Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials › Subpart 3 - Natural Resources › Chapter 301 - Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline [49 CFR Part 195] › Subchapter B - Reporting Accidents and Safety Related Conditions [Subpart B] › Section V-30146 - National Registry of Operators [49 CFR 195.64]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. OPID Request. Effective January 1, 2012,
					 each operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline or pipeline facility must obtain
					 from PHMSA an operator identification number (OPID). An OPID is assigned to an
					 operator for the pipeline or pipeline system for which the operator has primary
					 responsibility. To obtain an OPID or a change to an OPID, an operator must
					 complete an OPID Assignment Request DOT Form PHMSA F 1000.1 through the
					 National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators in accordance with
					 §30140 For intrastate facilities subject
					 to the jurisdiction of the Office of Conservation, the operator must
					 concurrently file an online OR-1 Submission (Operator Registration) for
					 Pipeline Safety with the same name as the OPID request at
					 http://www.sonris.com. Each operator must validate the OR-1 annually by January
					 1 each year. [49 CFR
					 195.64(a)]
B. OPID Validation. An operator who has
					 already been assigned one or more OPID by January 1, 2011 must validate the
					 information associated with each such OPID through the National Registry of
					 Pipeline and LNG Operators at http://opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov, [File Link Not
					 Available] and correct that information as necessary, no later than June 30,
					 2012. [
					49 CFR
					 195.64(b)]
C. Changes. Each operator must notify PHMSA
					 electronically through the National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators at
					 http://opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov, of certain events. For intrastate facilities
					 subject to the jurisdiction of the Office of Conservation, a copy must also be
					 submitted to Office of Conservation, P.O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275
					 or by electronic mail to PipelineInspectors@la.gov. Any change in an operator
					 name, the operator must concurrently file an online OR-1 Submission for
					 Pipeline Safety with the same name as the OPID operator name at
					 http://www.sonris.com [49 CFR
					 195.64(c)]
1. An operator must notify PHMSA of any of
					 the following events not later than 60 days before the event occurs: [
					49 CFR
					 195.64(c)(1)]
a. construction or any planned
					 rehabilitation, replacement, modification, upgrade, uprate, or update of a
					 facility, other than a section of line pipe, that costs $10 million or more. If
					 60 day notice is not feasible because of an emergency, an operator must notify
					 PHMSA as soon as practicable; [
					49 CFR
					 195.64(c)(1)(i)]
b. construction of 10 or more miles of a new
					 hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline; [
					49 CFR
					 195.64(c)(1)(ii)]
c. reversal of product flow direction when
					 the reversal is expected to last more than 30 days. This notification is not
					 required for pipeline systems already designed for bi-directional flow; or [
					49 CFR
					 195.64(c)(1)(iii)
					 ]
d. A pipeline converted for
					 service under § 30111, or a change in commodity as reported on the annual
					 report as required by
					 §30124 [
					49 CFR
					 195.64(c)(1)(iv)]