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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-517 - Permit Compliance Review

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Commercial facility and transfer station permits shall be reviewed at least
				  once every five years to determine compliance with applicable permit
				  requirements and conditions. Commencement of the permit review process for each
				  commercial facility and transfer station shall proceed as authorized by the
				  Commissioner of Conservation.
B. At
				  the commissioner's discretion, any commercial facility or transfer station
				  operator may be required to sample and test facility property and/or equipment
				  for NORM and/or parameters established for "soils" in §549. E.2 to assure
				  compliance with closure requirements of §567. A The commercial facility
				  or transfer station operator must submit a report detailing the results of all
				  onsite sampling and testing in a manner acceptable to the Commissioner of
				  Conservation. Sampling and testing must be performed by an independent
				  professional consultant and third-party laboratory. Testing must be performed
				  by a DEQ certified laboratory in accordance with procedures presented in the
				  Laboratory Manual for the Analysis of E and P Waste (Department of Natural
				  Resources, August 9, 1998, or latest revision).
C. Upon review of the data and as deemed
				  appropriate, administrative steps will be taken to revise or revoke
				  permits.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-519 - Permit Application Requirements for Commercial Facilities

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A. Application and
				  Permit Required
1. Every person who intends
				  to construct and operate a new offsite commercial facility or transfer station,
				  or make a major modification to an existing commercial facility or transfer
				  station, shall file a permit application with the Office of
				  Conservation.
2. A major
				  modification to an existing commercial facility or transfer station permit is
				  one in which the facility requests approval to include ROW fluid operations or
				  make significant technological changes to an existing E and P Waste treatment
				  and/or disposal system, including the construction and operation of additional
				  equipment or systems to treat and/or dispose of E and P waste streams other
				  than those previously accepted by the facility. A major modification request
				  may include a request to expand an existing commercial facility or transfer
				  station onto adjacent property not previously permitted for E and P Waste
				  disposal activities
3. Examples of
				  minor permit modifications include, but are not limited to, requests to add
				  additional Class II disposal wells to an existing facility, to add treatment
				  equipment to supplement existing equipment, or to add land treatment cells
				  within previously permitted facility boundaries. Minor permit modifications
				  shall be approved administratively.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-521 - Permit Application Requirements for a Transfer Station

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A. The application
				  for construction and operation of a transfer station by an existing Louisiana
				  commercial facility permitted by the Office of Conservation shall include, but
				  may not be limited to, the information required in §519 C
B. The application for construction and
				  operation of a transfer station by the operator of an out-of-state, legally
				  permitted commercial facility shall consist of the following:
1. compliance with the notice of intent
				  requirements of §519 B; and
2. submission of the information required in
				  §519 C
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-523 - Permit Application Requirements for Land Treatment Systems

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A. In addition to
				  the information requested in §519. C above, the information required in
				  this Section must be provided in duplicate in each application for approval of
				  a commercial facility incorporating the use of land treatment cells.
B. A detailed description of the site
				  considered for land treatment with relation to the following:
1. past and present land use;
2. geology/soil
				  properties/hydrogeology;
3.
				  drainage and flood control;
4.
				  hydrologic balance; and
5. highest
				  seasonal groundwater level.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-525 - Permit Application Requirements for Other Treatment and Disposal Options

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A. In addition
				  to the information requested in §519 C, the following information
				  required in this Section must be provided in duplicate in each application for
				  approval of a commercial facility incorporating the use of treatment and/or
				  disposal options other than land treatment and as defined in §547
B. A detailed description of the
				  site with relation to the following:
1. past
				  and present land use;
2.
				  geology/soil properties/hydrogeology;
3. drainage and flood control;
4. hydrologic balance; and
5. highest seasonal groundwater
				  level.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-527 - Permitting Procedures

