49 C.F.R. PART 192--TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS
TITLE 49--Transportation
Subtitle B--OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER D--PIPELINE SAFETY
PART 192--TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS
Subpart A--GENERAL
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| What is the scope of this part?
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| What documents are incorporated by reference partly or wholly in this part?
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| How are onshore gathering lines and regulated onshore gathering lines determined?
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| What requirements apply to gathering lines?
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| Outer continental shelf pipelines.
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| What general requirements apply to pipelines regulated under this part?
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| Conversion to service subject to this part.
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| Rules of regulatory construction.
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Subpart B--MATERIALS
Subpart C--PIPE DESIGN
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| Design formula for steel pipe.
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| Yield strength () for steel pipe.
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| Nominal wall thickness () for steel pipe.
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| Design factor () for steel pipe.
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| Longitudinal joint factor () for steel pipe.
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| Temperature derating factor () for steel pipe.
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| Design limitations for plastic pipe.
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Subpart D--DESIGN OF PIPELINE COMPONENTS
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| Qualifying metallic components.
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| Flanges and flange accessories.
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| Passage of internal inspection devices.
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| Components fabricated by welding.
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| Welded branch connections.
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| Compressor stations: Design and construction.
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| Compressor stations: Liquid removal.
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| Compressor stations: Emergency shutdown.
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| Compressor stations: Pressure limiting devices.
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| Compressor stations: Additional safety equipment.
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| Compressor stations: Ventilation.
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| Pipe-type and bottle-type holders.
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| Additional provisions for bottle-type holders.
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| Transmission line valves.
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| Distribution line valves.
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| Vaults: Structural design requirements.
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| Vaults: Sealing, venting, and ventilation.
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| Vaults: Drainage and waterproofing.
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| Design pressure of plastic fittings.
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| Valve installation in plastic pipe.
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| Protection against accidental overpressuring.
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| Control of the pressure of gas delivered from high-pressure distribution systems.
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| Requirements for design of pressure relief and limiting devices.
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| Required capacity of pressure relieving and limiting stations.
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| Instrument, control, and sampling pipe and components.
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Subpart E--WELDING OF STEEL IN PIPELINES
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| Qualification of welders.
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| Inspection and test of welds.
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| Repair or removal of defects.
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Subpart F--JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING
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| Plastic pipe: Qualifying joining procedures.
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| Plastic pipe: Qualifying persons to make joints.
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| Plastic pipe: Inspection of joints.
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Subpart G--GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES AND MAINS
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| Compliance with specifications or standards.
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| Wrinkle bends in steel pipe.
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| Installation of pipe in a ditch.
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| Installation of plastic pipe.
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Subpart H--CUSTOMER METERS, SERVICE REGULATORS, AND SERVICE LINES
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| Customer meters and regulators: Location.
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| Customer meters and regulators: Protection from damage.
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| Customer meters and regulators: Installation.
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| Customer meter installations: Operating pressure.
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| Service lines: Installation.
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| Service lines: Valve requirements.
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| Service lines: Location of valves.
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| Service lines: General requirements for connections to main piping.
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| Service lines: Connections to cast iron or ductile iron mains.
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| Service lines: Cast iron and ductile iron.
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| New service lines not in use.
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| Service lines: Excess flow valve performance standards.
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| Excess flow valve customer notification.
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Subpart I--REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION CONTROL
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| How does this subpart apply to converted pipelines and regulated onshore gathering lines?
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| External corrosion control: Buried or submerged pipelines installed after July 31, 1971.
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| External corrosion control: Buried or submerged pipelines installed before August 1, 1971.
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| External corrosion control: Examination of buried pipeline when exposed.
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| External corrosion control: Protective coating.
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| External corrosion control: Cathodic protection.
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| External corrosion control: Monitoring.
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| External corrosion control: Electrical isolation.
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| External corrosion control: Test stations.
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| External corrosion control: Test leads.
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| External corrosion control: Interference currents.
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| Internal corrosion control: General.
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| Internal corrosion control: Monitoring.
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| Atmospheric corrosion control: General.
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| Atmospheric corrosion control: Monitoring.
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| Remedial measures: General.
