La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIII-303

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-303 - Definitions [49 CFR 191.3]

A. As used in Part XIII and in the PHMSA Forms referenced in this Part [49 CFR 191.3]:

Administrator- the administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or his or her delegate.

Commissioner -the Commissioner of Conservation or any person to whom he has delegated authority in the matter concerned.

Confirmed Discovery-means when it can be reasonably determined, based on information available to the operator at the time a reportable event has occurred, even if only based on a preliminary evaluation.

Gas -natural gas, flammable gas, or gas which is toxic or corrosive.

Incident-any of the following events:

a. an event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline, gas from an underground natural gas storage facility (UNGSF), liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, refrigerant gas, or gas from an LNG facility, and that results in one or more of the following consequences:

i. a death, or personal injury necessitating inpatient hospitalization;

ii. estimated property damage of $122,000 or more, including loss to the operator and others, or both, but excluding the cost of gas lost. For adjustments for inflation observed in calendar year 2021 onwards, changes to the reporting threshold will be posted on PHMSA's website. These changes will be determined in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 4, Appendix A to Subpart 2.

iii. unintentional estimated gas loss of three million cubic feet or more;

b. an event that results in an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility or a UNGSF. Activation of an emergency shutdown system for reasons other than an actual emergency does not constitute an incident;

c. an event that is significant in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of Subparagraphs a or b of this definition.

LNG Facility-a liquefied natural gas facility as defined in §193.2007 of Part 193 of the federal pipeline safety regulations.

Master Meter System-a pipeline system for distributing gas within, but not limited to, a definable area such as a mobile home park, housing project, apartment complex or university, where the operator purchases meter gas from an outside source for resale through a gas pipeline system. The gas distribution pipeline system supplies the ultimate consumer who either purchases the gas directly through a meter or by other means, such as rents.

Municipality-a city, parish, or any other political subdivision of a state.

Offshore-beyond the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast of the United States that is in direct contact with the open seas and beyond the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.

Operator-a person who engages in the transportation of gas.

Person-any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, state, municipality, cooperative association or joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.

Pipeline or Pipeline System-all parts of those physical facilities through which gas moves in transportation, including but not limited to, pipe, valves, and other appurtenance attached to pipe, compressor units, metering stations, regulator stations, delivery station, holders, and fabricated assemblies.

Regulated Onshore Gathering-a Type A, Type B, or Type C gas gathering pipeline system as determined in §508 of this Part.

Reporting-Regulated Gathering-a Type R gathering line as determined in §508 of this Part. A Type R gathering line is subject only to this Subpart.

State- the state of Louisiana.

Transportation of Gas- the gathering, transmission, or distribution of gas by pipeline, or the storage of gas, in or affecting intrastate, interstate or foreign commerce.

Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility-means an underground natural gas storage facility as defined in §503 of this Chapter.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIII-303

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 11:255 (March 1985), amended LR 18:854 (August 1992), LR 20:442 (April 1994), LR 27:1536 (September 2001), LR 30:1221 (June 2004), LR 33:473 (March 2007), LR 38:110 (January 2012), Amended LR 441032 (6/1/2018), Amended LR 4566 (1/1/2019), Amended LR 461575 (11/1/2020), Amended LR 471140 (8/1/2021), Amended LR 491098 (6/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.