A.06 Identification and Evaluation of Newly Identified HCAs, Program Requirements
Review the operator's integrity management program to verify processes are in place for evaluation of new information that may show that a pipeline segment impacts a high consequence area. [§192.905(c)]
- Verify the operator's integrity management program includes documented processes for how new information that shows a pipeline segment impacts a high consequence area is identified and integrated with the integrity management program. The program is to identify and analyze changes for impacts on pipeline segments potentially affecting high consequence areas. Issues the program must consider include but are not limited to:[§192.905(c)]
- Changes in pipeline maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP),
- Pipeline modifications affecting piping diameter,
- Changes in the commodity transported in the pipeline,
- Identification of new construction in the vicinity of the pipeline that results in additional buildings intended for human occupancy or additional identified sites,
- Change in the use of existing buildings (e.g., hotel or house converted to nursing home),
- Installation of new pipeline,
- Change in pipeline class location (e.g., class 2 to 3) or class location boundary,
- Pipeline reroutes
- Corrections to erroneous pipeline center line data.
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