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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-9 - SAFE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS › Subject 515-9-3 - ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES GOVERNING GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Rule 515-9-3-.07 - Verbal Notice to Operator of Violation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) When an inspection of an operator's
				records or facilities, or both, indicate that the operator is in apparent
				violation of a pipeline safety regulation, the investigator will give verbal
				notice of the alleged violation to the operator before concluding the
				inspection.
(2) Any documentation
				of physical evidence necessary to support the alleged violation may be obtained
				during the inspection or requested by letter immediately after the conclusion
				of the visit.
(3) The operator may
				institute on-site corrective measures when a violation exists. However,
				enforcement of such alleged violations will proceed.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, as amended, Ga. L. 1975, p. 404-412.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
After evidence of an alleged violation is collected and the
				  violation report is written, notice and opportunity to respond will be afforded
				  the operator by a letter from the Pipeline Safety Director. The letter will
				  notify the operator of the results of the on-site inspection and will
				  specifically cite the regulation(s) the operator is allegedly violating.
				  Further, the letter may contain a proposed civil penalty or a compliance order.
				  A written response from the operator shall be submitted to the Pipeline Safety
				  Director within 30 days of the time the operator receives the violation
				  notice.
Ga. L. 1878-78, p.
				  125, as amended; Ga. L. 1875, pp. 404-412.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Alternatives open to the operator to
				respond to the violation notice are:
(a)
				submit a written statement to the Pipeline Safety Director indicating
				corrective measures have achieved compliance;
(b) submit a written plan of action to the
				Pipeline Safety Director outlining the corrective measures that will be taken
				to achieve compliance and when compliance is anticipated; or
(c) request an informal conference with the
				Pipeline Safety Director and/or his staff to discuss the
				violation(s).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) After receiving a request for an informal
				conference a date and time will be arranged at this conference and the basis of
				the alleged violations will be reviewed. The operator may explain the company's
				position and may present alternatives for solution of the problem. The Gas
				Pipeline Safety staff will be represented by the investigator involved and by
				such other members of the Commission staff as designated by the Pipeline Safety
				Director.
(2) The violation may be
				resolved at this stage. If agreement cannot be reached, enforcement procedures
				shall continue.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, as amended; Ga. L. 1975 pp. 404-412.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) If the proposed solution as outlined is
				not satisfactory to the Gas Pipeline Safety Director and/or his staff, the
				violation shall be referred to the Public Service Commission for formal
				resolution in either of the following manners:
(a) The Commission may seek an injunction or
				mandamus in superior court in cases where immediate action is necessary;
				or
(b) The Commission may issue a
				show cause order and/or schedule a hearing requiring the operator to
				demonstrate why the operator should not be subject to the penalties set forth
				by the O.C.G.A. Section
				46-2-91. This section permits a
				penalty not to exceed $15,000.00 for such violation and an additional penalty
				not to exceed $10,000.00 for each day during which such violation
				continues.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Whenever the Commission or the Director
				of Gas Pipeline Safety shall find a particular facility to present an imminent
				hazard to life or property, it shall be empowered to require the owner or
				operator of the facility to take immediate steps necessary to correct such
				hazards. Corrective action may include suspended or restricted use of the
				facility, physical inspection, testing, repair, replacement, or other action,
				as appropriate.
(2) An opportunity
				shall be given for a hearing as soon as practicable after the issuance of any
				order hereunder, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Chapter 50-13 and, in no event
				later than ten (10) days after suspension of the use of a major
				facility.
(3) The Director of
				Pipeline Safety shall rescind or suspend a "hazardous facility order" whenever
				he determines that the facility is no longer hazardous to life or property.
				When appropriate, however, such a recision or suspension may be accompanied by
				a notice of violation issued under Rule
				515-9-3-.08(1) of
				the procedures.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1975, pp. 404-412.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any operator subject to an order from the Public Service
				  Commission may petition the Commission for reconsideration of the order under
				  Rule 515-2-1-.08 of
				  the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Moreover, any operator
				  aggrieved by an order of the Public Service Commission may seek relief pursuant
				  to O.C.G.A. Chapter 50-13.
