The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has updated the state regulations for natural gas pipelines (Title 43, Part 13 Office of Conservation Pipeline Safety). The majority of changes were made in order to be consistent with updates made to 49 CFR 192 within the past year. Sections included in the revised regulations include:
- Section 3 – Annual Reports, Incident Reports and Safety Related Condition Reports
- Section 5 – General [Subpart A]
- Section 9 – Pipe Design [Subpart C]
- Section 11 – Design of Pipeline Components [Subpart D]
- Section 13 – Welding of Steel in Pipelines [Subpart E]
- Section 15 – Joining of Materials Other Than by Welding [Subpart F]
- Section 21 – Requirements for Corrosion Control [Subpart I]
- Section 27 – Operations [Subpart L]
- Section 29 – Maintenance [Subpart M]
- Section 31 – Operator Qualification [Subpart N]
- Section 33 – Pipeline Integrity Management [Subpart O]