[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24705-24707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11079]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

30 CFR Part 250

[Docket ID: BSEE-2017-0008; 190E1700D2 ETISF0000.EAQ000 EEEE500000]
RIN 1014-AA37


Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental 
Shelf--Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems; Corrections

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: On September 28, 2018, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement (BSEE) published a final rule that revised certain BSEE-
administered regulations. This document corrects the final regulations.

DATES: Effective on May 29, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Odom, Regulations and Standards 
Branch, 703-787-1775 or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BSEE published the final rule: Oil and Gas 
and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Oil and Gas 
Production Safety Systems (1014-AA37), on September 28, 2018 (83 FR 
49216). This correction to that publication is necessary to modify the 
amendatory instructions in the regulatory text of the final rule 
related to the formatting of certain tables. The Office of the Federal 
Register has informed BSEE that it must remove the instruction to print 
certain tables in the final regulatory text as photographs in the 
Federal Register publication in order to facilitate the printing of the 
final regulatory text in the Code of Federal Regulations by the 
Government Publishing Office. Accordingly, BSEE publishes this 
correction so that the tables as printed in the Federal Register are 
formatted to be more readily susceptible to publication in the Code of 
Federal Regulations. This correction is clerical in nature only, and 
does not impact the substantive requirements of the final rule.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 250

    Administrative practice and procedure, Continental shelf, 
Continental shelf--mineral resources, Continental shelf--rights-of-way, 
Environmental impact statements, Environmental protection, Government 
contracts, Incorporation by reference, Investigations, Oil and gas 
exploration, Penalties, Pipelines, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) amends 30 CFR part 250 as follows:

PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF

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1. The authority citation for part 250 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 
1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

Subpart H--Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems

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2. Revise Sec.  250.842 to read as follows:


Sec.  250.842   Approval of safety systems design and installation 
features.

    (a) Before you install or modify a production safety system, you 
must submit a production safety system application to the District 
Manager. The District Manager must approve your production safety 
system application before you commence production through or otherwise 
use the new or modified system. The application must include the design 
documentation prescribed as follows:

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                                          Details and/or additional
         You must submit:                       requirements:
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(1) Safety analysis flow diagram    Your safety analysis flow diagram
 (API RP 14C, Annex B) and Safety    must show the following:
 Analysis Function Evaluation       (i) Well shut-in tubing pressure;
 (SAFE) chart (API RP 14C, section  (ii) Pressure relieving device set
 6.3.3) (incorporated by reference   points;
 in Sec.   250.198)                 (iii) Size, capacity, and design
                                     working pressures of separators,
                                     flare scrubbers, heat exchangers,
                                     treaters, storage tanks,
                                     compressors, and metering devices;
                                       (iv) Size, capacity, design
                                        working pressures, and maximum
                                        discharge pressure of
                                        hydrocarbon-handling pumps;
                                       (v) Size, capacity, and design
                                        working pressures of hydrocarbon-
                                        handling vessels, and chemical
                                        injection systems handling a
                                        material having a flash point
                                        below 100 degrees Fahrenheit for
                                        a Class I flammable liquid as
                                        described in API RP 500 and API
                                        RP 505 (both incorporated by
                                        reference in Sec.   250.198);
                                        and
                                       (vi) Piping sizes and maximum
                                        allowable working pressures as
                                        determined in accordance with
                                        API RP 14E (incorporated by
                                        reference in Sec.   250.198),
                                        including the locations of
                                        piping specification breaks.
(2) Electrical one-line diagram;    Showing elements including
                                     generators, circuit breakers,
                                     transformers, bus bars, conductors,
                                     automatic transfer switches,
                                     uninterruptable power supply (UPS)
                                     and associated battery banks,
                                     dynamic (motor) loads, and static
                                     loads (e.g., electrostatic treater
                                     grid, lighting panels). You must
                                     also include a functional legend.
(3) Area classification diagram;    A plan for each platform deck and
                                     outlining all classified areas. You
                                     must classify areas according to
                                     API RP 500 or API RP 505 (both
                                     incorporated by reference in Sec.
                                     250.198). The plan must contain:
                                    (i) All major production equipment,
                                     wells, and other significant
                                     hydrocarbon and class 1 flammable
                                     sources, and a description of the
                                     type of decking, ceiling, walls
                                     (e.g., grating or solid), and
                                     firewalls; and
                                    (ii) The location of generators and
                                     any buildings (e.g., control rooms
                                     and motor control center (MCC)
                                     buildings) or major structures on
                                     the platform.
(4) A piping and instrumentation    A detailed flow diagram which shows
 diagram, for new facilities;        the piping and vessels in the
                                     process flow, together with the
                                     instrumentation and control
                                     devices.
(5) The service fee listed in Sec.  The fee you must pay will be
   250.125;                          determined by the number of
                                     components involved in the review
                                     and approval process.
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    (b) You must develop and maintain the following design documents 
and make them available to BSEE upon request:

