# When may an operator deviate from required periodic inspections under this subpart? \[49 CFR 192.1013\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §3513  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. An operator may propose to reduce the frequency of periodic inspections and tests required in this Subpart on the basis of the engineering analysis and risk assessment required by this Chapter. [49 CFR 192.1013(a)] B. An operator must submit its proposal to the PHMSA Associate Administrator for P

## Document text

A. An operator may propose to reduce the frequency of periodic inspections and tests required in this Subpart on the basis of the engineering analysis and risk assessment required by this Chapter. [49 CFR 192.1013(a)]

B. An operator must submit its proposal to the PHMSA Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety or, in the case of an intrastate pipeline facility regulated by the State, the appropriate state agency. The applicable oversight agency may accept the proposal on its own authority, with or without conditions and limitations, on a showing that the operator's proposal, which includes the adjusted interval, will provide an equal or greater overall level of safety. [49 CFR 192.1013(b)]

C. An operator may implement an approved reduction in the frequency of a periodic inspection or test only where the operator has developed and implemented an integrity management program that provides an equal or improved overall level of safety despite the reduced frequency of periodic inspections. [49 CFR 192.1013(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 38:124 (January 2012).

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