Before removing a pipeline, you must:
(a)
Submit a pipeline removal application in triplicate to the Regional Supervisor for approval. Your application must be accompanied by payment of the service fee listed in § 250.125. Your application must include 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
Code of Federal Regulations
[67 FR 35406, May 17, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 40913, July 19, 2006]