Ga. L. 1878-79, p.
				  125, 1975, pp. 404-412.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All Owners and/or Operators of a buried utility facility in
				  Georgia shall be a member of the State-wide Utilities Protection
				  Center.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-5.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All Owners and/or Operators of a buried utility facility in
				  Georgia shall comply in all respects, with Title 25, Chapter 9 of the Official
				  Code of Georgia Annotated.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-1
et
				  seq.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The purpose and scope of these rules is to describe the
				  enforcement authority and sanctions exercised by the Georgia Public Service
				  Commission in carrying out its duty to enforce the provisions of the Georgia
				  Underground Facility Protection Act (O.C.G.A. §
									25-9-1 et seq.). These rules also
				  prescribe the procedures governing the exercise of that authority and
				  imposition of those sanctions.
O.C.G.A. §
											46-2-30.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Georgia Legislature has empowered the Commission to
				  enforce the provisions of the Act, and to promulgate any rules and regulations
				  necessary to implement the Commission's authority to enforce the provisions of
				  the Act.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Governor shall appoint an advisory
				committee to assist the Commission in the enforcement of the Act. The advisory
				committee shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the Commission from
				time to time.
(2) The advisory
				committee shall develop and implement operating procedures to delineate the
				advisory committee's practices and procedures relative to the performance of
				the duties assigned by the Commission. The operating procedures developed by
				the advisory committee shall include, but not be limited to, procedures for
				review of probable violations of the Act. Such procedures, and any amendments
				or modifications thereto, shall not become effective until they have been
				approved by the Commission. (3) If deemed necessary, the advisory committee
				shall establish one or more subcommittees of experts in the operations covered
				by the Act. These subcommittees shall assist the advisory committee in
				performing its assigned duties.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any person may report a probable
				violation of the Act by filing a written or an electronic report in a form as
				may be designated by the Commission from time to time; provided that all such
				reports shall be filed electronically whenever and wherever possible, but a
				written report may be filed by any person lacking computer reporting or
				communication capability. All written or electronic reports shall include the
				information requested on an approved Commission form, if available. All
				probable violations shall be reported to the Commission within thirty (30) days
				of a person becoming aware of the circumstances constituting the probable
				violation.
(2) A person shall file
				such written report directly with the Commission. The Commission shall
				maintain, or cause to be maintained, a database of all written reports filed
				with the Commission.
(3) Any person
				who files a written or electronic report shall conduct an investigation to
				examine the relevant facts regarding the reported probable violation of the
				Act. The results of such investigation shall be filed together with the report
				in accordance with these rules.
(4)
				Each facility owner or operator whose underground facilities have been damaged
				as a result of a probable violation of the Act shall conduct an investigation
				to examine the relevant facts regarding such probable violation, and provide
				the Commission or its designee with the results of such investigation. The
				results of such investigation shall be submitted to the Commission on a form
				designated by the Commission.
O.C.G.A. §
											46-2-30.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
										46-2-20(i),
				  46-2-30 and
				  25-9-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Whenever the Commission Staff ("Staff") becomes aware of a
				  probable violation of the Act by means of a written or an electronic report or
				  otherwise, the Staff shall conduct an investigation to examine all the relevant
				  facts regarding the probable violation. The investigation may include, among
				  other factors, records verification, informal meetings, teleconferences, and
				  photo documentation. Responses to reports of probable violations may be
				  provided to the Commission in writing, by phone, fax, e-mail, or in
				  person.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Advisory Committee shall meet on a periodic basis to
				  review contested probable violations of the Act and the Staff's finding and
				  recommendations relative to such probable violations. Following such review,
				  the Advisory Committee shall make its recommendations for review by the
				  Commission, together with any recommendations of the Staff, regarding
				  resolution of such contested probable violations.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Upon a determination that a violation of the Act may have
				  occurred, the Commission Staff shall take one or more of the following
				  actions:
(1) Enter settlement
				negotiations with the Respondent. Upon reaching agreement on settlement terms,
				the Commission Staff shall present the proposed settlement to the Commission
				for acceptance or rejection. If the Commission Staff and the Respondent are
				unable to reach agreement on settlement terms, the Respondent may present
				additional facts to the Advisory Committee;
(2) Request that the Commission issue a Rule
				Nisi pursuant to Commission Rules.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Commission may accept or reject a
				proposed settlement to resolve probable violations of the Act. If the
				Commission rejects a proposed settlement, a hearing may be scheduled to receive
				evidence and take appropriate enforcement action as provided by Commission
				Rule.
