New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 6 - GAS SERVICE › Subchapter 6 - MASTER METER SYSTEMS › Section 14:6-6.4 - Inspection and compliance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No gas utility
				in this State shall provide gas service to any residential or commercial master
				meter system unless the utility is provided by the owner or operator of the
				master meter system with an annual certification, on a form supplied by the
				Board, reflecting Federal Code and N.J.A.C. 14:7, State pipeline safety rules,
				from a licensed professional engineer, that the system has been inspected
				within the last year and that it complies with all applicable safety
				requirements. The owner or operator may request, from the servicing utility, a
				list of those licensed professional engineers known to the utility who are
				qualified to perform such services. A copy of such certification shall be
				submitted to the Board Secretary and Pipeline Safety Bureau Chief by the owner
				or operator. In the event that the owner or operator can demonstrate that the
				services of a licensed professional engineer could not be obtained after
				utilization of the list provided by the utility, then, alternatively, the owner
				or operator of the master meter system may make arrangements with the servicing
				utility to provide the required inspection and certification at the expense of
				the owner or operator.
(b) If the
				results of the inspection reveal that the master meter system does not satisfy
				the requirements of the Federal Code and N.J.A.C. 14:7, State pipeline safety
				rules, the owner or operator of the system shall furnish the utility, in the
				event that the utility did not perform the inspection, and the Board Secretary
				and Pipeline Safety Bureau Chief with a copy of the inspection report and shall
				submit a detailed plan of action to bring the system into compliance with the
				requirements of the Federal Code within 12 months. The owner or operator shall
				submit to the utility proof of compliance with the requirements of the Federal
				Code and N.J.A.C. 14:7, State pipeline safety rules within the 12 month period.
				A copy of such compliance shall be forwarded to the Board Secretary and
				Pipeline Safety Bureau Chief by the owner or operator. Should the inspection
				uncover a condition that constitutes an immediate safety hazard, the owner or
				operator shall immediately notify the servicing utility. Until repairs can be
				made to the system that will either sufficiently abate or eliminate the
				hazardous condition, service to the system may be subject to discontinuance as
				provided in
				14:3-3A.1(a)5 
				x.
(c) If the owner or operator of
				the master meter system does not comply with (a) and (b) above, the owner or
				operator shall attempt to arrange with the utility to take over the master
				meter system and make corrections to bring the system into compliance with all
				applicable pipeline safety at the expense of the owner or operator. If such an
				arrangement cannot be effected within one year, the utility shall promptly
				petition the Board Secretary for permission, upon notice and hearing, to
				discontinue service to the master meter system.