[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR195.52]

[Page 135]
 
                        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. 195.52  Telephonic notice of certain accidents.

    (a) At the earliest practicable moment following discovery of a 
release of the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide transported resulting 
in an event described in Sec. 195.50, the operator of the system shall 
give notice, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section, of any 
failure that:
    (1) Caused a death or a personal injury requiring hospitalization;
    (2) Resulted in either a fire or explosion not intentionally set by 
the operator;
    (3) Caused estimated property damage, including cost of cleanup and 
recovery, value of lost product, and damage to the property of the 
operator or others, or both, exceeding $50,000;
    (4) Resulted in pollution of any stream, river, lake, reservoir, or 
other similar body of water that violated applicable water quality 
standards, caused a discoloration of the surface of the water or 
adjoining shoreline, or deposited a sludge or emulsion beneath the 
surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines; or
    (5) In the judgment of the operator was significant even though it 
did not meet the criteria of any other paragraph of this section.
    (b) Reports made under paragraph (a) of this section are made by 
telephone to 800-424-8802 (in Washington, DC 267-2675) and must include 
the following information:
    (1) Name and address of the operator.
    (2) Name and telephone number of the reporter.
    (3) The location of the failure.
    (4) The time of the failure.
    (5) The fatalities and personal injuries, if any.
    (6) All other significant facts known by the operator that are 
relevant to the cause of the failure or extent of the damages.

[Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 195-23, 
47 FR 32720, July 29, 1982; Amdt. 195-44, 54 FR 40878, Oct. 4, 1989; 
Amdt. 195-45, 56 FR 26925, June 12, 1991; Amdt. 195-52, 59 FR 33396, 
June 28, 1994]