{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 192.715","title":"Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of welds.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"Each weld that is unacceptable under § 192.241(c) must be repaired as follows:\n\n(a) If it is feasible to take the segment of transmission line out of service, the weld must be repaired in accordance with the applicable requirements of § 192.245.\n\n(b) A weld may be repaired in accordance with § 192.2","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-715.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-715.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-715","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.715","body":"Each weld that is unacceptable under § 192.241(c) must be repaired as follows:\n\n(a) If it is feasible to take the segment of transmission line out of service, the weld must be repaired in accordance with the applicable requirements of § 192.245.\n\n(b) A weld may be repaired in accordance with § 192.245 while the segment of transmission line is in service if:\n\n(1) The weld is not leaking;\n\n(2) The pressure in the segment is reduced so that it does not produce a stress that is more than 20 percent of the SMYS of the pipe; and\n\n(3) Grinding of the defective area can be limited so that at least 1/8-inch (3.2 millimeters) thickness in the pipe weld remains.\n\n(c) A defective weld which cannot be repaired in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b) of this section must be repaired by installing a full encirclement welded split sleeve of appropriate design.\n\n[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-85, 63 FR 37504, July 13, 1998]","truncated":false,"body_characters":942}