Report Submission Requirements

§ 191.7 Report Submission Requirements#

(a)Each written report required by this part, with the exception of the "Safety-Related Condition Report", will be made to Pipeline Safety Office, Arkansas Public Service Commission, P. O. Box 400, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-0400. These will be submitted in duplicate.#

(b)The Safety-Related Condition Reports required by §§ 191.23 and 191.25 will be submitted directly to: Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation, the Information Resources Manager, PHP-10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. A copy of these reports must be submitted concurrently to the Pipeline Safety Office, Arkansas Public Service Commission.#

(c)General. Except as provided in paragraph#

(d)of this section, an operator must submit each report required by this part electronically to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration at http://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline unless an alternative reporting method is authorized in accordance with paragraph#

(f)of this section.#

(d)Exceptions. An operator is not required to submit a safety-related condition report (§ 191.25) electronically.#

(e)Safety Related Conditions. An operator must submit concurrently to the Arkansas Pipeline Safety Office and to PHMSA a safety-related condition report required by §191.23 for intrastate pipeline transportation.#

(f)Alternative Reporting Method. If electronic reporting imposes an undue burden and hardship, an operator may submit a written request for an alternative reporting method to the Information Resources Manager, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHP-20, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590. The request must describe the undue burden and hardship. PHMSA will review the request and may authorize, in writing, an alternative reporting method. An authorization will state the period for which it is valid, which may be indefinite. An operator must contact PHMSA at 202-366-8075, or electronically to informationresourcesmanager@dot.gov or make arrangements for submitting a report that is due after a request for alternative reporting is submitted but before an authorization or denial is received.#

(g)National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS). An operator must provide the NPMS data to the address identified in the NPMS Operator Standards manual available at www.npms.phams.dot.gov or by contacting the PHMSA Geographic Information Systems Manager at#

(202)366-4595.#