{"operation":"document","citation":"16 TAC § 8.203","title":"Supplemental Regulations","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Railroad Commission of Texas","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2009-02-04","summary":"The following provisions supplement the regulations appearing in 49 CFR Part 192, adopted under §8.1(b) of this chapter (relating to General Applicability and Standards). (1) Section 192.455(b) is supplemented by the following language after the first sentence: \"Tests, investigation, or experience m","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-203.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-203.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-203","source_url":"https://texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/rules-and-meetings?chapter=8&interface=VIEW_TAC&part=1&title=16","body":"The following provisions supplement the regulations\nappearing in 49 CFR Part 192, adopted under §8.1(b) of this\nchapter (relating to General Applicability and Standards).\n(1) Section 192.455(b) is supplemented by the\nfollowing language after the first sentence: \"Tests,\ninvestigation, or experience must be backed by documented\nproof to substantiate results and determinations.\"\n(2) Section 192.457 is supplemented:\n(A) by the following language in subsection\n(b)(3): \"(3) Bare or coated distribution lines. The operator\nshall determine the areas of active corrosion by electrical\nsurvey, or where electrical survey is impractical, by the study\nof corrosion and leak history records, by leak detection\n\nsurvey, or by other effective means, documented by data\nsubstantiating results and determinations\";\n(B) by adding the following subsection: \"(d)\nWhen a condition of active external corrosion is found,\npositive action must be taken to mitigate and control the\neffects of the corrosion. Schedules must be established for\napplication of corrosion control. Monitoring effectiveness\nmust be adequate to mitigate and control the effects of the\ncorrosion prior to its becoming a public hazard or\nendangering public safety.\"\n(3) Section 192.465 is supplemented:\n(A) by the following language after the first\nsentence of subsection (a): \"Test points (electrode locations)\nused when taking pipe-to-soil readings for determining\ncathodic protection shall be selected so as to give\nrepresentative pipe-to-soil readings. Test points (electrode\nlocations) over or near an anode or anodes shall not, by\nthemselves, be considered representative readings\";\n(B) by the following subsection: \"(f) When leak\ndetection surveys are used to determine areas of active\ncorrosion or re-evaluate unprotected pipelines, the survey\nfrequency must be increased to monitor the corrosion rate\nand control the condition. The detection equipment used\nmust have sensitivity adequate to detect gas concentration\nbelow the lower explosive limit and be suitable for such\nuse.\"\n(4) Section 192.475(a) is supplemented by the\nfollowing language at the end: \"Corrosive gas\" means a gas\nwhich, by chemical reaction with the pipe to which it is\nexposed, usually metal, produces a deterioration of the\nmaterial.\"\n(5) Section 192.479 is supplemented by the\nfollowing subsection: \"(d) 'atmospheric corrosion' means\naboveground corrosion caused by chemical or\nelectrochemical reaction between a pipe material, usually a\nmetal, and its environment, that produces a deterioration of\nthe material.\"","truncated":false,"body_characters":2550}