Action
Notice.
Summary
The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) has completed an initial screening of three candidate companies for the System Integrity Inspection (SII) Pilot Program. They are Conoco Pipe Line Company, El Paso Natural Gas Company, and Portland Pipe Line Corporation. OPS believes these companies' SII project proposals satisfy the established eligibility and screening criteria, based on a review of each company's Application Letter and safety and compliance record. OPS is beginning discussions with these companies to explore their proposed SII projects in more detail. Before making its final selection of SII Pilot Program participants, OPS invites public comment on any aspect of a candidate company's participation in the SII Pilot Program. OPS will consider this feedback in the final selection of SII Pilot Program companies. OPS may later screen additional candidate companies, and will publish summaries of their proposals in subsequent Federal Register Notices. The appendix to this notice provides information on how OPS will examine the management processes each company employs for conducting and documenting internal audits for regulatory compliance.