# Appendix A to Subpart 2—Procedure for Determining Reporting Threshold

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §401  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. Procedure for Determining Reporting Threshold I. Property Damage Threshold Formula A. Each year after calendar year 2021, the Administrator will publish a notice on PHMSA's website announcing the updates to the property damage threshold criterion that will take effect on July 1 of that year and w

## Document text

A. Procedure for Determining Reporting Threshold

I. Property Damage Threshold Formula

A. Each year after calendar year 2021, the Administrator will publish a notice on PHMSA's website announcing the updates to the property damage threshold criterion that will take effect on July 1 of that year and will remain in effect until the June 30 of the next year. The property damage threshold used in the definition of an Incident at §303 shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:

Where:

Tr is the revised damage threshold, Tp is the previous damage threshold, CPIr is the average Consumer Price Indices for all Urban Consumers (CPI–U) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics each month during the most recent complete calendar year, and CPIp is the average CPI–U for the calendar year used to establish the previous property damage criteria.

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 47:1141 (August 2021).

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