Table 2: Quality Control in Construction of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines

Construction Applicable Training/ Inspection Inspection

Description Applicable Regulations
Step Consensus Standard Qualification Frequency Type

18 CFR 380.15; FERC's Wetland and

Including Corridor INGAA Foundation Waterbody Construction and
Preconstruction
Analyses, Initial Guidelines for Parallel Mitigation Procedures (Procedures) Personnel trained and Plans reviewed and
Planning and Hold
Surveys and Route Construction of and the FERC's Upland Erosion work using procedures approved by FERC
Design
Selection Pipelines, Rev 1 Control, Revegetation and
Maintenance Plan (Plan).

49 CFR 192 Subpart G - General

Construction Requirements

Design basis and

documentation
Design bases Review, Witness
Design of Line Design as per API 5L, subject to review
Design of line pipe, 49 CFR 192 Subpart C - Pipeline approved by and Audit
Pipe and 6D. ASME B31.8, during design and
valves, fittings, etc. Design registered professional Available to FERC
Apurtenances MSS-SP-75 construction and
engineer and PHMSA staff
ultimately, PHMSA
audit

Transportation as per
API 5L1, 5LW and
Inspection of loading
Company procedures Personnel trained and
Transport of pipe and unloading on
by truck (API 5L is work using procedures
large orders
developing RP for
truck transport)
Design bases
Protection From AC
approved by
Interference during IEEE Standard 80
registered professional
construction
engineer
Continuously or as
needed during
Clearing and Witness, work
clearing and
Grading of Locators that also stoppage when
Common Ground grading; industry
Right-of Way, Applicable State One Call Regulations perform O&M tasks unsafe conditions
Alliance Best Practices leading practice is to
and Erosion are Operator Qualified are deemed to
have an inspector
Control exist
observing all ground
disturbances
INGAA Foundation
Guidelines for Parallel
Construction

API 1166 -
Recommended
Practice on Excavation
Observation
Table 2: Quality Control in Construction of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
Construction Applicable Training/ Inspection Inspection
Description Applicable Regulations
Step Consensus Standard Qualification Frequency Type
Continuously or as
needed during
Witness, work
clearing and
stoppage when
OSHA 1926.651 - Trenching Personnel trained and grading; industry
Trenching unsafe conditions
Requirements work using procedures leading practice is to
are deemed to
have an inspector
exist
observing all
trenching
OSHA 1926 Subpart P, Appendix B -
Sloping and Benching

Witness, work
49 CFR 192.307 - Inspection of stoppage when
ASME B31.8, Section Personnel trained and Continuously or as
Stringing materials and 49 CFR 192.309 - unsafe conditions
841.251 work using procedures needed
Repair of steel pipe are deemed to
exist
Witness, work
ASME B31.8, Section
stoppage when
841.23 and other Personnel trained and Continuously or as
Pipe Bending 49 CFR 192.313 Bends and elbows unsafe conditions
constraints defined work using procedures needed
are deemed to
within B31.8
exist
Industry leading
practice is 100
percent of welds.
Regulations require
NDE on 10 percent
49 CFR 192.225 - Welding
49 CFR 192.227 - of welds in Class 1,
Procedures including Qualification of
Welding General API 1104 Qualification of 15 percent in Class Hold
Procedures; 49 CFR 192.227 -
Welders 2 and 100 percent in
Qualification of Welders
Class 3 and 4, and
crossings unless
impractical and then
90 percent is
minimum.
Manual API 1104
API 1104 including
Mechanized
Appendix A

Corrosion coating of Personnel trained in All coating including

Company Coating
girth welds, and applying FBE and girth welds is
Specification including 49 CFR 192.461 - external corrosion
Coating abrasive resistant industrial coatings; inspected by jeeping Hold
min., nom., and control; protective coating;
overlay (ARO) for given site specific at the end of
maximum
crossings training on job lowering into trench

NACE RP-0394-94

Surface cleaning and NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP

anchor pattern 5 or No. 2/SSPC-SP10

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Table 2: Quality Control in Construction of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
Construction Applicable Training/ Inspection Inspection
Description Applicable Regulations
Step Consensus Standard Qualification Frequency Type
Witness, work
Inspection of coating 49 CFR 192.325 - Underground stoppage when
Lowering Pipe ASME B31.8, Section Personnel trained and Continuously or as
and pipe prior to and clearance; 49 CFR 192.461(c ) with unsafe conditions
In Trench 841.252 work using procedures needed
during lowering respect to coating are deemed to
exist
Inspection of ditch
bottom and contour to 192.319(a) to ensure the pipe is
ASME B31.8
make sure no stress protected and minimize stresses
on pipe
Making welds
connecting line pipe to 49 CFR 192.227 -
Tie-Ins crossings or API 1104 Qualification of Hold
interconnects to other Welders
pipelines
Ensure that padding is
provided to prevent
Personnel trained and Continuously or as
Padding damage to pipe from ASME B31.8 192.319 (a) and (b) Witness
work using procedures needed
resident rocks and
other materials
Ensuring that coating 49 CFR 192.319(b) for backfilling
is not damaged during requirements and 49 CFR 192.461(c Personnel trained and Continuously or as
Backfilling ASME B31.8 Witness
backfilling and ) with respect to protecting coating work using procedures needed
regrading during backfilling
Provide sufficient
ASME B31.8 49 CFR 192.327
cover over the pipeline
Hold, test failure
Pressure testing of the ASME B31.8, and Personnel trained and All line pipe is
Testing 49 CFR 192 Subpart J requires removal
pipeline system Appendix N work using procedures pressure tested
of pipe
FERC's Upland Erosion Control, As specified in
Cleanup and Personnel trained and
Revegetation and Maintenance Plan company approved Witness
Restoration work using procedures
(Plan) plans
FERC's Wetland and Waterbody
18 CFR 380.16 -
Ongoing Construction and Mitigation
Environmental Environmental reports As specified in
environmental Procedures (Procedures) and the Personnel trained and
Mitigation for Section 216 company approved Witness
mitigation and FERC's Upland Erosion Control, work using procedures
Monitoring Federal Power Act plans
monitoring Revegetation and Maintenance Plan
Permits
(Plan).
Install appropriate
Personnel Operator
Cathodic number of test
ASME B31.8 49 CFR 192.455 Qualified and work As needed Witness
Protection stations, design and
using procedures
install CP system
At the completion of
In-line inspection of
construction.
pipeline for dents and
Post- Anomalies identified
metal loss, and above API 1163, NACE RPs
Construction ILI Personnel trained and addressed by
ground surveys (such define methods and Witness
and Above work using procedures construction
as CIS and DCVG) to how to implement
Ground Surveys contract can be
identify low potentials
remediated under
and coating damage.
cost of contract.

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