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A. The
				  Office of Conservation will review a new commercial facility or transfer
				  station application within 90 days of receipt and inform the applicant of its
				  completeness.
B. If the application
				  is not complete, the applicant shall be advised of additional information to be
				  submitted for approval or the application shall be returned and the applicant
				  will be required to resubmit the application.
C. Upon acceptance of the application as
				  complete, the Office of Conservation shall set a time and date and secure a
				  location for the required public hearing to be held in the affected
				  parish.
D. The public hearing shall
				  be fact finding in nature and not subject to the procedural requirements of the
				  Administrative Procedure Act. All interested persons shall be allowed the
				  opportunity to present testimony, facts, or evidence related to the application
				  or to ask questions.
E. At least 30
				  days prior to the hearing, the applicant is required to file six copies of the
				  complete application with the local governing authority of the parish in which
				  the proposed facility is to be located to be made available for public review.
				  Two additional copies of the complete application shall be filed in the parish
				  library closest to the proposed facility.
F. Permit Issuance
1. The commissioner shall issue a final
				  permit decision within 120 days of the close of the public comment
				  period.
2. A final permit decision
				  shall become effective on the date of issuance.
3. A permit to construct a commercial
				  facility or transfer station (and any associated disposal well) will not be
				  granted until a certified copy of a lease or proof of ownership of the property
				  where the proposed facility is to be located is submitted to the Office of
				  Conservation.
4. Approval or the
				  granting of a permit to construct a commercial facility or transfer station
				  (and any associated disposal well) shall be valid for a period of one year and
				  if construction is not completed in that time, the permit shall be null and
				  void. Requests for an extension of this one year requirement may be approved by
				  the commissioner for extenuating circumstances only.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-529 - Public Notice Requirements

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A. Permit
				  Application Public Hearing Notice
1. Upon
				  acceptance of the application as complete, the Office of Conservation shall
				  publish in the next available issue of the
Louisiana Register
,
				  a notice of the filing and the location, date and time of the public hearing to
				  be held in the affected parish. Such public hearing shall not be less than 30
				  days from the date of notice in the
Louisiana
				  Register
.
2. At least 30
				  days prior to the scheduled public hearing, the Office of Conservation shall
				  publish a notice of the filing of the application and the location, date and
				  time of the hearing in the official state journal.
3. The applicant shall publish a
				  substantially similar notice in the official journal of the affected parish and
				  in the journal of general circulation in the area where the proposed facility
				  is to be located, if different from the official parish journal, on three
				  separate days at least 15 days prior to the date of the hearing. Such notice
				  shall not be less than 1/4 page in size and printed in boldface type.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-531 - Permitting Conditions

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A. The
				  Office of Conservation may refuse to issue, reissue, or reinstate a commercial
				  facility or transfer station permit or authorization to the following:
1. any individual, partnership or other
				  entity which has been found to have violated any provision of LAC
				  43:XIX.Subpart 1 (Statewide Order No. 29-B) or has other violations which
				  include, but is not limited to, failure to provide for proper closure of an
				  oil, gas or injection well, commercial facility, transfer station and/or other
				  oilfield site, failure to pay all fees, or failure to pay all civil
				  penalties;
2. any individual,
				  partnership, corporation or other entity for which a general partner, an owner
				  of more than 25 percent ownership interest, a trustee, or other individual
				  having direct or indirect control of the entity has held a position of
				  ownership and/or control in another partnership, corporation or other entity
				  which has been found to have violated any provision of LAC 43:XIX.Subpart 1
				  (Statewide Order No. 29-B) or has other violations which include, but is not
				  limited to, failure to provide for proper closure of an oil, gas or injection
				  well, commercial facility, transfer station and/or other oilfield site, failure
				  to pay all fees, or failure to pay all civil penalties;
3. any individual, partnership, corporation
				  or other entity for which a general partner, an owner of more than 25 percent
				  ownership interest, a trustee, or other individual having direct or indirect
				  control of the entity has held a position of ownership and/or control in
				  another partnership, corporation or other entity which has been found, either
				  contemporaneously with or discovered later, to have submitted false or
				  intentionally misleading reports or responses to the orders of the Office of
				  Conservation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-533 - General Operational Requirements for Commercial Facilities and Transfer Stations

