La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-30133

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-30133 - Reporting Safety-Related Conditions [49 CFR 195.55]

A. Except as provided in §30133 B, each operator shall report in accordance with §30135 the existence of any of the following safety-related conditions involving pipelines in service: [ 49 CFR 195.55(a)]

1. general corrosion that has reduced the wall thickness to less than that required for the maximum operating pressure, and localized corrosion pitting to a degree where leakage might result; [ 49 CFR 195.55(a)(1)]

2. unintended movement or abnormal loading of a pipeline by environmental causes, such as an earthquake, landslide, or flood that impairs its serviceability; [ 49 CFR 195.55(a)(2)]

3. any material defect or physical damage that impairs the serviceability of a pipeline; [ 49 CFR 195.55(a)(3)]

4. any malfunction or operating error that causes the pressure of a pipeline to rise above 110 percent of its maximum operating pressure; [ 49 CFR 195.55(a)(4)]

5. a leak in a pipeline that constitutes an emergency; [ 49 CFR 195.55(a)(5)]

6. any safety-related condition that could lead to an imminent hazard and causes (either directly or indirectly by remedial action of the operator), for purposes other than abandonment, a 20 percent or more reduction in operating pressure or shutdown of operation of a pipeline. [ 49 CFR 195.55(a)(6)]

B. A report is not required for any safety-related condition that: [ 49 CFR 195.55(b)]

1. exist on a pipeline that is more than 220 yards (200 meters) from any building intended for human occupancy or outdoor place of assembly except that reports are required for conditions within the right-of-way of an active railroad, paved road, street, or highway, or that occur offshore, or at on-shore locations where a loss of hazardous liquid could reasonably be expected to pollute any stream, river, lake, reservoir, or other body of water; [ 49 CFR 195.55(b)(1)]

2. is an accident that is required to be reported under §30125 or results in such an accident before the deadline for filing the safety-related condition report; or [ 49 CFR 195.55(b)(2)]

3. is corrected by repair or replacement in accordance with applicable safety standards before the deadline for filing the safety-related condition report, except that reports are required for all conditions under §30133. A.l other than localized corrosion pitting on an effectively coated and cathodically protected pipeline. [ 49 CFR 195.55(b)(3)]

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-30133

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, Pipeline Division, LR 15:629 (August 1989), amended LR 27:1524 (September 2001), LR 29:2811 (December 2003).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:753.