Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XIII-307 - Report Submission Requirements [49 CFR 191.7]A. General. Except as provided in Subsection B and Subsection E of this Section, an operator must submit each report required by this part electronically to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration at http://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline unless an alternative reporting method is authorized in accordance with Subsection D of this Section. [ 49 CFR 191.7(a)] 1. Each report required by §307 A, for intrastate facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Office of Conservation, must also be submitted to Office of Conservation, P.O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275 or may be transmitted by electronic mail to PipelineInspectors@la.gov. B. Exceptions. An operator is not required to submit a safety-related condition report (§325) electronically. [ 49 CFR 191.7(b)] C. Safety-Related Conditions. An operator must submit concurrently to the applicable State agency a safety-related condition report required by §323 for intrastate pipeline transportation or when the State agency acts as an agent of the secretary with respect to interstate transmission facilities. [ 49 CFR 191.7(c)]D. Alternative Reporting Method. If electronic reporting imposes an undue burden and hardship, an operator may submit a written request for an alternative reporting method to the Information Resources Manager, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHP-20, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590. The request must describe the undue burden and hardship. PHMSA will review the request and may authorize, in writing, an alternative reporting method. An authorization will state the period for which it is valid, which may be indefinite. An operator must contact PHMSA at (202) 366-8075, or electronically to informationresourcesmanager@dot.gov or make arrangements for submitting a report that is due after a request for alternative reporting is submitted but before an authorization or denial is received. [ 49 CFR 191.7(d)]E. National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS). An operator must provide the NPMS data to the address identified in the NPMS operator standards manual available at www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov or by contacting the PHMSA geographic information systems manager at (202) 366-4595. [ 49 CFR 191.7(e) ]La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIII-307
Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:219 (April 1983), amended LR 10:510 (July 1984), LR 11:255 (March 1985), LR 20:442 (April 1994), LR 27:1536 (September 2001), LR 30:1221 (June 2004), LR 31:679 (March 2005), LR 33:473 (March 2007), LR 35:2800 (December 2009), LR 38:110 (January 2012), Amended LR 441032 (6/1/2018), Amended LR 4566 (1/1/2019), Amended LR 491098 (6/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.