La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-30122

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-30122 - How to Notify PHMSA [49 CFR 195.18]

A. An operator must provide any notification required by this part by: [49 CFR 195.18(a)]

1. sending the notification by electronic mail to InformationResourcesManager@dot.gov; or [49 CFR 195.18(a)(1)]

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 195.18(a)(2)]

B. An operator must also notify the appropriate State or local pipeline safety authority when an applicable pipeline segment is located in a State where OPS has an interstate agent agreement, or an intrastate pipeline segment is regulated by that State. [49 CFR 195.18(b)]

C. Unless otherwise specified, if an operator submits, pursuant to §30258 or 30452 a notification requesting use of a different integrity assessment method, analytical method, sampling approach, compliance timeline, 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 that other method, approach, compliance timeline, or technique. An operator may proceed to use the other method, approach, compliance timeline, or technique 91 days after submittal of the notification unless it receives a letter from the Associate Administrator of Pipeline Safety informing the operator that PHMSA objects to the proposal, or that PHMSA requires additional time and/or information to conduct its review. [49 CFR 195.18(c)]

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-30122

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 491090 (6/1/2023).

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