The long-awaited gas transmission and gathering pipeline, and liquid pipeline rulemakings were published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2019. These rulemakings address several congressional mandates, dating back to the 2011 reauthorization legislation and addresses several congressional mandates, NTSB and GAO recommendations. The effective date of the rules is July 1, 2020, with several requirements that extend out as much as 15-20 years to complete. These are significant rulemakings and RCP can help operators to integrate the new requirements into their integrity management plans.
RCP has extensive experience in all elements of Integrity Management Program (IMP) development and assessment for both Hazardous Liquid and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution systems that have successfully completed audits by PHMSA or state agencies and include the following elements:
- Written Procedures and Forms
- Spill Modeling
- HCA Identification and Class Location Analysis
- GIS/Mapping
- Risk Modeling
- Preventive and Mitigative Measures