Before removing a pipeline, you must:

1. (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:

   1. (1) Proposed removal procedures;
   2. (2) If the Regional Supervisor requires it, a description, including anchor pattern(s), of the vessel(s) you will use to remove the pipeline;
   3. (3) Length (feet) to be removed;
   4. (4) Length (feet) of the segment that will remain in place;
   5. (5) Plans for transportation of the removed pipe for disposal or salvage;
   6. (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
   7. (7) Projected removal schedule and duration.
2. (b) Pig the pipeline, unless the Regional Supervisor determines that pigging is not practical; and
3. (c) Flush the pipeline.