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RIN: 1010-AC75

Publication ID: Fall 2000

Title: ●Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Safety Measures and Procedures for Pipeline Modifications and Repairs
Abstract: The rule will address problems that arise out of the fact that eventually all pipeline valves leak internally. This is due to abrasion and deposition of operational residues on valve seats. Internal valve leakage poses a potential safety problem to offshore workers at the time pipeline repairs are performed, because hydrocarbons and pressure differentials in the lines can pose a significant hazard of fire and explosion. The rule will require that lessees and operators consider and submit in writing the measures they plan to take and the procedures they plan to follow to ensure the safety of company or contract workers and to prevent pollution before beginning a pipeline modification or repair, and it will amend section 250.1006(b)(1) by requiring that a blind flange be installed at the platform end of any pipeline taken out of service to prevent seepage into the line through leaking valves.
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	02/00/2001
NPRM Comment Period End	04/00/2001

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray Geologist 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone:703 787-1604 Fax:703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov