Part 192 - Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards  


Subpart A - General
§ 192.1 - What is the scope of this part?
§ 192.3 - Definitions.
§ 192.5 - Class locations.
§ 192.7 - What documents are incorporated by reference partly or wholly in this part?
§ 192.8 - How are onshore gathering pipelines and regulated onshore gathering pipelines determined?
§ 192.9 - What requirements apply to gathering pipelines?
§ 192.10 - Outer continental shelf pipelines.
§ 192.11 - Petroleum gas systems.
§ 192.12 - Underground natural gas storage facilities.
§ 192.13 - What general requirements apply to pipelines regulated under this part?
§ 192.14 - Conversion to service subject to this part.
§ 192.15 - Rules of regulatory construction.
§ 192.16 - Customer notification.
§ 192.18 - How to notify PHMSA.
Subpart B - Materials
§ 192.51 - Scope.
§ 192.53 - General.
§ 192.55 - Steel pipe.
§ 192.57 - [Reserved]
§ 192.59 - Plastic pipe.
§ 192.61 - [Reserved]
§ 192.63 - Marking of materials.
§ 192.65 - Transportation of pipe.
§ 192.67 - Records: Material properties.
§ 192.69 - Storage and handling of plastic pipe and associated components.
Subpart C - Pipe Design
§ 192.101 - Scope.
§ 192.103 - General.
§ 192.105 - Design formula for steel pipe.
§ 192.107 - Yield strength (S) for steel pipe.
§ 192.109 - Nominal wall thickness (t) for steel pipe.
§ 192.111 - Design factor (F) for steel pipe.
§ 192.112 - Additional design requirements for steel pipe using alternative maximum allowable operating pressure.
§ 192.113 - Longitudinal joint factor (E) for steel pipe.
§ 192.115 - Temperature derating factor (T) for steel pipe.
§ 192.117 - [Reserved]
§ 192.119 - [Reserved]
§ 192.121 - Design of plastic pipe.
§ 192.123 - [Reserved]
§ 192.125 - Design of copper pipe.
§ 192.127 - Records: Pipe design.
§§ 192.117--192.119 - [Reserved]
Subpart D - Design of Pipeline Components
§ 192.141 - Scope.
§ 192.143 - General requirements.
§ 192.144 - Qualifying metallic components.
§ 192.145 - Valves.
§ 192.147 - Flanges and flange accessories.
§ 192.149 - Standard fittings.
§ 192.150 - Passage of internal inspection devices.
§ 192.151 - Tapping.
§ 192.153 - Components fabricated by welding.
§ 192.155 - Welded branch connections.
§ 192.157 - Extruded outlets.
§ 192.159 - Flexibility.
§ 192.161 - Supports and anchors.
§ 192.163 - Compressor stations: Design and construction.
§ 192.165 - Compressor stations: Liquid removal.
§ 192.167 - Compressor stations: Emergency shutdown.
§ 192.169 - Compressor stations: Pressure limiting devices.
§ 192.171 - Compressor stations: Additional safety equipment.
§ 192.173 - Compressor stations: Ventilation.
§ 192.175 - Pipe-type and bottle-type holders.
§ 192.177 - Additional provisions for bottle-type holders.
§ 192.179 - Transmission line valves.
§ 192.181 - Distribution line valves.
§ 192.183 - Vaults: Structural design requirements.
§ 192.185 - Vaults: Accessibility.
§ 192.187 - Vaults: Sealing, venting, and ventilation.
§ 192.189 - Vaults: Drainage and waterproofing.
§ 192.191 - [Reserved]
§ 192.193 - Valve installation in plastic pipe.
§ 192.195 - Protection against accidental overpressuring.
§ 192.197 - Control of the pressure of gas delivered from high-pressure distribution systems.
§ 192.199 - Requirements for design of pressure relief and limiting devices.
§ 192.201 - Required capacity of pressure relieving and limiting stations.
§ 192.203 - Instrument, control, and sampling pipe and components.
§ 192.204 - xxx
§ 192.205 - Records: Pipeline components.
Subpart E - Welding of Steel in Pipelines
§ 192.221 - Scope.
§ 192.225 - Welding procedures.
