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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.741 - Pressure-limiting and -regulating stations: telemetering or recording gauges

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each
					 distribution system supplied by more than one district pressure-regulating
					 station must be equipped with telemetering or recording pressure gauges 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 gauges in the district,
					 taking into consideration the number of customers supplied, the operating
					 pressures, the capacity of the installation, and other operating
					 conditions.
(c) For low-pressure
					 distribution systems, the telemetering or recording pressure gauges are to be
					 located at, or near each district regulator outlet and the probable locations
					 of minimum pressures in each part of the system.
(d) The accuracy of each recording pressure
					 gauge provided and maintained by each operator at the locations required herein
					 shall be tested at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each
					 calendar year. The results of the tests shall be recorded.
(e) Each chart removed from a recording
					 pressure gauge shall be reviewed for indications of abnormally high or low
					 pressure. If there are indications of abnormally high or low pressure, the
					 regulator and the auxiliary equipment must be inspected and the necessary
					 measures taken to correct any unsatisfactory operating conditions.
(f) Each chart removed from a recording
					 pressure gauge shall be marked with the name of the operator, the location of
					 the gauge, the date that it was placed upon the gauge, and the date that it was
					 removed from the gauge prior to its filing.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.743 - Pressure-limiting and -regulating stations: testing relief device

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Overpressure
					 protection devices shall be tested in place annually to determine if they are
					 in proper working condition. They are to be subjected to such maintenance and
					 overhaul as may be indicated by said tests. Overpressure protection devices
					 used solely for the protection of "fuel piping" as, for example, to compressors
					 at the compressor stations, shall be tested and inspected in like
					 manner.
(b) Nonworking monitoring
					 regulator equipment shall be subject to an annual performance test and shall be
					 internally inspected and overhauled if so required by the results of the
					 test.
(c) An annual review of the
					 required capacity of the relieving equipment at each station shall be made and
					 these required capacities compared with the calculated or experimentally
					 determined recorded relieving capacity of the installed equipment for the
					 operating conditions under which it works.
(d) If the relieving equipment is of
					 insufficient capacity, a new or additional device shall be installed to provide
					 the additional capacity required or the station regulator capacity reduced
					 commensurate with the existing relief capacity.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.744 - Service regulators and vents: inspection

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each operator shall inspect each service
					 regulator when it is installed, at the time of periodic meter change, and at
					 the time a service which has been inactive for a period of two years or more is
					 reactivated to service.
(b) An
					 operator may elect to inspect service regulators at intervals not to exceed 20
					 years in lieu of inspection at the time of periodic meter change.
(c) Service regulators serving multiple meter
					 installations need not be inspected at the time of each individual meter
					 change, however, each associated regulator shall be inspected at least once
					 each 20 years.
(d) The inspection
					 of the service regulator shall include the following tests:
(1) An outlet pressure test shall be taken
					 under minimum load conditions. Minimum load condition, for purposes of this
					 paragraph, shall mean no load or pilot load only. The pressure limits of this
					 test shall be as established by this Part.
(2) The operational pressure test shall be
					 taken on the outlet side of the regulator with one or more appliances in
					 operation. The acceptable limits of pressure shall be as established by this
					 Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.745 - Valve maintenance: transmission lines

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each transmission line valve must be
					 inspected and partially operated at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at
					 least once each calendar year.
(b)
					 Each operator must take prompt remedial action to correct any valve found
					 inoperable.
(c) The location of all
					 valves in transmission lines shall be designated on appropriate records,
					 drawings or maps in relation to aboveground structures, so that the valves and
					 associated access covers can be readily located when the ground is covered with
					 snow and ice. Since there may be changes or alterations in aboveground
					 structures over a period of time, the accuracy of the reference points
					 established shall be verified at the time of the periodic inspection.
(d) At the time of the periodic inspection,
					 valves will be checked for external leakage.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.747 - Valve maintenance: distribution systems

