How to Notify PHMSA [49 CFR 192.18]

(A)A. An operator must provide any notification required by this Section by: [49 CFR 192.18(a)]#

(1)1. sending the notification by electronic mail to InformationResourcesManager@dot.gov; or [49 CFR 192.18(a)(1)]#

(2)2. sending the notification by mail to ATTN: Information Resources Manager, DOT/PHMSA/OPS, East Building, 2nd Floor, E22 - 321, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. [49 CFR 192.18(a)(2)]#

(B)B. For intrastate facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Office of Conservation, a copy must also be submitted to Office of Conservation, P.O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275 or by electronic mail to PipelineInspectors@la.gov. [49 CFR 192.18(b)]#

(C)C. Unless otherwise specified, if an operator submits, pursuant to §§508, 509, 513,1139, 1719, 2113, 2306, 2707, 2719, 2724, 2732, 2734, 2736, 2910, 2912, 2914, 2945, 3317, 3321, 3327, 3333, or 3337, a notification for use of a different integrity assessment method, analytical method, sampling approach, or technique (e.g., "other technology" or "alternative equivalent technology") than otherwise prescribed in those sections, that notification must be submitted to PHMSA for review at least 90 days in advance of using the other method, approach, compliance timeline, or technique. An operator may proceed to use the other method, approach, compliance timeline, or technique 91 days after submitting the notification unless it receives a letter from the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety informing the operator that PHMSA objects to the proposal, or that PHMSA requires additional time and/or more information to conduct its review. [49 CFR 192.18(c)]#

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 46:1581 (November 2020), amended LR 49:1103 (June 2023), amended LR 50:1249 (September 2024).#