Louisiana Administrative Code

A. General Provisions 1. Portable fire extinguishers and fire hoses shall be certified, hydrostatically tested, inspected, installed, maintained and serviced in compliance with NFPA 10 or 1961 or 1962, as adopted by the Office of State Fire Marshal in LAC-55:V:103 or noted in the…

A. All new (complete or renovated) required fixed fire suppression systems including kitchen, pre-engineered and engineered systems, and fire detection and alarm systems shall be certified, hydrostatically tested, inspected, installed, integrated, maintained and serviced in compl…

A. All hydrostatic testing shall be conducted in compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation hydrostatic testing requirements, or, where applicable, in compliance with the appropriate NFPA code or standard as adopted by the Office of State Fire Marshal in LAC 55:V.103 and t…

A. Upon installation of any new fire protection system, the system shall have a tag permanently affixed to the panel for fire detection and alarm and fixed fire suppression systems. On kitchen fixed fire suppression systems, the tag shall be permanently affixed to the side of the…

A. All portable fire extinguishers, fire hoses, fixed fire suppression equipment and/or systems, and fire detection and alarm equipment and/or systems shall be tagged or stenciled in the following manner. B. Service Tags 1. A service tag shall be completed and attached to a porta…

A. The following acts are prohibited and shall be considered grounds for administrative action to be taken against firms, persons and/or employees committing such: 1. charging a customer for work that was not performed; 2. misrepresenting oneself and/or one's firm to a customer, …

A. The State Fire Marshal or his designated representative, shall make, or cause to be made, from time to time, inspections of a firm's physical locations, vehicles or job sites to verify required certificates, employee lists, employee licenses, business records and insurances, e…

A. The State Fire Marshal may refuse the issuance or renewal of, suspend, or revoke a certificate of registration, or license and impose administrative penalties, if, after notice and hearing, as provided for by the Administrative Procedures Act, it is found that a person, certif…

A. If any provision of these rules or the application thereof to any firm, person, employee or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or any other application of these rules which can be given effect without the invalid p…

A. The office adopts by reference in their entirety those copyrighted codes or standards enumerated in LAC 55:V.103 published by and available from the National Fire Protection Association, Inc. (NFPA), Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02268. A copy of the codes and stan…

A. The criteria for recognition by the Office of State Fire Marshal as a "Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory" shall be as follows. The applicant laboratory's portable fire extinguisher testing standards shall meet or exceed the best listed national standards: 1. Fire Test S…

A. Each certified firm location shall be required to possess the equipment, tools, NFPA codes, standards and manufacturer's UL listed installation and service manuals necessary to properly certify, hydrostatic test, inspect, install, integrate, maintain or service the systems or …

A. No system requiring plan submittal in accordance with R.S. 40:1574 et seq., shall be installed or integrated prior to submitting plans with required documentation and receiving authorization to install such system from the Plan Review Section of the Office of State Fire Marsha…

A. All electrical contractors who have met all requirements and passed a prescribed written examination based upon National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Code 70, the National Electrical Code, that has been given either by a recognized political subdivision of the state of L…

A. Marking of Vehicles. All service vehicles owned or operated by firms or their employees used for regulated activities, as defined by R.S. 40:1664.1 et seq., and these rules shall have the firm name and firm certificate number permanently inscribed, painted, stenciled or affixe…

The following chapters, as they appeared on June 30, 1996, are hereby repealed or renumbered as indicated below. A. Chapter 31 is repealed. B. Chapter 60 is repealed with the exception of LAC 33:III.6099 which is moved and renumbered as LAC 33:III.2901.G. C. Chapter 61 is repeale…

A. Except for 40 CFR 60, subpart AAA, and as modified in this Section, standards of performance for new stationary sources, published in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR 60, July 1, 2025, are hereby incorporated by reference as they apply to the state of Louisiana. B. Co…

A. The ICF/MR standards for payment specify the requirements of federal and state law and regulations governing services provided by intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded and persons with other developmental disabilities (ICF/MR). B. The Medicaid Program is admin…

A. Definitions regarding Mental Retardation are adopted from the American Association on Mental Deficiency Manual on Terminology and Classification in Mental Retardation, 1977 Edition. B. Definitions for Developmental Disabilities are taken from the 1983 amended R.S. 28:330-444 b…

A. This Subpart prescribes safety standards and reporting requirements for pipeline facilities used in the transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide. [49 CFR 195.0]

A. Covered. Except for the pipelines listed in Subsection B of this Section, this Subpart applies to pipeline facilities and the transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide associated with those facilities within the state of Louisiana, including the coastal zone limits…

B. Exceptions. This Section does not apply to: [49 CFR 195.120(b)] 1. manifolds; [49 CFR 195.120(b)(1)] 2. station piping such as at pump stations, meter stations, or pressure reducing stations; [49 CFR 195.120(b)(2)] 3. piping associated with tank farms and other storage facilit…

A. No person may transport any hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide unless the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide is chemically compatible with both the pipeline, including all components, and any other commodity that it may come into contact with while in the pipeline. [49 CFR 195…

ii. Reserved [49 CFR 195.11(b)(2)(ii)] c. For non-steel pipelines constructed after July 3, 2009, notify the Administrator according to

A. As used in this Subpart, a USA means a drinking water or ecological resource area that is unusually sensitive to environmental damage from a hazardous liquid pipeline release. 1. A USA drinking water resource is: a. the water intake for a Community Water System (CWS) or a Non-…

d. Beginning no later than January 3, 2009, comply with the reporting requirements in Subchapter B of Chapter 301 this Subpart. [49 CFR 195.11(b)(4)] e. Establish the maximum operating pressure of the pipeline according to §30406 before transportation begins, or if the pipeline e…

A. An operator may make arrangements with another person for the performance of any action required by this Subpart. However, the operator is not thereby relieved from the responsibility for compliance with any requirement of this Subpart.

