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-325 - Filing Safety-Related Condition Reports [49 CFR 191.25]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each report of a
				  safety-related condition under
				  §323.A 1-9 of this Part
				  must be filed (received by the associate administrator/commissioner) in writing
				  within five working days (not including Saturday, Sunday, or federal holidays)
				  after the day a representative of an operator first determines that the
				  condition exists, but not later than 10 working days after the day a
				  representative of an operator discovers the condition. Separate conditions may
				  be described in a single report if they are closely related.
Reporting methods and report requirements are described in
					 Subsection C of this Section. [ 49 CFR 192.25(a) ]
B. Each report of a maximum allowable
				  operating pressure exceedance meeting the requirements of criteria in
				  §323.A 10 for a gas
				  transmission pipeline must be filed (received by the associate
				  administrator/commissioner) in writing within five calendar days of the
				  exceedance using the reporting methods and report requirements described in
				  Subsection C of this Section. [49 CFR
				  191.25(b)]
C. Reports shall be mailed to the
				  Commissioner of Conservation, Office of Conservation, PO Box 94275, Baton
				  Rouge, LA 70804-9275 or may be transmitted by electronic mail to
				  PipelineInspectors@la.gov and concurrently to the Office of Pipeline Safety
				  Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation at Information
				  ResourcesManager@dot.gov or by facsimile at (202) 366-7128. For a report made
				  pursuant to
				  §323.A 1-9, the report
				  must be headed "Safety-Related Condition Report." For a report made pursuant to
				  §323.A 10, the report
				  must be headed "Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Exceedances." All reports
				  must provide the following information: [49
				  CFR 191.25(c)]
1. name and principal address of operator;
				  [49 CFR
				  191.25(c)(1)]
2. date of report; [49 CFR
				  191.25(c)(2)]
3. name, job title, and business telephone
				  number of person submitting the report; [49
				  CFR 191.25(c)(3)]
4. name, job title, and business telephone
				  number of person who determined that the condition exists; [49 CFR
				  191.25(c)(4)]
5. date condition was discovered and date
				  condition was first determined to exist; [49
				  CFR 191.25(c)(5)]
6. location of condition, with reference to
				  the state (and town, city, or parish) or offshore site, and as appropriate,
				  nearest street address, offshore platform, survey station number, milepost,
				  landmark, or name of pipeline; [49 CFR
				  191.25(c)(6)]
7. description of the condition, including
				  circumstances leading to its discovery, any significant effects of the
				  condition on safety, and the name of the commodity transported or stored;
				  [49 CFR
				  191.25(c)(7)]
8. the corrective action taken (including
				  reduction of pressure or shutdown) before the report is submitted and the
				  planned follow-up or future corrective action, including the anticipated
				  schedule for starting and concluding such action. [49
				  CFR 191.25(c)(8)]