La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIII-2911

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

Section XIII-2911 - Transmission Lines: General Requirements for Repair Procedures [49 CFR 192.711]

A. Temporary Repairs. Each operator shall take immediate temporary measures to protect the public whenever: [ 49 CFR 192.711(a)]

1. a leak, imperfection, or damage that impairs its serviceability is found in a segment of steel transmission line operating at or above 40 percent of the SMYS; and [ 49 CFR 192.711(a)(1)]

2. it is not feasible to make a permanent repair at the time of discovery. [ 49 CFR 192.711(a)(2)]

B. Permanent Repairs. An operator must make permanent repairs on its pipeline system according to the following.[ 49 CFR 192.711(b)]

1. Non Integrity Management Repairs: [49 CFR 192.711(b)(1)]

a. gathering lines and offshore transmission lines: For gathering lines subject to this section in accordance with §509 and for offshore transmission lines, an operator must make permanent repairs as soon as feasible. [49 CFR 192.711(b)(1)(i)]

b. onshore transmission lines: Except for gathering lines exempted from this Section in accordance with §509 and offshore transmission lines, after May 24, 2023, whenever an operator discovers any condition that could adversely affect the safe operation of a pipeline segment not covered by an integrity management program under subpart O of this part, it must correct the condition as prescribed in §2914. [49 CFR 192.711(b)(1)(ii)]

2. Integrity Management Repairs. When an operator discovers a condition on a pipeline covered under Chapter 33-Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management, the operator must remediate the condition as prescribed by §3333. D [ 49 CFR 192.711(b)(2)]

C. Welded Patch. Except as provided in §2917. A.2 c, no operator may use a welded patch as a means of repair. [ 49 CFR 192.711(c)]

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIII-2911

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:245 (April 1983), amended LR 10:537 (July 1984), LR 27:1548 (September 2001), LR 30:1268 (June 2004), LR 38:120 (January 2012), Amended LR 501253 (9/1/2024).

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