# Control Center \[49 CFR 193.2441\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §7541  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. Each LNG plant must have a control center from which operations and warning devices are monitored as required by this part. A control center must have the following capabilities and characteristics. 1. It must be located apart or protected from other LNG facilities so that it is operational durin

## Document text

A. Each LNG plant must have a control center from which operations and warning devices are monitored as required by this part. A control center must have the following capabilities and characteristics.

1. It must be located apart or protected from other LNG facilities so that it is operational during a controllable emergency. [49 CFR 193.2441(a)]

2. Each remotely actuated control system and each automatic shutdown control system required by this part must be operable from the control center. [49 CFR 193.2441(b)]

3. Each control center must have personnel in continuous attendance while any of the components under its control are in operation, unless the control is being performed from another control center which has personnel in continuous attendance. [49 CFR 193.2441(c)]

4. If more than one control center is located at an LNG Plant, each control center must have more than one means of communication with each other center. [49 CFR 193.2441(d)]

5. Each control center must have a means of communicating a warning of hazardous conditions to other locations within the plant frequented by personnel. [49 CFR 193.2441(e)]

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:551.C.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 44:1053 (June 2018).

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/>
- Source ID: `la-osr-lac`
- SHA-256: `537e027b1f04176ad3e503ee411f010efd2b98b00246de96e87292c032dec10a`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T05:03:44.627Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T12:11:54.513Z
- Document slug: `la-lac-43-xiii-7541`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "jurisdiction": "US-LA",
  "part": "LAC 43:XIII",
  "section": "7541",
  "pipelineScope": "louisiana-pipeline-safety",
  "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.",
  "historicalNote": "HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 44:1053 (June 2018).",
  "authorityNote": "AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:551.C.",
  "reserved": false,
  "references": [
    {
      "citation": "49 CFR 193.2441",
      "referenceType": "cfr",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/part-193"
    }
  ],
  "sourceEdition": "December 2025",
  "artifactPath": "data/sources/louisiana/louisiana-lac-title-43-parts-ix-xi-xiii.docx",
  "artifactSha256": "568d6b8b3cc244c67a0c93c040442fa53a1bbdafcb688b253cfa707d84d64259",
  "publicationStatus": "Current state-certified Louisiana Administrative Code compilation; section-level effective dates are not inferred from compilation or monthly history citations.",
  "rights": "The Louisiana Administrative Code is the state-certified publication. Preserve Office of State Register attribution and review Louisiana website terms, agency marks, incorporated standards, and third-party material before redistribution.",
  "region": "LA"
}
```