In 2019 PHMSA released an updated rulemaking to 49 CFR Part 195, Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline. This rulemaking added section §195.15, What requirements apply to reporting-regulator- only gathering lines?, which subjects otherwise unregulated rural...
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020 into law. This law includes mandates for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to execute actions within...
Elemental Compliance developed gas and liquid Facility Integrity Management Programs for an operator with over 20 jurisdictional facilities. Recently the gas program was audited by PHMSA and received no findings. This project came in response to PHMSA’s increased...
The Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC) met last week to discuss the Amendments to 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195 to require Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards. The Valve Installation and Minimum...
As the original deadline date looms closer operators might be asking themselves how well they are doing with process development and implementation of Part 1 of the Gas Transmission Rule: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related...
