(a) An operator must provide any notification required by 49 CFR Part 192 (as described in Section 10.2) to the Department. Such notifications must also be provided to PHMSA by:
(1) Sending the notification by electronic mail to InformationResourcesManager@dot.gov; or
(2) Sending the notification by mail to ATTN: Information Resources Manager, DOT/PHMSA/OPS, East Building, 2nd Floor, E22–321, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590.
(b) Unless otherwise indicated in this Part, submission of any notification, program, plan, letter of intent, procedure, or written or telephonic report as required by any provision of this Part shall be to the Department.
(c) Unless otherwise specified, if the notification is made pursuant to sections 255.179, 255.506, 255.607, 255.624, 255.632, 255.634, 255.636, 255.710, 255.712, 255.921 or 255.937 of this Part to use a different integrity assessment method, analytical method, compliance period, sampling approach, or technique (i.e., “other technology”) that differs from that prescribed in those Sections, the operator must notify the Department and PHMSA in accordance with 49 CFR section 192.18, as described in section 10.2 of this Title, at least 90 days in advance of using the other technology. An operator may proceed to use the other technology 91 days after submittal of the notification unless it receives a letter from the Department or from the PHMSA Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety informing the operator that the Department or PHMSA objects to the proposal or that the Department or PHMSA requires additional time and/or information to conduct its review.