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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-174 - Transmission lines: patrolling

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each operator
				  shall have a patrol program to observe surface conditions on and adjacent to
				  the transmission line right-of-way for indications of leaks, construction
				  activity, and other factors affecting safety and operation.
(b) The frequency of patrols is determined by
				  the size of the line, the operating pressures, the class location, terrain,
				  weather, and other relevant factors, but intervals between patrols may not be
				  longer than prescribed in the following table:
Maximum interval between
								patrols
Class Location
At highway and
of line |
railroad crossings
| At all other places
1,2.......... |
7-1/2 months; but at |
15 months; but at least
|
least twice each |
once each calendar year.
|
calendar year.
3.............. |
4-1/2 months; but at |
7-1/2 months; but at least
|
least four times each |
twice each calendar year.
|
calendar year. |
4.............. |
4-1/2 months; but at |
4-1/2 months; but at
|
least four times each |
least four times each
|
calendar year. |
calendar year.
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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-175 - Transmission lines: leakage surveys

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each operator
				  of a transmission line shall provide for periodic leakage surveys of the line
				  in its operating and maintenance plan.
(b) Leakage surveys of a transmission line
				  must be conducted at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each
				  calendar year. However, in the case of a transmission line which transports gas
				  in conformity with section 6-77-169 without an odor or odorant, leakage surveys
				  using leak detector equipment must be conducted:
(1) In Class 3 locations, at intervals not
				  exceeding
				  7-1/2
				  months, but at least twice each calendar year; and
(2) In Class 4 locations, at intervals not
				  exceeding
				  4-1/2
				  months, but at least four times each calendar year.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-176 - Line markers for mains and transmission lines

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  Buried pipelines. Except as provided in subsection (b), a line marker must be
				  placed and maintained as close as practical over each buried main and
				  transmission line:
(1) At each crossing of a
				  public road and railroad; and
(2)
				  Wherever necessary to identify the location of the transmission line or main to
				  reduce the possibility of damage or interference.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-177 - Transmission lines: record keeping

Current through June, 2024
Each operator shall keep records covering each leak
					 discovered, repair made, transmission line break, leakage survey, line patrol,
					 and inspection, for as long as the segment of transmission line involved
					 remains in service.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-178 - Transmission lines: General requirements for repair procedures

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each operator shall take immediate
				  temporary measures to protect the public whenever:
(1) A leak, imperfection or damage that
				  impairs its serviceability is found in a segment of steel transmission line
				  operating at or above forty percent of the SMYS; and
(2) It is not feasible to make a permanent
				  repair at the time of discovery. As soon as feasible, the operator shall make
				  permanent repairs.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-179 - Transmission lines: permanent field repair of imperfections and damages

Current through June, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
				  each imperfection or damage that impairs the serviceability of a segment of
				  steel transmission line operating at or above forty percent of SMYS must be
				  repaired as follows:
(1) If it is feasible to
				  take the segment out of service, the imperfection or damage must be removed by
				  cutting out a cylindrical piece of pipe and replacing it with pipe of similar
				  or greater design strength;
(2) If
				  it is not feasible to take the segment out of service, a full encirclement
				  welded split sleeve of appropriate design must be applied over the imperfection
				  or damage; and
(3) If the segment
				  is not taken out service, the operating pressure must be reduced to a safe
				  level during the repair operations.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-180 - Transmission lines: permanent field repair of welds

Current through June, 2024
Each weld that is unacceptable under section
					 6-77-80(c) must be
					 repaired as follows:
(1) If it is
				  feasible to take the segment of transmission line out of service, the weld must
				  be repaired in accordance with the applicable requirements of section
				  6-77-82.
(2) A weld may be repaired
				  in accordance with section 6-77-82 while the segment of transmission line is in
				  service if:
(A) The weld is not
				  leaking;
(B) The pressure in the
				  segment is reduced so that it does not produce a stress that is more than
				  twenty percent of the SMYS of the pipe; and
(C) Grinding of the defective area can be
				  limited so that at least 1/8-inch thickness in the pipe weld remains;
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-181 - Transmission lines: permanent field repair of leaks