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each valve, the use of which may be
					 necessary for the safe shutdown or sectionalization of a distribution system,
					 must be inspected and partially operated at intervals not exceeding 15 months,
					 but at least once each calendar year. Included are the principal shut-off
					 valves at district regulator stations and pressure-limiting devices.
(b) Each operator must take prompt remedial
					 action to correct any valve found inoperable, unless the operator designates an
					 alternative valve.
(c) The location
					 of all valves in distribution systems that may be required during an emergency
					 shall be designated on appropriate records, drawings or maps, in relation to
					 aboveground structures, so that the valves and associated access covers can be
					 readily located when the ground is covered with snow and ice. Since there may
					 be changes or alterations in aboveground structures over a period of time, the
					 accuracy of the reference points established shall be verified at the time of
					 the periodic inspection.
(d) At the
					 time of the periodic inspection, valves will be checked for external
					 leakage.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.748 - Valve maintenance: service line valves

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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of
					 this section, buried high-pressure service line valves or exposed exterior
					 high-pressure service line valves shall be inspected in conjunction with the
					 service regulator inspection required under section
					 255.744 
					 of this Part.
(b) Buried service
					 line valves used for compliance with section
					 255.365(b)(2) 
					 of this Part, shall be inspected at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at
					 least once each calendar year, for accessibility, key alignment and external
					 leakage.
(c) Each buried service
					 line valve inspection shall determine accessibility, key alignment and tests
					 for external leakage. Each exposed exterior service line valve shall be
					 inspected for accessibility and external leakage.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.749 - Vault maintenance

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each
					 vault housing pressure-regulating and pressure-limiting equipment, and having a
					 volumetric internal content of 200 cubic feet (5.66 cubic meters) or more, must
					 be inspected at intervals not exceeding 15 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 hazardous leaks found must be repaired immediately.
(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.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.751 - Prevention of accidental ignition

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Each operator shall take the following minimum 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.
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) Warning signs are to be posted where
					 appropriate.
(d) Precautions to
					 prevent uncontrolled or unsafe static electric discharges from plastic pipe are
					 to be taken.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.753 - Caulked bell and spigot joints

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(a) Each cast iron caulked bell and spigot
					 joint that is subject to pressures of 25 psig (172 kPa) or more must be sealed
					 with a material or device which:
(1) does not
					 reduce the flexibility of the joint;
(2) permanently bonds, either chemically,
					 mechanically or both, with the bell and spigot metal surfaces or adjacent pipe
					 metal surfaces; and
(3) seals and
					 bonds in a manner that meets the strength, environmental, and chemical
					 compatibility requirements of sections
					 255.53(a)-(b)
					 and
					 255.143  of
					 this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.755 - Protecting cast iron pipelines

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
When an operator has knowledge that the support for a
						segment of a buried cast iron pipeline is disturbed, the following actions must
						be taken.
(a) That segment of the
					 pipeline must be protected, as necessary, against damage during the disturbance
					 by:
(1) vibrations from heavy construction
					 equipment, trains, trucks, buses or blasting;
(2) impact forces by vehicles;
(3) earth movement;
(4) apparent future excavations near the
					 pipeline; or
(5) other foreseeable
					 outside forces which may subject that segment of the pipeline to bending
					 stress.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.756 - Replacement of exposed or undermined cast iron piping

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) When any cast iron pipe, eight inches or
					 less in nominal diameter, has been or will be exposed and undermined by an
					 excavation 36 inches (914 millimeters) or greater in width, the purpose of
					 which is for work other than normal gas operation and maintenance work being
					 performed on the exposed cast iron main, one of the following actions must be
					 taken in the listed order of preference:
(1)
					 the cast iron main is to be replaced prior to the third-party construction
					 activity occurring; or
(2) the cast
					 iron main is to be surveilled for leakage daily until the contractor allows
					 access to the excavation area for replacement. After access is allowed, the
					 operator is to immediately replace the affected cast iron main or maintain
					 daily surveillance with an open vent hole and replace the cast iron main as
					 soon as practical.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.757 - Replacement of cast iron mains paralleling excavations

