Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Pipe associated with tie-ins must be pressure tested, either with the section to be tied in or separately. [49 CFR 195.308]

A. A record must be made of each pressure test required by this Chapter, and the record of the latest test must be retained as long as the facility tested is in use. [49 CFR 195.310(a)] B. The record required by §30310.A must include: [49 CFR 195.310(b)] 1. the pressure recording…

5. control of released hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide at an accident scene to minimize the hazards, including possible intentional ignition in the cases of flammable highly volatile liquid; [49 CFR 195.402(e)(5)] 6. minimization of public exposure to injury and probability of…

4. Low stress pipelines as specified in § 30118. [49 CFR 195.452(a)(4)] B. What program and practices must operators use to manage pipeline integrity? Each operator of a pipeline covered by this Section must: [49 CFR 195.452(b)] 1. develop a written integrity management program t…

4. Crossovers. An operator may use a manual valve as an alternative equivalent technology for a crossover connection if, during normal operations, the valve is closed to prevent the flow of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide with a locking device or other means designed to preven…

C. Manual operation upon identification of a rupture. Operators using a manual valve as an alternative equivalent technology pursuant to Subsection A of this Section must develop and implement operating procedures and appropriately designate and locate nearby personnel to ensure …

G. Exception. An operator of a gathering line must only comply with the requirements of §30402 effective as of October 4, 2022, and need not comply with the other requirements of this section. [49 CFR 195.402(g)]

c. An operator may request an exemption from the compliance deadline requirements of this section if it can demonstrate to PHMSA, in accordance with the notification procedures in §30418, that installing an EFRD by that compliance deadline would be economically, technically, or o…

a. 80 percent of the first test pressure that produces yield under section N 5.0 of appendix N of ASME B31.8 (incorporated by reference, see §507), reduced by the appropriate factors in §30161.A and E; or [49 CFR 195.406(a)(1)(i)] b. if the pipe is 12-3/4 in. (324 mm.) or less ou…

2. Newly Identified Areas. If an operator obtains information (whether from the information analysis required under Subsection G of this section, Census Bureau maps, or any other source) demonstrating that the area around a pipeline segment has changed to meet the definition of a…

A. This Chapter prescribes minimum requirements for operating and maintaining pipeline systems constructed with steel pipe. [49 CFR 195.400]

A. No operator may operate or maintain its pipeline systems at a level of safety lower than that required by this Chapter and the procedures it is required to establish under §30402.A. [49 CFR 195.401(a)] B. An operator must make repairs on its pipeline system according to the fo…

B. Roles and Responsibilities. Each operator must define the roles and responsibilities of a controller during normal, abnormal, and emergency operating conditions. To provide for a controller’s prompt and appropriate response to operating conditions, an operator must define each…

A. Each operator shall establish and conduct a continuing training program to instruct emergency response personnel to: [49 CFR 195.403(a)] 1. carry out the emergency procedures established under §30402 that relate to their assignments; [49 CFR 195.403(a)(1)] 2. know the characte…

A. Each operator shall maintain current maps and records of its pipeline systems that include at least the following information: [49 CFR 195.404(a)] 1. location and identification of the following pipeline facilities: [49 CFR 195.404(a)(1)] a. breakout tanks; [49 CFR 195.404(a)(…

A. After October 2, 2000, protection provided against ignitions arising out of static electricity, lightning, and stray currents during operation and maintenance activities involving aboveground breakout tanks must be in accordance with API RP 2026 (incorporated by reference, see…

A. Except for surge pressures and other variations from normal operations, no operator may operate a pipeline at a pressure that exceeds any of the following: [49 CFR 195.406(a)] 1. the internal design pressure of the pipe determined in accordance with

A. Each operator must have a communication system to provide for the transmission of information needed for the safe operation of its pipeline system. [49 CFR 195.408(a)] B. The communication system required by §30408.A must, as a minimum, include means for: [49 CFR 195.408(b)] 1…

A. Except as provided in §30410.B, each operator shall place and maintain line markers over each buried pipeline in accordance with the following: [49 CFR 195.410(a)] 1. markers must be located at each public road crossing, at each railroad crossing, and in sufficient number alon…

A. Each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding three weeks, but at least 26 times each calendar year, inspect the surface conditions on or adjacent to each pipeline right-of-way. Methods of inspection include walking, driving, flying or other appropriate means of traversing t…

A. Except for gathering lines of 4 1/2 inches (114 mm) nominal outside diameter or smaller, each operator shall prepare and follow a procedure to identify its pipelines in the Gulf of America and its inlets in waters less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep as measured from mean low w…

A. General. Following an extreme weather event or natural disaster that has the likelihood of damage to infrastructure by the scouring or movement of the soil surrounding the pipeline, such as a named tropical storm or hurricane; a flood that exceeds the river, shoreline, or cree…

A. Scope. This section applies to onshore line pipe that can accommodate inspection by means of in-line inspection tools and is not subject to the integrity management requirements in § 30452. [49 CFR 195.416(a)] B. General. An operator must perform an initial assessment of each …

A. As used in this part, a notification of potential rupture means the notification to, or observation by, an operator (e.g., by or to its controller(s) in a control room, field personnel, nearby pipeline or utility personnel, the public, local responders, or public authorities) …

