Can operators exclude pipeline from consideration under the integrity management rule on the basis that any effect it could have on a high consequence area is small?
No. Section 195.452(a) specifies that the rule applies to each hazardous liquid and liquid carbon dioxide pipeline that could affect a high consequence area. The rule does not provide for excluding any pipeline based on the magnitude of the potential effect. Any pipeline segment that could affect a high consequence area is subject to the rule.
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