6 PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

 

 

ORR # 2002-030

 

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

GAS SAFETY

 

Filed with the Secretary of State on

These rules take effect 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State

(By authority conferred on the public service commission by section 2 of 1969 PA 165, MCL 483.152)  R 460.20201, R 460.20401, R 460.20402, R 460.20403, R 460.20404, R 460.20405, R 460.20502, R

460.20601, R 460.20602, R 460.20603, R 460.20604, R 460.20605, and R 460.20606 of the Michigan

Administrative Code are amended, and R 460.20406, R 460.20407, R 460.20408, R 460.20409, R 60.20410, R 460.20411, R 460.20412, R 460.20413, R 460.20414, R 460.20415, R 460.20416, R

460.20417, R 460.20418, R 460.20419, R 460.20420, R 460.20421, R 460.20422, R 460.20423, R

460.20424, R 460.20425, R 460.20426, R 460.20427, R 460.20428, R 460.20429, R 460.20430, and R

460.20431 are added, as follows:

 

PART 2. SAFETY STANDARDS AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS

 

R 460.20201  Pipeline safety standards; adoption by reference.

Rule 201. (1) Except for 49 C.F.R. '192.1, an operator shall ensure that a gas pipeline is in compliance with all of the minimum safety standards contained in 49 C.F.R. part 192 entitled “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards,” which are adopted by reference in R 460.20606.

(2)   An operator shall ensure that a pipeline which is subject to the standards specified in subrule (1) of this rule is also in compliance with all of the additional safety standards contained in R 460.20301 to R 460.20331.

(3)   In addition to the requirements imposed by subrules (1) and (2) of this rule, an operator shall ensure that a pipeline which transports sour gas is also in compliance with the additional safety standards contained in R 460.20401 to R 460.20405 R 460.20431.

 

PART 4. SOUR GAS PIPELINES

 

R 460.20401  Scope; conversion of existing pipeline to sour gas service.

Rule 401. (1) The rules in this part are additional requirements for the design, fabrication, installation, inspection, testing, and safety aspects of the operation and maintenance of gas pipeline facilities used in the transportation of sour gas.

(2)       Operators of pipeline facilities used for the transportation of sour gas that are under the jurisdiction of the commission shall meet all of the requirements in parts 2, and 3, AND 5 of these rules, ALL OF

 

 

THE REQUIREMENTS IN 49 C.F.R. PART 192, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R

460.20606, and all of the additional requirements in this part.

(3)          EXISTING PIPELINE FACILITIES NOT DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL NOT BE CONVERTED FOR USE IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS WITHOUT  PRIOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION.

 

R 460.20402  Materials for pipe and components; requirements.

Rule 402. An operator shall ensure that IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.55, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, METALLIC materials

for pipe and other components used to transport sour gas are able to maintain the structural integrity of  the pipeline when exposed to sour gas SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD NACE MR0175-2000, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20605.

 

R 460.20403  Steel pipe; qualification for transport of sour gas DESIGN FORMULA.

Rule 403. An operator shall ensure that new steel pipe used to transport sour gas shall be qualified for the transport of sour gas IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.105 THROUGH §192.115, WHICH ARE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, STEEL PIPE DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL USE A DESIGN FACTOR OF 0.40.

 

R 460.20404  Purging of SOUR GAS pipelines; plan; personnel.

Rule 404.     IN ADDITION TO SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R.

§192.705, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, A an operator OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS shall ensure that the COMPLY WITH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

(A)     THE PURGING OF SOUR GAS FROM A PIPELINE SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY BURNING OR BY EQUIVALENT CONTROL OF H2S.

(B)    ALL purging and blowing down of sour gas pipelines is SHALL BE done in accordance with a written plan. The plan shall include public and operator personnel safety and environmental protection considerations. Properly equipped personnel who are trained and familiar with the potential hazards of sour gas shall perform ALL purging and blowing down operations.

R 460.20405  Valves; qualification for sour gas service.

Rule 405. An operator shall ensure that valves to be used for sour gas service are qualified for sour gas service in accordance with the provisions of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers International standard MR0175-98 MR0175-2000, which is adopted by reference in

R 460.20605.

 

R 460.20406  COMPRESSOR STATION; EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN.

RULE 406. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.167(A)(2), WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN, ALL GAS RELEASED FROM SOUR GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES SHALL BE FLARED IN A MANNER THAT MINIMIZES THE DANGER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

 

R 460.20407   SECTIONALIZING BLOCK VALVES.