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A. Commercial
				  facilities and transfer stations shall be operated in compliance with, but not
				  limited to, the following.
1. The area within
				  the confines of tank retaining walls (levees) shall be kept free of debris,
				  trash, and accumulations of oil or other materials which may constitute a fire
				  hazard. Portable gasoline powered engines and pumps must be supervised at all
				  times of operation and stored at least 50' from tank battery firewalls when not
				  in use. Vent lines must be installed on all E and P Waste storage tanks and
				  must extend outside of tank battery firewalls.
2. The area within the confines of tank
				  retaining walls (levees) must be kept free of accumulations of E and P Waste
				  fluids and water. Such fluids shall be properly disposed of by injection into a
				  Class II well or discharged in accordance with the conditions of a discharge
				  permit granted by the appropriate state agency.
3. Tank retaining walls and land treatment
				  cell levees shall be kept free of debris, trash, or overgrowth which would
				  constitute a fire hazard or hamper or prevent adequate inspection.
4. Land treatment cell and associated surface
				  drainage system surfaces shall at no time have an accumulation of oil of more
				  than 1 inch at any surface location.
5. Land treatment cell levels shall be
				  maintained with at least 2 feet of freeboard at all times.
6. Tank retaining walls (levees) must be
				  constructed of soils which are placed and compacted in such a manner as to
				  produce a barrier to horizontal movement of fluids. The levees must be properly
				  tied into the barrier along the bottom and sides of the levees. All levees must
				  be provided with a means to prevent erosion and other degradation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-535 - Notification Requirements

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A. Any
				  change in the principal officers, management, or ownership of an approved
				  commercial facility or transfer station must be reported to the commissioner in
				  writing within 10 days of the change.
B. Transfer of Ownership
1. A commercial facility or transfer station
				  permit may be transferred to a new owner or operator only upon approval by the
				  commissioner. The new owner or operator must apply for and receive an operator
				  code by submitting a completed Form OR-1 (or latest revision) to the Office of
				  Conservation.
2. The current
				  permittee shall submit an application for transfer at least 30 days before the
				  proposed transfer date. The application shall contain the following:
a. name and address of the proposed new owner
				  (permittee);
b. date of proposed
				  transfer; and
c. a written
				  agreement between the existing and new permittees containing a specific date
				  for transfer of permit responsibility, financial responsibility, and liability
				  between them.
3. If no
				  agreement described in §535. B.2.c above is provided, responsibility for
				  compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit and liability for any
				  violation will shift from the existing permittee to the new permittee on the
				  date the transfer is approved.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-537 - Hours of Receiving (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-539 - Monitoring Requirements for Commercial Class II Injection Wells

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A. Except during
				  approved workover operations, a positive pressure of no less than 100 psi shall
				  be maintained on the well annulus at all times. An injection volume recorder
				  (tamper proof meter) must be installed and properly maintained on the injection
				  line of each disposal well system. Injected volumes must be recorded monthly
				  and the readings reported monthly on the Commercial Class II Daily Monitoring
				  Log (Form UIC-21, or latest revision) and annually on the annual injection well
				  report.
B. Except during approved
				  workover operations, wells shall be equipped with pressure gauges located on
				  the wellhead, and situated so as to monitor the pressure of the injection
				  stream and the pressure of the annular space between the casing and the
				  injection string.
C. The pressure
				  gauges shall have half-inch fittings, be scaled in increments of not more than
				  10 psi, and be maintained in good working order at all times.
D. A daily pressure monitoring log shall be
				  maintained by the operator of the facility and shall contain, as a minimum, the
				  following information:
1. the date;
2. the operator's name and address;
3. the well name, number and serial
				  number;
4. the monitored injection
				  pressure;
5. the monitored annulus
				  pressure;
6. whether or not the
				  well was injecting at the time the pressures were recorded; and
7. the name or initials of the person logging
				  the information.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-541 - Sampling and Testing Requirements for Commercial Facilities with Monitor Wells

