{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1752","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1752","heading":"How do I remove a pipeline?","body":"Before removing a pipeline, you must:\n(a) Submit a pipeline removal application in triplicate to the Regional Supervisor for approval. Your application must be accompanied by payment of the service fee listed in § 250.125. Your application must include the following information:\n(1) Proposed removal procedures;\n(2) If the Regional Supervisor requires it, a description, including anchor pattern(s), of the vessel(s) you will use to remove the pipeline;\n(3) Length (feet) to be removed;\n(4) Length (feet) of the segment that will remain in place;\n(5) Plans for transportation of the removed pipe for disposal or salvage;\n(6) Plans to protect archaeological and sensitive biological features during removal operations, including a brief assessment of the environmental impacts of the removal operations and procedures and mitigation measures that you will take to minimize such impacts; and\n(7) Projected removal schedule and duration.\n(b) Pig the pipeline, unless the Regional Supervisor determines that pigging is not practical; and\n(c) Flush the pipeline.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart Q—Decommissioning Activities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"522e7230151b0f22f4907b3df5fbf31191673e83e610363c13ae428888f9ffad","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1751","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1753"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}