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Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.008 - New, Reconstructed or Converted Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No new or reconstructed system or portion
				thereof may be:
(a) Constructed, until
				written construction specifications complying with these rules are
				developed.
(b) Placed in service
				until the pipeline facilities have been inspected and found to comply with the
				construction specifications and Operating and Maintenance
				Plans.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.009 - Safety

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each operator shall establish a
				continuing education program so as to enable its customers and the public to
				recognize a gas pipeline emergency for the purpose of reporting it to the
				operator.
(2) Each operator shall
				exercise due care to reduce the hazards to which employees, customers and the
				public may be subjected to by reason of its equipment and
				facilities.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 6-14-67, Amended 11-14-70, 9-21-74, Repromulgated
					 10-7-75, Amended 10-2-84, Formerly
					 25-12.09.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.010 - Employee Education (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.10,
					 Repealed 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.011 - Customer Piping and Appliances (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 4-21-71, Amended 9-21-74, 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.11,
					 Repealed 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.012 - Disconnection of Services Due to Inactivity (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 4-21-71, Formerly 25-12.12, Repealed
					 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.013 - Investigation of Gas Leak Complaints (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 4-21-71, Formerly 25-12.13, Repealed
					 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.014 - Unauthorized Operation of Company Facilities (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 4-21-71, Formerly 25-12.14, Repealed
					 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.020 - Construction Specifications and Inspections

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each operator shall formulate
				comprehensive written construction specifications for all phases of design,
				installation, testing, repair and inspection in sufficient detail to assure
				compliance with these rules. All work performed must be in accordance with
				these specifications.
(2) Field
				inspections by the operator shall be sufficient to assure the materials used
				and work performed comply with these rules and the operator's construction
				specifications.
(3) Inspectors
				shall be qualified by appropriate training and experience to recognize
				departures from specifications and shall be given authorization by the operator
				to initiate action to cause the repair or removal of any component that fails
				to meet these rules or the operator's construction
				specifications.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75, Amended 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.20, Amended 1-7-92.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.021 - Use of Plastic Pipe

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Before
				using specific types of plastic pipe and fittings, the operator shall:
(a) Establish a joining procedure
				specification for each kind and type of plastic resin used in forming joints
				with solvent cement or heat fusion joint.
1.
				Qualify procedures by ascertaining that assemblies made in accordance with the
				procedures have been tested. These tests shall be sufficient to prove that the
				joint is as strong as the pipe, that it is gas tight, and that it can sustain
				anticipated longitudinal pull.
2.
				Qualify personnel in accordance with the procedures to prove their ability to
				make satisfactory joints and repairs. This personnel qualification shall be
				accomplished by appropriate training and by experience in the use of the
				procedures and shall be verified by destructive testing of joints made by the
				personnel.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.022 - Requirements for Distribution System Valves

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Valves ahead of regulator stations - A
				valve shall be installed upstream of each regulator station for use in an
				emergency to stop the flow of gas. These valves are to be installed at a safe
				distance from the station, but no more than 500 feet from the regulator
				station. The distance for the valve location can be greater than 500 feet if
				physically impractical to install closer.
(2) Sectionalizing valves - Valves shall be
				spaced within each distribution system to reduce the time to shut-down a
				segment of the system in an emergency. In determining the spacing of these
				valves, the following factors shall be evaluated:
(a) Volume and pressure of gas between
				valves.
(b) Size of area and
				population density between valves required to isolate the area and the
				accessibility of the required valves.
(c) The minimum number of personnel required
				to shutdown and restore the area.
(d) Other means and availability of required
				equipment to control the flow of gas in the event of an emergency.
(e) The number and type of customers, such as
				hospitals, schools, commercial and industrial loads that will be
				affected.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.023 - Limitations on Underground Threaded Joints (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Amended 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.23, Repealed
					 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.024 - Prohibition of Pipelines Under Buildings

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Where practicable, no portion of an operator's gas pipeline
				  shall be installed under a building nor any portion of a building be allowed to
				  be constructed over a segment of any pipeline. Where this requirement cannot be
				  met, pipelines under buildings shall be encased with necessary sealing and
				  venting provided to assure that any gas leakage which may occur on the portion
				  of the pipeline under or adjacent to the building will be safely contained
				  within the casing or vented to a safe location.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75, Formerly
					 25-12.24.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.025 - Limitations on Materials Used (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.04(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Amended 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.25, Repealed
					 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.026 - Service Regulator Requirements (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Amended 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.26, Repealed
					 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.027 - Welder Qualification