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A. At the
				  discretion of or as determined by the commissioner, monitor wells may be
				  required to be installed at any commercial facility or transfer
				  station.
B. Water samples from
				  monitor wells shall be sampled by an independent professional consultant and
				  analyzed by an independent testing laboratory. Samples shall be analyzed for
				  pH, electrical conductivity (EC), chloride (C1), sodium (Na), total dissolved
				  solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), total petroleum hydrocarbons
				  (TPH-ppm), total benzene, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg, Mo, Ni, Se, Ag, and
				  Zn.
C. Water from newly constructed
				  monitor wells on new commercial facilities shall be sampled and analyzed prior
				  to receipt of E and P Waste by the facility to provide baseline data for the
				  monitoring system. This data shall be submitted to the Office of Conservation
				  to be made part of the facility's permanent file.
D. Water from monitor wells on existing
				  facilities shall be sampled and analyzed on a quarterly basis, with a copy of
				  the analysis submitted to the Office of Conservation within 15 days of the end
				  of each quarter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-543 - Receipt, Sampling and Testing of Exploration and Production Waste

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A. Only E and P
				  Waste (as defined in §501) from approved generators of record may be
				  received at commercial facilities and transfer stations. Other generators of E
				  and P Waste must receive written approval of the Office of Conservation in
				  order to dispose of approved E and P Waste at a commercial facility or transfer
				  station.
B. For screening purposes
				  and before offloading at a commercial facility or transfer station, each load
				  of E and P Waste shall be sampled and analyzed (by facility personnel) for the
				  following parameters:
1. pH, electrical
				  conductivity, chloride (Cl) content;
2. NORM, as required by applicable DEQ
				  regulations and requirements.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-551 - Requirements for Phase Separation (Reserved)

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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-553 - Requirements for Thermal Desorption (Reserved)

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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-557 - Requirements for Incineration (Reserved)

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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-559 - Requirements for Solidification/Stabilization (Reserved)

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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-565 - Resource Conservation and Recovery of Exploration and Production Waste

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A. In order to
				  encourage the conservation and recovery of resources in the oilfield industry,
				  the processing of E and P waste into reusable materials or ROW fluid, in
				  addition to or beyond extraction and separation methods which reclaim raw
				  materials such as crude oil, diesel oil, etc., is recognized as a viable
				  alternative to other methods of disposal.
B. Commercial facilities may function for the
				  purpose of generating reusable material or ROW fluid only, or they may generate
				  reusable material or ROW fluid in conjunction with other storage, treatment or
				  disposal operations.
C. Commercial
				  facilities that generate reusable material or ROW fluid are subject to all of
				  the permitting requirements imposed on other commercial facilities. They are
				  also subject to the same operational requirements without regard to the
				  distinction between E and P waste and reusable material or ROW fluid. Existing
				  permits may be amended to allow re-use or ROW fluid operations at commercial
				  facilities which acquire the capability to engage in processing for reuse or
				  ROW fluid operations. Commercial facilities which utilize extraction or
				  separation methods to reclaim raw materials such as crude oil, diesel oil, etc.
				  may do so without amendment of existing permits.
D. The onsite generation of reusable material
				  by oil and gas operators, pit treating companies or other companies which do
				  not hold a legal commercial facility permit is prohibited unless the company
				  desiring to perform such activities complies with the requirements of this
				  Subparagraph and submits the following information to the commissioner for
				  approval:
1. the names, addresses, and
				  telephone numbers of the principal officers of the company;
2. a detailed description of the process by
				  which the company will treat pit fluids and/or solids (E and P Waste),
				  including the types of chemicals and equipment used in the process, diagrams,
				  test data, or other information;
3.
				  a description of the geographical area in which the company expects to do
				  business (i.e., statewide, north Louisiana, southwest Louisiana,
				  etc.).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-567 - Closure

