30 C.F.R. § 250.1752 How do I remove a pipeline?
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
Link to an amendment published at 71 FR 40913, July 19, 2006. Before removing a pipeline, you must: (a) Submit a pipeline removal application in triplicate to the Regional Supervisor for approval that includes 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.
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart Q—Decommissioning Activities
Pipeline Decommissioning
§ 250.1752 How do I remove a pipeline?
