Inspection Protocols

The PHMSA Inspection Protocols for implementing Gas Integrity Management, Revision 0, are provided below. Please note the Inspection Protocols are subject to change. Following the links for each protocol will provide additional detail and regulation references. If you would like to print the entire set of protocols for a single program element, navigate to that element below, and use the either the "Protocol as Offline Form" or "Protocol as Offline Document" (same, but without fillable form areas) links to display all the protocols for that element. A single downloadable Microsoft Word (.doc) version of all protocol elements as well as fishbone diagrams of the protocols are also available from the Key Documents page.

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Follow links below to see protocol elements for each area:

A. Identify HCAs [View as Form...]
- A.01 Program Requirements
- A.02 Potential Impact Radius
- A.03 Identified Sites
- A.04 Identification Using Class Locations (Method 1)
- A.05 Identification Using Potential Impact Radius (Method 2)
- A.06 Identification and Evaluation of Newly Identified HCAs, Program Requirements
B. Baseline Assessment Plan [View as Form...]
- B.01 Assessment Methods
- B.02 Prioritized Schedule
- B.03 Use of Prior Assessments
- B.04 New HCAs/Newly Installed Pipe
- B.05 Consideration of Environmental and Safety Risks
- B.06 Changes
C. Identify Threats, Data Integration, and Risk Assessment [View as Form...]
- C.01 Threat Identification
- C.02 Data Gathering and Integration
- C.03 Risk Assessment
- C.04 Validation of the Risk Assessment
- C.05 Plastic Transmission Pipeline
D. DA Plan [View as Form...]
- D.01 ECDA Programmatic Requirements
- D.02 ECDA Pre-Assessment
- D.03 ECDA Indirect Examination
- D.04 ECDA Direct Examination
- D.05 ECDA Post-Assessment
- D.06 Dry Gas ICDA Programmatic Requirements
- D.07 Dry Gas ICDA Pre-Assessment, Region Identification and Use of Model
- D.08 Dry Gas ICDA Direct Examination
- D.09 Dry Gas ICDA Post-Assessment
- D.10 Wet Gas ICDA Programmatic Requirements
- D.11 SCCDA Data Gathering and Evaluation
- D.12 SCCDA Assessment, Examination and Threat Remediation
E. Remediation [View as Form...]
- E.01 Program Requirements for Discovery, Evaluation and Remediation Scheduling
- E.02 Program Requirements for Identifying Anomalies
- E.03 Operator Response when Timelines for Evaluation and Remediation Cannot be Met
- E.04 Record Review for Discovery, Repair and Remediation Activities
F. Continual Evaluation and Assessment [View as Form...]
- F.01 Periodic Evaluations
- F.02 Reassessment Methods
- F.03 Low Stress Reassessment
- F.04 Reassessment Intervals
- F.05 Deviation from Reassessment Requirements
- F.06 Waiver from Reassessment Interval
G. Confirmatory DA [View as Form...]
- G.01 Confirmatory Direct Assessment, CDA
H. Preventive and Mitigative Measures [View as Form...]
- H.01 General Requirements (Identification of Additional Measures)
- H.02 Third Party Damage
- H.03 Pipelines Operating Below 30% SMYS
- H.04 Plastic Transmission Pipeline
- H.05 Outside Force Damage
- H.06 Corrosion
- H.07 Automatic Shut-Off Valves or Remote Control Valves
- H.08 General Requirements (Implementation of Additional Measures)
I. Performance Measures [View as Form...]
- I.01 General Performance Measures
- I.02 Performance Measures Records Verification
- I.03 Exceptional Performance Measurements
J. Record Keeping [View as Form...]
- J.01 Records to be Maintained by the Operator
K. Management of Change (MOC) [View as Form...]
- K.01 Documentation and Notification of Changes to the Integrity Management Program
- K.02 Attributes of the Change Process
L. Quality Assurance [View as Form...]
- L.01 Program Requirements for the Quality Assurance Process
- L.02 Personnel Qualification and Training Requirements
- L.03 Invoking Non-Mandatory Statements in Standards
M. Communications Plan [View as Form...]
- M.01 External and Internal Communication Requirements
- M.02 Addressing Safety Concerns
N. Submittal of Program Documents [View as Form...]
- N.01 Integrity Management Program Document Submittal

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