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A. All offsite
				  commercial facilities and transfer stations under the jurisdiction of the
				  Office of Conservation shall be closed in a manner approved by the commissioner
				  to insure protection of the public health, safety and welfare or the
				  environment, surface waters, groundwater aquifers and underground sources of
				  drinking water. A plan for closure must be developed in accordance with the
				  requirements of the commissioner. The provisions of any amendment of this rule
				  shall not apply to closure plans which have been previously approved by the
				  commissioner for inactive or abandoned sites which have not been
				  closed.
B. Closure bond or letter
				  of credit amounts will be reviewed each year prior to the renewal date
				  according to the following process.
1. A
				  detailed cost estimate for adequate closure of each permitted commercial
				  facility and transfer station shall be prepared by a independent professional
				  consultant and submitted to the commissioner on or before February 1 of each
				  year.
2. The closure plan and cost
				  estimate must include provisions or closure acceptable to the commissioner and
				  must be designed to reflect the costs to the Office of conservation to complete
				  the approved closure of the facility.
3. Upon review of the cost estimate, the
				  commissioner may increase, decrease or allow the amount of the bond or letter
				  of credit to remain the same.
4.
				  Documentation that the required closure bond or letter of credit has been
				  renewed must be received by September 15 of each year or the commissioner shall
				  initiate procedures to take possession of the funds guaranteed by the bond or
				  letter of credit and suspend or revoke the permit under which the facility is
				  operated. In addition, procedures to initiate permit suspension will be
				  initiated. Any such permit suspension will remain in effect until renewal is
				  documented.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-569 - Exceptions

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A. The commissioner
				  may grant an exception to any provision of this amendment upon proof of good
				  cause. The operator must show proof that such an exception will not endanger
				  USDWs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 5 - Off-Site Storage, Treatment and/or Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste Generated from Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells › Section XIX-571 - Requirements for E and P Waste Transfer Pipeline Systems

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A. Notification
1. The Office of Conservation shall be
				  notified in writing at least 30 days prior to installation of an offsite E and
				  P waste transfer pipeline system. Written notification shall include the
				  following items:
a. the pipeline system
				  operator/company name, address and principal officer contact information
				  including emergency contacts;
b.
				  estimated timeframe construction will begin;
c. a list of all E and P waste types to be
				  transported via the pipeline system;
d. a list of all E and P waste
				  operators/generators that will utilize the pipeline system;
e. a narrative description, map(s) and
				  schematic diagram(s) as necessary to accurately describe the geographic
				  location of the entire pipeline system to be operated in Louisiana, the
				  pipeline system starting and ending point and all points of entry in between,
				  and the final in-state or out-of-state disposition of E and P waste transmitted
				  through the pipeline system;
f.
				  detailed plans for generator, transporter and commercial facility or transfer
				  station operator compliance with manifesting requirements of Subsection C of
				  this Section and LAC 43:XIX.545.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-601 - Authority

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A. These rules and
				  regulations are promulgated by the commissioner of conservation pursuant to the
				  Administrative Procedure Act as contemplated in
				  R.S.
				  30:4 and
				  30:29.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-605 - Applicability

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A. These rules of
				  procedure shall be applied to Office of Conservation hearings and the
				  submission and approval of plans pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  30:29 (Act 312 of 2006). The posting and
				  publication of a copy of the notice of hearing shall be accomplished as soon as
				  practicable after such notice has been issued by the commissioner.
B. These rules of procedure shall in no way
				  alter or change the right of any interested person, as provided in Paragraph F,
				  Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
				  to have the Commissioner of Conservation call a hearing for the purpose of
				  taking action in respect to a matter within the jurisdiction of the
				  commissioner, nor the requirement that the commissioner, upon receiving the
				  request, promptly call a hearing. In addition, these rules shall in no way
				  alter any other rights or claims, contractual or otherwise, which any person
				  has or may have except as provided in
				  R.S.
				  30:29 (Act 312 of 2006).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-607 - Commissioner's Conference