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) If an excavation is made parallel to any
					 cast iron gas main, eight inches or less in nominal diameter, and said
					 excavation is not adequately shored to protect the cast iron main against
					 movement, the cast iron main must be replaced where more than half the pipe
					 diameter lies above a line projected at an angle above the horizontal equal to
					 the angle of repose for the soil conditions being encountered, starting from
					 the bottom of the excavation at the side nearest the main.
(b) Replacement is to be completed prior to
					 the third-party construction activity, if possible. Otherwise, replacement is
					 to commence immediately after the contractor allows access to the excavation
					 area for replacement and the area is to be maintained under daily leakage
					 survey until replacement is complete.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Maintenance › Section 255.758 - Joining plastic pipe by heat fusion; equipment maintenance and calibration

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Each operator must maintain equipment used in joining
						plastic pipe in accordance with the manufacturer"TMs recommended practices or
						with written procedures that have been proven by test and experience to produce
						acceptable joints.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.801 - Reports of accidents

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each
					 operator shall report all accidents where gas facilities may be involved, which
					 cause injury or death to any person or damage to property, or could cause
					 concern because of coverage by news media.
(b) All incidents involving carbon monoxide
					 (CO) that result in an investigation by the company shall also be
					 reported.
(c) All such accidents
					 and CO incidents shall be immediately reported by telephone through the gas
					 emergency notification system.
(d)
					 Within 30 days a written account shall be submitted for each incident that
					 involved gas facilities and:
(1) a death, or
					 personal injury necessitating inpatient hospitalization; or
(2) estimated property damage, including cost
					 of gas lost, of the operator, or others, or both, of $50,000 or more.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.803 - Emergency lists of operator personnel

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Each operator shall submit a list during January of each
						year indicating the names, addresses, and home and business telephone numbers
						of responsible officials who may be contacted in the event of an emergency. The
						list shall also be submitted to all municipalities within which the operator's
						facilities are located. In the event of any changes in the list within the
						year, immediate notification shall be given to all
						recipients.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.807 - Leaks: records

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(a) A gas leak
					 record, identified by number, shall be used to depict the entire history of a
					 leak from the time of discovery through the follow-up inspection.
(b) The record shall contain information as
					 to the nature of the repair and follow-up results.
(c) Leaks shall only be classified or
					 reclassified by a responsible and experienced individual whose name shall
					 appear on the record.
(d) The gas
					 leak record shall contain an adequate number of readings from the sample points
					 tested during the leakage investigation to depict the extent of hazardous gas
					 migration, expressed in percent gas-in-air or percent LEL found at the time of
					 classification, reclassification if applicable, surveillance investigations,
					 during leak repair activities, after completion of repairs, and at any
					 follow-up inspections.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.809 - Leaks: instrument sensitivity verification

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Each instrument utilized for leakage surveys and
						investigations must be tested against a known sample or in accordance with the
						manufacturer's recommended instructions as follows:
(a) after any repair or replacement of parts
					 other than normal maintenance;
(b)
					 once every three months for CGI's and solid-state leak detection instruments
					 and yearly for hydrogen flame ionization (HFI) instruments; and
(c) any time it is suspected that the
					 calibration has changed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.811 - Leaks: type 1 classification

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(a) A
					 type 1 leak is one which, due to its location and/or relative magnitude,
					 constitutes a potentially hazardous condition to the public or
					 buildings.
(b) A type 1 leak
					 requires an immediate effort to protect life and property.
(c) Continuous action shall be thereafter
					 taken until the condition is no longer hazardous.
(d) Completion of repairs shall be scheduled
					 on a regular day-after-day basis, or the condition kept under daily
					 surveillance until the source of the leak has been corrected.
(e) Type 1 leaks include, but are not limited
					 to:
(1) damage by contractors or outside
					 sources resulting in leakage;
(2)
					 any indication on a combustible gas indicator (CGI) of natural gas entering
					 buildings or tunnels;
(3) any
					 reading on a CGI within five feet (1.5 meters) of a building wall;
(4) any reading of four percent or greater
					 gas-in-air on a CGI within manholes, vaults or catch basins (sampling will be
					 conducted with the structure in its normal condition as nearly as physically
					 possible); or
(5) any leak which,
					 in the judgment of the operating personnel at the scene, is regarded as
					 potentially hazardous.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.813 - Leaks: type 2a classification

