Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials
Subpart 3 - Natural Resources
Chapter 301 - Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline [49 CFR Part 195]
Subchapter A - General [49 CFR Part 195 Subpart A]
Section V-30103 - Which Pipelines are Covered by this Subpart? [49 CFR 195.1]

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-30103

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

A. Covered. Except for the pipelines listed in Subsection B of this Section, this Subpart applies to pipeline facilities and the transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide associated with those facilities within the state of Louisiana, including the coastal zone limits. Covered pipelines include, but are not limited to: [ 49 CFR 195.1(a)]

1. any pipeline that transports a highly volatile liquid (HVL); [ 49 CFR 195.1(a)(1)]

2. any pipeline segment that crosses a waterway currently used for commercial navigation; [ 49 CFR 195.1(a)(2)]

3. except for a gathering line not covered by paragraph A.4 of this Section, any pipeline located in a rural or non-rural area of any diameter regardless of operating pressure; [ 49 CFR 195.1(a)(3)]

4. any of the following onshore gathering lines used for transportation of petroleum: [ 49 CFR 195.1(a)(4)]

a. a pipeline located in a non-rural area; [ 49 CFR 195.1(a)(4)(i)]

b. a regulated rural gathering line as provided in § 30117; or [ 49 CFR 195.1(a)(4)(ii)]

c. a pipeline located in an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico as provided in §30413 [ 49 CFR 195.1(a)(4)(iii)]

5. for purposes of the reporting requirements in Subchapter B of this Subpart, any gathering line not already covered under Paragraphs A.1, 2, 3 or 4 of this Section. [49 CFR 195.1(a)(5)]

B. Excepted. This Subpart does not apply to any of the following: [49 CFR 195.1(b)]

1. transportation of a hazardous liquid transported in a gaseous state; [49 CFR 195.1(b)(1)]

2. except for the reporting requirements of Subchapter B of this Subpart see §30199, transportation of a hazardous liquid through a pipeline by gravity; [49 CFR 195.1(b)(2)]

3. transportation of a hazardous liquid through any of the following lowstress pipelines: [ 49 CFR 195.195.1(b)(3) ]

a. a pipeline subject to safety regulations of the U.S. Coast Guard; or [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(3)(i)]

b. a pipeline that serves refining, manufacturing, or truck, rail, or vessel terminal facilities, if the pipeline is less than one mile long (measured outside fenced facility grounds) and does not cross an offshore area or a waterway currently used for commercial navigation; [49 CFR 195.1(b)(3)(ii)]

4. except for the reporting requirements of Subchapter B of this Subpart, see §30121, transportation of petroleum through an onshore rural gathering line that does not meet the definition of a regulated rural gathering line as provided in §30117 This exception does not apply to gathering lines in the inlets of the Gulf of Mexico subject to §30413 [49 CFR 195.1(b)(4)]

5. transportation of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide in an offshore pipeline in State waters where the pipeline is located upstream from the outlet flange of the following farthest downstream facility: The facility where hydrocarbons or carbon dioxide are produced or the facility where produced hydrocarbons or carbon dioxide are first separated, dehydrated, or otherwise processed; [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(5)]

6. transportation of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide in a pipeline on the OCS where the pipeline is located upstream of the point at which operating responsibility transfers from a producing operator to a transporting operator; [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(6)]

7. a pipeline segment upstream (generally seaward) of the last valve on the last production facility on the OCS where a pipeline on the OCS is producer-operated and crosses into State waters without first connecting to a transporting operator's facility on the OCS. Safety equipment protecting PHMSA -regulated pipeline segments is not excluded. A producing operator of a segment falling within this exception may petition the Administrator, under §190.9 of this chapter, for approval to operate under PHMSA regulations governing pipeline design, construction, operation, and maintenance; [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(7)]

8. transportation of a hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide through onshore production (including flow lines), refining, or manufacturing facilities or storage or in-plant piping systems associated with such facilities; [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(8)]

9. transportation of a hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide: [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(9)]

a. by vessel, aircraft, tank truck, tank car, or other non-pipeline mode of transportation; or [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(9)(i)]

b. through facilities located on the grounds of a materials transportation terminal if the facilities are used exclusively to transfer hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide between non-pipeline modes of transportation or between a non-pipeline mode and a pipeline. These facilities do not include any device and associated piping that are necessary to control pressure in the pipeline under §30406 B; or [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(9)(ii)]

10. transportation of carbon dioxide downstream from the applicable following point: [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(10)]

a. the inlet of a compressor used in the injection of carbon dioxide for oil recovery operations, or the point where recycled carbon dioxide enters the injection system, whichever is farther upstream; or [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(10)(i)]

b. the connection of the first branch pipeline in the production field where the pipeline transports carbon dioxide to an injection well or to a header or manifold from which a pipeline branches to an injection well. [ 49 CFR 195.1(b)(10)(ii)]

C. Breakout Tanks. Breakout tanks subject to this Subpart must comply with requirements that apply specifically to breakout tanks and, to the extent applicable, with requirements that apply to pipeline systems and pipeline facilities. If a conflict exists between a requirement that applies specifically to breakout tanks and a requirement that applies to pipeline systems or pipeline facilities, the requirement that applies specifically to breakout tanks prevails. Anhydrous ammonia breakout tanks need not comply with Sections §30189. B and E, 30307, 30428.C and D, and 30432.B and C. [ 49 CFR 195.1(c)]

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:703.

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