(2) If the Commission finds,
				after a hearing, that a violation of the Act has occurred, it may impose a
				civil penalty as provided by O.C.G.A. §
									25-9-13.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) In determining the amount of any civil
				penalty to be assessed, the Commission may consider the nature, circumstances
				and gravity of the violation of the Act; the degree of the Respondent's
				culpability; the Respondent's history of prior violations of the Act; and such
				other factors as may be appropriate.
(2) A Respondent shall pay any civil penalty
				that has been assessed by submitting to the Commission, in care of Case
				Manager, Underground Facility Protection Section, a certified check payable to
				the Georgia Public Service Commission for ultimate forwarding to the State of
				Georgia general fund.
O.C.G.A. §
											46-2-30.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Definitions:
For the purpose of this rule and the assessment and
				  enforcement of civil penalties under this Chapter 515-9-4 of the Commission's
				  Utility Rules, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Local governing authority" means a
				county, municipality or local authority created by or pursuant to general,
				local or special Act of the General Assembly or by the Constitution of the
				State of Georgia, and any local authority that is created or activated by an
				appropriate ordinance or resolution of the governing body of a county or
				municipality individually or jointly with other political subdivisions of this
				state that provide service that includes but not limited to road and street
				construction and maintenance, water supply and distribution, waste- water,
				sewage, and storm-water collection and disposal.
(b) "Willful noncompliance" means intentional
				or knowing refusal or failure to perform, or comply with, a duty created or
				imposed by statute or by this Commission's Utility Rules. "Willful
				noncompliance" also includes bad faith or a conscious indifference to the
				consequences of failure to comply with GUFPA or this Commission's rules issued
				thereunder. A local governing authority's failure to file a timely response to
				a notice of probable violation of the Act or the Commission's Utility Rules
				shall constitute a presumption of willful noncompliance by a local governing
				authority receiving such notice, which presumption may be rebutted by evidence
				demonstrating that the local governing authority did not receive actual or
				constructive notice of its alleged violation of the Act.
(c) "Refusal to comply" means that an
				underground facility owner or operator does not respond in the Positive
				Response Information System ("PRIS") to a locate request, does not respond to a
				direct telephone call to locate their facilities, or other such direct refusal.
				"Refusal to comply" does not mean a case where the volume of requests or some
				other mitigating circumstance prevents the underground facility owner or
				operator from locating in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
										25-9-7. "Refusal to comply" also
				means a refusal or failure to file a timely response to a notice of probable
				violation of the Act or of the Commission's Utility Rules; and such refusal or
				failure shall constitute a presumption of a local governing authority's
				"willful refusal to comply," which presumption may be rebutted by evidence
				demonstrating that the local governing authority did not receive actual or
				constructive notice of its alleged violation of the Act.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any person subject to an order from the Commission may
				  petition the Commission for reconsideration of the order under Rule
				  515-2-1-.08 of the Commission's
				  Rules of Practice and Procedure. Moreover, any person aggrieved by an order of
				  the Commission may seek relief pursuant to O.C.G.A. Chapter
				  50-13.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  25-9-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Purpose and Scope:
(a) The purpose of this rule is to set forth
				procedures that provide for the waiver in writing, of the 48-hour notice and
				the 21-calendar day expiration for any projects that cannot be located pursuant
				to O.C.G.A. §
										25-9-7. This Rule is necessary in
				order to allow proper planning and scheduling of the locating of underground
				facilities within the geographical area of a designated "Large Project."
				Because most large projects require multiple re-stakes, it has proven difficult
				and cumbersome for facility owner/operators to respond to locate requests
				within the 48-hour notice time frame normally required by the Georgia
				Underground Facility Protection Act ("GUFPA"). Excavators on such large
				projects lasting for months and even years have similarly found it cumbersome
				and oppressive to have a locate ticket expire after 21 calendar days and have
				to reapply for renewal or refreshing of such locate ticket repeatedly over the
				life of a large project.
