Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIII - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Safety › Subpart 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-323 - Reporting Safety-Related Conditions [49 CFR 191.23]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this
				  Section, each operator shall report in accordance with
				  §325 the
				  existence of any of the following safety-related conditions involving
				  facilities in service: [
				49 CFR
				  191.23(a)]
1. in the case of a pipeline (other than an
				  LNG facility) that operates at a hoop stress of 20 percent or more of its
				  specified minimum yield strength, general corrosion that has reduced the wall
				  thickness to less than that required for the maximum allowable operating
				  pressure, and localized corrosion pitting to a degree where leakage might
				  result; [
				49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(1)]
2. in the case of a UNGSF, general corrosion
				  that has reduced the wall thickness of any metal component to less than that
				  required for the well's maximum operating pressure, or localized corrosion
				  pitting to a degree where leakage might result; [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(2)]
3. unintended movement or abnormal loading by
				  environmental causes, such as an earthquake, landslide, or flood, that impairs
				  the serviceability of a pipeline or the structural integrity or reliability of
				  a UNGSF or LNG facility that contains, controls, or processes gas or LNG;
				  [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(3)]
4. any crack or other material defect that
				  impairs the structural integrity or reliability of a UNGSF or an LNG facility
				  that contains, controls, or processes gas or LNG; [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(4)]
5. any material defect or physical damage
				  that impairs the serviceability of a pipeline that operates at a hoop stress of
				  20 percent or more of its specified minimum yield strength, or the
				  serviceability or the structural integrity of a UNGSF; [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(5)]
6. any malfunction or operating error that
				  causes the pressure, plus the margin (build-up) allowed for operation of
				  pressure limiting or control devices, to exceed either the maximum allowable
				  operating pressure of a distribution or gathering line, the maximum well
				  allowable operating pressure of an underground natural gas storage facility, or
				  the maximum allowable working pressure of an LNG facility that contains or
				  processes gas or LNG; [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(6)]
7. a leak in a pipeline, UNGSF, or LNG
				  facility containing or processing gas or LNG that constitutes an emergency;
				  [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(7)]
8. inner tank leakage, ineffective
				  insulation, or frost heave that impairs the structural integrity of a LNG
				  storage tank; [
				49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(8)]
9. 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, UNGSF, or an LNG facility that contains or processes gas or LNG.
				  [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(9)]
10. for transmission pipelines only, each
				  exceedance of the maximum allowable operating pressure that exceeds the margin
				  (build-up) allowed for operation of pressure-limiting or control devices as
				  specified in the applicable requirements of
				  §1161 E, and
				  2939. The reporting requirement of this Paragraph A.10 is not applicable to
				  gathering lines, distribution lines, LNG facilities, or underground natural gas
				  storage facilities (See Paragraph A.6 of this Section); [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(10)]
11. any malfunction or operating error that
				  causes the pressure of a UNGSF using a salt cavern for natural gas storage to
				  fall below its minimum allowable operating pressure, as defined by the
				  facility's state or federal operating permit or certificate, whichever pressure
				  is higher; [49 CFR
				  191.23(a)(11)]