A. Applicability. For newly constructed and entirely replaced onshore hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline segments, as defined at §30105, with diameters of 6 inches or greater that could affect high-consequence areas or are located in high consequence areas (HCA), and tha…

3. if the 30-minute-maximum response time cannot be achieved in the drill, the operator must revise response efforts to achieve compliance with §30419 no later than 12 months after the drill. Alternative valve shut-off measures must be in accordance with Subsection F of this Sect…

A. Each operator shall maintain each valve that is necessary for the safe operation of its pipeline systems in good working order at all times. [49 CFR 195.420(a)] B. Each operator must, at least twice each calendar year, but at intervals not exceeding 7 1⁄2 months, inspect each …

A. Each operator shall, in repairing its pipeline systems, insure that the repairs are made in a safe manner and are made so as to prevent damage to persons or property. [49 CFR 195.422(a)] B. No operator may use any pipe, valve, or fitting, for replacement in repairing pipeline …

A. No operator may move any line pipe, unless the pressure in the line section involved is reduced to not more than 50 percent of the maximum operating pressure. [49 CFR 195.424(a)] B. No operator may move any pipeline containing highly volatile liquids where materials in the lin…

A. No operator may use a launcher or receiver that is not equipped with a relief device capable of safely relieving pressure in the barrel before insertion or removal of scrapers or spheres. The operator must use a suitable device to indicate that pressure has been relieved in th…

A. Except as provided in §30428.B, each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, or in the case of pipelines used to carry highly volatile liquids, at intervals not to exceed seven and one-half months, but at least twice each cal…

A. Each operator shall maintain adequate firefighting equipment at each pump station and breakout tank area. The equipment must be: [49 CFR 195.430] 1. in proper operating condition at all times; [49 CFR 195.430(a)] 2. plainly marked so that its identity as firefighting equipment…

A. Except for breakout tanks inspected under §30432 B and C, each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, inspect each in-service breakout tank. [49 CFR 195.432(a)] B. Each operator must inspect the physical integrity of in-serv…

A. Each operator must maintain signs visible to the public around each pumping station and breakout tank area. Each sign must contain the name of the operator and a telephone number (including area code) where the operator can be reached at all times. [49 CFR 195.434]

A. Each operator shall provide protection for each pumping station and breakout tank area and other exposed facility (such as scraper traps) from vandalism and unauthorized entry. [49 CFR 195.436]

A. Each operator shall prohibit smoking and open flames in each pump station area and each breakout tank area where there is a possibility of the leakage of a flammable hazardous liquid or of the presence of flammable vapors. [49 CFR 195.438]

A. Each pipeline operator must develop and implement a written continuing public education program that follows the guidance provided in the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Recommended Practice (RP) 1162 (incorporated by reference, see §30107). [49 CFR 195.440(a)] B. The ope…

A. Except as provided in §30442.D, each operator of a buried pipeline must carry out, in accordance with this section, a written program to prevent damage to that pipeline from excavation activities. For the purpose of this Section, the term excavation activities includes excavat…

A. Scope. Except for offshore gathering and regulated rural gathering pipelines, this section applies to all hazardous liquid pipelines transporting liquid in single phase (without gas in the liquid). [49 CFR 195.444(a)] B. General. A pipeline must have an effective system for de…

A. General. This Section applies to each operator of a pipeline facility with a controller working in a control room who monitors and controls all or part of a pipeline facility through a SCADA system. Each operator must have and follow written control room management procedures …

A. The following definitions apply to this Section and

A. Notwithstanding any pipeline integrity management program or integrity assessment schedule otherwise required under § 30452, each operator of any underwater hazardous liquid pipeline facility located in a high consequence area that is not an offshore pipeline facility and any …

A. ICF/MRs will be subject to a review of each client's need for ICF/MR services. B. Interdisciplinary Team (ID Team). Before admission to an ICF/MR, or before authorization for payment, an interdisciplinary team of health professionals will make a comprehensive medical, social a…

A. The following documentation and procedures are required to obtain medical certification for ICF/MR Medicaid vendor payment. The documentation should be submitted to the appropriate HSS regional office. 1. Social evaluation: a. must not be completed more than 90 days prior to a…

A. This Subchapter prescribes the minimum requirements for operator qualification of individuals performing covered tasks on a pipeline facility. [49 CFR 195.501(a)] B. For the purpose of this Subchapter, a covered task is an activity, identified by the operator, that: [49 CFR 19…

Abnormal Operating Condition―a condition identified by the operator that may indicate a malfunction of a component or deviation from normal operations that may: 1. indicate a condition exceeding design limits; or 2. result in a hazard(s) to persons, property, or the environment. …

A. Each operator shall have and follow a written qualification program. The program shall include provisions to: 1. identify covered tasks; [49 CFR 195.505(a)] 2. ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks are qualified; [49 CFR 195.505(b)] 3. allow indiv…

A. Each operator shall maintain records that demonstrate compliance with this Subchapter. 1. Qualification records shall include: [49 CFR 195.507(a)] a. identification of qualified individuals(s); [49 CFR 195.507(a)(1)] b. identification of the covered tasks the individual is qua…

A. Operators must have a written qualification program by April 27, 2001. The program must be available for review by the administrator or by a state agency participating under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601 if the program is under the authority of that state agency [49 CFR 195.509(a)]. B…

A. This Subchapter prescribes minimum requirements for protecting steel pipelines against corrosion.