§ 192.227 - Qualification of welders and welding operators.
§ 192.229 - Limitations on welders and welding operators.
§ 192.231 - Protection from weather.
§ 192.233 - Miter joints.
§ 192.235 - Preparation for welding.
§ 192.241 - Inspection and test of welds.
§ 192.243 - Nondestructive testing.
§ 192.245 - Repair or removal of defects.
Subpart F - Joining of Materials Other Than by Welding
§ 192.271 - Scope.
§ 192.273 - General.
§ 192.275 - Cast iron pipe.
§ 192.277 - Ductile iron pipe.
§ 192.279 - Copper pipe.
§ 192.281 - Plastic pipe.
§ 192.283 - Plastic pipe: Qualifying joining procedures.
§ 192.285 - Plastic pipe: Qualifying persons to make joints.
§ 192.287 - Plastic pipe: Inspection of joints.
Subpart G - General Construction Requirements for Transmission Lines and Mains
§ 192.301 - Scope.
§ 192.303 - Compliance with specifications or standards.
§ 192.305 - Inspection: General.
§ 192.307 - Inspection of materials.
§ 192.309 - Repair of steel pipe.
§ 192.311 - Repair of plastic pipe.
§ 192.313 - Bends and elbows.
§ 192.315 - Wrinkle bends in steel pipe.
§ 192.317 - Protection from hazards.
§ 192.319 - Installation of pipe in a ditch.
§ 192.321 - Installation of plastic pipe.
§ 192.323 - Casing.
§ 192.325 - Underground clearance.
§ 192.327 - Cover.
§ 192.328 - Additional construction requirements for steel pipe using alternative maximum allowable operating pressure.
§ 192.329 - xxx
Subpart H - Customer Meters, Service Regulators, and Service Lines
§ 192.351 - Scope.
§ 192.353 - Customer meters and regulators: Location.
§ 192.355 - Customer meters and regulators: Protection from damage.
§ 192.357 - Customer meters and regulators: Installation.
§ 192.359 - Customer meter installations: Operating pressure.
§ 192.361 - Service lines: Installation.
§ 192.363 - Service lines: Valve requirements.
§ 192.365 - Service lines: Location of valves.
§ 192.367 - Service lines: General requirements for connections to main piping.
§ 192.369 - Service lines: Connections to cast iron or ductile iron mains.
§ 192.371 - Service lines: Steel.
§ 192.373 - Service lines: Cast iron and ductile iron.
§ 192.375 - Service lines: Plastic.
§ 192.376 - xxx
§ 192.377 - Service lines: Copper.
§ 192.379 - New service lines not in use.
§ 192.381 - Service lines: Excess flow valve performance standards.
§ 192.383 - Excess flow valve installation.
§ 192.385 - xxx
Subpart I - Requirements for Corrosion Control
§ 192.451 - Scope.
§ 192.452 - How does this subpart apply to converted pipelines and regulated onshore gathering pipelines?
§ 192.453 - General.
§ 192.455 - External corrosion control: Buried or submerged pipelines installed after July 31, 1971.
§ 192.457 - External corrosion control: Buried or submerged pipelines installed before August 1, 1971.
§ 192.459 - External corrosion control: Examination of buried pipeline when exposed.
§ 192.461 - External corrosion control: Protective coating.
§ 192.463 - External corrosion control: Cathodic protection.
§ 192.465 - External corrosion control: Monitoring and remediation.
§ 192.467 - External corrosion control: Electrical isolation.
§ 192.469 - External corrosion control: Test stations.
§ 192.471 - External corrosion control: Test leads.
§ 192.473 - External corrosion control: Interference currents.
§ 192.475 - Internal corrosion control: General.
§ 192.476 - Internal corrosion control: Design and construction of transmission line.
§ 192.477 - Internal corrosion control: Monitoring.
§ 192.478 - Internal corrosion control: Onshore transmission monitoring and mitigation.
§ 192.479 - Atmospheric corrosion control: General.
§ 192.481 - Atmospheric corrosion control: Monitoring.
§ 192.483 - Remedial measures: General.
§ 192.485 - Remedial measures: Transmission lines.
