Filing Safety-Related Condition Reports [49 CFR 191.25]

(A)A. Each report of a safety-related condition under §323.A.1-9 of this Part must be filed (received by the associate administrator/commissioner) in writing within five working days (not including Saturday, Sunday, or federal holidays) after the day a representative of an operator first determines that the condition exists, but not later than 10 working days after the day a representative of an operator discovers the condition. Separate conditions may be described in a single report if they are closely related. Reporting methods and report requirements are described in Subsection C of this Section. [49 CFR 192.25(a)]#

(B)B. Each report of a maximum allowable operating pressure exceedance meeting the requirements of criteria in §323.A.10 for a gas transmission pipeline must be filed (received by the associate administrator/commissioner) in writing within five calendar days of the exceedance using the reporting methods and report requirements described in Subsection C of this Section. [49 CFR 191.25(b)]#

(C)C. Reports shall be mailed to the Commissioner of Conservation, Office of Conservation, PO Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275 or may be transmitted by electronic mail to PipelineInspectors@la.gov and concurrently to the Office of Pipeline Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation at Information ResourcesManager@dot.gov or by facsimile at (202) 366-7128. For a report made pursuant to §323.A.1-9, the report must be headed "Safety-Related Condition Report." For a report made pursuant to §323.A.10, the report must be headed "Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Exceedances." All reports must provide the following information: [49 CFR 191.25(c)]#

(1)1. name and principal address of operator; [49 CFR 191.25(c)(1)]#

(2)2. date of report; [49 CFR 191.25(c)(2)]#

(3)3. name, job title, and business telephone number of person submitting the report; [49 CFR 191.25(c)(3)]#

(4)4. name, job title, and business telephone number of person who determined that the condition exists; [49 CFR 191.25(c)(4)]#

(5)5. date condition was discovered and date condition was first determined to exist; [49 CFR 191.25(c)(5)]#

(6)6. location of condition, with reference to the state (and town, city, or parish) or offshore site, and as appropriate, nearest street address, offshore platform, survey station number, milepost, landmark, or name of pipeline; [49 CFR 191.25(c)(6)]#

(7)7. description of the condition, including circumstances leading to its discovery, any significant effects of the condition on safety, and the name of the commodity transported or stored; [49 CFR 191.25(c)(7)]#

(8)8. the corrective action taken (including reduction of pressure or shutdown) before the report is submitted and the planned follow-up or future corrective action, including the anticipated schedule for starting and concluding such action. [49 CFR 191.25(c)(8)]#

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.#

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 30:1223 (June 2004), amended LR 35:2800 (December 2009), LR 44:1033 (June 2018), LR 46:1576 (November 2020).#