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Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCESPart XIII - Office of Conservation-Pipeline SafetySubpart 2 - Transportation of Natural Gas and Other Gas by Pipeline; Annual Incident and Other Reporting [49 CFR Part 191]
Chapter 3 - Annual Reports, Incident Reports and Safety Related Condition Reports [49 CFR Part 191]
Section XIII-305 - Telephonic Notice of Certain Incidents [49 CFR 191.5]

La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIII-305

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XIII-305 - Telephonic Notice of Certain Incidents [49 CFR 191.5]
A. At the earliest practicable moment, within one hour after confirmed discovery, each operator shall give notice in accordance with Subsection B of this Section of each incident as defined in §303 [ 49 CFR 191.5(a)]
B. Each notice required by Subsection A of this Section must be made to the National Response Center either by telephone to (800) 424- 8802 (in Washington, DC, 202 267-2675) or electronically at http://www.nrc.uscg.mil and by telephone to the state of Louisiana to (225) 342-5505 and must include the following information: [ 49 CFR 191.5(b)]
1. names of operator and person making report and their telephone numbers; [ 49 CFR 191.5(b)(1)]
2. the location of the incident; [ 49 CFR 191.5(b)(2)]
3. the time of the incident; [ 49 CFR 191.5(b)(3)]
4. the number of fatalities and personal injuries, if any; [ 49 CFR 191.5(b)(4)]
5. all other significant facts that are known by the operator that are relevant to the cause of the incident or extent of the damages. [ 49 CFR 191.5(b)(5)]
C. Within 48 hours after the confirmed discovery of an incident, to the extent practicable, an operator must revise or confirm its initial telephonic notice required in Subsection B of this Section with an estimate of the amount of product released, an estimate of the number of fatalities and injuries, and all other significant facts that are known by the operator that are relevant to the cause of the incident or extent of the damages. If there are no changes or revisions to the initial report, the operator must confirm the estimates in its initial report. [ 49 CFR 191.5(c) ]

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIII-305

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:218 (April 1983), amended LR 10:510 (July 1984), LR 11:255 (March 1985), LR 20:442 (April 1994), LR 30:1221 (June 2004), LR 38:110 (January 2012), Amended LR 441032 (6/1/2018), Amended LR 4566 (1/1/2019).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.