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A. The
				  general purpose of the Commissioner's Conference shall be to set a hearing date
				  and to set deadlines for the release of technical data, hearing notices, filing
				  of all plans, witness and exhibit lists, and any other preliminary matters
				  necessary and appropriate to the hearing not otherwise addressed by these
				  rules.
B. As soon as practicable
				  after the final submission, the commissioner shall schedule a Commissioner's
				  Conference and notify each party of the date and time of the
				  conference.
C. Notice of the
				  Commissioner's Conference shall be mailed to each responsible party and
				  litigation party or their representatives stating the time and place of the
				  conference.
D. Each responsible
				  party or their representative is required to participate in the Commissioner's
				  Conference.
E. Any litigation party
				  may participate in the Commissioner's Conference.
F. The commissioner, or hearing officer
				  appointed by the commissioner, shall have the right to call any other
				  pre-hearing conferences at any time prior to the hearing, if in his opinion
				  such a conference would resolve or narrow the issues in controversy or would
				  assist in the conduct of the hearing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-609 - General Requirements of Plans

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A. Plans shall be filed within the time limit
				  set by the court and shall be filed with the commissioner. A copy shall be
				  mailed or delivered to each party. Any party submitting a plan shall submit at
				  least one hard copy of the technical data and plan, as well as an acceptable
				  electronic copy to the commissioner. In addition to outlining the purpose
				  thereof, plans shall include the information required by
				  §615 and shall
				  include or be accompanied by the following:
1. a statement that a reasonable effort has
				  been made to obtain a complete list of parties;
2. a statement that a commissioner's
				  conference has or has not been held, and if held, a list of the parties in
				  attendance;
3. a plat prepared in
				  accordance with all applicable memoranda, with any technical data labeled
				  thereon and the other items required by statute or by the
				  commissioner;
4. a statement that
				  the plan is to evaluate or remediate the environmental damage in accordance
				  with the requirements of the applicable rules and regulations of the Office of
				  Conservation or, if the plan seeks to apply rules and regulations of another
				  Louisiana state agency, a citation to the specific rules and regulations of
				  that state agency.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-611 - Specific Requirements of Plans

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A. The commissioner of conservation shall
				  consider only those plans filed in a timely manner and in accordance with these
				  rules and orders of the court.
B.
				  Except as provided in §611 F, each plan or submittal of any responsible
				  party or any litigation party shall be evaluated in accordance with Statewide
				  Order 29-B. Sampling and testing shall be performed in accordance with
				  Statewide Order 29-B. Each plan shall fully delineate the vertical and
				  horizontal extent of the environmental damage.
C. All Statewide Order 29-B sampling shall be
				  in accordance with applicable guidelines as provided in the latest revision of
				  the Department of Natural Resources laboratory procedures manual titled
				  "Laboratory Procedures for Analysis of Exploration and Production Waste" and
				  shall contain a plat showing the physical location from which such samples were
				  obtained, provided that any sampling performed prior to the adoption of this
				  Chapter may be considered by the commissioner in approving or structuring a
				  plan if the commissioner determines that such sampling was conducted in
				  accordance with a scientifically reliable methodology.
1. In addition, information as to the
				  identity of the person or company taking the samples, a copy of the
				  certification of such person or company taking such samples (if applicable),
				  and documentation showing the method of sampling, the chain of custody and all
				  other such relevant information shall be included.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-613 - General Requirements of Comments and Responses

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A. Comments or responses shall be filed
				  within the time limit set by the court and shall be filed with the commissioner
				  and the court with a copy to each party. Any party filing a comment or response
				  shall submit to the commissioner of conservation at least one hard copy of the
				  comment or response and any data utilized as provided in §617, as well as
				  an acceptable electronic copy to the commissioner. In addition to outlining the
				  purpose thereof, the comments or responses shall, in addition to the
				  information required by
				  §615 include or
				  be accompanied by the following:
1. a
				  statement that a reasonable effort has been made to obtain a complete list of
				  parties;
2. a plat prepared in
				  accordance with all applicable memoranda, with any technical data labeled
				  thereon and the other items required by statute or regulation or by the
				  commissioner, if different from the plan on which the comments or responses are
				  made;
3. a statement that the
				  comment or response is to evaluate or remediate the environmental damage in
				  accordance with the requirements of the applicable rules and regulations of the
				  Office of Conservation or, if the comment or response seeks to apply rules and
				  regulations of another Louisiana state agency, a citation to the specific rules
				  and regulations of that state agency.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-615 - Notice of Filing a Plan, Comment or Response

