Utah Pipeline Safety Seminar 2022 Overview
This overview covers the Utah Pipeline Safety Seminar 2022, discussing regulatory frameworks, reauthorization processes, mandates, seminar topics, PHMSA authority, and Utah pipeline regulations under Title 54. It highlights key aspects of pipeline safety and management addressed during the seminar.
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Welcome Utah Pipeline Safety (UTPS) 2022 Seminar 9/13/2022 Al Zadeh Program Manager Page 2 2
- Emergency Evacuation - Agenda lunch/brakes - Bathrooms - Informal - Certificate - Evaluation Page 3
Regulatory Framework 1968 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act 1979 Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act 1994 - Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) PHMSA has authority from congress to regulate pipelines Reauthorized Every four years Page 4
Reauthorization Process Three committees in Congress with pipeline safety responsibility: Senate: Commerce, Science & Transportation subcommittee for Transportation & Safety House: Transportation & Infrastructure; Energy & Commerce The Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety of 2020 Page 5
Mandates: - Modify existing regulation - Producing new regulation - Collect data - Conduct a study and report back 2011 Reauthorization 42/43 mandates 2016 Proposed Gas Mega Rule Page 6
Topics of Todays Seminar RIN 1 Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines Published: October 1, 2019, Effective Date: July 1, 2020 RIN 3 Gas Gathering Published: Nov. 15, 2021, Effective Date: May 16, 2022 RIN 2137-AF06 Valve Installation and Rupture Detection Published: April 8, 2022, Effective Date: Oct. 5, 2022 RIN 2 Repair Criteria, IM Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Changes, and Other Related Amendments Published: August 4, 2022, Effective Date: July 1, 2023 Page 7
PHMSA has Exclusive authority for regulating pipelines States are allowed to regulate pipelines under a certificate from PHMSA For gas and/or hazardous liquids Utah certificate is for gas only Grant money made available Page 8
Utah Code Title 54 Public Utilities Statutes and Public Service Commission Rules Chapter 8a Damage to Underground Utility Facilities Chapter 13 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety R746-409 Pipeline Safety Part 190 - with the exclusion of Part 190.223 (Penalty amounts) Part 191 Annual, Incident and Safety Related Reports; Part 192 Minimum Pipeline Safety Standards; Part 193 Liquified Natural Gas Safety Standards; Part 198 - State Grants; and Part 199., Drug Testing. Page 9
Regulated Intrastate Pipelines Intrastate Gas: Transmission mileage: HCA : Distribution mileage: Total Number of services: 797 Miles 154 Miles 19,720 Miles 983,938 Page 10 10
Utah Tickets vs Damages/1000 700000 4.50 4.00 600000 3.50 500000 3.00 400000 2.50 2.00 300000 1.50 200000 1.00 100000 0.50 0 0.00 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total Tickets Damage/1000 Page 11
2021 Utah Damage Categories 5 No Ticket Operator 455 Excavator 629 Other 268 https://vimeo.com/735832092/4bad209e75 Page 12
Presenters PHMSA Western Region - CL Tom Finch Lane Miller PHMSA T&Q - Director Tyler Dean PHMSA T&Q RIN 1,2, &3 Will Radford DEU - LNG Jimmy Betham UTPS Inspector Assist (IA) Logan Voellinger UTPS Why Section 114, why now? Connie Hendricks UTPS Admin. Assistant Page 13
Questions? Page 14