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No welder
				shall make any pipeline weld unless the welder has qualified in accordance with
				Section 6, or Section 12 for automatic welding, of American Petroleum Institute
				Standard 1104, Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities, 21st edition,
				September 2013, incorporated by reference herein, or Appendix C of  49 C.F.R.
				192  (2017) as adopted in Rule
				 25-12.005, F.A.C., within the
				preceding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year. A copy of API 1104
				may be obtained at the Office of the Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Blvd.,
				Suite 152, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850 or from
http://www.api.org/Standards/
.
(2) No welder shall weld with a particular
				welding process unless the welder has engaged in welding with that process
				within the preceding six calendar months. A welder who has not engaged in
				welding with that process within the preceding six calendar months must
				requalify for that process as set forth in subsection (1) of this
				rule.
Rulemaking Authority
					 350.127(2),
					 368.03,
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03,
					 368.05
					 FS.
New 1-7-92, Amended 12-15-09, 10-11-12,
					 3-2-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.028 - Marking of Materials

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each valve,
				fitting, length of pipe, or other component must be clearly marked as
				prescribed in the specification or standard to which it was
				manufactured.
(2) An operator must
				obtain prior approval from the Commission's Bureau of Safety in order to make
				any marking alterations or remarking after acceptance of delivery, except for
				remarking pipe after coating.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 1-7-92.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.029 - Limiting Use of Pipeline Casings

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The installation of casings on metallic pipelines is
				  prohibited unless necessary for the installation process of the pipeline or
				  justifiably required by an appropriate governmental
				  authority.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 1-7-92.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.030 - Construction Inspection

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All welds and
				fusions on a gas pipeline must be inspected prior to installation or use of the
				pipeline. Such inspections must be performed by a qualified construction
				inspector, who may be designated or employed by either the utility or the
				contractor performing the installation. The inspector may be a person
				performing welding or joining on the gas pipeline.
(2) All gas mains must be inspected prior to
				installation of the main. Such inspections must be performed by a qualified
				construction inspector employed or designated by the utility to maintain
				quality control on the gas main installation project. The qualified
				construction inspector may be a person performing welding or joining on the gas
				main project, but may not be employed or designated by the contractor
				performing the installation. The utility may determine the frequency of such
				inspections, which must be sufficient in extent and number to insure proper
				installation and joining.
(3)
				Randomly selected welds must be subjected to destructive or x-ray testing
				during construction of any pipeline that is at least two inches in diameter and
				over five thousand feet in length. At least two welds must be tested from each
				five thousand feet of the pipeline under construction. The result of the test
				must be evaluated according to a written procedure which has been established
				in writing, tested and found to produce joints of a strength that meet or
				exceed, as a minimum, one of the strength standards listed in the Code of
				Federal Regulations, Part 192, Appendix B - Qualification of Pipe.
(4) Each operator shall establish and
				maintain for the life of the system a record of each test and inspection
				required in subsections (1), (2) and (3) above, and each main tie-in weld when
				any one pipeline is greater than two inches in diameter. The record shall
				include as a minimum:
(a) The name of the
				person or persons performing the joining;
(b) The name of the person or persons
				performing the testing or inspection;
(c) The size of pipe;
(d) The type of material;
(e) The location of construction;
(f) The date of test or inspection;
				and
(g) The defects, if
				any.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.039 - Operating and Maintenance Plans (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.81,
					 Amended 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.39, Repealed
					 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.040 - Leak Surveys, Procedures and Classification

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each operator shall perform periodic
				leakage surveys in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) A gas detector instrument survey shall be
				conducted at intervals not exceeding 15 months but at least once each calendar
				year in those portions of an operator's service area, including:
1. Principal business districts, master meter
				systems, and places where the public is known to congregate
				frequently.
2. Where pipeline
				facilities, including service lines, are located under surfaces of such
				construction that little opportunity is afforded for a leak to vent
				safely.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.041 - Receiving of Gas Leak and Emergency Reports

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Each operator must provide a means of receiving and promptly
				  responding to reported gas leaks and emergencies on a 24-hour per day basis.
				  The procedure for accomplishing this requirement must be included in the
				  operating and maintenance plan.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75, Amended 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.41, Amended 12-15-09.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.042 - Investigation of Gas Leak Reports

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Gas leaks reported by customers or the general public shall
				  be considered emergencies requiring prompt response with the first priority of
				  protecting life then property. A device capable of detecting the presence of
				  gas shall be used to test the area of the reported leak to determine if a leak
				  actually exists.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75, Amended 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.42.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.043 - Gas Service