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(a) A
					 type 2A leak does not present an immediately hazardous condition to the public
					 or buildings, but is of a nature that requires frequent surveillance and
					 scheduled repair.
(b) Type 2A leaks
					 shall be repaired within a period not to exceed six months.
(c) Type 2A leaks shall be maintained under
					 surveillance with a frequency not to exceed two weeks until repaired.
(d) Type 2A leaks include, but are not
					 limited to:
(1) any reading of 10 percent or
					 greater gas-in-air in any area continuously paved from the curb to the building
					 wall, which is more than five feet (1.5 meters) but within 30 feet (9.1 meters)
					 of the building and inside the curbline or shoulder of the road;
(2) any reading, in an unpaved area, of 20
					 percent or greater gas-in-air which is more than five feet (1.5 meters) but
					 within 20 feet (6.1 meters) of the building and inside the curb or shoulder of
					 the road; or
(3) any leak, other
					 than type 1, which, under frost or other conditions, in the judgment of the
					 operating personnel at the scene should be classified as a type 2A.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.815 - Leaks: type 2 classification

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A
					 type 2 leak does not present an immediate hazardous condition to the public or
					 buildings, but is of a nature requiring scheduled repair.
(b) Type 2 leaks shall be repaired within a
					 period not to exceed one year, except that leaks classified under paragraph
					 (d)(5) of this section shall be repaired within six months.
(c) Type 2 leaks shall be maintained under
					 surveillance with a frequency not to exceed two months, except that leaks
					 classified under paragraph (d)(5) of this section shall be surveilled every two
					 weeks.
(d) Type 2 leaks include,
					 but are not limited to:
(1) any reading less
					 than 10 percent gas-in-air between the building and the curbline in any area
					 continuously paved which is more than five feet (1.5 meters) but within 30 feet
					 (9.1 meters) of the building and inside the curbline or shoulder of the road;
					 or
(2) any reading less than 20
					 percent gas-in-air in any unpaved area which is more than five feet (1.5
					 meters) from but within 20 feet (6.1 meters) of a building and inside the
					 curbline or shoulder of the road; or
(3) any reading of 30 percent or greater
					 gas-in-air in an unpaved area which is more than 20 feet (6.1 meters) from but
					 within 50 feet (15.2 meters) of a building and inside the curbline or shoulder
					 of the road; or
(4) any reading of
					 30 percent or greater gas-in-air in a paved area which is more than 30 feet
					 (9.1 meters) from but within 50 feet (15.2 meters) of a building and inside the
					 curbline or shoulder of the road; or
(5) any reading above one percent but below
					 four percent gas-in-air, within manholes, vaults or catch basins (sampling will
					 be conducted with the structure in its normal condition as nearly as is
					 physically possible).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.817 - Leaks: type 3 classification

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(a) A
					 type 3 leak is not immediately hazardous at the time of detection and can be
					 reasonably expected to remain that way.
(b) A type 3 leak is any leak not classified
					 as type 1, 2A or 2.
(c) Type 3
					 leaks shall be reevaluated during the next required leakage survey or annually,
					 whichever is less.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.819 - Leaks: follow-up inspection

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(a) Each operator shall, upon completing a
					 type 1, type 2A or type 2 leak repair to its underground facilities, conduct a
					 follow-up inspection at least 14 days after but within 30 days of the repair to
					 validate said repair.
(b) Follow-up
					 inspections are not required for leak repairs completed by the replacement or
					 insertion of an entire length of pipe or service line, or for the repair of
					 leakage caused by contractor or third-party damage, provided a complete
					 reevaluation of the leak area after completion of repairs verifies that no
					 further indications of leakage exist.
(c) Remedial measures such as lubrication of
					 valves or tightening of packing nuts on valves which seal leaks may be
					 considered to be routine maintenance work and do not require a follow- up
					 inspection.
(d) Appropriate records
					 shall be kept.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.821 - Leaks: nonreportable reading

