# Direct Assessment \[49 CFR 192.490\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §2142  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. Each operator that uses direct assessment as defined in §3303 on an onshore transmission line made primarily of steel or iron to evaluate the effects of a threat in the first column must carry out the direct assessment according to the standard listed in the second column. These standards do not 

## Document text

A. Each operator that uses direct assessment as defined in §3303 on an onshore transmission line made primarily of steel or iron to evaluate the effects of a threat in the first column must carry out the direct assessment according to the standard listed in the second column. These standards do not apply to methods associated with direct assessment, such as close interval surveys, voltage gradient surveys, or examination of exposed pipelines, when used separately from the direct assessment process [49 CFR 192.490] .

Threat

Standard1

External corrosion

§33252

Internal corrosion in pipelines that transport dry gas.

§3327

Stress corrosion cracking

§3329

1For lines not subject to Chapter 33 of this Subpart, the terms "covered segment" and "covered pipeline segment" in §§3325, 3327, and 3329 refer to the pipeline segment on which direct assessment is performed.

2In §3325B, the provision regarding detection of coating damage applies only to pipelines subject to Chapter 33 of this Subpart.

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

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 33:480 (March 2007).

## Provenance

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