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My name is Derek Lawrence.

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Today we will be discussing
and answering the question:

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Do I have a regulated pipeline?

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The presentation, I know some
people were asking already,

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that can be found at the
link provided in the slide here.

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I will give everyone a minute to

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write it down or type
it into their computer

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so they can pull it up and download it.

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All right, we're gonna
go ahead and move on.

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Today's agenda: we'll be discussing

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the Railroad Commission Jurisdiction,

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an overview of pipeline safety,

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as well as some helpful links

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and any additional regulation changes

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that have happened recently

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in regards to regulated pipelines.

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A little bit about myself,
my name is Derek Lawrence.

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I've been with the Railroad Commission

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for six years this coming August.

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I started off in oil and gas department

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down in Houston area, and
now I work in West Texas,

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Regions 1 and 2, and
I'm also the Operator

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Qualification Lead for Pipeline Safety.

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The jurisdiction of the
Railroad Commission

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covers a multitude of things.

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Today, specifically we're
gonna be covering pipeline safety

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and the Oversight and
Safety Division is the

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umbrella under which the
pipeline safety is covered.

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Also covered are gas
audit and alternative fuels.

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Some of the things we
do not regulate, though,

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are railroads, roads and
traffic, noises, air quality,

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mineral interests, leases,
that includes pipeline leases,

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property damages.

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I know when I was down in Houston,

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we were always getting calls
about the railroads down there

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and you know, the train
stopped at the crossings.

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So, we've heard it a lot and it,

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we don't regulate those things.

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Some of the pipeline
safety responsibilities

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include distribution, covering
distribution transmission,

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and transmission of hazardous
liquids and natural gas.

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The core responsibility of
the Pipeline Safety Department

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includes ensuring that
the distribution transmission

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and hazardous liquid
pipelines are compliant

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with both state and federal regulations.

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Our field inspectors

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do safety evaluations of
these types of pipelines

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as both on intrastate pipelines,

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as well as investigating the failures

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and follow up on public complaints

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and questions about pipelines.

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We also have a department
that processes T-4s

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and maps and puts them into

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the RSC GIS public map viewer.

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Pipeline damage
prevention is also an element

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of pipeline safety and
ensures compliance

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with safe digging
regulations for both excavators

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and pipeline operators.

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In the state of Texas, we have

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close to 480,000 miles of pipeline.

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427,000 of these are
regulated under RRC oversight,

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whether that is interstate,

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which is regulated by PHMSA, intrastate,

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which is done by the
Railroad Commission of Texas,

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and also our oil and gas
department responds to spills.

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These mileages can
be further broken down

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into various categories, but
overall, they account for 1/6

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of the total pipeline
mileages in the United States.

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And this is about 600 operators
here in the state of Texas.

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On the next page, I have broken...

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I have a map here that will show you

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where these pipelines are located,

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and you can kind of see our
regions, we have seven of them

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that are broken up to and
developed to help divide Texas

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into more manageable areas
where our localized inspectors,

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such as myself, can be based out of

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and respond to
inspections and incidents.

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In these areas, their
respective regions,

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it's kind of hard to tell from this map,

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I don't know if you can see,
but there are stars located

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where we have our regional offices.

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They originally were based around

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older pipeline fields,
except for Austin,

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which is based out of our
main office in Austin, Texas.

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But each region has a major
area and this kind of helps

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break up that responsibility

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into the core of these
different inspectors.

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The next page I've just broken up,

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is shown up here to help
you guys just kind of see

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what counties are in each region.

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It's a little neater than the last page.

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If you know what county
you're operating in,

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then this will help you know

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which offices you'll be dealing with.

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You can find our list of phone numbers

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on the Railroad Commission website

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for each of these regional offices.

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What do we mean by regulated pipeline?

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The regulated pipelines are covered,

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the definitions are covered
under Part 192 for gas,

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Part 195 for liquids

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in Chapter 8 of the Texas
Administrative Code,

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as well as Chapter 18,

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responding to damage
prevention activities.

