special permit PHMSA-2006-26529. Operator: ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipelines, Inc.. System: Gas Transmission. Issue date: 2007-10-26. <<>> of Transportation U.S. Department 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Vaterials Safety Pipeline and Hazardous Administration OCT 2 6 2007 CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Ms. Karen L. Kennedy Operations and Engineering Manager ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipelines P.O. Box 100360 Anchorage, AK 99510-0360 Docket No. PHMSA-2006-26529 Dear Ms. Kennedy: On June 20, 2006 you wrote to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) requesting a waiver of compliance from PHMSA's pipeline safety regulation 49 CFR 195.424 while performing maintenance on above ground hazardous liquid pipelines that ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipelines (CPA) operates on the North Slope of Alaska. The regulation prohibits the movement of line pipe unless the pressure in the line pipe is reduced. The PHMSA is granting this waiver through a special permit, which is enclosed with this letter. during maintenance activities without reducing pressure, as required in the existing Federal This special permit will allow CA to move the affected pipelines within prescribed limits pipeline satety regulations. This special permit provides some relief from the Federal pipeline safety regulations for CPA while ensuring that pipeline safety is not compromised. My staff would be pleased to discuss this special permit or any other regulatory matter with you. Florence Hamn, Director of Regulations (202-366-4595), would be pleased to assist you. Sincerely, Jeffrey D. Wiese Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety Enclosure (Special Permit) <<>> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL PERMIT Docket Number: PHMSA-2006-26529 Pipeline Operator: ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipelines Date Requested: June 20, 2006 Code Section(s): 49 CFR 195.424 Grant of Special Permit: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) grants this special permit to ConocoPhillips Alaska Pipelines (CPA) to allow CPA to move aboveground line pipe without reducing the internal pressure of the pipeline section on pipelines it operates on the North Slope of Alaska. The Federal pipeline safety regulations in 49 CFR 195.424 require internal pipeline pressure to be reduced before any line pipe is moved. This special permit, which is subject to the conditions set forth below, pertains to the approximately 100 miles of Department of Transportation regulated aboveground pipelines that CPA operates on the North Slope of Alaska. The PHMSA grants this special permit based on the findings set forth in the "Special Permit Analysis and Findings" document, which can be read in its entirety in Docket PHMSA-2006- 26529 in the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) located on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Conditions: The grant of this special permit is subject to the following conditions: 1) This special permit only applies to routine maintenance during which the aboveground pipeline is moved laterally, longitudinally or vertically to facilitate inspections, relieve pipe stresses or restore the pipe to its intended position. This special permit does not apply to movements of the pipe to perform repairs of the pipeline or pipeline components. <<>> 2 2) Routine maintenance-related pipe movements shall not increase the stresses on the aboveground pipeline or move the aboveground pipeline to an unintended position. 3) This special permit does not apply during instances where the pipe has fallen off the pipe supports due to seismic events, hydraulic events, frost jacking, dilapidated support structures or any other cause. 4) Prior to moving any aboveground pipeline, CPA shall determine the extent to which the pipe may be safely moved, the specific procedures required for the safe movement of the pipe, the emergency procedures to be followed to shut down the pipeline in the event of an incident and the actions to be taken to protect the public, property and the environment. 5) CPA's, In-Service Pipeline Lifting Guideline, shall be incorporated into the CPA-written operations and maintenance (O&M) procedures manual required by 49 CFR 195.402. 6) Pipe movement shall be a "covered task" and shall be included in CPA's written Operator Qualification (OQ) program in accordance with 49 CFR 195, Subpart G - Qualification of Pipeline Personnel. 7) Pipe movement shall be accomplished only by personnel "OQ qualified" under CPA's written OQ program in accordance with 49 CFR 195, Subpart G - Qualification of Pipeline Personnel. 8) CPA shall keep detailed records of each pipe movement including, at a minimum, the designation and specific location of the pipeline moved, date and local time, personnel involved, method used to move the pipeline, condition of the pipe and coating prior to and after movement, internal pressure entering and leaving the pipeline segment before and after the pipe is moved, and the reason for the pipe movement. CPA shall keep these records for the life of the pipeline. Limitations: The PHMSA has the sole authority to make all determinations on whether CPA has complied with the specified conditions. Should CPA fail to comply with any conditions of this special permit, or should PHMSA determine this special permit is no longer appropriate or that this <<>> 3 special permit is inconsistent with pipeline safety, PHMSA may revoke this special permit and require CPA to comply with the regulatory requirements in 49 CFR 195.424. AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c) and 49 CFR 1.53. Issued in Washington, DC on OCT 2 6 2007 aswiere Jeffrey D. Wiese, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 5800