{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 192.713","title":"Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of imperfections and damages.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) Each imperfection or damage that impairs the serviceability of pipe in a steel transmission line operating at or above 40 percent of SMYS must be—\n\n(1) Removed by cutting out and replacing a cylindrical piece of pipe; or\n\n(2) Repaired by a method that reliable engineering tests and analyses show","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-713.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-713.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-713","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.713","body":"(a) Each imperfection or damage that impairs the serviceability of pipe in a steel transmission line operating at or above 40 percent of SMYS must be—\n\n(1) Removed by cutting out and replacing a cylindrical piece of pipe; or\n\n(2) Repaired by a method that reliable engineering tests and analyses show can permanently restore the serviceability of the pipe.\n\n(b) Operating pressure must be at a safe level during repair operations.\n\n[Amdt. 192-88, 64 FR 69665, Dec. 14, 1999]","truncated":false,"body_characters":474}