# INSPECTIONS.

**Citation:** Minn. R. 7530.0300  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1997-05-13

Subpart 1. Purpose and scope. For determining and enforcing compliance with safety standards, the office shall conduct periodic inspections and spot checks of records and property in the possession, custody, or control of pipeline operators to determine compliance with applicable pipeline safety sta

## Document text

Subpart 1. Purpose and scope. For determining and enforcing compliance with safety standards, the office shall conduct periodic inspections and spot checks of records and property in the possession, custody, or control of pipeline operators to determine compliance with applicable pipeline safety standards under Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.57. This chapter does not apply to interstate gas or liquid pipeline facilities subject to the enforcement jurisdiction of the federal Office of Pipeline Safety under the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act or the federal Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Safety Act.

Subp. 2. Reasons. Inspections will be conducted pursuant to item A, B, C, D, or E:

A. routine scheduling by the director;

B. a complaint received from a member of the public;

C. information obtained from a previous inspection;

D. an accident or reportable incident; or

E. when there is good cause to believe that a threat to public safety may exist.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/7530.0300>
- Source ID: `mn-revisor`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T03:50:50.082Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T14:12:06.124Z
- Document slug: `minn-r-7530-0300`

### Source metadata

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