Direct Assessment and Integrity Management Direct Assessment Workshop

Direct Assessment and Integrity Management Direct Assessment Workshop November 4, 2003

Welcome and Thanks n Sponsors Ø OPS & NAPSR Ø AGA, APGA, INGAA & NACE n Organizers Ø OPS: Barrett, Martinez, Morgan & St. Germain Ø NACE: Johnson and Davies n Show of Hands

Welcome and Thanks n Housekeeping Announcements Ø Breaks: 9: 30 a & 3: 15 p Ø Lunch: 12: 00 -1: 30 p n Facilities and Fire Exits n Importance of Timeliness n Identify Yourself When Speaking n Questions: Q&A Session + Cards n http: //primis. rspa. dot. gov/iim

Why Conduct this Workshop Now? n Statutory and Regulatory Drivers Ø PSIA of 2002 provides for DA Ø Pending Gas IM rule includes DA ü Oversight just over a year away Ø Future hazardous liquid IM rulemaking will provide for DA ü Already have examples of operator notifications

Workshop Goals n Provide Current Status of DA Ø What is known now? ü What can DA do now, how is it applied, what has been done? Ø What work is underway to improve the reliability of DA?

Workshop Goals n Perspectives, Issues & Concerns Ø Regulators and audience Ø Industry n Overview of Direct Assessment Ø Basic DA considerations Ø Video presentation of DA

Agenda n Richard Lopez (OPS-SW Region) n Regulatory Expectations & Observations Ø Need for DA Ø Validation Ø Reliability and repeatability Ø Capabilities and limitations Ø Timely development of standards

Agenda n Zach Barrett /Phil Sher n Status of OPS/Industry R&D Efforts Ø Panel briefing: Ongoing R&D n Jim Merritt (OPS) n Keith Leevis (PRCI) n Debbie Dimeo (NGA)

Agenda n Industry Perspectives Ø Panel briefing – activities, challenges, and perspectives n AGA (Paul Gustilo) n INGAA (Drew Helve)

Agenda n Industry Demo of DA Process Ø Actual programs in progress Ø Lessons learned Ø Strengths/weaknesses n Alan Eastman (PG&E) n David Berger (Keyspan)

Agenda n Status of NACE DA Standards Ø ECDA (RP 0502) Ø ICDA (RP 0104 – at ballot) Ø SCCDA (Under development) n Cliff Johnson & Linda Goldberg (NACE)

Agenda n Question and Answer Opportunity Ø All panelists and presenters

Upcoming Events n Gas Integrity Management Rule n Future Public Workshops Ø Stress Corrosion Cracking ü (Dec. 2 – Houston) Ø Introduction to Gas IM Rule ü March 2004 - Houston

Conclusion n Ambitious Agenda Today n Presentations Will Be Posted Ø http: //primis. rspa. dot. gov/iim n Feedback Forms Ø Comments about this workshop Ø Suggestions for future workshops Ø Frequently Asked Questions