[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR195.55]

[Page 132-133]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 195--TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS BY PIPELINE--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart B--Reporting Accidents and Safety-Related Conditions
 
Sec. 195.55  Reporting safety-related conditions.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each 
operator shall report in accordance with Sec. 195.56 the existence of 
any of the following safety-related conditions involving pipelines in 
service:
    (1) General corrosion that has reduced the wall thickness to less 
than that required for the maximum operating pressure, and localized 
corrosion pitting to a degree where leakage might result.
    (2) Unintended movement or abnormal loading of a pipeline by 
environmental causes, such as an earthquake, landslide, or flood, that 
impairs its serviceability.
    (3) Any material defect or physical damage that impairs the 
serviceability of a pipeline.
    (4) Any malfunction or operating error that causes the pressure of a 
pipeline to rise above 110 percent of its maximum operating pressure.
    (5) A leak in a pipeline that constitutes an emergency.
    (6) Any safety-related condition that could lead to an imminent 
hazard and causes (either directly or indirectly by remedial action of 
the operator), for purposes other than abandonment, a 20 percent or more 
reduction in operating pressure or shutdown of operation of a pipeline.
    (b) A report is not required for any safety-related condition that--
    (1) Exists on a pipeline that is more than 220 yards (200 meters) 
from any building intended for human occupancy or outdoor place of 
assembly, except that reports are required for conditions within the 
right-of-way of an active

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railroad, paved road, street, or highway, or that occur offshore or at 
onshore locations where a loss of hazardous liquid could reasonably be 
expected to pollute any stream, river, lake, reservoir, or other body of 
water;
    (2) Is an accident that is required to be reported under Sec. 195.50 
or results in such an accident before the deadline for filing the 
safety-related condition report; or
    (3) Is corrected by repair or replacement in accordance with 
applicable safety standards before the deadline for filing the safety-
related condition report, except that reports are required for all 
conditions under paragraph (a)(1) of this section other than localized 
corrosion pitting on an effectively coated and cathodically protected 
pipeline.

[Amdt. 195-39, 53 FR 24950, July 1, 1988; 53 FR 29800, Aug. 8, 1988, as 
amended by Amdt. 195-63, 63 FR 37506, July 13, 1998]