# Conversion to Service Subject to this Part \[49 CFR 192.14\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §514  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. A steel pipeline previously used in service not subject to Part XIII qualifies for use under this Part if the operator prepares and follows a written procedure to carry out the following requirements. [49 CFR 192.14(a)] 1. The design, construction, operation, and maintenance history of the pipeli

## Document text

A. A steel pipeline previously used in service not subject to Part XIII qualifies for use under this Part if the operator prepares and follows a written procedure to carry out the following requirements. [49 CFR 192.14(a)]

1. The design, construction, operation, and maintenance history of the pipeline must be reviewed and, where sufficient historical records are not available, appropriate tests must be performed to determine if the pipeline is in a satisfactory condition for safe operation. [49 CFR 192.14(a)(1)]

2. The pipeline right-of-way, all aboveground segments of the pipeline, and appropriately selected underground segments must be visually inspected for physical defects and operating conditions which reasonably could be expected to impair the strength or tightness of the pipeline. [49 CFR 192.14(a)(2)]

3. All known unsafe defects and conditions must be corrected in accordance with this Part. [49 CFR 192.14(a)(3)]

4. The pipeline must be tested in accordance with Chapter 23 of this Subpart to substantiate the maximum allowable operating pressure permitted by Chapter 27 of this Subpart. [49 CFR 192.14(a)(4)]

B. Each operator must keep for the life of the pipeline a record of investigations, tests, repairs, replacements, and alterations made under the requirements of Subsection A of this Section. [49 CFR 192.14(b)]

C. An operator converting a pipeline from service not previously covered by this part must notify PHMSA 60 days before the conversion occurs as required by §322 of this Chapter. [49 CFR 192.14(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 9:220 (April 1983), amended LR 10:512 (July 1984), LR 30:1227 (June 2004), LR 44:1035 (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-514`

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