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Recently had a rule change come through

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for 192 and 195 through PHMSA.

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We'll discuss a
little bit of that today.

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What is a regulated pipeline?

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As defined for natural gas,

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under 192.3, a transmission
line is a pipeline other than

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a gathering line that transports
gas from a gathering line

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or storage facility to a
gas distribution center,

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storage facility, or other
large-volume customer

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that is not downstream
from a gas distribution center.

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Also a pipeline that operates

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at a hoop stress and 20% more of SMYS,

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which is the specific
minimum yield strength

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or transports gas
within a storage field.

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Gathering lines under 192.8,

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this is where we use to
determine what our codes are,

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what a gathering line is,

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but this is a pipeline
that transports gas

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from current production facility

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to a transmission line or main.

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And like I said, 192.8
can help further define

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some specifics to gathering lines.

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We'll get to that in a moment.

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And lastly, a distribution line means

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a pipeline other than a
gathering or transmission line.

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Petroleum gas is any
propane, propylene, butane,

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butylene, or other mixtures

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that are transported
through these pipelines.

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And they're covered under 192.11.

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195.1

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covers pipelines that

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transport a HVL, which
is a highly volatile liquid.

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This is any pipeline
segment that crosses

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a waterway currently used
for commercial navigation.

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Also any pipeline
except for a gathering line,

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not covered under
paragraph a4 of this section,

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any pipeline in a
rural or non-rural area

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of any diameter, regardless
of the operating pressure.

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If any of the following under part four

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could be a pipeline
located in a non-rural area.

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A regulated rural gathering
is provided by in 195.11,

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or a pipeline located in the
inlet of the Gulf of Mexico

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for purposes of reporting
requirements in sub-part b,

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of Code 192,

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any gathering line not already covered

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under paragraphs a1, 2,
3 or 4 of this code section

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must be reported for incidents

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annually.

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The definition of a rural
crude gathering line,

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sorry, of a rural crude oil pipeline

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is as used in this section a rural...

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It means any onshore
getting line in a rural area

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that meets all the criteria.

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It's between eight and 6/8,

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six and 5/8 inches in diameter

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and eight 5/8 inches in diameter;

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is located within 1/4 mile of
an unusually sensitive area

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as defined in 195.6, and
operates at a maximum pressure

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established under 192.5.406,

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corresponding to stress
level being greater than 20%

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of the SMYS of the line pipe.

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195.1 covers gathering lines
further, like I stated before.

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What is a regulated
rural gathering line?

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I know some of this
information is redundant.

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I just want to make sure
that you're a little aware

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that it is between,
again, six and 5/8 inches

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and eight and 5/8 inches
in nominal diameter,

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in 1/4 mile of the USA and operates

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at a pressure established under 406.

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Under 192.8,

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we require operators to use API RP 80,

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which is incorporated
by reference under 192.7

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to determine if an onshore
pipeline is a gathering line.

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The requirements under 192.9

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help establish the Type A and Type B

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gathering lines for regulations.

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Over the next few slides,
we're gonna go over

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some frequently asked questions.

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And these are presented
in diagrams that were

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drawn up by PHMSA to
answer some of these questions.

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This diagram here,

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we have gas that is going
through a gathering system in blue

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to a natural gas processing plant,

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and then out in a
transmission line on the red,

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on the other side.

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The operators, if you're
curious, they use pigs

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to clean the line and therefore
they have to purchase gas

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through valve A in
order to push those pigs

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through the line.

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Their question was, is does that make

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this system transmission?

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PHMSA says that the
transportation of gas

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means any gathering
transmission or distribution

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of gas by pipeline or the storage of gas

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in or affecting intrastate,
interstate or foreign commerce.

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Therefore, because
the purchase of the gas

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does not affect this
classification as a line

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as a gathering line,
because they're only using it

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for maintenance purposes.

