PHMSA Gas Integrity Management
Time: 11/08/2008 04:43 PM

Protocol Item A.01

A.01 Program Requirements

Verify that the methods defined in §192.903 High Consequence Area (1) and/or §192.903 High Consequence Area (2) are applied to each pipeline for the identification of high consequence areas. [§192.905(a)]

  1. Verify the operator's integrity management program includes documented processes on how to implement methods (1) and (2) in order to identify high consequence areas. [§192.905(a)]

  1. Verify that the operator's process requires that the method used for each portion of the pipeline system be documented. [§192.905(a)]

  1. Verify that the operator's integrity management program includes system maps or other suitably detailed means documenting the pipeline segment locations that are located in high consequence areas. [§192.905(a)]

  1. Review HCA records to verify that the operator completed identification of pipeline segments in high consequence areas by December 17, 2004. [§192.907 and §192.911(a)]

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