Louisiana Administrative Code

A. The filing of a request for declaratory ruling shall not automatically stay any other department action.

A. The secretary may issue a declaratory ruling setting forth the department's position with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction or authority or describing proposed agency action. B. The declaratory rulings clerk shall give the petitioner whose declaratory ruling has be…

A. A declaratory ruling is not binding on the department except as to the parties and does not constitute a rule as defined in R.S. 49:951 nor does its issuance require "rulemaking" as defined in R.S. 49:951. B. A declaratory ruling may be used by the petitioner as a defense in a…

A. At the time a request for issuance of a declaratory ruling is filed, it shall be assigned a docket number by the declaratory rulings clerk. The docket number shall be used on all subsequent documents filed in the matter. The fact that a request for declaratory ruling is docket…

A. Parties in declaratory ruling proceedings may include: 1. the petitioner; and 2. an intervener. B. Parties shall have the right to retain counsel to represent them, but shall not be required to do so.

A. An aggrieved person has the right to intervene as a party in a declaratory ruling, provided the proper petition for intervention is filed at least 15 days prior to the declaratory ruling and such intervention is not likely to create an undue broadening of the issues or otherwi…

A. When two or more petitions for declaratory ruling involve a common issue or issues of law or fact, they may be consolidated and considered as a single petition. In such cases all petitions shall be docketed under the lowest docket number. B. Petitions may be separated to simpl…

A. Pleadings shall: 1. state the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the person causing the pleading to be filed. In instances where the person filing a pleading is represented by another person, that person's name, address, and telephone number shall be included in th…

A. Any pleading, document, or other item that is being filed into the record maintained by the declaratory rulings clerk shall be filed by mail or hand delivery to the clerk. B. All pleadings, documents, or other items shall be deemed filed on the date received by the declaratory…

A. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed in this Chapter or the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, R.S. 30:2001 et seq., the date of the act or event after which the period begins to run shall not be included.

A. No discovery is allowed by or between the parties to proceedings concerning a petition for declaratory ruling.

A. A party seeking judicial review of a declaratory ruling shall comply with R.S. 30:2050.21.

A. Issuance of a ruling or unconditional withdrawal of the request for a ruling terminates the proceedings related to a request or petition for declaratory ruling.

A. Entry. The original of any declaratory ruling or order issued shall be filed with the declaratory rulings clerk who shall notify all parties of the decision or order. B. Notice 1. When a declaratory rulings officer issues, reverses, or modifies a declaratory ruling, a copy sha…

A. Fee for Declaratory Ruling 1. After a petition for a declaratory ruling has been received by the department, the appointing authority will determine how the department will proceed according to LAC 33:I.1119.A. If the department decides to proceed via LAC 33:I.1119.A.1 or LAC …

A. This Chapter prescribes minimum requirements for the design and installation of pipeline components and facilities. In addition, it prescribes requirements relating to protection against accidental overpressuring. [49 CFR 192.141]

A. Notwithstanding any requirement of this Chapter which incorporates by reference an edition of a document listed in §507 or §5103 of this Subpart, a metallic component manufactured in accordance with any other edition of that document is qualified for use under this Subpart if …

A. Except for cast iron and plastic valves, each valve must meet the minimum requirements of API Spec 6D (incorporated by reference, see §507), or to a national or international standard that provides an equivalent performance level. A valve may not be used under operating condit…

A. Each flange or flange accessory (other than cast iron) must meet the minimum requirements of ASME/ANSI B16.5(incorporated by reference, see §507) and MSS SP 44. (incorporated by reference, see §507), or the equivalent. [49 CFR 192.147(a)] B. Each flange assembly must be able t…

A. The minimum metal thickness of threaded fittings may not be less than specified for the pressures and temperatures in the applicable standards referenced in Part XIII, or their equivalent. [49 CFR 192.149(a)] B. Each steel butt-welding fitting must have pressure and temperatur…

A. Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this Section, each new transmission line and each replacement of line pipe, valve, fitting, or other line component in a transmission line, must be designed and constructed to accommodate the passage of instrumented internal inspect…

A. Each mechanical fitting used to make a hot tap must be designed for at least the operating pressure of the pipeline. [49 CFR 192.151(a)] B. Where a ductile iron pipe is tapped, the extent of full-thread engagement and the need for the use of outside-sealing service connections…

A. Except for branch connections and assemblies of standard pipe and fittings joined by circumferential welds, the design pressure of each component fabricated by welding, whose strength cannot be determined, must be established in accordance with Paragraph UG-101 of the ASME Boi…

A. Each welded branch connection made to pipe in the form of a single connection, or in a header or manifold as a series of connections, must be designed to ensure that the strength of the pipeline system is not reduced, taking into account the stresses in the remaining pipe wall…

A. Each extruded outlet must be suitable for anticipated service conditions and must be at least equal to the design strength of the pipe and other fittings in the pipeline to which it is attached. [49 CFR 192.157]

A. Each pipeline must be designed with enough flexibility to prevent thermal expansion or contraction from causing excessive stresses in the pipe or components, excessive bending or unusual loads at joints, or undesirable forces or moments at points of connection to equipment, or…

A. Each pipeline and its associated equipment must have enough anchors or supports to: [49 CFR 192.161(a)] 1. prevent undue strain on connected equipment; [49 CFR 192.161(a)(1)] 2. resist longitudinal forces caused by a bend or offset in the pipe; and [49 CFR 192.161(a)(2)] 3. pr…