 

 

RULE 407. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.179, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY PORTION OF THE PIPELINE THAT CONTAINS MORE THEN 10 POUNDS OF H2S PER MILE, WITH THE WEIGHT CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE FORMULA W=(V)(144)(P)(H)/(R)(T), WHERE W=WEIGHT OF H2S IN POUNDS, V=VOLUME OF ONE MILE OF PIPE, P=ABSOLUTE PRESSURE, R=THE UNIVERSAL CONSTANT OF 1,544 DIVIDED BY THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF H2S, T=TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES RANKINE, AND H=PERCENTAGE OF H2S IN THE GAS:

(A)   SECTIONALIZING BLOCK VALVES SHALL BE INSTALLED AND LOCATED SO THAT EACH POINT ON THE PIPELINE IS WITHIN 3 MILES OF A SECTIONALIZING BLOCK VALVE WITH A BLOCK VALVE LOCATED AT EACH END OF THE PIPELINE.

(B)    A PIPELINE SHALL INCORPORATE BLOCK VALVE AUTOMATION SO THAT BLOCK VALVES WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE UPON THE REGISTERING OF LOW PRESSURE READINGS. THE SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO OPERATE EVEN IN THE EVENT OF A POWER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SHALL BE DESIGNED TO FAIL IN A CLOSED POSITION.

(C)        A PIPELINE SHALL INCORPORATE A SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITIONS (SCADA) SYSTEM THAT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

(I)      IS MONITORED BY THE OPERATOR TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES.

(II)    IS programmed to automatically close block valves based on operating data gathered at each metering site and at each automated block valve.

(III)   AUTOMATICALLY CLOSES THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM SECTIONALIZING BLOCK VALVES SURROUNDING ANY SECTIONALIZING BLOCK VALVE THAT IS IN AN ALARM CONDITION.

(IV)   ALLOWS THE OPERATOR MONITORING THE SCADA SYSTEM TO CLOSE, BUT NOT OPEN, ANY OR ALL OF THE BLOCK VALVES AND METERING POINTS.

(D)    H2S SENSORS SHALL BE LOCATED AT ALL SECTIONALIZING BLOCK VALVE SITES. THE SENSORS SHALL PROVIDE A WARNING TO THE SCADA SYSTEM AT H2S LEVELS OF 10 PPM AND SHALL CLOSE THE BLOCK VALVE AT H2S LEVELS OF 30 PPM.

(E)    CONTROL VALVES SHALL BE INSTALLED AT APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS AT WELL SITES OR LATERALS TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF THE FLOW OF GAS INTO THE PIPELINE IN THE EVENT OF A LINE BREAK OR OVER PRESSURE CONDITION.

 

R 460.20408  QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURES.

RULE 408. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.225, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL USE WELDING  PROCEDURES THAT CONFORM TO THE WELDING PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD NACE MR0175-2000, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN

R 460.20605.

 

R 460.20409  INSPECTION AND TESTING OF WELDS.

 

 

RULE 409. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.241, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL RADIOGRAPH 100% OF ALL GIRTH BUTT WELDS. NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF WELDS MAY BE PERFORMED BY ANY PROCESS THAT WILL CLEARLY INDICATE ALL DEFECTS IN THE WELDS.

 

R 460.20410  THREADED JOINTS.

RULE 410. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.273, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL NOT USE THREADED JOINTS TO JOIN ANY SECTIONS OR OTHER COMPONENTS OF A BURIED PIPELINE.

 

R 460.20411  REPAIR OF STEEL PIPE.

RULE 411. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.309, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL REMOVE ANY IMPERFECTION OR DAMAGE DISCOVERED DURING CONSTRUCTION THAT IMPAIRS THE SERVICEABILITY OF A LENGTH OF STEEL PIPE BY CUTTING OUT THE DAMAGED PORTION OF THE PIPE AS A CYLINDER AND REPLACING IT WITH AN UNDAMAGED PIECE OF PIPE WHICH MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL PIPE.

 

R 460.20412  STRENGTH TEST REQUIREMENTS.

RULE 412. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.505, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL PRESSURE TEST IN PLACE ALL SOUR GAS PIPELINES TO NOT LESS THAN 2 TIMES THEIR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OPERATING PRESSURE (MAOP) FOR NOT LESS THAN 8 HOURS.

 

R 460.20413  UNDERGROUND CLEARANCES.

RULE 413. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.325, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL, IF PRACTICAL, INSTALL THE PIPELINE WITH NOT LESS THAN 48 INCHES OF CLEARANCE FROM ALL OTHER UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PIPELINE. IF THIS CLEARANCE CANNOT BE PRACTICABLY ATTAINED, THE PIPELINE SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE THAT MIGHT RESULT DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE OTHER STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES.

