Section 170 IAC 5-3-2.6 - Establishment of MAOP on distribution systemAuthority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-22.5-4
Affected: IC 8-1-2; IC 8-1-22.5
Sec. 2.6.
(a) An operator complies with 49 CFR 192.619(a)(4) for existing pipelines less than one hundred (100) psi if the operator establishes the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) on a section of distribution system pipeline in compliance with Method 5 for establishing MAOP in 49 CFR 192.624(c)(5). For purposes of this section, the following table replaces Table 1 to § 192.624(c)(5)(ii): | Required Patrols | Leakage surveys |
| After the final leak survey to establish the MAOP under this section, at least 1 additional patrol within the following 3 months. | After the final leak survey to establish the MAOP under this section, at least 1 additional leak survey within the following 3 months. |
(b) Pipelines with an MAOP established under this section shall thereafter be patrolled and surveyed in accordance with 49 CFR 192.721 and 49 CFR 192.723. Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 5-3-2.6; filed 3/17/2022, 12:34 p.m.: 20220413-IR-170210213FRA