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191

Part 191: TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; ANNUAL REPORTS, INCIDENT REPORTS, AND SAFETY-RELATED CONDITION REPORTS

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Regulation Sections

Section Subject
191.1 Scope
191.3 Definitions
191.5 Immediate notice of certain incidents
191.7 Report submission requirements
191.9 Distribution system: Incident report
191.11 Distribution system: Annual report
191.12 Distribution Systems: Mechanical Fitting Failure Reports
191.13 Distribution systems reporting transmission pipelines; transmission or gathering systems reporting distribution pipelines
191.15 Transmission systems; gathering systems; liquefied natural gas facilities; and underground natural gas storage facilities: Incident report
191.17 Transmission systems; gathering systems; liquefied natural gas facilities; and underground natural gas storage facilities: Annual report
191.21 OMB control number assigned to information collection
191.22 National Registry of Pipeline and LNG operators
191.23 Reporting safety-related conditions
191.25 Filing safety-related condition reports
191.29 National Pipeline Mapping System
191.27 Filing offshore pipeline condition reports