Current through June, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
				  each permanent field repair of a leak on a transmission line must be made as
				  follows:
(1) If feasible, the segment of
				  transmission line must be taken out of service and repaired by cutting out a
				  cylindrical piece of pipe and replacing it with pipe of similar or greater
				  design strength;
(2) If it is not
				  feasible to take the segment of transmission line out of service, repairs must
				  be made by installing a full encirclement welded split sleeve of appropriate
				  design, unless the transmission line:
(A) Is
				  jointed by mechanical couplings; and
(B) Operates at less than forty percent of
				  SMYS;
(3) If the leak is
				  due to a corrosion pit, the repair may be made by installing a properly
				  designed bolt-on-leak clamp; or, if the leak is due to a corrosion pit and on
				  pipe of not more than 40,000 p.s.i. SMYS, the repair may be made by fillet
				  welding over the pitted area a steel plate patch with rounded corners, of the
				  same or greater thickness than the pipe, and not more than one half of the
				  diameter of the pipe in size.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-182 - Transmission lines: testing of repairs

Current through June, 2024
(a) Testing of
				  replacement pipe. If a segment of transmission line is repaired by cutting out
				  the damaged portion of the pipe as a cylinder, the replacement pipe must be
				  tested to the pressure required for a new line installed in the same location.
				  This test may be made on the pipe before it is installed.
(b) Testing of repairs made by welding. Each
				  repair made by welding in accordance with sections 6-77-178, 6-77-179 and
				  6-77-180 must be examined in accordance with section 6-77-80.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-183 - Distribution systems: Patrolling

Current through June, 2024
(a) The frequency
				  of patrolling mains must be determined by the severity of the conditions which
				  could cause failure or leakage, and the consequent hazards to public
				  safety.
(b) Mains in place or on
				  structures where anticipated physical movement or external loading could cause
				  failure or leakage must be patrolled at intervals not exceeding
				  4-1/2
				  months, but at least four times each calendar year.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-184 - Distribution systems: leakage surveys and procedures

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each operator of a distribution system
				  shall provide for periodic leakage surveys in its operating and maintenance
				  plan.
(b) The type and scope of the
				  leakage control program must be determined by the nature of the operations and
				  the local conditions, but it must meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) A gas detector survey must be conducted
				  in business districts, including tests of the atmosphere in gas, electric,
				  telephone, sewer, and water system manholes, at cracks in pavement and
				  sidewalks, and at other locations providing an opportunity for finding gas
				  leaks, at intervals not exceeding fifteen months, but at least once each
				  calendar year.
(2) Leakage surveys
				  of the distribution system outside of the principal business areas must be made
				  as frequently as necessary, but at intervals not exceeding five
				  years.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-185 - Test requirements for reinstating service lines

Current through June, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
				  each disconnected service line must be tested in the same manner as a new
				  service line, before being reinstated.
(b) Each service line temporarily
				  disconnected from the main must be tested from the point of disconnection to
				  the service line valve in the same manner as a new service line, before
				  reconnecting. However, if provisions are made to maintain continuous service,
				  such as by installation of a bypass, any part of the original service line used
				  to maintain continuous service need not be tested.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-186 - Abandonment or inactivation of facilities

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  operator shall provide in its operating and maintenance plan for abandonment or
				  deactivation of pipelines, including provisions for meeting each of the
				  requirements of this section.
(b)
				  Each pipeline abandoned in place must be disconnected from all sources and
				  supplies of gas; purged of gas; in the case of offshore pipelines, filled with
				  water or inert materials; and sealed at the ends. However, the pipeline need
				  not be purged when the volume of gas is so small that there is no potential
				  hazard.
(c) Except for service
				  lines, each inactive pipeline that is not being maintained under this chapter
				  must be disconnected from all sources and supplies of gas; purged of gas; in
				  the case of offshore pipelines, filled with water or inert materials; and
				  sealed at the ends. However, the pipeline need not be purged when the volume of
				  gas is so small that there is no potential hazard.
(d) Whenever service to a customer is
				  discontinued, one of the following must be complied with:
(1) The valve that is closed to prevent the
				  flow of gas to the customer must be provided with a locking device or other
				  means designed to prevent the opening of the valve by persons other than those
				  authorized by the operator;
(2) A
				  mechanical device or fitting that will prevent the flow of gas must be
				  installed in the service lines or in the meter assembly; or
(3) The customer's piping must be physically
				  disconnected from the gas supply and the open pipe ends sealed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-187 - Compressor stations: procedures for gas compressor units