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In this next section, we again
have the blue is gathering,

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red is transmission.

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The gathering is starts at,

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down on the bottom of the page

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and it meets at point A, a
transmission line where it goes

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for 10 miles to another
gathering system in part B

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through a compressor
and into a processing plant.

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PHMSA states that under these facts,

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the gathering function
would begin in the system A

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and would extend to the
processing plant in system B,

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provided that the fields are less than

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50 miles from one another.

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This line between point A
and point B still continues

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to carry the transmission
classification, though.

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This here deals with gas compression.

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We have several
compressors pushing gas into

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another gathering system,
and then another compression,

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compression area pushing
gas into a transmission line.

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The operator was
specifically curious that

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since API RP 80 defines gas,

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gathering includes just one
of the potential end points

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of the gathering, the
outlet of the furthest

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most downstream compressor
used to lower gather line

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operating pressure
to facilitate deliveries

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into the pipeline for
production operations,

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or to increase the
gathering line pressure

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for delivery to another pipeline.

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What is another pipeline?

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The response was, that
another pipeline would be

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a pipeline designated according to 192.3

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as a transmission or distribution line.

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So, here would be the
end of your gathering

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at that final compressor, where it goes

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into a transmission line.

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The point of last commingling

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comes down to the distance
between the different commingling

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as to whether or not

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a part of the line is
transmission or gathering.

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In this case here,

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this example illustrates
how the separation conditions

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could be measured.

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Because the point B to
point C is less than 50 miles,

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that line is still gathering.

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Whereas, on our next item here,

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that distance is increased to 70 miles

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because point B to point
C is greater than 50 miles;

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that area is now transmission

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while the remaining
pipelines are still gathering.

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In our third example, they
have a processing plant

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between point B and point C,

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but the field itself is
further than 50 miles

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from an adjacent field; in this case,

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the gathering line ends at point B.

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And in this last example,
another potential end point

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may be the middle of the fields,

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that areas are less than 50 miles apart

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under the definition.

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This does not invalidate
the use of commingling

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to determine the end point of gathering.

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In this example, even though there is

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gas processing plant between

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the points at which
field C and D commingle,

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their gas, along with
the rest of the production,

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the furthermost
downstream concept applies,

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and the end point of
the gathering is the same

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as the initial example
for this question.

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Classification for
fuel gas return lines.

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API RP 80 defines gas
gathering lines to include

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pipelines used to
transport gas from one point

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from a point other than
a production operation,

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exclusively to a point in
or adjacent to one or more

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production operations
or gathering facility sites

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for uses of fuel gas
lift or injection gas

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within those operations.

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The operators curious
what constitutes...

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What constraints are there
on the classification gathering

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of the pipeline of the adjacent segments

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off transmission lines
to provide such fuel gas

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or gas injection or gasoline?

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PHMSA responded that in the final rule,

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since it did not address or
put any additional limitations

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on 192.8 concerning
fuel gas return lines.

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Since API RP 80 is
incorporated by reference,

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these lines are considered
to be gathering lines

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as addressed in section 2.2 A2.

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And the purchase of gas does not affect

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the classification of the line.

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And then our last example,
we have the part time

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transmission gathering.

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Some length of the operator's
transmission part of the time

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and gathering during their main time.

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And the majority of the time the gas

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is processed and sold to a transmission

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coming through line A.

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In addition, the process
gas is also delivered

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to the compressor for
fuel through lines B and C.

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On rare occasion, the
operator also sells the gas

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to a transmission
company through line D.

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How does this intermittent
sale through line D

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affect the classifications
of lines, B and C and D?

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If the operator sells gas to
the sales point through D,

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even though it is only
used on rare occasions,

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that means lines B and D
are classified as transmission.

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Because these lines are
engaged in transportation of gas

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that meets the definition of this part.