A. Each operator of a regulated rural gathering line, as defined in Paragraph 1 of this section, must comply with the safety requirements described in Paragraph 2 of this Section. [49 CFR 195.11] 1. Definition. As used in this section, a regulated rural gathering line means an on…

A. Scope. Pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity must comply with the reporting requirements of Subchapter B of this Subpart. [49 CFR 195.13(a)] B. Implementation Period [49 CFR 195.13(b)] 1. Annual Reporting. Comply with the annual reporting requirements in Subchapt…

A. Scope. Gathering lines that do not otherwise meet the definition of a regulated rural gathering line in §30117 and any gathering line not already covered under §30103.A.1, 2, 3 or 4 must comply with the reporting requirements of Subchapter B of this Chapter. [49 CFR 195.15(a)]…

2. An operator must notify PHMSA of any following event not later than 60 days after the event occurs: [49 CFR 195.64(c)(2)] a. a change in the primary entity responsible (i.e., with an assigned OPID) for managing or administering a safety program required by this Subpart coverin…

A. An accident report is required for each failure in a pipeline system subject to this Subpart in which there is a release of the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide transported resulting in any of the following: [49 CFR 195.50] 1. explosion or fire not intentionally set by the o…

A. Notice Requirements. At the earliest practicable moment within one hour following discovery, of a release of the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide transported resulting in an event described in §30125, but no later than one hour after confirmed discovery, the operator of the …

A. Each operator that experiences an accident that is required to be reported under §30125 must, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after discovery of the accident, file an accident report on DOT Form 7000-1. For intrastate facilities subject to the jurisdiction o…

A. Each report of a safety-related condition under §30133.A must be filed (received by the commissioner and administrator) in writing within five working days (not including Saturday, Sunday, or federal holidays) after the day a representative of the operator first determines tha…

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, and correct that information …

A. For each abandoned offshore pipeline facility or each abandoned onshore pipeline facility that crosses over, under or through a commercially navigable waterway, the last operator of that facility must file a report upon abandonment of that facility. [49 CFR 195.59] 1. The pref…

A. If the Department of Energy and Natural Resources investigates an accident, the operator involved shall make available to the representative of the department all records and information that in any way pertain to the accident, and shall afford all reasonable assistance in the…

A. Each operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline facility must provide the following geospatial data to PHMSA for that facility: 1. geospatial data, attributes, metadata and transmittal letter appropriate for use in the National Pipeline Mapping System. Acceptable formats and addi…

A. The control number assigned by the Office of Management and Budget to the hazardous liquid pipeline information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act are 2137-0047, 2137-0601, 2137-0604, 2137-0605, 2137-0618, and 2137-0622. [49 CFR 195.63]

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…

A. Each owner or operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline facility, following an accident involving a pipeline facility that results in a hazardous liquid spill, must provide safety data sheets on any spilled hazardous liquid to the designated Federal On-Scene Coordinator and appr…

A. This Subchapter prescribes minimum design requirements for new pipeline systems constructed with steel pipe and for relocating, replacing, or otherwise changing existing systems constructed with steel pipe. However, it does not apply to the movement of line pipe covered by

A. Notwithstanding any requirement of the Subchapter which incorporates by reference an edition of a document listed in §30107, a metallic component other than pipe manufactured in accordance with any other edition of that document is qualified for use if: [49 CFR 195.101] 1. it …

A. Material for components of the system must be chosen for the temperature environment in which the components will be used so that the pipeline will maintain its structural integrity. [49 CFR 195.102(a)] B. Components of carbon dioxide pipelines that are subject to low temperat…

A. If, within a pipeline system, two or more components are to be connected at a place where one will operate at a higher pressure than another, the system must be designed so that any component operating at the lower pressure will not be over-stressed. [49 CFR 195.104]

A. Any external pressure that will be exerted on the pipe must be provided for in designing a pipeline system. [49 CFR 195.108]

A. Anticipated external loads (e.g., earthquakes, vibration, thermal expansion, and contraction) must be provided for in designing a pipeline system. In providing for expansion and flexibility, Section 419 of ASME must be followed. [49 CFR 195.110(a)] B. The pipe and other compon…

A. A carbon dioxide pipeline system must be designed to mitigate the effects of fracture propagation. Piping systems must be analyzed for potential propagating fractures. Methods of limiting the extent of such fractures shall be applied where warranted [49 CFR 195.111]

A. Any new pipe installed in a pipeline system must comply with the following. [49 CFR 195.112] 1. The pipe must be made of steel of the carbon, low alloy-high strength, or alloy type that is able to withstand the internal pressures and external loads and pressures anticipated fo…