Current through June, 2024
Each operator shall establish starting, operating, and
					 shutdown procedures for gas compressor units.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-188 - Compressor stations: inspection and testing of relief devices

Current through June, 2024
(a) Except for rupture discs, each pressure
				  relieving device in a compressor station must be inspected and tested in
				  accordance with sections 6-77-192 and 6-77-194, and must be operated
				  periodically to determine that it opens at the correct set pressure.
(b) Any defective or inadequate equipment
				  found must be promptly repaired or replaced.
(c) Each remote control shutdown device must
				  be inspected and tested at intervals not exceeding fifteen months, but at least
				  once each calendar year, to determine that it functions properly.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-189 - Compressor stations: Isolation of equipment for maintenance or alterations

Current through June, 2024
Each operator shall establish procedures for maintaining
					 compressor stations, including provisions for isolation units or sections of
					 pipe and for purging before returning to service.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-190 - Compressor stations: Storage of combustible materials

Current through June, 2024
(a) Flammable or combustible materials in
				  quantities beyond those required for everyday use, or other than those normally
				  used in compressor buildings, must be stored a safe distance from the
				  compressor building.
(b)
				  Aboveground oil or gasoline storage tanks must be protected in accordance with
				  National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 30.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-191 - Pipe-type and bottle-type holders: Plan for inspection and testing

Current through June, 2024
Each operator having a pipe type or bottle-type holder
					 shall establish a plan for the systematic, routine inspection and testing of
					 these facilities, including the following:
(1) Provision must be made for detecting
				  external corrosion before the strength of the container has been
				  impaired;
(2) Periodic sampling and
				  testing of gas in storage must be made to determine the dew point of vapors
				  contained in the stored gas, that if condensed, might cause internal corrosion
				  or interfere with the safe operation of the storage plant; and
(3) The pressure control and pressure
				  limiting equipment must be inspected and tested periodically to determine that
				  it is in a safe operating condition and has adequate capacity.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-192 - Pressure limiting and regulating stations: inspection and testing

Current through June, 2024
Each pressure limiting station, relief device (except
					 rupture discs), and pressure regulating station and its equipment must be
					 subjected at intervals not exceeding fifteen months, but at least once each
					 calendar year, to inspections and tests to determine that it is:
(1) In good mechanical condition;
(2) Adequate from the standpoint of capacity
				  and reliability of operation for the service in which it is employed;
(3) Set to function at the correct pressure;
				  and
(4) Properly installed and
				  protected from dirt, liquids, or other conditions that might prevent proper
				  operation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-193 - Pressure limiting and regulating stations: telemetering or recording gages

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each
				  distribution system supplied by more than one district pressure regulating
				  station must be equipped with telemetering or recording pressure gages to
				  indicate the gas pressure in the district.
(b) On distribution systems supplied by a
				  single district pressure regulating station, the operator shall determine the
				  necessity of installing telemetering or recording gages in the district, taking
				  into consideration the number of customers supplied, the operating pressures,
				  the capacity of the installation, and other operating conditions.
(c) If there are indications of abnormally
				  high or low-pressure, the regulator and the auxiliary equipment must be
				  inspected and the necessary measures employed to correct any unsatisfactory
				  operating conditions.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-194 - Pressure limiting and regulating stations: testing of relief devices

Current through June, 2024
(a) If feasible, pressure relief devices
				  (except rupture discs) must be tested in place, at intervals not exceeding
				  fifteen months, but at least once each calendar year, to determine that they
				  have enough capacity to limit the pressure on the facilities to which they are
				  connected to the desired maximum pressure.
(b) If a test is not feasible, review and
				  calculation of the required capacity of the relieving device at each station
				  must be made at intervals not exceeding fifteen months, but at least once each
				  calendar year, and these required capacities compared with the rated or
				  experimentally determined relieving capacity of the device for the operating
				  conditions under which it works. After the initial calculations, subseguent
				  calculations are not required if the review documents that parameters have not
				  changed in a manner which would cause the capacity to be less than
				  required.
(c) If the relieving
				  device is of insufficient capacity, a new or additional device must be
				  installed to provide the additional capacity required.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-195 - Valve maintenance: transmission lines

Current through June, 2024
Each transmission line valve that might be required during
					 any emergency must be inspected and partially operated at intervals not
					 exceeding fifteen months, but at least once each calendar
					 year.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-196 - Valve maintenance: distribution systems

