Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XIII - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Safety
Subpart 5 - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards
Chapter 79 - Maintenance [49 CFR Part 193 Subpart G]
Section XIII-7929 - External Corrosion Control: Buried or Submerged Components [49 CFR 193.2629]

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XIII-7929

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

A. Buried or submerged component that is subject to external corrosive attack must be protected from external corrosion by:

1. material that has been designed and selected to resist the corrosive environment involved; or [ 49 CFR 193.2629(a)(1)]

2. the following means:
a. an external protective coating designed and installed to prevent corrosion attack and to meet the requirements of §192.461 of this chapter; and [ 49 CFR 193.2629(a)(2)(i) ]

b. a cathodic protection system designed to protect components in their entirety in accordance with the requirements of LAC 43:XIII.2115 of this chapter and placed in operation before October 23, 1981, or within 1 year after the component is constructed or installed, whichever is later. [ 49 CFR 193.2629(a)(2)(ii) ]

B. Where cathodic protection is applied, components that are electrically interconnected must be protected as a unit. [ 49 CFR 193.2629(b)]

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:551.C.

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