Instrumented Internal Inspection Devices (A Study Mandated by P.L. 100-561)

摘要

The purpose of this report is to fulfill the requirements in Section 304 of thePipeline Safety Reauthorization Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-561), hereafter referred to as the Reauthorization Act, enacted on October 31, 1988, which requires that: The Secretary of Transportation shall undertake a study assessing the feasibility of requiring the inspection of transmission facilities with instrumented internal inspection devices at periodic intervals determined after consideration of the factors set forth in section 13(b) (2) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and section 210 (d) (2) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979. This report also makes proposals for future rulemaking and legislation, in accordance with Section 304 of the Reauthorization Act.