Current through June, 2024
Each valve, the use of which may be necessary for the safe
					 operation of a distribution system, must be checked and serviced at intervals
					 not exceeding fifteen months, but at least once each calendar
					 year.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-197 - Vault maintenance

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each vault
				  housing pressure regulating and pressure limiting equipment, and having a
				  volumetric internal content of 200 cubic feet or more, must be inspected at
				  intervals not exceeding fifteen months, but at least once each calendar year,
				  to determine that it is in good physical condition and adequately
				  ventilated.
(b) If gas is found in
				  the vault, the equipment in the vault must be inspected for leaks, and any
				  leaks found must be repaired.
(c)
				  The ventilating equipment must also be inspected to determine that it is
				  functioning properly.
(d) Each
				  vault cover must be inspected to assure that it does not present a hazard to
				  public safety.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-198 - Prevention of accidental ignition

Current through June, 2024
Each operator shall take steps to minimize the danger of
					 accidental ignition of gas in any structure or area where the presence of gas
					 constitutes a hazard of fire or explosion, including the following:
(1) When a hazardous amount of gas is being
				  vented into open air, each potential source of ignition must be removed from
				  the area and a fire extinguisher must be provided;
(2) Gas or electric welding or cutting may
				  not be performed on pipe or on pipe components that contain a combustible
				  mixture of gas and air in the area of work; and
(3) Post warning signs, where
				  appropriate.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-199 - Caulked bell and spigot joints

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each cast-iron
				  caulked bell and spigot joint that is subject to pressures of 25 p.s.i.g. or
				  more must be sealed with:
(1) A mechanical
				  leak clamp; or
(2) A material or
				  device which:
(A) Does not reduce the
				  flexibility of the joint;
(B)
				  Permanently bonds, either chemically or mechanically, or both, with the bell
				  and spigot metal surfaces or adjacent pipe metal surfaces; and
(C) Seals and bonds in a manner that meets
				  the strength, environmental, and chemical compatibility requirements of section
				  6-77-20(1) and (2) and section 6-77-41.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Subchapter 15 - MAINTENANCE › Section 6-77-200 - Protecting cast-iron pipelines

Current through June, 2024
When an operator has knowledge that the support for a
					 segment of a buried cast-iron pipeline is disturbed:
(1) That segment of the pipeline must be
				  protected, as necessary, against damage during the disturbance by:
(A) Vibrations from heavy construction
				  equipment, trains, trucks, buses, or blasting;
(B) Impact forces by vehicles;
(C) Earth movement;
(D) Apparent future excavations near the
				  pipeline; or
(E) Other foreseeable
				  outside forces which may subject that segment of the pipeline to bending
				  stress;
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Appendix A - Incorporated by Reference

Current through June, 2024
I. List of
				organizations and addresses.
A. American
				National Standards Institute (ANSI), 1430 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
				10018.
B. American Petroleum
				Institute (API), 1801 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 or 300 Corrigan
				Tower Building, Dallas Tex. 75201.
C. The American Society of Mechanical
				Engineers (ASME), United Engineering Center, 345 East 47th Street, New York,
				N.Y. 10017.
D. American Society for
				Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
				19103.
E. Manufacturers
				Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry (MSS), 5203 Leesburg
				Pike, Suite 502, Falls Church, Va. 22041.
F. National Fire Protection Association
				(NFPA), Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Appendix C - Qualification of Welders for Low Stress Level Pipe

Current through June, 2024
I. Basic
				test. The test is made on pipe 12 inches or less in diameter. The test weld
				must be made with the pipe in a horizontal fixed position so that the test weld
				includes at least one section of overhead position welding. The beveling, root
				opening, and other details must conform to the specifications of the procedure
				under which the welder is being qualified. Upon completion, the test weld is
				cut into four coupons and subjected to a root bend test. If, as a result of
				this test, two or more of the four coupons develop a crack in the weld
				material, or between the weld material and base metal, that is more than
				1/8-inch long in any direction, the weld is unacceptable. Cracks that occur on
				the corner of the specimen during testing are not considered.
II. Additional tests for welders of service
				line connections to mains. A service line connection fitting is welded to a
				pipe section with the same diameter as a typical main. The weld is made in the
				same position as it is made in the field. The weld is unacceptable if it shows
				a serious undercutting or if it has rolled edges. The weld is tested by
				attempting to break the fitting off the run pipe. The weld is unacceptable if
				it breaks and shows incomplete fusion, overlap, or poor penetration at the
				junction of the fitting and run pipe.
III. Periodic tests for welders of small
				service lines. Two samples of the welder's work, each about 8 inches long with
				the weld located approximately in the center, are cut from steel service line
				and tested as follows:
(1) One sample is
				centered in a guided bend testing machine and bent to the contour of the die
				for a distance of 2 inches on each side of the weld. If the sample shows any
				breaks or cracks after removal from the bending machine, it is
				unacceptable.
(2) The ends of the
				second sample are flattened and the entire joints subjected to a tensile
				strength test. If failure occurs adjacent to or in the weld metal, the weld is
				unacceptable. If a tensile strength testing machine is not available, this
				sample must also pass the bending test prescribed in subparagraph
				(1).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Appendix D - Criteria for Cathodic Protection and Determination of Measurements

