DOT Pipeline Safety Regulations Course
Overview and Guidelines for Compliance

November 11-12, 2009

Day 1

1. Pipeline Safety Laws

• Background
• History and Implementation of Pipeline Safety Regulations
• The Rule-Making Process
• HR 5782 - Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2006
• CFR 49-601: Pipeline Safety - as Amended by the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002

2. Regulatory Structure

• Agencies and Their Jurisdictions

3.   Overview of the Regulations

• Applicability
• High-Level Key Elements
• Retroactive Sections, Definitions, Jurisditional lines
  • Determining Jurisdiction
  • Breakout Tanks
  • Navigable Waterways
  • Gas Gathering Lines

4.   Enforcement Process

• Compliance
• Basic Record-keeping Requirements
• Federal and State Waivers and Interpretations
• OPS Inspection Checklists
• Petition for Waiver

5.   Class Locations

6.   Reporting Requirements

• Reporting Requirements Overview
• Filing Reports On-line
• Part 191 Reporting–Annual, Incident, Safety Related Condition
• Part 192 Gas Integrity Management–Subpart O. Pipeline Integrity Management
• Part 193 – key requirements and elements
• Part 195 Reporting–Annual, Incident, Safety Related Condition, Other Special Requirements
• Part 199 Annual Drug/Alcohol MIS Report
• Special Reporting Requirements–National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS)
• ANSI Safety-Related Condition Chart
• National Response Center Reporting Form
• OPS Advisory Bulletins – January and July 2005 – see section 7 (c) below

Day 2

7.   Regulatory Update

• Operator Qualification
  • Basic Review of the OQ Rule
• Commercially Available OQ Options for Operators
• Pros/Cons of Internal vs. External OQ
• Discussion Points/Considerations
• OQ Regulations Update
• New rulemakings
• OPS Advisory Bulletins – April 2005, January 2006 – see  section (c) below
• OQ Protocols
  • OPS Operator Inspection Form
  • OPS Field Inspection Checklist
• Public Safety Awareness regulations
• OPS Notices and Advisory Bulletins
  • Public Meeting on Distribution Integrity Management
  • Natural Gas Gathering Lines – Final Rule (2006)
  • Advisory Bulletins (2005-2006)

8. MAOP and MOP Determination for Gas and Liquids Pipelines
     
9. Integrity Management

• Regulations Update
• Federal Liquids
  • IM Requirements
  • HCAs
• State of Texas
• Federal Gas
  • IM Requirements
  • HCAs
  • Gas IM Protocols (2006)
• Overview of Baseline Assessment Techniques

Interpretations and notes

Glossary and acronyms