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As for line C, it is still gathering

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since it is used exclusively
to deliver fuel gas

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for the operator's compressor line.

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For hazardous liquid regulations,
if we referred to 195.11,

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we can see based on
the pipe size, location,

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and operating pressure
as listed earlier,

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whether or not it is a gathering line.

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And for 195.8, transportation
of hazardous liquids

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of carbon dioxide in
pipelines constructed

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with other than steel pipe,
the pipe must be steel.

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For 195.12 covers low stress pipelines.

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A Category 1 rural, low stress pipeline

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has a nominal diameter
of eight and 5/8 inches,

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and is located within 1/2 mile of a USA,

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unusually sensitive
area, as defined in 195.6,

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and operates at a maximum
pressure established under 195.406

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corresponding to the
stress level equal to,

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or less than 20% SMYS, or
if the stress level is unknown,

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or if the pipeline is not
constructed of steel pipe,

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a pressure equal to
or less than 125 psi G.

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Category 2 has a nominal diameter

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of less than eight and 5/8 inches

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is located within 1/2 mile of a USA,

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operates at a maximum pressure
established under 195.406,

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a stress level equal to 20% SMYS,

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or if the stress level
is unknown of the pipe,

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is not constructed with steel pipe,

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then it must be 125 psi gauge.

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Identified in these segments
the Category 2 operator

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must identify all the
segments for the criteria in b2,

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beginning no longer
than January 3rd, 2009,

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comply with the reporting
requirements of sub-part b.

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So, that's reporting for
incidents and for annual reports.

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IM, so, intersecurity managements,

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they must have a written
program that complies with 195.452

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before October 1st,
2012, to assure the integrity

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of the pipeline segments
continue to carry out

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such program compliance with 195.452.

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An operator may conduct a determination

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per 195.452, in lieu
of the 1/2 mile buffer.

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The operator must complete
a baseline assessment

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by October 1st, 2016, for
all segments of the pipeline.

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And the operator must
comply with all requirements

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of this part, except sub-part
H before October, 2014.

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But they must comply
with sub-part H by 2014.

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So, since all these
dates are in the past,

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just know that you need to
comply with all of these parts.

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For Category 3, this is a pipeline,

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a low stress pipeline
with a nominal diameter

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of any size that is not located
within 1/2 mile of a USA,

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operates at a maximum
pressure established under 406,

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195.406, corresponding to a stress level

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less than 20% SMYS of the line pipe.

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If the stress level is
unknown or the pipe

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is not constructed with steel pipe,

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a pressure equal to or less
than 125 psi gauge is set.

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The operator must comply,

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of a Category 3 must comply
with identifying all segments

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of the pipeline meeting
the criteria in paragraph B3

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of this section; they must comply

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with the reporting
requirements of sub-part B,

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and comply with all the requirements

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of this part, except for

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452, 195.452.

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And the requirements for sub-part H,

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again, that was after 2014.

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So, now they must also
comply with sub-part H of 195.

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For record retention, an
operator must maintain

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the segment identification records

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for the life of the pipeline.

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Except for the segment
identification records,

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all other records must
be maintained according

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to the record retention
requirements established by 195.

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Liquid gravity lines are
covered under 195.113.

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The scope of this is that the pipelines

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transporting hazardous
liquids by gravity

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must comply with the reporting
requirements of sub-part B.

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The implementation period for this is,

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was by March of this
year, 2021, March 31st,

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meaning that you must
now have an annual report

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for these liquid gravity lines.

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Accident and safety related reporting.

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The requirement for following that

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was by January 1st, 2021.

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So, all reporting requirements

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required by sub-part B
must now be covered.

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The exceptions is/are
that this does not apply

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to the transportation,
excuse me (clears throat)

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of a hazardous liquid in a gravity line

00:22:16.290 --> 00:22:19.655
that meets the definition
of a low stress pipeline

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if it travels no further than one mile

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from the facility boundary
and does not cross

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any waterways used for
commercial navigation.

