{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-192.711","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 192.711","heading":"Transmission lines: General requirements for repair procedures.","body":"(a) Temporary repairs. Each operator must take immediate temporary measures to protect the public whenever:\n(1) A leak, imperfection, or damage that impairs its serviceability is found in a segment of steel transmission line operating at or above 40 percent of the SMYS; and\n(2) It is not feasible to make a permanent repair at the time of discovery.\n(b) Permanent repairs. An operator must make permanent repairs on its pipeline system according to the following:\n(1)(i) Non-integrity management repairs for gathering lines and offshore transmission lines: For gathering lines subject to this section in accordance with § 192.9 and for offshore transmission lines, an operator must make permanent repairs as soon as feasible.\n(ii) Non-integrity management repairs for onshore transmission lines: Except for gathering lines exempted from this section in accordance with § 192.9 and offshore transmission lines, after May 24, 2023, whenever an operator discovers any condition that could adversely affect the safe operation of a pipeline segment not covered by an integrity management program under subpart O of this part, it must correct the condition as prescribed in § 192.714.\n(2) Integrity management repairs: When an operator discovers a condition on a pipeline covered under Subpart O-Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management, the operator must remediate the condition as prescribed by § 192.933(d).\n(c) Welded patch. Except as provided in § 192.717(b)(3), no operator may use a welded patch as a means of repair.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—PIPELINE SAFETY","PART 192—TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart M—Maintenance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"078d06b7f735439f75a6d45e3405afeb1a1eede204bfddfd39aa515da51fd907","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-192.710","next":"us/49-cfr-192.712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}