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| Remedial measures: Transmission lines.
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| Remedial measures: Distribution lines other than cast iron or ductile iron lines.
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| Remedial measures: Cast iron and ductile iron pipelines.
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| Corrosion control records.
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Subpart J--TEST REQUIREMENTS
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| Strength test requirements for steel pipeline to operate at a hoop stress of 30 percent or more of SMYS.
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| Test requirements for pipelines to operate at a hoop stress less than 30 percent of SMYS and at or above 100 p.s.i. (689 kPa) gage.
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| Test requirements for pipelines to operate below 100 p.s.i. (689 kPa) gage.
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| Test requirements for service lines.
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| Test requirements for plastic pipelines.
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| Environmental protection and safety requirements.
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Subpart K--UPRATING
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| Uprating to a pressure that will produce a hoop stress of 30 percent or more of SMYS in steel pipelines.
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| Uprating: Steel pipelines to a pressure that will produce a hoop stress less than 30 percent of SMYS: plastic, cast iron, and ductile iron pipelines.
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Subpart L--OPERATIONS
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| Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
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| Change in class location: Required study.
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| Change in class location: Confirmation or revision of maximum allowable operating pressure.
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| Underwater inspection and reburial of pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets.
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| Damage prevention program.
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| Investigation of failures.
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| Maximum allowable operating pressure: Steel or plastic pipelines.
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| Maximum allowable operating pressure: High-pressure distribution systems.
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| Maximum and minimum allowable operating pressure; Low-pressure distribution systems.
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| Tapping pipelines under pressure.
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Subpart M--MAINTENANCE
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| Transmission lines: Patrolling.
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| Transmission lines: Leakage surveys.
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| Line markers for mains and transmission lines.
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| Transmission lines: Record keeping.
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| Transmission lines: General requirements for repair procedures.
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| Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of imperfections and damages.
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| Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of welds.
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| Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of leaks.
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| Transmission lines: Testing of repairs.
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| Distribution systems: Patrolling.
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| Distribution systems: Leakage surveys.
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| Test requirements for reinstating service lines.
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| Abandonment or deactivation of facilities.
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| Compressor stations: Inspection and testing of relief devices.
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| Compressor stations: Storage of combustible materials.
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| Compressor stations: Gas detection.
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| Pressure limiting and regulating stations: Inspection and testing.
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| Pressure limiting and regulating stations: Telemetering or recording gauges.
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| Pressure limiting and regulating stations: Capacity of relief devices.
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| Valve maintenance: Transmission lines.
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| Valve maintenance: Distribution systems.
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| Prevention of accidental ignition.
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| Caulked bell and spigot joints.
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| Protecting cast-iron pipelines.
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Subpart N--QUALIFICATION OF PIPELINE PERSONNEL
Subpart O--PIPELINE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
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| What do the regulations in this subpart cover?
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| What definitions apply to this subpart?
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| How does an operator identify a high consequence area?
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| What must an operator do to implement this subpart?
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| How can an operator change its integrity management program?
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| What are the elements of an integrity management program?
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| When may an operator deviate its program from certain requirements of this subpart?
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| What knowledge and training must personnel have to carry out an integrity management program?
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| How does an operator identify potential threats to pipeline integrity and use the threat identification in its integrity program?
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| What must be in the baseline assessment plan?
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| How is the baseline assessment to be conducted?
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| How is direct assessment used and for what threats?
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| What are the requirements for using External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA)?
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| What are the requirements for using Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment (ICDA)?
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| What are the requirements for using Direct Assessment for Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCCDA)?
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| How may Confirmatory Direct Assessment (CDA) be used?
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| What actions must be taken to address integrity issues?
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| What additional preventive and mitigative measures must an operator take?
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| What is a continual process of evaluation and assessment to maintain a pipeline's integrity?
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| What are the required reassessment intervals?
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| What is a low stress reassessment?
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| When can an operator deviate from these reassessment intervals?
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| What methods must an operator use to measure program effectiveness?
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| What records must an operator keep?
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| How does an operator notify OPS?
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| Where does an operator file a report?
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Appendix E to Part 192--Guidance on Determining High Consequence Areas and on Carrying out Requirements in the Integrity Management Rule
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