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An operator
				may decline to provide gas service to a customer or any of the customer's
				equipment until the customer complies with all applicable gas codes adopted by
				the local authority having jurisdiction.
(2) No operator shall activate a meter
				delivering gas into customer piping until ascertaining that a test was
				conducted ensuring that a constant pressure had been contained by the
				piping.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75, Amended 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.43, Amended 8-8-89.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.044 - Interruption of Gas Service

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
At the time gas service is turned off or when the operator
				  becomes aware that the supply of gas to a customer has been interrupted,
				  whether intentionally or unintentionally, a valve on the service line must be
				  either locked in the closed position or the service line plugged to prevent the
				  flow of gas.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75, Amended 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.44, Amended 8-8-89.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.045 - Inactive Gas Service Lines

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An operator
				shall take the following actions for inactive gas service lines that have been
				used, but have become inactive without reuse:
(a) An operator shall take immediate action
				to protect persons and property if it determines that an inactive service line
				is an existing or probable hazard to persons or property, and shall retire and
				physically abandon said line within three months of that
				determination.
(b) If the operator
				determines that there is no prospect for reuse, the service line shall be
				retired and physically abandoned within three months of that
				determination.
(c) Annual risk
				assessments shall be made for all service lines that have been inactive for
				more than one year.
1. The annual risk
				assessments shall identify potential threats and shall rank risks using the
				operator's Distribution Integrity Management Plan developed pursuant to  49
				C.F.R. 192, Subpart P (2011) which is incorporated by reference in Rule
				 25-12.005, F.A.C. The annual
				risk assessments shall include the following required elements of the
				operator's Distribution Integrity Management Plan in identifying threats:
				Presence of excess flow valves, incident and leak history, corrosion control
				records, continuing surveillance records, patrolling records, maintenance
				history, excavation damage experience, and any other data deemed relevant by
				the operator.
2. The annual risk
				assessments records shall be maintained by the operator for at least 10
				years.
3. Inactive service lines
				that are identified in the annual risk assessments as potential threats with a
				high-risk ranking shall be retired and physically abandoned within six months
				after completion of the annual risk assessment.
(d) After a service line has been inactive
				for a period of two years, if there is a prospect for reuse of the service
				line, the operator shall verify that the service line is permanently marked to
				identify the operator's name and phone number and shall take one of the
				following actions within six months:
1.
				Disconnect the service line from all sources of gas and physically abandon or
				remove;
2. A valve on the service
				line shall be locked in the closed position and the service line plugged to
				prevent the flow of gas; or
3.
				Remove the meter and plug the end of the service line to prevent the flow of
				gas.
(e) After a service
				line has been inactive for a period of five years, if the inactive service line
				is constructed of bare steel or cast iron or does not comply with current
				materials standards in  49 C.F.R. 192  (2011), the inactive service line shall be
				retired and physically abandoned within six months.
(f) After ten years of inactivity, service
				lines shall be retired and physically abandoned within six
				months.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.046 - Unauthorized Utilization of Gas Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Upon determining unauthorized
				establishment of gas service, the operator shall turn off the service and such
				service shall not be re-established until the operator has ascertained that
				testing meeting the requirement of Rule
				 25-12.043, F.A.C., had been made
				of all customer piping.
(2) When
				unauthorized service is established and such service is on a common header with
				other services which may have been tampered with, the operator shall, in the
				case of obvious tampering, check each such service to ascertain that only
				active customer services are open and that inactive services meet the
				applicable requirements of Rules
				 25-12.044 and
				 25-12.045, F.A.C. This
				investigation shall be made immediately after shutting off the unauthorized
				service, and a record shall be made of the results.
(3) When the operator becomes aware of
				unauthorized operation of any other equipment on its own facilities, it shall
				immediately investigate to determine the effect upon the system and take all
				prudent measures to assure the safety of its customers and the public in
				general.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75, Amended 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.46, Amended 8-8-89.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.047 - Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Amended 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.47, Repealed
					 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.048 - Inspection of Vaults (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Amended 10-7-75, 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.48,
					 Repealed 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.049 - Establishment and Maintenance of Sectionalizing Valves (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Amended 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.49, Repealed
					 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.050 - Facility Identification

