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2025 ITS User Conference
September 30th - October 1st, Downtown Hilton, Nashville, TN
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Mingle with pipeline industry colleagues and expand your network in Music City!
Industry Leaders
Stay up to date on the latest industry topics and learn compliance best practices.
New Technology
Discover the newest features of ITS products and the latest industry tools.
Webinar Series: Regulation Navigation
Chris Taylor, the ITS VP of Learning and Product, is joined by industry leaders to present quarterly educational webinars. This is an opportunity to learn about regulatory changes and important topics affecting operator compliance. Attendees can earn 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon request.
Join us for our next Regulation Navigation: Could PSMS Be Required by Law? on December 11, 2024 at 10 AM CT.
Playlist
TOP 5 TAKEAWAYS:
- Proposal of additional overpressure protection and remote monitoring
- Prepare for field construction inspection changes
- MOC-make changes safer by having detailed review process
- Communicate with the public during service loss
- Revisit DIMP program for new threats and risks
ITS Regulatory Compliance Specialist Warren Miller is preparing to retire this fall after 50 years in the oil and gas industry. In his final Regulation Navigation, Warren shares his observations about the most important developments throughout his time in the industry and the most pressing changes he sees on the horizon.
TOP 5 TAKEAWAYS:
- Comments were closed for LDAR as of April 29th. We hope you were able to get comments into PHMSA before the deadline
- If you are an operator, let your company leadership know there is pending regulation coming, and it will affect your operations. You may want to provide the voting slides from GPAC so they are aware of the possible changes.
- Do not go out and buy new equipment until this regulation comes out as a final rule. Some of the rulemaking language may change.
- Prepare for change. This will affect operation and maintenance, training, and possibly OQ for most operators.
- “When will this be final?” The best estimate after this last GPAC looks like December of 2024.
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TOP 5 TAKEAWAYS:
- This is not yet a final rule. The GPAC committee votes on and recommends language, but PHMSA is the final authority.
- There’s still time to contact the involved associations before the next GPAC meeting, which begins on March 25th. Some topics you may want to comment on include: Gas gathering, Reporting, LNG and Hydrogen, Compliance deadlines, OQ, and Miscellaneous proposals.
- Do not go out and buy new equipment until this regulation comes out as a final rule. Some of the rulemaking language may be revised.
- Prepare for change. Whatever PHMSA decides, this will certainly affect operation and maintenance, training, and possibly OQ for most operators.
- The best estimate for the date of a final rule is June 1st or later.
Webinar Series: Beyond The Trench - The ITS Edge
We are excited to invite you to our first webinar in our new series “Beyond the Trench: The ITS Edge”. Our expert team will provide insights into the product’s key features and benefits, ensuring you understand how it can address your unique compliance challenges.
