§ 250.1752. How do I remove a pipeline?
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/us/cfr/t30/s§ 250.1752·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
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.