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The reporting requirements in 195.52,

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.61, and .65 do not
apply to the transportation

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of hazardous liquids by gravity line.

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(coughs) I really apologize.

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The drug and alcohol testing
requirements of part 199

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of this Chapter do not
apply to the transportation

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of liquid lines by gravity.

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195.15, reporting only gathering lines.

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These are gathering lines

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where you only need to do the reporting.

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They do not meet the definitions

00:23:05.260 --> 00:23:07.560
of a regulated rural
gathering line in 195.11.

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And any gathering line not
already covered under 195.1 a1-4

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must comply with
requirements of sub-part B.

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The exceptions to this are

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that if the section does not
apply to those gathering lines

00:23:23.720 --> 00:23:28.050
that are otherwise
accepted under 195.1 b3,

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7, 8, 9 or 10.

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The reporting requirements in

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195.52,

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.61, .65,

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do not apply to the
transportation of a hazardous liquid

00:23:39.930 --> 00:23:44.100
in a gathering line that is
specified in paragraph a

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of this section and the drug
and alcohol test requirements

00:23:46.850 --> 00:23:49.440
in part 199 do not apply

00:23:49.440 --> 00:23:51.010
to the transportation
of a hazardous liquid

00:23:51.010 --> 00:23:53.279
in a gathering line specified

00:23:53.279 --> 00:23:58.279
in paragraph A of this section.

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However, under

00:24:02.080 --> 00:24:07.660
TAC 8.110, gathering
lines are required to...

00:24:09.254 --> 00:24:12.220
Any gathering lines that
meet the following definition

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in the natural gas gathering pipelines

00:24:14.303 --> 00:24:19.303
located in a Class 1 location
not regulated by 192.8 or

00:24:19.860 --> 00:24:22.643
8.1 of TAC.

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The hazardous liquid and
carbon dioxide gathering lines

00:24:28.780 --> 00:24:32.220
located in a rural area
under 195.2, 195.1,

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and not regulated, sorry,
under 195.1, 195.11,

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or 8.1 of this title, which is TAC.

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For these, you need to report

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any requirements

00:24:49.250 --> 00:24:54.250
that they should comply
with 8.10 A of this title.

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And each operator of a
hazardous liquid pipeline described

00:24:59.560 --> 00:25:04.560
in this section must comply
with 8.301, A-1-B and A-2-B

00:25:08.426 --> 00:25:11.970
of this title related to
requirements for reporting

00:25:12.930 --> 00:25:14.520
and records.

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Except for the initial
telephonic report is required,

00:25:16.480 --> 00:25:19.620
not required; so, under
that, you don't need to call us

00:25:19.620 --> 00:25:21.780
for an incident when it
happens, but you do need

00:25:21.780 --> 00:25:23.893
to give in the reports for the 30-day.

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The investigation of this,
the operator should look into it

00:25:27.940 --> 00:25:31.204
and determine any corrective action

00:25:31.204 --> 00:25:32.813
and let us know what that is as well as

00:25:32.813 --> 00:25:36.210
what the plan to prevent recurrence is

00:25:36.210 --> 00:25:38.143
for the incident involved.

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Next, we'll get into the T-4 permits.

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The Texas Administrative
Code Chapter 3, 3.7 requires

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that T-4 permits are filed

00:25:55.885 --> 00:25:58.970
for any pipeline operated
or gathering system

00:25:58.970 --> 00:26:00.850
in the state of Texas.

00:26:00.850 --> 00:26:04.623
The T-4 permits are processed
by our T-4 department,

00:26:05.705 --> 00:26:09.210
and you need to file
an initial annual renewal

00:26:09.210 --> 00:26:13.053
or any amendment regarding those T-4.

00:26:14.750 --> 00:26:15.930
And where do you file?

00:26:15.930 --> 00:26:18.430
Great question, is that
you can go to our website.