(b) This
				Rule allows for parameters to be set for all parties involved in a large
				project so that such parties may enjoy more flexibility and less rigidity in
				reporting without any loss or sacrifice in the record-keeping, locating of
				underground facilities, prevention of damage to such facilities, and public
				safety protections which GUFPA was designed and intended to
				implement.
(c) Unless hereinafter
				specifically excepted, all other provisions of O.C.G.A. §
										25-9-1 et seq., shall apply to
				large projects.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Each and every entity under the jurisdiction of the
				  Commission shall establish procedures that its employees and agents shall
				  follow in the event that a utility facility is damaged when blasting or
				  excavating activities are performed. At a minimum, these procedures shall
				  prescribe the following:
(a) At least
				one person in authority present at an excavation or blasting site shall have a
				basic familiarity with Department of Transporation regulations, local municipal
				and state ordinances and Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act laws and rules
				as they pertain to excavating and blasting as a measure to avoid striking or
				otherwise damaging utility facilities.
(b) At least one person present at an
				excavation or blasting site shall be adequately proficient in speaking the
				English language in order to effectively communicate to emergency personnel
				information pertaining to an unexpected impact with a utility facility, to
				notify the Utilities Protection Center and to instruct workers and members of
				the general public in surrounding areas to keep away from any potential
				ignition source or electrocution hazard.
(c) At least one person present at an
				excavation or blasting site shall be knowledgeable of safety measures that must
				be taken to protect individuals in the vicinity where a utility facility has
				been struck or damaged, including, but not limited to, restricting the access
				of persons and property to or around the area in which an impact with a utility
				facility has occurred and alerting parties in adjacent areas of the need to
				evacuate public and/or private properties because of existence of a potential
				ignition source or electrocution hazard.
(d) The need for safety equipment to effect
				the purposes of this rule that must be present at every excavation or blasting
				site, which equipment, at a minimum, shall include, reflective vests and hard
				hats to be worn by persons working in the excavation or blasting site; at least
				one working portable communication device, such as cellular telephone or a
				two-way radio, which may be utilized to contact emergency services on 911, the
				Utilities Protection Center and affected utility(ies); fluorescent cones for
				blocking off pedestrian and vehicle traffic; and flags, signs or other devices
				to notify the general public to avoid the area in which excavation or blasting
				activities are taking place.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  25-9-13,
				  46-2-20,
				  46-2-21,
				  50-13-4.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For purposes of
				this Rule, Best Practices means the Common Ground Alliance Best Practices for
				protecting vital underground facilities ("Common Ground Alliance Best
				Practices"), sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation as
				described in 49 USC §
										6105(a) as may be amended
				from time to time.
(2) Reasonable
				care must be used by all excavators in an area in which underground facilities
				may be located. For purposes of excavating in an area in which underground
				facilities may be located, reasonable care under O.C.G.A. §
									25-9-8(b) includes,
				but is not limited to, compliance with the Common Ground Alliance Best
				Practices.
(3) Utility
				Owner/Operators and Locators shall each also exercise reasonable care.
				Reasonable care requires, at a minimum, the use of the best available
				information to designate the facilities and notification to the UPC of such
				attempted location. (O.C.G.A. §
									25-9-7(k)(1)).
				Reasonable care shall also include but not be limited to compliance with the
				Common Ground Alliance Best Practices as well as the accurate location and
				marking of facilities in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
									25-9-9(a) and the
				American Public Works Association ("APWA") color code in place at the time the
				location of the utility facility is designated. (O.C.G.A. §
									25-9-7(a)(2)).
(4) Common Ground Alliance Best Practices
				shall be read in conjunction with Georgia law. In any instance in which the
				Common Ground Alliance Best Practices conflict with state law, state law shall
				serve as the controlling authority.
(5) Nothing in these rules shall be
				interpreted to authorize any entity, utility or municipality certificated or
				otherwise regulated by the Commission to follow any practice that is less
				stringent than that which is already required by Georgia State law.
