[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR193.2515]

[Page 135]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 193_LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES: FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS--
Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart F_Operations
 
Sec. 193.2515  Investigations of failures.

    (a) Each operator shall investigate the cause of each explosion, 
fire, or LNG spill or leak which results in:
    (1) Death or injury requiring hospitalization; or
    (2) Property damage exceeding $10,000.
    (b) As a result of the investigation, appropriate action must be 
taken to minimize recurrence of the incident.
    (c) If the Administrator or relevant state agency under the pipeline 
safety laws (49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.) investigates an incident, the 
operator involved shall make available all relevant information and 
provide reasonable assistance in conducting the investigation. Unless 
necessary to restore or maintain service, or for safety, no component 
involved in the incident may be moved from its location or otherwise 
altered until the investigation is complete or the investigating agency 
otherwise provides. Where components must be moved for operational or 
safety reasons, they must not be removed from the plant site and must be 
maintained intact to the extent practicable until the investigation is 
complete or the investigating agency otherwise provides.

[Amdt. 193-2, 45 FR 70405, Oct. 23, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 193-10, 61 
FR 18517, Apr. 26, 1996]