Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Safety Standards
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Sets safety standards for natural gas pipelines covering construction, operation, maintenance, and emergency response.
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Pipeline operators must comply with minimum safety standards for the design, fabrication, installation, inspection, testing, operation, and maintenance of pipeline facilities used for transporting natural gas. Operators must develop and follow integrity management programs for transmission pipelines in high-consequence areas.
Requirements include leak surveys, corrosion control, damage prevention, emergency response planning, and public awareness programs. Operators must report incidents involving death, injury requiring hospitalization, or significant property damage to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.