Current through June, 2024
I. Criteria for cathodic protection.
A. Steel, cast iron, and ductile iron
				structures.
(1) A negative (cathodic) voltage
				of at least 0.85 volt, with reference to a saturated copper-copper sulfate half
				cell. Determination of this voltage must be made with the protective current
				applied, and in accordance with sections II and IV.
(2) A negative (cathodic) voltage shift of at
				least 300 millivolts. Determination of this voltage shift must be made with the
				protective current applied, and in accordance with sections II and IV. This
				criterion of voltage shift applies to structures not in contact with metals of
				different anodic potentials.
(3) A
				minimum negative (cathodic) polarization voltage shift of 100 millivolts. This
				polarization voltage shift must be determined in accordance with sections III
				and IV.
(4) A voltage at least as
				negative (cathodic) as that originally established at the beginning of the
				Tafel segment of the E-log-l curve. This voltage must be measured in accordance
				with section IV.
(5) A net
				protective current from the electrolyte into the structure surface as measured
				by an earth current technique applied at predetermined current discharge
				(anodic) points of the structure.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6-79-1 - Purpose and scope of rules

Current through June, 2024
The purpose and scope of this chapter is to prescribe
					 procedures and standards governing aggregator and operator
					 service.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6-79-2 - Application of additional sources

Current through June, 2024
This chapter:
(1)
				  Shall be read in context with any applicable:
(A) Federal law and regulation; and
(B) State law and commission order and rule,
				  including chapter
				  269, HRS, and chapters
				  6-61, 6-80, and 6-81; and
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6-79-3 - Compliance with and enforcement of chapter 6-79

Current through June, 2024
(a) Every
				  aggregator and operator service provider shall comply with this chapter and the
				  applicable sources referenced in § 6-79-2(1).
(b) Chapter
				  269, HRS, and any other applicable
				  State law and commission rule and order apply to the enforcement of this
				  chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6-79-5 - Severability clause

Current through June, 2024
If any provision of this chapter, or the application of the
					 provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does
					 not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given
					 effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the
					 provisions of this chapter are severable.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION OF AGGREGATORS AND CERTIFICATION OF OPERATOR SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 6-79-12 - Registration of aggregators

Current through June, 2024
(a) An aggregator,
				  before initiating or providing aggregator service in the State, must register
				  with the commission on forms prescribed by the commission. To register, the
				  aggregator must identify:
(1) The customer
				  base to which it intends to initiate or provide aggregator service;
				  and
(2) The operator service
				  provider it intends to utilize.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION OF AGGREGATORS AND CERTIFICATION OF OPERATOR SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 6-79-13 - Certification of operator service providers

Current through June, 2024
(a) A
				  telecommunications carrier granted a CPCN, COA, or COR before the effective
				  date of this chapter authorizing the provision of telecommunications service in
				  the State need not apply for an additional COA or COR in order to provide
				  operator service in the State. Any such telecommunications carrier, however,
				  before adding or expanding the nature or scope of its telecommunications
				  services beyond that authorized in its existing CPCN, COA, or COR, to include
				  the provision of operator service, shall file a separate tariff for its new
				  service, unless ordered otherwise by the commission.
(b) Any person, other than the incumbent
				  telecommunications carrier, seeking to offer, initiate, or provide operator
				  service shall apply in writing to the commission for a certificate of
				  authority. The application shall comply with the applicable provisions of
				  chapter
				  6-80, subchapter
				  2.
(c) Where exempted by federal law from entry
				  regulation by the State, a telecommunications carrier seeking to offer,
				  initiate, or provide operator service shall apply for a certificate of
				  registration with the commission by complying with the applicable provisions of
				  chapter
				  6-80, subchapter 2.
(d) The provisions of chapter 6-80,
				  subchapter
				  2, govern the issuance or denial of any
				  certificate authorizing operator service.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION OF AGGREGATORS AND CERTIFICATION OF OPERATOR SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 6-79-14 - Terms and conditions of certification

