Section 460.20311. Test requirements for pipelines operating below 100 psig.

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The requirements contained in 49 C.F.R. §192.509(b), which is adopted by reference in R 460.20606, are superseded by all of the following provisions:

(a)      An operator shall test a main that is to be operated at less than 1 psig to not less than 10 psig.

(b)     An operator shall test a main that is to be operated at or above 1 psig, but not more than 60 psig, to not less than 90 psig.

(c)      An operator shall test a main that is to be operated at more than 60 psig, but less than 100 psig, to not less than 1 ½ times the proposed maximum allowable operating pressure.

(d)     An operator shall ensure that the test pressure is maintained at or above the test pressure requirement for the pipeline being tested for not less than 1 hour. However, the operator shall test a relatively short segment for not less than 30 minutes.

History: 1998-2000 AACS.

                    
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