 

R 460.20414  COVER.

RULE 414. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.327, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

(A)     PIPELINES SHALL BE BURIED, EXCEPT WHERE SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF USAGE NECESSITATE ABOVE GROUND CONSTRUCTION.

(B)  A BURIED PIPELINE SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH A MINIMUM COVER OF 48 INCHES.

 

 

(C)    WHEN PRACTICAL, A WARNING TAPE SHALL BE INSTALLED NOT LESS THAN 12 INCHES DIRECTLY ABOVE THE PIPELINE, BUT NOT MORE THAN  36 INCHES BELOW GRADE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF WARNING EXCAVATORS OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE PIPELINE AND THE HAZARDOUS NATURE OF SOUR GAS.

 

R 460.20415  PIPELINE LOCATION.

RULE 415. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.329, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL COMPLY WITH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

(A)  A PIPELINE SHALL BE ROUTED TO AVOID CLASS 3 AND 4 LOCATIONS, IF PRACTICAL.

(B)  USE OF ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY SHALL BE AVOIDED, IF PRACTICAL.

 

R 460.20416  INTERNAL CORROSION CONTROL; GENERALLY.

RULE 416. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.47, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL NOT TRANSPORT BY PIPELINE ANY GAS CONTAINING H2S, UNLESS THE CORROSIVE EFFECT OF THE H2S HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO MINIMIZE INTERNAL CORROSION FOR THE PIPELINE FACILITIES.

 

R 460.20417  INTERNAL CORROSION CONTROL; MONITORING.

RULE 417. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.477, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL USE COUPONS OR OTHER SUITABLE MEANS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STEPS TAKEN TO MINIMIZE INTERNAL CORROSION. INITIALLY, EACH COUPON OR OTHER MEANS OF MONITORING INTERNAL CORROSION SHALL BE CHECKED 4 TIMES EACH CALENDAR YEAR, BUT WITH INTERVALS OF NOT MORE THAN 3 1/2 MONTHS UNTIL A MONITORING SCHEDULE CAN BE DEVELOPED  THAT WILL ADEQUATELY  IDENTIFY INTERNAL CORROSION. THE MONITORING SCHEDULE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.477.

 

R 460.20418  REMEDIAL MEASURES.

RULE 418. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.485, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL REMOVE FROM SERVICE AND REPLACE EVERY SEGMENT OF A PIPELINE THAT HAS GENERAL CORROSION RESULTING IN A REMAINING WALL THICKNESS LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED FOR THE MAOP OF THE PIPELINE.

 

R 460.20419 SOUR GAS PIPELINE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN; CONTENTS. RULE 419. THE PLAN REQUIRED BY 49 C.F.R. '192.605, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606 AND WHICH SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSION AND UPDATED AS SPECIFIED IN 460.20319, SHALL ADDRESS ALL HAZARDS INHERENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS AND SHALL CONTAIN PLANS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

TO MINIMIZE THE HEALTH RISK TO THE OPERATOR’S EMPLOYEES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.

 

R 460.20420  SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.

RULE 420. THE PLAN REQUIRED BY 49 C.F.R. '192.605, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606 AND WHICH SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSION AND UPDATED AS SPECIFIED IN 460.20319, SHALL ALSO ADDRESS THE HAZARDS INHERENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OF  SOUR GAS AND  SHALL INCLUDE PLANS  AND PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE THE HEALTH RISK TO THE OPERATOR=S EMPLOYEES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC DURING ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.

 

R 460.20421  DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

RULE 421. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.614, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL COMPLY WITH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

(A)   WHEN NOTIFIED BY THE “ONE-CALL” SYSTEM OR BY OTHER MEANS OF POSSIBLE EXCAVATION ACTIVITY IN THE PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE PIPELINE OPERATOR SHALL MONITOR THE EXCAVATION ACTIVITY USING ON-SITE PERSONNEL.

(B)      WHEN RESPONDING TO REQUESTS TO MARK THE PIPELINE LOCATION, THE OPERATOR SHALL NOTIFY THE EXCAVATOR OF THE HAZARDS INHERENT IN THE RELEASE OF SOUR GAS.

 

R 460.20422  EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.