Current through June, 2024
Any certificate issued authorizing operator service and any
					 holder of such certificate are subject to the terms and conditions enumerated
					 in chapter
					 6-80, subchapter
					 2, including those relating to
					 suspension and revocation of certificates.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - AGGREGATOR - STANDARDS › Section 6-79-21 - Customer information provided by the aggregator

Current through June, 2024
An aggregator shall post and display in writing on or near
					 each telephone instrument owned or controlled by the aggregator, in plain view
					 of the customer, the following information:
(1) The name, business address, and toll-free
				  business telephone number of the operator service provider;
(2) The rates, terms, and conditions of all
				  operator-assisted calls or the toll-free business number where such information
				  can be obtained;
(3) The right of
				  the customer to access, without charge, any other operator service provider of
				  the customer's choice by dialing that provider's access code;
(4) The right of the customer to access and
				  the manner of accessing the local exchange network; and
(5) The operator service provider's complaint
				  handling procedures.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - AGGREGATOR - STANDARDS › Section 6-79-22 - Call blocking prohibited

Current through June, 2024
An aggregator shall ensure that any customer may obtain
					 access, without charge, to any operator service provider, long distance
					 carrier, or the local exchange carrier through the aggregator's
					 telephone.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - AGGREGATOR - STANDARDS › Section 6-79-23 - Operator service from an authorized provider

Current through June, 2024
Each aggregator shall obtain operator service only from an
					 operator service provider authorized or certified by the commission to provide
					 operator service in the State, pursuant to chapter
					 6-79, subchapter
					 2.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 4 - OPERATOR SERVICE - STANDARDS › Section 6-79-28 - Operator service standards - general

Current through June, 2024
An operator service provider shall:
(1) Offer or provide operator service on a
				  non discriminatory basis to all customers similarly situated or within a
				  reasonably constituted class, according to its tariff on file with the
				  commission;
(2) Not unreasonably
				  discriminate between and among customers in providing operator
				  service;
(3) Not unreasonably
				  discriminate between and among localities in providing operator
				  service;
(4) On an intrastate
				  basis, comply with all federal laws and regulations relating to operator
				  service; and
(5) To the extent
				  applicable, comply with the telecommunications standards set forth in chapter
				  6-80, subchapters 8,
				  9, and
				  11.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 4 - OPERATOR SERVICE - STANDARDS › Section 6-79-29 - Customer information provided by the operator service provider

Current through June, 2024
(a) An operator service provider shall:
(1) At the beginning of each telephone call
				  and before the customer incurs any charge for the call, identify itself audibly
				  and distinctly to the customer;
(2)
				  Permit the customer to terminate the telephone call at no charge before the
				  call is connected; and
(3) Upon
				  request and at no charge to the customer, immediately disclose to the customer:
(A) The rates, charges, terms, and conditions
				  of the call;
(B) The method by
				  which the rates or charges will be collected;
(C) The means by which the customer may
				  access the various operator service providers and the local exchange carrier;
				  and
(D) The provider's complaint
				  handling procedures.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 4 - OPERATOR SERVICE - STANDARDS › Section 6-79-30 - Public dissemination of customer information by the operator service provider

Current through June, 2024
An operator service provider shall regularly publish
					 written materials that describe any recent changes in operator service and in
					 the choices available to a customer in that market, and make such materials
					 available at no cost to inquiring customers.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 4 - OPERATOR SERVICE - STANDARDS › Section 6-79-31 - Routing and handling of emergency telephone calls

Current through June, 2024
Upon receipt of any emergency telephone call, an operator
					 service provider shall immediately connect the call, together with the
					 originating telephone number information, to the emergency service serving the
					 reported location of the emergency, if known, and, if not known, to the
					 emergency service serving the location of the originating call. In the case of
					 an operator assisted call, the operator shall stay on the line until the
					 transfer to the emergency service is connected.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 4 - OPERATOR SERVICE - STANDARDS › Section 6-79-32 - Aggregator compliance

