49 C.F.R. § 192.709

Transmission lines: Record keeping

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Each operator shall maintain the following records for transmission lines for the periods specified:

(a) The date, location, and description of each repair made to pipe (including pipe-to-pipe connections) must be retained for as long as the pipe remains in service.

(b) The date, location, and description of each repair made to parts of the pipeline system other than pipe must be retained for at least 5 years. However, repairs generated by patrols, surveys, inspections, or tests required by subparts L and M of this part must be retained in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section.

(c) A record of each patrol, survey, inspection, and test required by subparts L and M of this part must be retained for at least 5 years or until the next patrol, survey, inspection, or test is completed, whichever is longer.

[Amdt. 192-78, 61 FR 28786, June 6, 1996]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2016 · leading case: United States v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 178 F. Supp. 3d 927 (N.D. Cal. 2016).
United States v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 178 F. Supp. 3d 927 (N.D. Cal. 2016). · cites it 3× “709 (a), at issue in Counts 3-4, states that: Each operator shall maintain the following records for transmission lines for the periods specified: (a) The date, location, and description of each repair made to pipe (including pipe-to-pipe connections) must be retained for as…”
United States v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 153 F. Supp. 3d 1048 (N.D. Cal. 2015). · cites it 8× “For the Indictment to be timely with respect to PG&E’s recordkeeping practices it must therefore allege that no more than seven years prior to its filing, PG&E “knowingly and willfully” violated Section 192’s recordkeeping provisions, as contained in 49 C.F.R. §§ 192.709 (a) and…”
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