RULE 422. THE PLAN REQUIRED BY 49 C.F.R. '192.615, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, SHALL ADDRESS THE HAZARDS INHERENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS AND SHALL INCLUDE PLANS AND PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE THE HEALTH RISK TO THE OPERATOR’S EMPLOYEES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

 

R 460.20423  SOUR GAS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

RULE 423. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.616, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL ESTABLISH CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE THE PUBLIC, APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PERSONS ENGAGED IN EXCAVATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES TO ACCOMPLISH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

(A)   RECOGNIZE A SOUR GAS PIPELINE EMERGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPORTING IT TO THE OPERATOR OR OTHER APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

(B)  Take appropriate action in the event of an unplanned release of sour gas.

 

R 460.20424  TELEPHONIC NOTICE TO THE COMMISSION OF SOUR GAS LEAK.

Rule 424. IN ADDITION TO EACH OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN R 460.20503, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL, AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE MOMENT, BUT NOT MORE THAN 8 HOURS FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF ANY QUANTITY OF SOUR GAS THAT HAS THE

 

 

POTENTIAL TO HARM THE PUBLIC, GIVE TELEPHONIC NOTICE TO THE COMMISSION STAFF OF THE RELEASE.

 

R 460.20425  SOUR GAS PIPELINE PATROLLING.

RULE 425. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.705, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL, AT INTERVALS OF NOT MORE THAN 6 WEEKS BUT NOT LESS THAN 12 TIMES EACH CALENDAR YEAR, PATROL ALL PIPELINES THAT ARE USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS.

 

R 460.20426  LEAKAGE SURVEYS.

RULE 426. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.706, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL CONDUCT LEAK SURVEYS OF THOSE PIPELINE FACILITIES USING LEAK DETECTION EQUIPMENT AT INTERVALS OF NOT MORE THAN 7 1/2 MONTHS, BUT NOT LESS THAN 2 TIMES EACH CALENDAR YEAR, FOR ALL AREAS FALLING WITHIN THE CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 LOCATION DESIGNATIONS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. §192.5, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606.

 

R 460.20427  LINE MARKERS FOR SOUR GAS PIPELINES.

RULE 427. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.707, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL COMPLY WITH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

(A)    LINE MARKERS SHALL BE PLACED AND MAINTAINED AS CLOSE AS PRACTICAL OVER A SOUR GAS PIPELINE AND SHALL CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE PIPELINE AS A CARRIER OF SOUR GAS.

(B)     WHERE PRACTICAL, AT LEAST 1 LINE MARKER SHALL BE VISIBLE FROM ANY LOCATION ON THE SOUR GAS PIPELINE.

 

R 460.20428  PROHIBITION ON TEMPORARY REPAIRS.

RULE 428. (1) IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.711, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

(A)    TEMPORARY REPAIRS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS.

(B)    SOUR GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES IN NEED OF REPAIR SHALL BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIRS CAN BE MADE.

(2) THIS RULE DOES NOT PROHIBIT EMERGENCY REPAIRS SOLELY DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE OPERATOR=S EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC FROM A RELEASE OF SOUR GAS.

 

R 460.20429  PERMANENT FIELD REPAIR OF LEAKS.

RULE 429. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.717, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL PERFORM A PERMANENT FIELD

 

 

REPAIR OF A LEAK BY CUTTING OUT A CYLINDRICAL PIECE OF PIPE AND REPLACING IT WITH PIPE OF SIMILAR OR GREATER DESIGN STRENGTH WHICH MEETS THE DESIGN CRITERIA FOR FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS.

 

R 460.20430 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-LIMITING AND PRESSURE-REGULATING STATIONS.

RULE 430. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.739, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL INSPECT ALL PRESSURE-LIMITING AND PRESSURE-REGULATING DEVICES AT INTERVALS OF NOT MORE THAN 6 1/2 MONTHS, BUT NOT LESS THAN TWICE EACH CALENDAR YEAR.

 

R 460.20431  VALVE MAINTENANCE; SOUR GAS PIPELINES.

RULE 431. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R. '192.745, WHICH IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN R 460.20606, AN OPERATOR OF PIPELINE FACILITIES USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS SHALL INSPECT AND PARTIALLY OPERATE EACH PIPELINE VALVE THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED DURING AN EMERGENCY AT INTERVALS OF NOT MORE THAN 6 1/2 MONTHS, BUT NOT LESS THAN TWICE EACH CALENDAR YEAR.

 

PART 5. RECORDS AND REPORTS

 

R 460.20502  Reports.

