National Energy Board

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The National Energy Board (NEB or Board) regulates pipelines throughout their entire lifecycle from construction and operation to abandonment.
Subsection 74(1)(d) of the NEB Act and section 50 of the NEB Onshore Pipeline Regulations require companies to obtain leave (approval) of the Board to abandon a pipeline. The Board holds a public hearing process to consider a proposed abandonment project. As described in the Board’s Filing Manual, when assessing a proposed abandonment project, the Board requires the applicant to provide rationale for the abandonment and measures to be employed in the abandonment, as well as evidence that:

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