§ 192.487 - Remedial measures: Distribution lines other than cast iron or ductile iron lines.
§ 192.489 - Remedial measures: Cast iron and ductile iron pipelines.
§ 192.490 - Direct assessment.
§ 192.491 - Corrosion control records.
§ 192.493 - In-line inspection of pipelines.
Subpart J - Test Requirements
§ 192.501 - Scope.
§ 192.503 - General requirements.
§ 192.505 - Strength test requirements for steel pipeline to operate at a hoop stress of 30 percent or more of SMYS.
§ 192.506 - Transmission lines: Spike hydrostatic pressure test.
§ 192.507 - Test requirements for pipelines to operate at a hoop stress less than 30 percent of SMYS and at or above 100 p.s.i. (689 kPa) gage.
§ 192.509 - Test requirements for pipelines to operate below 100 p.s.i. (689 kPa) gage.
§ 192.511 - Test requirements for service lines.
§ 192.513 - Test requirements for plastic pipelines.
§ 192.515 - Environmental protection and safety requirements.
§ 192.517 - Records.
Subpart K - Uprating
§ 192.551 - Scope.
§ 192.553 - General requirements.
§ 192.555 - Uprating to a pressure that will produce a hoop stress of 30 percent or more of SMYS in steel pipelines.
§ 192.557 - Uprating: Steel pipelines to a pressure that will produce a hoop stress less than 30 percent of SMYS: plastic, cast iron, and ductile iron pipelines.
Subpart L - Operations
§ 192.601 - Scope.
§ 192.603 - General provisions.
§ 192.605 - Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
§ 192.607 - Verification of Pipeline Material Properties and Attributes: Onshore steel transmission pipelines.
§ 192.609 - Change in class location: Required study.
§ 192.610 - Change in class location: Change in valve spacing.
§ 192.611 - Change in class location: Confirmation or revision of maximum allowable operating pressure.
§ 192.612 - Underwater inspection and reburial of pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets.
§ 192.613 - Continuing surveillance.
§ 192.614 - Damage prevention program.
§ 192.615 - Emergency plans.
§ 192.616 - Public awareness.
§ 192.617 - Investigation of failures and incidents.
§ 192.619 - Maximum allowable operating pressure: Steel or plastic pipelines.
§ 192.620 - Alternative maximum allowable operating pressure for certain steel pipelines.
§ 192.621 - Maximum allowable operating pressure: High-pressure distribution systems.
§ 192.623 - Maximum and minimum allowable operating pressure; Low-pressure distribution systems.
§ 192.624 - Maximum allowable operating pressure reconfirmation: Onshore steel transmission pipelines.
§ 192.625 - Odorization of gas.
§ 192.627 - Tapping pipelines under pressure.
§ 192.629 - Purging of pipelines.
§ 192.631 - Control room management.
§ 192.632 - Engineering Critical Assessment for Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Reconfirmation: Onshore steel transmission pipelines.
§ 192.634 - Transmission lines: Onshore valve shut-off for rupture mitigation.
§ 192.635 - Notification of potential rupture.
§ 192.636 - Transmission lines: Response to a rupture; capabilities of rupture-mitigation valves (RMVs) or alternative equivalent technologies.
Subpart M - Maintenance
§ 192.701 - Scope.
§ 192.703 - General.
§ 192.705 - Transmission lines: Patrolling.
§ 192.706 - Transmission lines: Leakage surveys.
§ 192.707 - Line markers for mains and transmission lines.
§ 192.709 - Transmission lines: Record keeping.
§ 192.710 - Transmission lines: Assessments outside of high consequence areas.
§ 192.711 - Transmission lines: General requirements for repair procedures.
§ 192.712 - Analysis of predicted failure pressure and critical strain level.
§ 192.713 - Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of imperfections and damages.
§ 192.714 - Transmission lines: Repair criteria for onshore transmission pipelines.
§ 192.715 - Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of welds.
§ 192.717 - Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of leaks.
§ 192.719 - Transmission lines: Testing of repairs.
§ 192.720 - xxx
§ 192.721 - Distribution systems: Patrolling.
§ 192.723 - Distribution systems: Leakage surveys.
§ 192.725 - Test requirements for reinstating service lines.