A. Location of compressor building. Except for a compressor building on a platform located offshore or in inland navigable waters, each main compressor building of a compressor station must be located on property under the control of the operator. It must be far enough away from …

A. Where entrained vapors in gas may liquefy under the anticipated pressure and temperature conditions, the compressor must be protected against the introduction of those liquids in quantities that could cause damage. [49 CFR 192.165(a)] B. Each liquid separator used to remove en…

A. Except for unattended field compressor stations of 1,000 horsepower (746 kilowatts) or less, each compressor station must have an emergency shutdown system that meets the following. [49 CFR 192.167(a)] 1. It must be able to block gas out of the station and blow down the statio…

A. Each compressor station must have pressure relief or other suitable protective devices of sufficient capacity and sensitivity to ensure that the maximum allowable operating pressure of the station piping and equipment is not exceeded by more than 10 percent. [49 CFR 192.169(a)…

A. Each compressor station must have adequate fire protection facilities. If fire pumps are a part of these facilities, their operation may not be affected by the emergency shutdown system. [49 CFR 192.171(a)] B. Each compressor station prime mover, other than an electrical induc…

A. Each compressor station building must be ventilated to ensure that employees are not endangered by the accumulation of gas in rooms, sumps, attics, pits, or other enclosed places. [49 CFR 192.173]

A. Each pipe-type and bottle-type holder must be designed so as to prevent the accumulation of liquids in the holder, in connecting pipe, or in auxiliary equipment, that might cause corrosion or interfere with the safe operation of the holder. [49 CFR 192.175(a)] B. Each pipe-typ…

A. Each bottle-type holder must be: [49 CFR 192.177(a)] 1. located on a site entirely surrounded by fencing that prevents access by unauthorized persons and with minimum clearance from the fence as follows: [49 CFR 192.177(a)(1)] Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Minimum Clear…

A. Each transmission line, other than offshore segments, must have sectionalizing block valves spaced as follows, unless in a particular case the commissioner/administrator finds that alternative spacing would provide an equivalent level of safety: [49 CFR 192.179(a)] 1. each poi…

A. Each high-pressure distribution system must have valves spaced so as to reduce the time to shut down a section of main in an emergency. The valve spacing is determined by the operating pressure, the size of the mains, and the local physical conditions. [49 CFR 192.181(a)] B. E…

A. Each underground vault or pit for valves, pressure relieving, pressure limiting, or pressure regulating stations, must be able to meet the loads which may be imposed upon it, and to protect installed equipment. [49 CFR 192.183(a)] B. There must be enough working space so that …

A. Each vault must be located in an accessible location and, so far as practical, away from: [49 CFR 192.185] 1. street intersections or points where traffic is heavy or dense; [49 CFR 192.185(a)] 2. points of minimum elevation, catch basins, or places where the access cover will…

A. Each underground vault or closed top pit containing either a pressure regulating or reducing station, or a pressure limiting or relieving station, must be sealed, vented or ventilated, as follows. [49 CFR 192.187] 1. When the internal volume exceeds 200 cubic feet (5.7 cubic m…

A. Each vault must be designated so as to minimize the entrance of water. [49 CFR 192.189(a)] B. A vault containing gas piping may not be connected by means of a drain connection to any other underground structure. [49 CFR 192.189(b)] C. Electrical equipment in vaults must confor…

A. Each valve installed in plastic pipe must be designed so as to protect the plastic material against excessive torsional or shearing loads when the valve or shutoff is operated, and from any other secondary stresses that might be exerted through the valve or its enclosure. [49 …

A. If the maximum actual operating pressure of the distribution system is 60 psi (414 kPa) gage, or less, and a service regulator having the following characteristics is used, no other pressure limiting device is required: [49 CFR 192.197(a)] 1. a regulator capable of reducing di…

A. Except for rupture discs, each pressure relief or pressure limiting device must: [49 CFR 192.199] 1. be constructed of materials such that the operation of a device will not be impaired by corrosion; [49 CFR 192.199(a)] 2. have valves and valve seats that are designed not to s…

A. Each pressure relief station or pressure limiting station or group of those stations installed to protect a pipeline must have enough capacity, and must be set to operate, to insure the following: [49 CFR 192.201(a)] 1. in a low pressure distribution system, the pressure may n…

A. Applicability. This Section applies to the design of instrument, control, and sampling pipe and components. It does not apply to permanently closed systems, such as fluid-filled temperature-responsive devices. [49 CFR 192.203(a)] B. Materials and Design. All materials employed…

A. For steel transmission pipelines installed after July 1, 2020, an operator must collect or make, and retain for the life of the pipeline, records documenting the manufacturing standard and pressure rating to which each valve was manufactured and tested in accordance with this …

H. The valve spacing requirements of Subsection A of this section do not apply to pipe replacements on a pipeline if the distance between each point on the pipeline and the nearest valve does not exceed: [49 CFR 192.179(h)] 1. 4 miles in Class 4 locations, with a total spacing be…

A. The purpose of these rules and regulations are: 1. to establish the time when pumpage charges assessed by the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission in accordance with R.S. 38:3083 are delinquent; and 2. to provide for penalties for violation of Act 678, Regular Ses…

A. The rules and regulations contained herein shall apply to all users in the parishes of East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana who are determined by the board of commissioners to be liable for the payment of pumpage charges (R.S. 3…