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 B - Reporting Accidents and Safety-Related Conditions [Subpart B]
Section V-30140 - Report Submission Requirements [49 CFR 195.58]

A. General. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, an operator must submit each report required by this part electronically to PHMSA at http://opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov unless an alternative reporting method is authorized in accordance with Subsection D of this Section. [ 49 CFR 195.58(a)]

B. Exceptions. An operator is not required to submit a safety-related condition report (§30135) electronically. [ 49 CFR 195.58(b)]

C. Safety-Related Conditions. An operator must submit concurrently to the applicable State agency a safety-related condition report required by §30133 for an intrastate pipeline or when the state agency acts as an agent of the secretary with respect to interstate pipelines. [ 49 CFR 195.58(c)]

D. Alternate Reporting Method. If electronic reporting imposes an undue burden and hardship, the operator may submit a written request for an alternative reporting method to the Information Resources Manager, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHP-20, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC 20590. The request must describe the undue burden and hardship. PHMSA will review the request and may authorize, in writing, an alternative reporting method. An authorization will state the period for which it is valid, which may be indefinite. An operator must contact PHMSA at (202) 366-8075, or electronically to informationresourcesmanager@dot.gov to make arrangements for submitting a report that is due after a request for alternative reporting is submitted but before an authorization or denial is received. [ 49 CFR 195.58(d)]

E. National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS). An operator must provide NPMS data to the address identified in the NPMS Operator Standards Manual available at www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov or by contacting the PHMSA Geographic Information Systems Manager at (202) 366-4595. [ 49 CFR 195.58(e) ]