# General Provisions \[49 CFR 192.603\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §2703  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. No person may operate a segment of pipeline unless it is operated in accordance with this Subpart. [49 CFR 192.603(a)] B. Each operator shall keep records necessary to administer the procedures established under §2705. [49 CFR 192.603(b)] C. The administrator or the state agency that has submitte

## Document text

A. No person may operate a segment of pipeline unless it is operated in accordance with this Subpart. [49 CFR 192.603(a)]

B. Each operator shall keep records necessary to administer the procedures established under §2705. [49 CFR 192.603(b)]

C. The administrator or the state agency that has submitted a current certification under the pipeline safety laws, (49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.) with respect to the pipeline facility governed by an operator's plans and procedures may, after notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in 49 CFR 190.206 or the relevant state procedures, require the operator to amend its plans and procedures as necessary to provide a reasonable level of safety. [49 CFR 192.603(c)]

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 9:240 (April 1983), amended LR 10:532 (July 1984), LR 18:857 (August 1992), LR 21:821 (August 1995), LR 24:1312 (July 1998), LR 30:1260 (June 2004), LR 44:1041 (June 2018).

## Provenance

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- Source: <https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/>
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- Document slug: `la-lac-43-xiii-2703`

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  "legalScope": "Louisiana Office of Conservation pipeline-safety rules governing covered transportation of gas, gas reporting, incorporated and modified federal gas-pipeline requirements, drug and alcohol testing, and LNG facilities.",
  "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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