(6) Evidence of the implementation and
				utilization of the Common Ground Alliance Best Practices by a facility owner
				and/or operator or a locator or an excavator at a hearing as prescribed by
				O.C.G.A. §
									25-9-13(h)(7)
				 shall be considered in the Commission's
				analysis of reasonable care. Such evidence when presented by a party shall be
				one criterion for the Commission to consider in its reasonable care analysis
				but shall not in and of itself constitute conclusive proof of reasonable
				care.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  25-9-7,
				  25-9-8,
				  25-9-9,
				  25-9-13,
				  46-2-20,
				  46-2-21,
				  46-4-153,
				  46-4-160,
				  46-5-163,
				  46-5-168,
				  50-13-4.
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(1) Definitions.As used in this Rule, the
				following terms shall have the following definitions:
(a) "Distribution System" means mains,
				services, and equipment which carry or control the supply of natural gas from
				the point of local supply or supplies to and including the consumers' meters.
				For purposes of this Rule,"Distribution System" shall include any segment of
				transmission line being used to serve retail end users.
(b) "Municipality" means a city, county or
				any other political subdivision of a State.
(c) "Natural Gas Safety Plan" or "Plan" means
				a written set of procedures approved by the Commission to minimize unsafe
				situations and the potential for confusion among emergency response personnel
				and the public in a county where more than one Operator has a natural gas
				Distribution System. Natural Gas Safety Plans must include the elements
				required by this Rule and shall not conflict with state and federal pipeline
				safety laws and regulations.
(d)
				"Operator" means any person (including a municipality) who engages in the
				transportation of natural gas by pipeline, except that the term shall not mean
				a master-meter operator.
(e)
				"Overlap area" and "overlapping area"mean any geographic area where a natural
				gas operator has or seeks legal authority to provide (or is providing or
				running gas lines to provide) distribution pipeline facility service or has a
				transmission line providing distribution service in a county within five (5)
				miles of the gas facilities of another natural gas operator.
(f) "Person" means any individual, firm,
				joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
				association, authority, municipality, cooperative association, joint-stock
				association, trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative.
(g) "Public Officials and Emergency
				Responders" mean fire and law enforcement authorities, 911 call centers and
				other public officials responsible for protecting the public and responding to
				natural gas related emergencies.
(h) "Pipeline Facility" means new and
				existing pipeline, rights-of-way, and any equipment, facility, or building used
				in the transportation of natural gas or in the treatment of natural gas during
				the course of transportation.
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(1) Purpose: This rule establishes minimum
				guidelines for a Responding Operator that responds to notification of a natural
				gas emergency and upon arrival at the area of the gas emergency determines that
				it is not the Affected Operator. All Operators shall minimize risks to the
				public safety in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 192 and adhere to the
				procedures established in this Rule. All Operators shall hold public safety as
				the highest priority when responding to natural gas emergencies.
(2) Definitions: As used in this Chapter, the
				following terms shall have the following definitions:
(a) Area of the gas emergency: the area
				around the location of a natural gas emergency of whatever kind or nature
				irrespective of facility ownership.
(b) Affected Operator: any Operator as
				defined in Commission Rule
				515-9-7-.01(1)(d)
				that owns the facility affected by the natural gas emergency.
(c) Responding Operator: any Operator as
				defined in Commission Rule
				515-9-7-.01(1)(d)
				that arrives on the scene of a natural gas emergency, irrespective of whether
				it is the Affected Operator.
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1. Due to the varying gas quality and
				operating characteristics associated with these lines, the location and special
				characteristics of current and future landfill gas pipelines and associated
				facilities owned or operated by a Natural Gas Operator shall be identified and
				disclosed as follows:
(a) To the Georgia
				Public Service Commission within 90 days of the effective date of this Rule on
				any current LFGLs or within 90 days of the initiation of service on any future
				LFGLs.
(b) To the other Natural Gas
				Operator(s) in the Counties in which these lines exist as part of the annual
				sharing of facility maps required in Commission Rule
				515-9-7-.01(3)(c).
