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ASME PTB-9-2014ASMEPipeline Standards Compendium-,-,-,-,-Date of Issuance:November 19,2014 This ASME Pipeline Standards Compendium was prepared as an account of work sponsored by ASME.Neither ASME,the authors,nor others involved in the preparation or review of this document,nor any of their respective employees,members or persons acting on their behalf(i)makes any warranty,express or implied,or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy,completeness or usefulness of any information,apparatus,product or process disclosed,or(ii)represents that its use would not infringe upon privately owned rights.ASME does not“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”any item,construction,proprietary device or activity.Reference in the document to any particular commercial product,process or service by trade name,trademark,manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement,recommendation or favoring by ASME or others involved in the preparation or review of this document.The views and opinions expressed in the document do not necessarily reflect those of ASME or others involved in the preparation or review of this document.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patents or other proprietary rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone using the document against liability for infringement of any applicable patents or other proprietary rights,nor does it assume any such liability.Users of the document are expressly advised that the determination of the validity of any and all such rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,is entirely their own responsibility.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Two Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990 ISBN No.978-0-7918-7007-5 Copyright 2014 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All Rights Reserved -,-,-PTB-9-2014:ASME Pipeline Standards Compendium TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword.1 1 INTRODUCTION.2 2 49 CFR 192 TRANSPORATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE:MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS.3 2.1 Design of Pipeline Components.3 2.1.1 CFR Reference:192.147 Flanges and Flange Accessories.3 2.1.2 CFR Reference:192.153 Components Fabricated by Welding.3 2.1.3 CFR Reference:192.165 Compressor Stations:Liquid Removal.4 2.2 Welding of Steel in Pipelines.4 2.2.1 CFR Reference:192.227 Qualification of Welders.4 2.3 Joining of Materials Other Than by Welding.5 2.3.1 CFR Reference:192.279 Copper Pipe.5 2.4 Requirements for Corrosion Control.5 2.4.1 CFR Reference:192.485 Remedial Measures:Transmission Lines.5 2.5 Operations.6 2.5.1 CFR Reference:192.619 What is the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure for Steel or Plastic Pipelines?.6 2.6 Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management.8 2.6.1 CFR Reference:192.903 What Definitions Apply to this Subpart?.8 2.6.2 CFR Reference:192.907 What Must an Operator do to Implement this Subpart?.12 2.6.3 CFR Reference:192.911 What Are The Elements of an Integrity Management Program?12 2.6.4 CFR Reference:192.913 When May an Operator Deviate its Program from Certain Requirements of this Subpart?.21 2.6.5 CFR Reference:192.917 How Does an Operator Identify Potential Threats to Pipeline Integrity and Use the Threat Identification in its Integrity Program?.22 2.6.6 CFR Reference:192.921 How is the Baseline Assessment to be Conducted?.76 2.6.7 CFR Reference:192.923 How is Direct Assessment Used and for What Threats?.76 2.6.8 CFR Reference:192.925 What are the Requirements for Using External Corrosion Direct Assessment(ECDA)?.77 2.6.9 CFR Reference:192.927 What are the Requirements for Using Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment(ICDA)?.80 2.6.10 CFR Reference:192.929 What are the Requirements for Using Direct Assessment for Stress Corrosion Cracking(SCCDA)?.80 2.6.11 CFR Reference:192.933 What Actions Must Be Taken to Address Integrity Issues?(192.933(a),(d)(1),(d)(1)(i).81 2.6.12 CFR Reference:192.935 What Additional Preventive and Mitigative Measures Must an Operator Take?.89 2.6.13 CFR Reference:192.937 What is a Continual Process of Evaluation and Assessment to Maintain a Pipelines Integrity?.90 2.6.14 CFR Reference:192.939 What are the Required Reassessment Intervals?.90 iii-,-,-PTB-9-2014:ASME Pipeline Standards Compendium 2.6.15 CFR Reference:192.945 What Methods Must an Operator Use to Measure Program Effectiveness?.91 2.7 Appendix.92 2.7.1 CFR Reference:Item II,Appendix B to Part 192.92 3 49 CFR 193 LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES:FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS.93 3.1 Construction.93 3.1.1 CFR Reference:193.2321 Nondestructive Tests.93 4 49 CFR 195 TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS BY PIPELINE.94 4.1 General.94 4.1.1 CFR Reference:195.5 Conversion to Service Subject to This Part.94