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                                          Details and/or additional
             Diagram:                           requirements:
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(1) Additional electrical system    (i) Cable tray/conduit routing plan
 information;                        that identifies the primary wiring
                                     method (e.g., type cable, cable
                                     schedule, conduit, wire); and
                                    (ii) Panel board/junction box
                                     location plan, if this information
                                     is not shown on the area
                                     classification diagram required in
                                     paragraph (a)(3) of this section.
(2) Schematics of the fire and gas- Showing a functional block diagram
 detection systems;                  of the detection system, including
                                     the electrical power supply and
                                     also including the type, location,
                                     and number of detection sensors;
                                     the type and kind of alarms,
                                     including emergency equipment to be
                                     activated; and the method used for
                                     detection.
(3) Revised piping and              A detailed flow diagram which shows
 instrumentation diagram for         the piping and vessels in the
 existing facilities;                process flow, together with the
                                     instrumentation and control
                                     devices.
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    (c) In the production safety system application, you must also 
certify the following:
    (1) That all electrical systems were designed according to API RP 
14F or API RP 14FZ, as applicable (incorporated by reference in Sec.  
250.198);
    (2) That the design documents for the mechanical and electrical 
systems that you are required to submit under paragraph (a) of this 
section are sealed by a licensed professional engineer. For modified 
systems, only the modifications are required to be sealed by a licensed 
professional engineer(s). The professional engineer must be licensed in 
a State or Territory of the United States and have sufficient expertise 
and experience to perform the duties; and
    (3) That a hazards analysis was performed in accordance with Sec.  
250.1911 and API RP 14J (incorporated by reference in Sec.  250.198), 
and that you have a hazards analysis program in place to assess 
potential hazards during the operation of the facility.
    (d) Within 90 days after placing new or modified production safety 
systems in service, you must submit to the District Manager the as-
built diagrams for the new or modified production safety systems 
outlined in paragraphs (a)(1), (2), and (3) of this section. You must 
certify in an accompanying letter that the as-built design documents 
have been reviewed for compliance with applicable regulations and 
accurately represent the new or modified system as installed. The 
drawings must be clearly marked ``as-built.''
    (e) You must maintain approved and supporting design documents 
required under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section at your offshore 
field office nearest the OCS facility or at other locations 
conveniently available to the District Manager. These documents must be 
made available to BSEE upon request and must be retained for the life 
of the facility. All approved designs are subject to field 
verifications.

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3. Amend Sec.  250.851 by revising paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:


Sec.  250.851  Pressure vessels (including heat exchangers) and fired 
vessels.

    (a) * * *

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                                               Applicable codes and
               Item name                           requirements
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(2) Existing uncoded pressure and fired  Must be justified and approval
 vessels:                                 obtained from the District
                                          Manager for their continued
                                          use.
    (i) With an operating pressure
     greater than 15 psig; and
   (ii) That are not code stamped in
    accordance with the ASME Boiler and
    Pressure Vessel Code.
 
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4. Amend Sec.  250.873 by revising paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  250.873   Subsea gas lift requirements.

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    (b) * * *

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                                                                     Then you must install a
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 If your subsea gas lift system     ANSI/API Spec 6A and API Spec
introduces the lift gas to the .      6AV1 (both incorporated by       FSV on the gas-                        ANSI/API Spec 6A    In addition, you must
               . .                  reference as specified in Sec.       lift supply      PSHL on the gas-    and API Spec 6AV1
                                   250.198) gas-lift shutdown valve    pipeline . . .     lift supply . . .   manual isolation
                                          (GLSDV), and . . .                                                     valve . . .
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(3) Pipeline risers via a gas-    Meet all of the requirements for   upstream (in-       flowline upstream   downstream (out     (i) Ensure that the gas-
 lift line contained within the    the GLSDV described in Sec.        board) of the       (in-board) of the   board) of the       lift supply flowline
 pipeline riser.                   Sec.   250.835(a), (b), and (d)    GLSDV.              FSV.                GLSDV.              from the gas-lift
                                   and 250.836 on the gas-lift                                                                    compressor to the
                                   supply pipeline.                                                                               GLSDV is pressure-
                                                                                                                                  rated for the MAOP of
                                                                                                                                  the pipeline riser.
                                  Attach the GLSDV by flanged                                                                    (ii) Ensure that any
                                   connection directly to the ANSI/                                                               surface equipment
                                   API Spec. 6A component used to                                                                 associated with the
                                   suspend and seal the gas-lift                                                                  gas-lift system is
                                   line contained within the                                                                      rated for the MAOP of
                                   production riser. To facilitate                                                                the pipeline riser.
                                   the repair or replacement of the                                                              (iii) Ensure that the
                                   GLSDV or production riser BSDV,                                                                gas-lift compressor
                                   you may install a manual                                                                       discharge pressure
                                   isolation valve between the                                                                    never exceeds the MAOP
                                   GLSDV and the ANSI/API Spec. 6A                                                                of the pipeline riser.
                                   component used to suspend and                                                                 (iv) Suspend and seal
                                   seal the gas-lift line contained                                                               the gas-lift flowline
                                   within the production riser, or                                                                contained within the
                                   outboard of the production riser                                                               production riser in a
                                   BSDV and inboard of the ANSI/API                                                               flanged ANSI/API Spec.
                                   Spec. 6A component used to                                                                     6A component such as
                                   suspend and seal the gas-lift                                                                  an ANSI/API Spec. 6A
                                   line contained within the                                                                      tubing head and tubing
                                   production riser.                                                                              hanger or a component
                                                                                                                                  designed, constructed,
                                                                                                                                  tested, and installed
                                                                                                                                  to the requirements of
                                                                                                                                  ANSI/API Spec. 6A.
                                                                                                                                 (v) Ensure that all
                                                                                                                                  potential leak paths
                                                                                                                                  upstream or near the
                                                                                                                                  production riser BSDV
                                                                                                                                  on the platform
                                                                                                                                  provide the same level
                                                                                                                                  of safety and
                                                                                                                                  environmental
                                                                                                                                  protection as the
                                                                                                                                  production riser BSDV.
                                                                                                                                 (vi) Ensure that this
                                                                                                                                  complete assembly is
                                                                                                                                  fire-rated for 30
                                                                                                                                  minutes.
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Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals.
[FR Doc. 2019-11079 Filed 5-28-19; 8:45 am]
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