[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: 49CFR195.56]

[Page 136-137]
 
                        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. 195.56  Filing safety-related condition reports.

    (a) Each report of a safety-related condition under Sec. 195.55(a) 
must be filed (received by the Administrator) in writing within 5 
working days (not including Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal holidays) 
after the day a representative of the operator first determines that the 
condition exists, but not later than 10 working days after the day a 
representative of the operator discovers the condition. Separate 
conditions may be described in a single report if they are closely 
related. To file a report by facsimile (fax), dial (202) 366-7128.
    (b) The report must be headed ``Safety-Related Condition Report'' 
and provide the following information:
    (1) Name and principal address of operator.
    (2) Date of report.
    (3) Name, job title, and business telephone number of person 
submitting the report.
    (4) Name, job title, and business telephone number of person who 
determined that the condition exists.
    (5) Date condition was discovered and date condition was first 
determined to exist.
    (6) Location of condition, with reference to the State (and town, 
city, or county) or offshore site, and as appropriate nearest street 
address, offshore platform, survey station number, milepost, landmark, 
or name of pipeline.
    (7) Description of the condition, including circumstances leading to 
its discovery, any significant effects of the condition on safety, and 
the name of the commodity transported or stored.
    (8) The corrective action taken (including reduction of pressure or 
shutdown) before the report is submitted and the planned follow-up or 
future

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corrective action, including the anticipated schedule for starting and 
concluding such action.

[Amdt. 195-39, 53 FR 24950, July 1, 1988; 53 FR 29800, Aug. 8, 1988, as 
amended by Amdt. 195-42, 54 FR 32344, Aug. 7, 1989; Amdt. 195-44, 54 FR 
40878, Oct. 4, 1989; Amdt. 195-50, 59 FR 17281, Apr. 12, 1994; Amdt. 
195-61, 63 FR 7723, Feb. 17, 1998]