Rule 502.   (1)  An operator or other person proposing to construct a gas metering or regulating facility, a gas treatment plant, a gas production plant, PIPELINE FACILITIES TO BE USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOUR GAS, a gas transmission line having THAT HAS a maximum operating pressure that will result in a hoop stress of 30% or more of specified minimum yield strength, or a gas compressor station connected to any part of a transmission line shall, not less than 60 days before starting construction, file all of the following data with the commission:

(a)    A map showing the proposed route of the line on a scale not less than 3/8 of an inch to 1 mile.

(b)     Engineering specifications covering the design, construction, materials, and testing and operating pressures.

(c)    Certification that the facilities will be in compliance with the requirements of these rules.

(2)    An application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity filed under Act No. 9 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, being §§ 1929 PA 9, MCL 483.101 et seq., of the Michigan Compiled  Laws, meets the requirements of subrule (1) of this rule.

(3)    WITHIN 60 DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF FACILITIES COVERED BY SUBRULES (1) AND (2) OF THIS RULE, AN OPERATOR SHALL FILE A REPORT WITH  THE COMMISSION GIVING  DETAILS OF THE TEST PRESSURES APPLIED AND THE DATES OF THE TESTS, THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS, INCLUDING LEAKS AND FAILURES, AND A ROUTE MAP OF THE “AS-BUILT” FACILITY.

 

PART 6. ADOPTION OF STANDARDS

 

R 460.20601  Adoption by reference.

Rule 601.   (1) The publications listed in R 460.20603 to R 460.20606 are adopted by reference and are a part of these rules, except where they are inconsistent with these rules.   Publications identified as

 

 

published by a specific organization are available from the organization at the address ADDRESSES specified in R 460.20602. The public service commission also has copies of the publications available for inspection and distribution at cost at its offices located at 6545 Mercantile Way, Lansing, Michigan 48911. The mailing address is Michigan Public Service Commission, Gas Division, P.O. Box 30221, Lansing, Michigan 48909.

(2)   The numbers in parentheses following the publications adopted by reference indicate the applicable editions.

 

R 460.20602  Names, addresses, and phone numbers of organizations.

Rule 602. The names, addresses, and phone numbers of organizations that sponsor  or  publish documents that have been adopted by reference in these rules are as follows:

(a)      American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, ((202) 682- 83758000).

(b)     American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016-5990, ([phone]) or ([phone]), or contact its publishing division, 22 Law Drive, P.O. Box 2900, Fairfield, New Jersey, 07007, ((201973) 882-1167).

(c)     National Association of Corrosion Engineers International (NACE), 14001440 South Creek Drive, Houston, Texas 77084-4906, ([phone]).

(d)    Office of Pipeline Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration (OPS), 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590, ([phone]). To order a standard published in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), contact the Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Attention: New Orders, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, ((202) 512-18031800).

 

R 460.20603  American petroleum institute standard; adoption by reference.

Rule 603. The following American petroleum institute standard is adopted by reference in these rules and is available at the price listed:

API standard 1104 entitled “Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities,” (18 19th edition, 1994 1999), at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $85.00 $188.00.

 

R 460.20604  American society of mechanical engineers standard; adoption by reference.

Rule 604. The following American society of mechanical engineers standard is adopted by reference in these rules and is available at the price listed:

ASME boiler and pressure code, section IX, entitled “Welding and Brazing Qualifications.” (1995 2001 edition with 1995 addenda), at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $210.00 $295.00.

 

R 460.20605 National association of corrosion engineers international standard; adoption by reference.

Rule 605. The following national association of corrosion engineers international standard is adopted by reference in these rules and is available at the price listed:

NACE MR0175-98 MR0175-2002 entitled “Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistant Materials for Oilfield Equipment,” (1998 2002 edition), at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $40.00 $60.00 or, if a member, $30.00 $45.00.

 

R 460.20606 Office of pipeline safety, research and special programs administration standards; adoption by reference.

Rule 606. (1) The following office of pipeline safety, research and special programs administration standard is adopted by reference in these rules and is available at the price listed:

 

 

49  C.F.R.  part  40  entitled  “Procedures  for  Transportation  Workplace  Drug  and  Alcohol  Testing Programs,” (1998 edition), at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $31.00.

(2)   The following office of pipeline safety, research and special programs administration standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are available at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of

$11.00 $18.00 for a single volume that contains all of the standards:

(a)     49 C.F.R. part 191 entitled “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline:  Annual Reports, Incident Reports, and Safety-related Condition Reports,” (1998 2001 edition).

(b)    49 C.F.R. part 192 entitled “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards,” (1998 2001 edition).

(c)    49 C.F.R. part 199 entitled “Drug and Alcohol Testing,” (1998 2001 edition).