---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 192.713"
title: "49"
number: "192.713"
heading: "Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of imperfections and damages."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/192.713"
---

# §192.713. Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of imperfections and damages.

- (a) Each imperfection or damage that impairs the serviceability of pipe in a steel transmission line operating at or above 40 percent of SMYS must be—
  - (1) Removed by cutting out and replacing a cylindrical piece of pipe; or
  - (2) Repaired by a method that reliable engineering tests and analyses show can permanently restore the serviceability of the pipe.
- (b) Operating pressure must be at a safe level during repair operations.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 192-88, 64 FR 69665, Dec. 14, 1999]

### 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. 192-88, 64 FR 69665, Dec. 14, 1999]