What certification or officer approval by the operator of the IMP is required by OPS?
OPS expects that operators will exercise appropriate controls to ensure that their IM programs, and the procedures by which its elements are implemented, are approved for use. The level of management official responsible for that approval is up to each operator, but should be at a level sufficient to assure compliance. • Management of Change (MOC) [Top] [Bottom] FAQ-201. Must an operator implement change log procedures on December 17, 2004, or can the lockdown date be later? [12/06/2004]Answer: Operators management of change process should be implemented as soon as there is a program whose change needs to be managed. If an operator approves its IM program, or portions thereof, for use before December 17, 2004, then management of change procedures should apply (to those approved programs/portions) at the same time. The rule requires that operators have a written IM program that addresses each program element by December 17, 2004, meaning that a management of change process must be imple
