Pipeline Safety Authorization: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, April 30, 1987, Volume 4 |
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... issue . It sends an im- portant signal . I have a letter to the chairman of our committee that I would like to insert in the record and I will forego reading it . I would also like to submit a copy of my testimony to the Minnesota ...
... issue . It sends an im- portant signal . I have a letter to the chairman of our committee that I would like to insert in the record and I will forego reading it . I would also like to submit a copy of my testimony to the Minnesota ...
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... issue here is pretty simple . Will we be safe in our neighborhoods ? And is that job going to be fulfilled by the federal government which preempts state and local regulation on interstate commerce ? Or are state and local governments ...
... issue here is pretty simple . Will we be safe in our neighborhoods ? And is that job going to be fulfilled by the federal government which preempts state and local regulation on interstate commerce ? Or are state and local governments ...
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... issues involved . Local communities are already hard - pressed to pick up the slack of a host of other programs dropped by the federal government . -- Congress has given OPS the authority to protect the public . And this year we have ...
... issues involved . Local communities are already hard - pressed to pick up the slack of a host of other programs dropped by the federal government . -- Congress has given OPS the authority to protect the public . And this year we have ...
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... issue of pipeline siting . It seems obvious that pipeline operators should take into account population and land use not only in locating of pipe , but in their ongoing efforts to ensure its safe operations . It's just common sense that ...
... issue of pipeline siting . It seems obvious that pipeline operators should take into account population and land use not only in locating of pipe , but in their ongoing efforts to ensure its safe operations . It's just common sense that ...
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... issues and questions which I believe the subcommittee should address . Based primarily upon our experience with the Mounds View accident , this list does not exhaust the possibilities for a fruitful Investigation . A look at DOT's ...
... issues and questions which I believe the subcommittee should address . Based primarily upon our experience with the Mounds View accident , this list does not exhaust the possibilities for a fruitful Investigation . A look at DOT's ...
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Page 185 - ... at intervals not exceeding 3 months. § 192.723 Distribution systems: Leakage surveys and procedures. (a) Each operator of a distribution system shall provide for periodic leakage surveys in its operating and maintenance plan. (b) The type and scope of the leakage control program must be determined by the nature of the operations and the local conditions, but it must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) A gas detector survey must be conducted in business districts, including tests of...
Page 167 - INGAA is a non-profit national trade association representing virtually all of the major interstate natural gas transmission companies operating in the United States.
Page 188 - The Honorable Philip R. Sharp Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce US House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for the opportunity to discuss land withdrawal legislation for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) at the November 7, 1991, hearing before your Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Page 46 - Deepwater Port Act of 1974, relating to the establishment, enforcement, and review of regulations concerning the safe construction, operation, and maintenance of pipelines on federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf. OPERATIONS OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY o Section 5 of the International Bridge Act of 1972, as it relates to pipelines not over navigable waterways.
Page 121 - Gas and hazardous liquids pipelines in the United States total approximately one and three-quarter million miles and transport more than half of the nation's energy supply. These pipelines carry large quantities of extremely volatile substances, often under high pressure, and expose large segments of the population to risks of potentially catastrophic proportions. "In 1983, despite Federal-State inspection efforts, there were 1,580 gas pipeline failures, resulting in 12 fatalities and 245 injuries.
Page 185 - Each operator shall establish starting, operating, and shutdown procedures for gas compressor units. { 192.731 Compressor stations: Inspection and testing of relief devices. (a) Except for rupture discs, each pressure relieving device in a compressor station must be inspected and tested in accordance with §§192.739 and 192.743, and must be operated periodically to determine that it opens at the correct set pressure. (b) Any defective or inadequate equipment found must be promptly repaired or replaced....
Page 51 - Committees established by the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979.
Page 186 - Each transmission line valve that might be required during any emergency must be inspected and partially operated at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year. [Amdt. 192-43. 47 FR 46851, Oct. 21. 1982] § 192.747 Valve maintenance: Distribution systems. Each valve, the use of which may be necessary for the safe operation of a distribution system, must be checked and serviced at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year.
Page 174 - Adequate testing and inspection requirements, we believe, are already in place. There are twelve different sections of 49 CFR Part 192 which, including subsection requirements, total nineteen specific regulations requiring testing and inspection of pipelines and pipeline facilities at varying, though limited, time intervals. The...
Page 190 - The damage prevention program required by paragraph (a) of this section must, at a minimum: (1) Include the identity, on a current basis, of persons who normally engage in excavation activities in the area in which the pipeline is located. (2...