§192.459. External corrosion control: Examination of buried pipeline when exposed.
49 C.F.R. § 192.459
Whenever an operator has knowledge that any portion of a buried pipeline is exposed, the exposed portion must be examined for evidence of external corrosion if the pipe is bare, or if the coating is deteriorated. If external corrosion requiring remedial action under §§ 192.483 through 192.489 is found, the operator shall investigate circumferentially and longitudinally beyond the exposed portion (by visual examination, indirect method, or both) to determine whether additional corrosion requiring remedial action exists in the vicinity of the exposed portion.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[Amdt. 192-87, 64 FR 56981, Oct. 22, 1999]
Source
Source: Amdt. 192-4, 36 FR 12302, June 30, 1971, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et. seq., and 49 CFR 1.97.
Source
Source: 35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[Amdt. 192-87, 64 FR 56981, Oct. 22, 1999]