§ 192.727 - Abandonment or deactivation of facilities.
§ 192.731 - Compressor stations: Inspection and testing of relief devices.
§ 192.735 - Compressor stations: Storage of combustible materials.
§ 192.736 - Compressor stations: Gas detection.
§ 192.739 - Pressure limiting and regulating stations: Inspection and testing.
§ 192.740 - Pressure regulating, limiting, and overpressure protection - Individual service lines directly connected to regulated gathering or transmission pipelines.
§ 192.741 - Pressure limiting and regulating stations: Telemetering or recording gauges.
§ 192.743 - Pressure limiting and regulating stations: Capacity of relief devices.
§ 192.745 - Valve maintenance: Transmission lines.
§ 192.747 - Valve maintenance: Distribution systems.
§ 192.749 - Vault maintenance.
§ 192.750 - Launcher and receiver safety.
§ 192.751 - Prevention of accidental ignition.
§ 192.753 - Caulked bell and spigot joints.
§ 192.755 - Protecting cast-iron pipelines.
§ 192.756 - xxx
High Consequence Areas
§ 192.761 - Definitions.
Subpart N - Qualification of Pipeline Personnel
§ 192.801 - Scope.
§ 192.803 - Definitions.
§ 192.805 - Qualification program.
§ 192.807 - Recordkeeping.
§ 192.809 - General.
Subpart O - Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management
§ 192.901 - What do the regulations in this subpart cover?
§ 192.903 - What definitions apply to this subpart?
§ 192.905 - How does an operator identify a high consequence area?
§ 192.907 - What must an operator do to implement this subpart?
§ 192.909 - How can an operator change its integrity management program?
§ 192.911 - What are the elements of an integrity management program?
§ 192.913 - When may an operator deviate its program from certain requirements of this subpart?
§ 192.915 - What knowledge and training must personnel have to carry out an integrity management program?
§ 192.917 - How does an operator identify potential threats to pipeline integrity and use the threat identification in its integrity program?
§ 192.919 - What must be in the baseline assessment plan?
§ 192.921 - How is the baseline assessment to be conducted?
§ 192.923 - How is direct assessment used and for what threats?
§ 192.925 - What are the requirements for using External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA)?
§ 192.927 - What are the requirements for using Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment (ICDA)?
§ 192.929 - What are the requirements for using Direct Assessment for Stress Corrosion Cracking?
§ 192.931 - How may Confirmatory Direct Assessment (CDA) be used?
§ 192.933 - What actions must be taken to address integrity issues?
§ 192.935 - What additional preventive and mitigative measures must an operator take?
§ 192.937 - What is a continual process of evaluation and assessment to maintain a pipeline's integrity?
§ 192.939 - What are the required reassessment intervals?
§ 192.941 - What is a low stress reassessment?
§ 192.943 - When can an operator deviate from these reassessment intervals?
§ 192.945 - What methods must an operator use to measure program effectiveness?
§ 192.947 - What records must an operator keep?
§ 192.949 - [Reserved]
§ 192.951 - Where does an operator file a report?
Subpart P - Gas Distribution Pipeline Integrity Management (IM)
§ 192.1001 - What definitions apply to this subpart?
§ 192.1003 - What do the regulations in this subpart cover?
§ 192.1005 - What must a gas distribution operator (other than a small LPG operator) do to implement this subpart?
§ 192.1007 - What are the required elements of an integrity management plan?
§ 192.1009 - [Reserved]
§ 192.1011 - What records must an operator keep?
§ 192.1013 - When may an operator deviate from required periodic inspections under this part?
§ 192.1015 - What must a small LPG operator do to implement this subpart?
Appendix A to Part 192
Appendix A to Part 192 - [Reserved]
Appendix B to Part 192 - Qualification of Pipe and Components
Appendix C to Part 192 - Qualification of Welders for Low Stress Level Pipe
Appendix D to Part 192 - Criteria for Cathodic Protection and Determination of Measurements
Appendix E to Part 192 - Guidance on Determining High Consequence Areas and on Carrying out Requirements in the Integrity Management Rule
Appendix F to Part 192 - Criteria for Conducting Integrity Assessments Using Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing (GWUT)