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Whenever an operator conducts an annual leakage survey of
						all mains, or a portion of the mains, in its distribution system, any sustained
						reading of four percent or less gas-in-air on a CGI at an isolated test point
						outside the curbline or shoulder of the road can be considered a nonreportable
						reading except where found in manholes, vaults or catch
						basins.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.823 - Interruptions of service

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(a) Any
					 major interruption of service furnished by any pipeline, or the failure of any
					 major equipment, or any other interruption or failure of such facilities which
					 could cause public concern because of coverage by news media, is to be
					 immediately reported by telephone.
(b) Within 30 days, a written report of the
					 interruption or failure shall be submitted including the chronological sequence
					 of events related to the interruption, including a detailed description of the:
(1) interruption;
(2) response, action and investigation by the
					 operator; and
(3) results and
					 findings of the investigation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.825 - Logging and analysis of gas emergency reports

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(a) Each operator shall appropriately record
					 each report received by it as to a gas leak or emergency on a suitably numbered
					 service record.
(b) A daily log
					 shall be kept and maintained on file recording the receipt and handling of each
					 such report and shall contain the following information:
(1) cross-reference to the related service
					 record number;
(2) location of leak
					 or emergency;
(3) time report first
					 received by operator;
(4)
					 description or code designation as to type of leak or emergency;
(5) time crew first dispatched to designated
					 location; and
(6) time of arrival
					 of such personnel at location.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.827 - Facility failure investigation

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(a) Each operator shall establish procedures
					 to analyze each failure or accident for the purpose of determining its cause
					 and to minimize the possibility of a recurrence. This plan shall include a
					 procedure to select samples of the failed facility or equipment for laboratory
					 examination when necessary.
(b) The
					 procedures shall also provide for complete cooperation with the department
					 staff, in testing or surveying, including using independent consultants, any
					 equipment or systems deemed necessary by staff for the investigation and
					 analysis of any failure or accident to determine its cause and to minimize the
					 possibility of recurrence.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.829 - Annual report

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Each operator shall submit a copy of the annual report
						sent to the Office of Pipeline Safety, United States Department of
						Transportation not later than March 15th of each year.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Accidents and Leaks › Section 255.831 - Reporting safety-related conditions

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Each operator shall submit a report on the existence of
						any of the applicable safety-related conditions involving facilities in service
						in accordance with sections 23 and 25 of  title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
						part 191, Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline; Annual Reports,
						Incident Reports, and Safety-Related Condition Reports (as described in section
						10.2  of this
						Title).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.901 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Sections 255.901 through
						255.951  of
						this Part prescribe minimum requirements for an integrity management program on
						any gas transmission pipeline covered under this Part. For gas transmission
						pipelines constructed of plastic, only the requirements in sections
						255.917,
						255.921,
						255.935
						and
						255.937 
						of this Part apply.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.903 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to sections
						255.901 through
						255.951  of
						this Part:
(a) Assessment is the use
					 of testing techniques as allowed in sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part to ascertain the condition of a covered pipeline segment.
(b) Confirmatory direct assessment is an
					 integrity assessment method using more focused application of the principles
					 and techniques of direct assessment to identify internal and external corrosion
					 in a covered transmission pipeline segment.
(c) Covered segment or covered pipeline
					 segment means a segment of gas transmission pipeline located in a high
					 consequence area. The terms gas and transmission line are defined in section
					 255.3  of
					 this Part.
(d) Direct assessment is
					 an integrity assessment method that utilizes a process to evaluate certain
					 threats (i.e., external corrosion, internal corrosion and stress corrosion
					 cracking) to a covered pipeline segment's integrity. The process includes the
					 gathering and integration of risk factor data, indirect examination or analysis
					 to identify areas of suspected corrosion, direct examination of the pipeline in
					 these areas, and post assessment evaluation.
(e) High consequence area means an area
					 established by one of the methods described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this
					 subdivision as follows:
(1) An area defined
					 as:
(i) a Class 3 location under section
					 255.5 
					 of this Part; or
(ii) a Class 4
					 location under section
					 255.5 
					 of this Part; or
(iii) any area in
					 a Class 1 or Class 2 location where the potential impact radius is greater than
					 660 feet (200 meters), and the area within a potential impact circle contains
					 20 or more buildings intended for human occupancy; or
(iv) any area in a Class 1 or Class 2
					 location where the potential impact circle contains an identified
					 site.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.905 - High consequence areas