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Gas service
				line valves at multi-service installations shall be plainly marked by a metal
				tag or other permanent means designating the building or part of the building
				being served. However, if marking of the meter will readily identify its
				service line valve, the meter may be marked in lieu of the service line
				valve.
(2) Each customer meter, gas
				regulating station, or any aboveground gas transporting facility shall be
				permanently marked to identify the operator's name and phone number. Marking of
				facilities shall be accomplished by metal signs, line markers, plastic decals,
				or other appropriate means.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Amended 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.50, Amended
					 1-7-92.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.051 - Corrosion Requirements for Steel Tubing (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 9-21-74, Amended 10-7-75, 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.51,
					 Repealed 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.052 - Corrosion Control Criteria for Cathodic Protection of Buried or Submerged Metallic Pipeline

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The only
				acceptable criteria for the determination of cathodic protection shall be
				I-A(1), I-A(3) and I-A(5) of Appendix D, of  49 C.F.R. 192  (2011).
(2) I-A(1) shall be the only criterion
				acceptable for determination of the degree of cathodic protection of externally
				coated buried or coated submerged pipelines installed after June 1, 1975. When
				requirements cannot be met due to ineffective insulating capabilities of the
				external coating, that portion of the pipeline may be isolated and protected
				using other criteria listed in subsection (1) above.
(3) Application of Criterion I-A(5) is
				restricted to bare and essentially bare ineffectively coated metallic gas
				pipelines installed prior to July 31, 1971.
(a) Prior to utilization of Criterion I-A(5),
				a proposed, comprehensive, written procedure for application and monitoring
				shall be submitted to the Commission's Bureau of Safety.
(b) The effectiveness of the procedure shall
				be supported by test data obtained in actual field application of the
				procedure. An acceptable procedure shall demonstrate that the procedure can
				attain a protective net current flow from the surrounding electrolyte into the
				pipeline surface at all current discharge (anodic) points.
(c) All procedure qualification records shall
				be retained as long as the qualified procedure is used.
(d) If application of the qualified procedure
				fails to provide the required protective net current flow from the surrounding
				electrolyte into the pipeline surface for a segment of the pipeline, the
				procedure shall be modified accordingly and requalified for use in similar
				conditions.
(e) The placement of
				the electrodes for resurvey monitoring of the application of I-A(5) shall
				utilize the same electrode locations as the initial survey when
				practical.
(f) Each pipeline that
				is under cathodic protection utilizing Criterion I-A(5) shall be tested at
				least once each calendar year, but with intervals not exceeding 15 months, to
				determine whether the cathodic protection meets the requirements of these
				rules.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.053 - Cathodic Protection - Electrical Survey

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each operator shall have a comprehensive
				written procedure to evaluate electrical survey data on cathodically
				unprotected pipelines in order to identify areas of active corrosion where
				cathodic protection must be installed. The electrical survey requirement as
				referred to in Subpart I, Part 192, Title 49, CFR and these rules are intended
				to utilize the following surveys:
(a)
				Pipe/Soil potential survey.
(b)
				Soil resistivity survey.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.054 - Cathodic Protection - Location of Reference Half-Cell

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The placement of the reference half-cell in the immediate
				  vicinity of galvanic anodes shall not be acceptable for electrical measurement
				  used to determine the adequacy of cathodic protection.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 10-7-75, Formerly
					 25-12.54.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.055 - Odorization of Gas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any operator who
				receives gas directly from a transmission supplier and distributes gas in any
				system that serves more than 25 customers must odorize all gas transported. As
				a minimum, the odorant when tested must be at a concentration readily
				detectable at a gas and air mixture of one-fifth of the lower explosive
				limit.
(2) At least twelve times
				per calendar year, at intervals not exceeding forty-five days, each operator
				shall sample gas distributed at places downstream of all injection points to
				assure the presence of odorant in a concentration that is in accordance with
				this rule. This testing of samples must be conducted using equipment
				manufactured specifically for odorant testing.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03
					 FS.
New 1-7-92.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.060 - General Records

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except as
				required herein or specifically requested, all tabulations, standards,
				drawings, or other records or documentations of incidents, procedures or
				studies related to or arising from the compliance with the various requirements
				of these rules and adopted codes shall be retained by the operator and be
				available for review by appropriate Commission personnel.
(2) Nothing in this Part shall be construed
				as requiring any specific form or title for the records retained pursuant to
				the provisions of these rules. All records shall be organized, arranged or
				prepared so that the required data is sufficient so that the status of
				compliance can be readily determined. All records shall be maintained within
				this State unless exemption from this provision is approved by the
				Commission.
(3) Retention of
				required records:
(a) Records pertaining to
				the system design or that are necessary for future evaluation of the system's
				safety shall be retained for the life of the facility involved.
(b) Records not included in subsection (a)
				above which are periodically superseded by updated or revised records shall be
				retained for the two most recent inspections or surveys.
(c) Records not included under subsection (a)
				or (b) above shall be retained for as long as they are in current use or until
				superseded by updated or revised documents.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.061 - System Maps

