Figure 8. Regulatory procedures for pipelines (Source: Reference 164), 



OIL PIPtLINtS 



ONLI 



OIL AND GAS PIPELINES 



GAS PIPELINES 



ONLY 



COMPANIES APPLY TO 

 FPC FOR APPROVAL 

 OFCOMMONCARRIER 

 GAS LINES 



FPC HOLDS STAFF 

 AND PUBLIC HEARINGS 



COMPANIES APPL 

 BLM FOR RIGHTOF 

 OF OIL AND GAS TR 

 MISSION LINES 



DOES RIGHT-OF WAV 

 CROSS OTHER ROWS 



USGS REVIEWS APPLICATION FOR 

 TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF PIPELINE 

 DESIGN, INSTALLATION, MAINTE 

 NANCE AND OPERATION 



I , 



APPLICATION MUST 

 HAVE CONSENT OF 

 ROW HOLDER 



APPLICANT MUST 



SHOW THAT HE 

 HAS NOTIFIED 

 ROW HOLDER 



I BLM MAY I 

 - RtOUIRE EIS I 



L_ , I 



APPLICATION 

 HELD FOR IS 

 DAYS TO ALLOW 

 PROTEST 



REIECT APPLICATION- 



AMENDED APPLICATION 

 CAN BE SUBMITTED IF 

 FIRST ONE WAS RE(ECTED 

 FOR CROSSING RESTRICTED 

 AREA 



BLM GRANTS 

 RIGHT-(.>F WA1 



OPS ENFORCLS 

 REGS FOR DESIGN 

 AND CONSTRUCTION 

 OF PIPELINE 



COMPANIES PAY RENT 

 FOR PIPELINE MILEAGE 

 AND FOR EACH PUMP 

 STATION 



cot ISSUES 

 PERMITS FOR 

 ACTIVITIES 



ONNAV WATERS 



FSW.NOAA. 

 NMFS REVIEW 

 PERMIT 

 APPLICATIONS 



COMPANIES POST 

 TARIFFS WITH 

 ICC FOR OIL LINES 



SOURCES 



ENERGY U NDER THE OCEANS. 1971 



MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING USGSySLM. 197j 



FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATION. 1974 



FPC REVIEWS GAS 

 TRANSMISSION RATES 

 AND GAS PRICE 



FPC APPROVAL 

 REULHRED FOR 

 PIPELINE 

 ABANDONMENT 



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