00:26:18.430 --> 00:26:20.380
The link is provided here.

00:26:20.380 --> 00:26:21.910
That's through our POPS departments.

00:26:21.910 --> 00:26:23.560
They will help you file your T-4.

00:26:26.033 --> 00:26:28.293
And I'll give you a
second to write this down.

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For permitting questions,
you can contact any of these

00:26:39.290 --> 00:26:40.780
people in the permitting department.

00:26:40.780 --> 00:26:43.440
I've provided their numbers
as well as the POPS email

00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:44.980
and the mapping email.

00:26:44.980 --> 00:26:47.080
The best way to go through
is to get through ahold of them

00:26:47.080 --> 00:26:49.500
is through the email
so that we can also track

00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:51.890
any questions you guys have
and are able to get them out

00:26:51.890 --> 00:26:53.773
to you in a timely manner.

00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:59.360
For administrative support,
I've provided numbers as well as

00:26:59.360 --> 00:27:02.583
the number for our
pipeline permitting main line.

00:27:07.510 --> 00:27:10.963
On our website you can find our rules,

00:27:12.030 --> 00:27:15.170
draft for any new rules,
maybe some proposed rules,

00:27:15.170 --> 00:27:18.273
comments on proposed rule
making, and our emergency rules,

00:27:19.250 --> 00:27:20.670
such as the ones that
may have been issued

00:27:20.670 --> 00:27:23.033
during the winter
storm this past February.

00:27:26.514 --> 00:27:29.340
And lastly, we offer
some subscription services

00:27:30.660 --> 00:27:33.723
for information from the
alternative fuel safety,

00:27:34.630 --> 00:27:37.760
our news release, the oil and
gas news pipeline safety news,

00:27:37.760 --> 00:27:40.630
the energy news, and
rules email service.

00:27:40.630 --> 00:27:43.775
You can subscribe to
them at the link below.

00:27:43.775 --> 00:27:44.920
And if anyone has any questions,

00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:46.483
I'd be happy to take them now.

00:27:48.670 --> 00:27:50.670
Let me see if there are any in the chat.

00:27:55.240 --> 00:27:57.763
I think they have been answered.

00:28:03.840 --> 00:28:06.280
Someone asked, does the
RRC cover CO2 gathering lines?

00:28:06.280 --> 00:28:11.227
And yes, we do have jurisdiction
over certain CO2 pipelines.

00:28:15.050 --> 00:28:17.793
I don't see any other
open questions at this time.

00:28:18.760 --> 00:28:20.240
But I'll give everyone a minute

00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:21.640
if they want to type one in.

00:28:31.528 --> 00:28:34.383
Okay, well, thank you, guys.

00:28:34.383 --> 00:28:35.960
My number is provided
here on the screen.

00:28:35.960 --> 00:28:37.140
Again, my name is Derek Lawrence.

00:28:37.140 --> 00:28:38.530
You can also have my email.

00:28:38.530 --> 00:28:41.910
Contact me, feel free to
if you have any questions.

00:28:41.910 --> 00:28:43.740
I'd be happy to answer
them, whether that's about

00:28:43.740 --> 00:28:45.660
regulated rule lines or OQ rules,

00:28:45.660 --> 00:28:49.863
since I am also over the OQ
program for the state of Texas.

00:28:51.600 --> 00:28:53.680
I'd like to thank our
Commissioners for allowing me

00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:55.860
to present this
information to you today.

00:28:55.860 --> 00:28:58.870
Last information I'm
gonna ask you guys to do is

00:28:58.870 --> 00:29:00.590
we have an evaluation.

00:29:00.590 --> 00:29:02.517
You can just provide it
here at the link provided.

00:29:02.517 --> 00:29:04.040
And the archival for the video

00:29:04.040 --> 00:29:05.980
will also be provided as well.

00:29:05.980 --> 00:29:07.880
Thank you, guys, and have a great day.