§250.1752. How do I remove a pipeline?
30 C.F.R. § 250.1752
Before removing a pipeline, you must:
Submit a pipeline removal application in triplicate to the Regional Supervisor for approval. Your application must be accompanied by payment of the service fee listed in § 250.125. Your application must include the following information:
Proposed removal procedures;
If the Regional Supervisor requires it, a description, including anchor pattern(s), of the vessel(s) you will use to remove the pipeline;
Length (feet) to be removed;
Length (feet) of the segment that will remain in place;
Plans for transportation of the removed pipe for disposal or salvage;
Plans to protect archaeological and sensitive biological features during removal operations, including a brief assessment of the environmental impacts of the removal operations and procedures and mitigation measures that you will take to minimize such impacts; and
Projected removal schedule and duration.
Pig the pipeline, unless the Regional Supervisor determines that pigging is not practical; and
Flush the pipeline.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.
Source
Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.