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
System maps of each local operating area shall be prepared
				  and on file in the operating company's respective local office. Such maps and
				  related records shall readily identify the location and size of all system
				  facilities and other information pertinent to the safe design of the system.
				  These records shall be kept up to date.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 6-24-67, Amended 11-14-70, 9-21-74, Repromulgated
					 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.61.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.062 - Leak Reports

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Records of gas leaks which are determined to be on the
				  operator's system shall show as a minimum:
(1) Address of suspected leak.
(2) Date and time leak reported.
(3) Description of leak reported.
(4) Date and time operator personnel
				dispatched.
(5) Date and time
				operator personnel arrived.
(6)
				Date and time condition made safe.
(7) Location of leak found.
(8) Cause of leak.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75,
					 Amended 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.62.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.063 - Welding (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.63,
					 Repealed 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.064 - Materials (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 6-24-67, Amended 11-14-70, 9-21-74, 10-7-75, Formerly
					 25-12.64, Repealed 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.065 - Construction Records (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 6-24-67, Amended 11-14-70, 9-21-74, 10-7-75, 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.65, Repealed
					 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.066 - Testing Records (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 6-24-67, Amended 11-14-70, 9-21-74, 10-7-75, 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.66, Repealed
					 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.067 - Operation and Maintenance Records (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 6-24-67, Amended 11-14-70, 9-21-74, 10-7-75, 10-2-84,
					 Formerly 25-12.67, Repealed
					 7-15-98.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.080 - General

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All reports or filings required by these
				rules shall be submitted to the Commission.
(2) Nothing in these rules shall be construed
				to relieve any operator from responsibility to file reports or give
				notifications as required by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
				Administration.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75,
					 Amended 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.80, Amended
					 12-15-09.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.081 - Inspection and Maintenance Procedures (Transferred)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.81,
					 Transferred to  25-12.039.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.082 - Construction Notice

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Written Notice shall be given to the Commission at least 15
				  days prior to start of all major construction or alteration of pipeline
				  facilities, stating the size, approximate location and contemplated time of
				  construction. Notice is required when the pipeline involved is both at least 2
				  inches in diameter as well as 2, 000 feet or more in length.
Rulemaking Authority
					 350.127(2),
					 368.03,
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03,
					 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75,
					 Amended 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.82, Amended
					 10-11-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.083 - Requalifying Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No pipeline shall be qualified for a new and higher maximum
				  operating pressure without first certifying to the Commission that the
				  requirements of the applicable codes will be met and submitting the uprating
				  plan to this Commission for review. If no objection is received from the
				  Commission within fifteen (15) days, then work on the project may
				  proceed.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75,
					 Amended 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.83.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.084 - Notice of Accidents and Outages

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				At the earliest practicable moment following discovery each operator of
				facilities under Commission jurisdiction shall give telephonic notice to the
				Commission of any event involving the release of gas from a pipeline that:
(a) Caused a death or a personal injury
				requiring hospitalization;
(b)
				Required the taking of any segment of transmission pipeline out of
				service;
(c) Resulted in gas
				igniting;
(d) Caused estimated
				damage to the property of the operator, or others, or both, of a total of $10,
				000 or more; or
(e) In the judgment
				of the operator, was significant even though it did not meet the criteria of
				paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this subsection.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.085 - Written Annual Reports Required

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Each operator of a distribution system shall submit an annual report on
				Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Form PHMSA F 7100.1-1
				(2015), entitled "Annual Report for Calendar Year 20____ Gas Distribution
				System, " which is incorporated by reference into this rule and is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07924
for each distribution system. In the case of an operator who has more than one
				distribution system, a combined annual report must be submitted which includes
				all facilities operated within the State of Florida subject to the Commission's
				jurisdiction.
(2) Each operator of
				a transmission system shall submit an annual report on Pipeline and Hazardous
				Materials Safety Administration Form PHMSA F 7100.2-1 (2014), entitled "Annual
				Report for Calendar Year 20____ Natural and Other Gas Transmission and
				Gathering Pipeline Systems, " which is incorporated by reference into this rule
				and is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07925
.
All the above reports must be submitted for the preceding
				  calendar year so as to be received by the Commission no later than March 15th
				  of each year.
Rulemaking Authority
					 350.127(2),
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.03,
					 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75,
					 Amended 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.85, Amended 12-15-09,
					 3-2-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.086 - Written Reports Required - Transmission Systems (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.86,
					 Repealed 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.0861 - Response to Commission Staff Inquiries