Current through June, 2024
(a) An operator
				  service provider shall ensure, by contract or tariff, that each aggregator, for
				  which the provider is the presubscribed provider of operator service, complies
				  with §§ 6-79-21 and 6-79-22.
(b) An operator service provider shall
				  withhold payment (on a location-by-location basis) of any compensation,
				  including commissions, to an aggregator if such provider reasonably believes
				  that the aggregator is blocking access to another operator service provider,
				  long distance carrier, or the local exchange carrier in violation of §
				  6-79-22.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - RATES AND CHARGES › Section 6-79-38 - Operator service - rates and charges

Current through June, 2024
(a) An operator
				  service provider shall provide its service at the rates and on the terms and
				  conditions specified in its tariffs filed with the commission.
(b) An operator service provider shall file
				  its tariffs and the tariffs shall be processed in compliance with the
				  applicable provisions of:
(1) Commission's
				  orders and rules, including chapter
				  6-80, subchapter 4; and
(2) The terms and conditions of the
				  provider's CPCN, COA, or COR.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - RATES AND CHARGES › Section 6-79-39 - Restrictions on charges

Current through June, 2024
An operator service provider shall:
(1) Not charge for unanswered telephone
				  calls;
(2) Not charge for any
				  period of time before the call is answered by the called party;
(3) Upon discovery by the provider or upon
				  the customer's request, promptly refund to the customer any charges assessed
				  for unanswered calls;
(4) Upon
				  discovery by the provider or upon the customer's request, promptly refund any
				  excess amount paid by the customer as a result of an error in billing caused by
				  charging more than the published rate, incorrectly applying the rate of another
				  class of service, an error in measuring the quantity or volume of service, or
				  any other cause.
(5) Not engage in
				  call splashing, unless the customer:
(A)
				  Requests to be transferred to another operator service provider;
(B) Is informed prior to incurring any
				  charges that the rates for the call may not reflect the rates from the actual
				  originating location of the call; and then
(C) Consents to be transferred;
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - RATES AND CHARGES › Section 6-79-40 - No charge for certain access

Current through June, 2024
(a) An operator
				  service provider shall provide the customer with the following at no charge:
(1) Dialing instructions for access to the
				  operator or telecommunications carrier of the customer's choice;
(2) Access to telecommunications relay
				  service via 511 and 711 dialing;
(3) Access to toll-free numbers;
(4) Dialing instructions for access to the
				  long distance carrier of the customer's choice;
(5) Access to the telecommunications
				  carrier's facilities, through which the customer can:
(A) Report service trouble or complaints;
				  or
(B) Request refunds or general
				  assistance;
(6) Access
				  to emergency services via 911 dialing;
(7) Access to repair service; and
(8) Access to directory assistance via 411
				  dialing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 80 - COMPETITION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6-80-1 - Purpose of rules

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to adopt standards and
					 procedures governing intrastate competition in the State's telecommunications
					 marketplace, as mandated by:
(1) Act
				  225, Session Laws of Hawaii 1995, enacted on June 29, 1995;
(2) The commission's telecommunications
				  infrastructure docket (docket no. 7702); and
(3) The Federal Telecommunications Act of
				  1996, enacted on February 8, 1996.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 80 - COMPETITION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6-80-2 - Scope of rules

Current through June, 2024
(a) This chapter
				  applies to all intrastate telecommunications services provided by
				  telecommunications carriers, including:
(1)
				  Interisland;
(2) Resale;
				  and
(3) Commercial mobile radio
				  service.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 80 - COMPETITION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6-80-3 - Application of additional sources

Current through June, 2024
This chapter:
(1)
				  Shall be read in context with any applicable:
(A) Federal law and regulation; and
(B) State law and commission order and rule,
				  including chapter
				  269, HRS, and chapter
				  6-61; and
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE › Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 80 - COMPETITION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6-80-5 - Continuance of service

Current through June, 2024
On the effective date of this chapter, all
					 telecommunications carriers providing telecommunications service in the State
					 shall continue to provide the service they are then providing in the
					 geographical or exchange areas they are then serving. Abandonment or
					 discontinuance of such service is subject to the provisions of subchapter
					 10.