Title 49

SECTION 192.1009

192.1009 What must an operator report when a mechanical fitting fails

§ 192.1009 What must an operator report when a mechanical fitting fails? Link to an amendment published at 86 FR 2242, Jan. 11, 2021.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each operator of a distribution pipeline system must submit a report on each mechanical fitting failure, excluding any failure that results only in a nonhazardous leak, on a Department of Transportation Form PHMSA F-7100.1-2. The report(s) must be submitted in accordance with § 191.12.

(b) The mechanical fitting failure reporting requirements in paragraph (a) of this section do not apply to the following:

(1) Master meter operators;

(2) Small LPG operator as defined in § 192.1001; or

(3) LNG facilities.

[76 FR 5499, Feb. 1, 2011]

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