Ensuring Timely Pipeline Shutdowns in Emergencies: When to Install Rupture Mitigation Valves (2024)
Chapter: Appendix B: Timeline of Relevant Standards and Regulations
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"Appendix B: Timeline of Relevant Standards and Regulations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Ensuring Timely Pipeline Shutdowns in Emergencies: When to Install Rupture Mitigation Valves. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27521.
Appendix B
Timeline of Relevant Standards and Regulations
TABLE B-1 Relevant Industry Consensus Standards and Regulations Related to the Installation of Valves onto Pipelines
| Year | Responsible Body or Agency | Title | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ASMEa | Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems–B31.8 | Sections 805 and 848 establish the concepts of class location and the spacing of sectionalizing block valves. |
| 1966 | ASME | Liquid Petroleum Transportation Piping Systems–B31.4 | Section 434.15.2 establishes general requirements for the installation of sectionalizing block valves at major river crossings and other locations depending on terrain. |
| 1969 | U.S. DOTb | Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline–Title 49 Part 195 | Incorporates the 1966 ASME standards into regulations, including the block valve installation requirements. (See above: ASME B31.4, including Section 434.15.2.) |
| 1970 | U.S. DOT | Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards–Title 49 Part 192 | Incorporates the 1958 ASME standards into regulations, including the concepts of class location and block valve spacing. (See above: ASME B31.8, including Sections 805 and 848.) |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Timeline of Relevant Standards and Regulations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Ensuring Timely Pipeline Shutdowns in Emergencies: When to Install Rupture Mitigation Valves. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27521.
| Year | Responsible Body or Agency | Title | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. DOT | Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas (Hazardous Liquid Operators with more than 500 Miles of Pipeline) Final Rule | 49 CFRc 195.452 requires an operator to take measures to prevent and mitigate the consequences of a pipeline failure that could affect a high consequence area. |
| 2003 | U.S. DOT | Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas (Gas Transmission Pipelines) Final Rule | 49 CFR 192.935 requires operators to take additional measures beyond those required by Part 192 to prevent and mitigate the consequences of a pipeline failure in a high consequence area. |
| 2022 | U.S. DOT | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s rupture mitigation valve rules for newly constructed and entirely replaced segments of pipelines | See Chapter 3 for a more detailed discussion of the rule. |
a American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
b U.S. Department of Transportation.
c Code of Federal Regulations.
SOURCES: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/rulemakings/archived-rulemakings/archived-pipeline-rulemakings-1968-1972; https://www.regulations.gov; https://www.asme.org.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Timeline of Relevant Standards and Regulations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Ensuring Timely Pipeline Shutdowns in Emergencies: When to Install Rupture Mitigation Valves. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27521.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Timeline of Relevant Standards and Regulations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Ensuring Timely Pipeline Shutdowns in Emergencies: When to Install Rupture Mitigation Valves. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27521.
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