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§250.1752. How do I remove a pipeline?

30 C.F.R. § 250.1752

Before removing a pipeline, you must:
(a)
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:
(1)
Proposed removal procedures;
(2)
If the Regional Supervisor requires it, a description, including anchor pattern(s), of the vessel(s) you will use to remove the pipeline;
(3)
Length (feet) to be removed;
(4)
Length (feet) of the segment that will remain in place;
(5)
Plans for transportation of the removed pipe for disposal or salvage;
(6)
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
(7)
Projected removal schedule and duration.
(b)
Pig the pipeline, unless the Regional Supervisor determines that pigging is not practical; and
(c)
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.