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The purpose of this rule is to facilitate compliance with the
				  provisions of the federal regulations for public awareness and safety issues
				  regarding natural gas pipeline facilities contained in
				  49 C.F.R. §§
										192.614 and
				  192.616 in cases where the billing
				  to the Retail Customers of the Electing Distribution Company is provided, in
				  whole or in part, by Marketers or Poolers providing commodity sales service or
				  distribution services on the Electing Distribution Company's
				  system.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-2-20,
				  46-2-30, R.
				  515-9-1-.01.
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As used in this article, the term:
(a) "Electing Distribution Company" or "EDC"
				means a gas company which has elected and been approved by the Commission to be
				subject to the provisions of Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 46 of the Official
				Code of Georgia Annotated.
(b)
				"Marketer" means any person certificated by the Commission to provide commodity
				sales service or distribution services pursuant to Code Section
				46-4-153 and ancillary services
				incident thereto.
(c) "Person"
				means any individual, firm joint venture, partnership, corporation (whether
				public or private), association, State, municipality, cooperative association,
				or joint stock association, and including any trustee, receiver, assignee, or
				personal representative thereof, company, or any other association including an
				electric membership corporation. (49 C.F.R. §
										192.3 and
				O.C.G.A. 46-4-152(14)).
(d) "Pooler" means a Marketer or any other
				Person who is a producer, broker, Retail Customer, or group of Retail Customers
				who has been engaged by one or more Retail Customers to be responsible for the
				delivery of gas to the company's city gate for such customers.
(e) "Operator" means a person who engages in
				the transportation of gas. (49 C.F.R. §
										192.3).
(f) "Retail Customer" or "Retail Purchaser"
				means a person who purchases commodity sales service or distribution service,
				and such purchase is not for the purpose of resale.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-2-20,
				  46-2-30, R.
				  515-9-1-.01.
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In accordance with the requirements set forth in Commission
				  Rule 515-9-8-.05,
				  Marketers and Poolers shall include natural gas pipeline safety and public
				  awareness information provided by the Electing Distribution Company, in Retail
				  Customer billing inserts or through some other medium consistent with the
				  requirements of
				  515-9-8-.05(4). The
				  provision of such natural gas pipeline safety and public awareness materials
				  shall comply with the federal regulations set forth for such natural gas
				  pipeline safety and public awareness programs.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-2-20,
				  46-2-30, R.
				  515-9-1-.01.
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(1) The natural gas
				pipeline safety and public awareness messaging required by these Rules shall
				include, but not be limited to, the following types of information:
(a) the use of a one-call notification system
				prior to excavation and other damage prevention activities;
(b) the possible hazards associated with
				unintended releases from a gas pipeline facility;
(c) the physical indications that such a
				release may have occurred;
(d) the
				steps that should be taken for public safety in the event of a gas pipeline
				release;
(e) the procedures for
				reporting such an event; and
(f)
				the location of pipeline facilities.
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The Electing Distribution Company shall bear all costs
				  associated with the development of and shipment to Marketers and Poolers, of
				  all written and electronic natural gas pipeline safety and public awareness
				  materials. The EDC shall further bear all costs of printing and packaging the
				  natural gas pipeline safety and public awareness printed materials to be
				  shipped to those Marketers and Poolers that have elected to receive printed
				  bill inserts.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-2-20,
				  46-2-30, R.
				  515-9-1-.01.
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Provided that the physical dimensions specified by each
				  Marketer and Pooler have been complied with by the EDC, the Marketers and
				  Poolers shall be responsible for all costs associated with the actual mail out
				  of such printed and electronic natural gas pipeline safety and public awareness
				  materials. In addition, where a Marketer or Pooler has elected to receive the
				  natural gas pipeline safety and public awareness information in electronic
				  form, such Marketer or Pooler shall bear the costs of printing and packaging
				  same, in addition to the costs associated with the actual mail out of such
				  printed materials.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  46-2-20,
				  46-2-30, R.
				  515-9-1-.01.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338,
				  342; 1965, pp. 283, 285; 1970, p. 104; 1972, p. 439; 1975, p. 406,
				  411.
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Ga. Code Ann. Sec.
				  93-307.