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The necessary replies to inquiries propounded by the
				  Commission's staff shall be furnished in writing within fifteen (15) days from
				  the date of the Commission inquiry.
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 10-2-84, Formerly
					 25-12.861.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-12 - SAFETY OF GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE › Section 25-12.087 - Compliance With Federal Reporting Requirements (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 368.05(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 368.05(2)
					 FS.
New 11-14-70, Amended 9-21-74, 10-7-75, Formerly 25-12.87,
					 Repealed 10-2-84.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-14 - LIMITATION ON RATES, CHARGES AND TARIFFS › Section 25-14.001 - In General

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Commission is responsible for the setting of reasonable
				  rates and charges of numerous utility companies. In determining reasonable
				  charges to be paid by the customers of these companies, the Commission
				  promulgates policy determinations affecting all companies subject to its
				  jurisdiction. This chapter has been established to identify policy
				  determinations affecting the rates, charges and tariffs of all companies
				  subject to our rate-setting jurisdiction. The provisions of this chapter shall
				  not apply to Interexchange Companies, Pay Telephone Service Companies, Shared
				  Tenant Service Companies, Operator Service Provider Companies, Alternative
				  Access Vendor Service Providers, Competitive Local Exchange Companies or Price
				  Regulated Local Exchange Companies.
Rulemaking Authority
					 350.127(2),
					 366.05(1),
					 367.121 FS. Law Implemented
					 366.04,
					 366.041,
					 366.05,
					 367.121
					 FS.
New 7-25-73, Formerly 25-14.01, Amended 2-23-87, 1-8-95,
					 11-19-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-14 - LIMITATION ON RATES, CHARGES AND TARIFFS › Section 25-14.004 - Effect of Parent Debt on Federal Corporate Income Tax

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In Commission proceedings to establish revenue requirements
				  or address over-earnings, other than those entered into under Rule 25-14.003,
				  F.A.C., the income tax expense of a regulated company shall be adjusted to
				  reflect the income tax expense of the parent debt that may be invested in the
				  equity of the subsidiary where a parent-subsidiary relationship exists and the
				  parties to the relationship join in the filing of a consolidated income tax
				  return.
(1) Where the regulated
				utility is a subsidiary of a single parent, the income tax effect of the
				parent's debt invested in the equity of the subsidiary utility shall reduce the
				income tax expense of the utility.
(2) Where the regulated utility is a
				subsidiary of tiered parents, the adjusted income tax effect of the debt of all
				parents invested in the equity of the subsidiary utility shall reduce the
				income tax expense of the utility.
(3) The capital structure of the parent used
				to make the adjustment shall include at least long term debt, short term debt,
				common stock, cost free capital and investment tax credits, excluding retained
				earnings of the subsidiaries. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that a
				parent's investment in any subsidiary or in its own operations shall be
				considered to have been made in the same ratios as exist in the parent's
				overall capital structure.
(4) The
				adjustment shall be made by multiplying the debt ratio of the parent by the
				debt cost of the parent. This product shall be multiplied by the statutory tax
				rate applicable to the consolidated entity. This result shall be multiplied by
				the equity dollars of the subsidiary, excluding its retained earnings. The
				resulting dollar amount shall be used to adjust the income tax expense of the
				utility.
Rulemaking Authority
					 350.127(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 366.05(1),
					 367.121(1)(a)
					 FS.
New 1-25-83, Formerly
					 25-14.04.
Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-14 - LIMITATION ON RATES, CHARGES AND TARIFFS › Section 25-14.010 - Accounting for Deferred Taxes from Intercompany Profits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Definitions. For the purposes of this
				rule, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Intercompany transactions" are
				transactions involving the sale of depreciable assets includable in rate base
				by a manufacturing or non-manufacturing member of a controlled group which
				files a consolidated tax return to a non-manufacturing member of the
				group.
(b) "Net profit" on
				intercompany transactions shall be sales revenue less cost of sales and general
				and administrative expenses attributed to sales.
(c) "Gross profit" on intercompany
				transactions shall be sales revenue less cost of sales.
(d) "Deferred taxes" are taxes calculated by
				applying the marginal statutory tax rate to the gross or net profit from
				intercompany transactions.