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A. Any litigation party filing a plan,
				  comment or response pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  30:29 shall also mail or deliver a copy to
				  each litigation party or their representatives. If a representative represents
				  more than one party, only one copy need be sent, unless otherwise ordered by
				  the court.
B. Each plan, comment or
				  response shall include a list of all parties to whom it is being provided and
				  their addresses and other contact information.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-617 - Release of Technical Data

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A.
				  Technical data regarding any plan, comment or response shall be provided to
				  each party at the cost of the party sending such technical data at the time the
				  plan, comment or response is filed with the commissioner and the
				  court.
B. If the plan, comment or
				  response utilizes data from another previously or concurrently filed plan,
				  comment or response, a specific reference to the location of the data in those
				  other filings will suffice to meet the requirements of this rule.
C. Reference to the source or sources,
				  including commercial outlets, from whom such technical data can be obtained
				  shall be included in the documentation required by these rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-619 - Revisions to Plans, Comments or Responses Thereto

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A. If, after any plan, comment or response is
				  filed, such plan, comment or response is revised, the party revising the plan,
				  comment or response shall promptly notify the commissioner and all parties to
				  whom the plan, comment or response was sent, of the revision. The revising
				  party shall furnish the commissioner at least one hard copy and one acceptable
				  electronic copy of the data and revised plan, comment or response, and any
				  technical data used to support the revision. The revising party shall also
				  provide the court and all parties a copy of any revised plan, comment or
				  response and any technical data used to support the revision. The revising
				  party shall, if requested by the commissioner, participate in an additional
				  commissioner's conference to discuss the revised plan, comment or response
				  prior to the hearing. No revised plan, comment or response may be considered at
				  the hearing unless notice of the revision has been sent to the commissioner,
				  the court and to all parties to whom the legal notice is required at least 10
				  days prior to the hearing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-621 - Mandatory Disclosures and New Evidence

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A. All technical data available to any party
				  filing a plan, comment or response shall be disclosed to all parties on or
				  before the date such plan, comment or response is filed with the commissioner,
				  regardless of whether such technical data is used or referenced in such plan,
				  comment or response.
B. If new
				  technical data becomes available to any party after proceedings have been
				  initiated hereunder, such technical data shall be made available immediately to
				  all parties by notice of its availability and by release in accordance with
				  §617 Such technical data may be used by any party at the hearing and may
				  be the basis for revision of plans, comments or responses previously made by
				  any party. Subject to the time limitations set forth in
				  R.S.
				  30:29, the commissioner in his discretion may
				  determine that additional time should be afforded for consideration of new
				  technical data. The commissioner in his discretion may also establish a time
				  limit beyond which new technical data may not be considered.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-623 - Hearing Officer

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A. The
				  Commissioner of Conservation may designate a licensed Louisiana attorney to act
				  as hearing officer in any hearing or at any conferences under these
				  rules.
B. The duties of the hearing
				  officer include, but are not limited to, conducting any Commissioner's
				  Conference provided under these rules, ruling on evidentiary or procedural
				  matters, maintaining order at the hearings, and generally ensuring that an
				  accurate record is made of the proceedings under these rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 6 - Procedures for Hearings and the Submission and Approval of Plans for the Remediation of E and P Sites in Accordance with R.S. 30:29 › Section XIX-625 - Costs

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A. At least 15 days
				  before the scheduled hearing, the Commissioner of Conservation shall provide
				  the court and litigation parties a schedule of its estimated costs for the
				  review and evaluation of any plans, comments or responses, hearing costs as
				  well as any other costs the Commissioner of Conservation is expected to incur.
				  The responsible party shall deposit sufficient funds in the registry of the
				  court, or, with the approval of the court, may submit such funds directly to
				  the Commissioner of Conservation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.