# What requirements apply to pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity?

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- **citation:** 49 CFR 195.13
- **title:** What requirements apply to pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity?
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2026-08-18
- **summary:** (a) Scope. Pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity must comply with the reporting requirements of subpart B of this part.

(b) Implementation period—(1) Annual reporting. Comply with the annual reporting requirements in subpart B of this part by March 31, 2021.

(2) Accident and safety-r
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(a) Scope. Pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity must comply with the reporting requirements of subpart B of this part.

(b) Implementation period—(1) Annual reporting. Comply with the annual reporting requirements in subpart B of this part by March 31, 2021.

(2) Accident and safety-related reporting. Comply with the accident and safety-related condition reporting requirements in subpart B of this part by January 1, 2021.

(c) Exceptions. (1) This section does not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in a gravity line that meets the definition of a low-stress pipeline, travels no farther than 1 mile from a facility boundary, and does not cross any waterways used for commercial navigation.

(2) The reporting requirements in §§ 195.52, 195.61, and 195.65 do not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in a gravity line.

(3) The drug and alcohol testing requirements in part 199 of this subchapter do not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in a gravity line.

[Amdt. 195-102, 84 FR 52294, Oct. 1, 2019]
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