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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
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Chapter II—Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter C—Minerals Management (3000) |
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Part 3170 - Onshore Oil and Gas Production |
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Subpart 3179 - Waste Prevention and Resource Conservation |
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Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) |
§ 3179.102 - Required recordkeeping for leak detection and repair.
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§ 3179.102 Required recordkeeping for leak detection and repair.
(a) The operator must maintain the following records for the period required under 43 CFR 3162.4-1(d) and make them available to the AO upon request:
(1) For each inspection required under § 3179.100 of this subpart, documentation of:
(i) The date of the inspection; and
(ii) The site where the inspection was conducted;
(2) The monitoring method(s) used to determine the presence of leaks;
(3) A list of leak components on which leaks were found;
(4) The date each leak was repaired; and
(5) The date and result of the follow-up inspection(s) required under § 3179.101(c).
(b) With the annual review and update of the LDAR program under § 3179.100(e) the operator must provide to the BLM state office an annual summary report on the previous year's inspection activities that includes:
(1) The number of sites inspected;
(2) The total number of leaks identified, categorized by the type of component;
(3) The total number of leaks that were not repaired from the previous LDAR program year due to good cause and an estimated date of repair for each leak.
(c) AVO checks are not required to be documented unless they find a leak requiring repair.