# Corrosion Control Records \[49 CFR 192.491\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §2143  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. Each operator shall maintain records or maps to show the location of cathodically protected piping, cathodic protection facilities, galvanic anodes, and neighboring structures bonded to the cathodic protection system. Records or maps showing a stated number of anodes, installed in a stated manner

## Document text

A. Each operator shall maintain records or maps to show the location of cathodically protected piping, cathodic protection facilities, galvanic anodes, and neighboring structures bonded to the cathodic protection system. Records or maps showing a stated number of anodes, installed in a stated manner or spacing, need not show specific distances to each buried anode. [49 CFR 192.491(a)]

B. Each record or map required by Subsection A of this Section must be retained for as long as the pipeline remains in service. [49 CFR 192.491(b)]

C. Each operator shall maintain a record of each test, survey, or inspection required by this Section in sufficient detail to demonstrate the adequacy of corrosion control measures or that a corrosive condition does not exist. These records must be retained for at least five years with the following exceptions: [49 CFR 192.491(c)]

1. Operators must retain records related to §§ 2117.A and E and 2127.B for as long as the pipeline remains in service. [49 CFR 192.491(c)(1)]

2. Operators must retain records of the two most recent atmospheric corrosion inspections for each distribution service line that is being inspected under the interval in §2133.A. [49 CFR 192.491(c)(2)]

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 9:237 (April 1983), amended LR 10:530 (July 1984), LR 24:1311 (July 1998), LR 30:1256 (June 2004), LR 47:1145 (August 2021).

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T05:03:44.627Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T17:09:01.798Z
- Document slug: `la-lac-43-xiii-2143`

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  "applicabilityCaveat": "Part XIII applies only within the scope of its certification or agreement, jurisdictional and facility limitations, and section-specific exclusions. Determine operator status, commodity, intrastate or interstate jurisdiction, coastal or Outer Continental Shelf location, gathering classification, LNG status, and federal preemption before applying a provision.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "Part XIII incorporates and modifies portions of 49 CFR Parts 40, 191, 192, 193, and 199. Bracketed federal citations identify the source provision, but Louisiana numbering and text control only within the state rule's scope; consult both current Louisiana and applicable federal text.",
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