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Developing and implementing pipeline integrity management programs is now a regulatory requirement for hazardous liquids and natural gas transmission pipeline operators in the United States. One of the key elements required of an integrity management program is the integration of information pertinent to pipeline integrity. Meaningful information integration is necessary to facilitate meaningful information analysis that will allow pipeline operators to identify and resolve integrity issues. This paper addresses the elements of the integrity program where information integration is performed, the types of integrity information that are to be integrated for analysis, expected results from information integration, methods for integrating information, and qualifications of personnel that perform information integration.