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(a) General. To determine which segments of
					 an operator's transmission pipeline system are covered by sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part, an operator must identify the high consequence areas. An operator
					 must use methods defined in section
					 255.903(f)(1) or
					 (2)  of this Part to identify a high
					 consequence area. An operator must use the method to its entire pipeline
					 system, or an operator may apply one method to individual portions of the
					 pipeline system. An operator must describe in its integrity management program
					 which method it is applying to each portion of the operator's pipeline system.
					 The description must include the potential impact radius when utilized to
					 establish a high consequence area. (See Appendix 14-E.I of this Title for
					 guidance on identifying high consequence areas.)
(b)
(1)
					 Identified sites. An operator must identify an identified site, for purposes of
					 sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part, from information the operator has obtained from routine operation
					 and maintenance activities and from public officials with safety or emergency
					 response or planning responsibilities who indicate to the operator that they
					 know of locations that meet the identified site criteria. These public
					 officials could include officials on a local emergency planning commission or
					 relevant Native American tribal officials.
(2) If a public official with safety or
					 emergency response or planning responsibilities informs an operator that it
					 does not have the information to identify an identified site, the operator must
					 use one of the following sources, as appropriate, to identify these sites.
(i) visible marking (e.g., a sign);
					 or
(ii) the site is licensed or
					 registered by a Federal, State, or local government agency; or
(iii) the site is on a list (including a list
					 on an internet website) or map maintained by or available from a Federal,
					 State, or local government agency and available to the general
					 public.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.907 - General

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(a) General. No
					 later than December 17, 2004, an operator of a covered pipeline segment must
					 develop and follow a written integrity management program that contains all the
					 elements described in section
					 255.911  of this
					 Part and that addresses the risks on each covered transmission pipeline
					 segment. The initial integrity management program must consist, at a minimum,
					 of a framework that describes the process for implementing each program
					 element, how relevant decisions will be made and by whom, a time line for
					 completing the work to implement the program element, and how information
					 gained from experience will be continuously incorporated into the program. The
					 framework will evolve into a more detailed and comprehensive program. An
					 operator must make continual improvements to the program.
(b) Implementation standards. In carrying out
					 sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part, an operator must follow the requirements of sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part and of ASME/ANSI B31.8S (as described in section
					 10.3 
					 of this Title) and its appendices, where specified. An operator may follow an
					 equivalent standard or practice only when the operator demonstrates the
					 alternative standard or practice provides an equivalent level of safety to the
					 public and property. In the event of a conflict between sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part and ASME/ANSI B31.8S, the requirements in sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part control.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.909 - Changes to an integrity management program

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(a) General. An operator must document any
					 change to its program and the reasons for the change before implementing the
					 change.
(b) Notification. An
					 operator must notify the department and OPS, in accordance with section
					 255.949 
					 of this Part, of any change to the program that may substantially affect the
					 program's implementation or may significantly modify the program or schedule
					 for carrying out the program elements. An operator must provide the
					 notification within 30 days after adopting this type of change into its
					 program.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.911 - Required elements

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An operator's initial integrity management program begins
						with a framework (see section
						255.907  of
						this Part) and evolves into a more detailed and comprehensive integrity
						management program, as information is gained and incorporated into the program.
						An operator must make continual improvements to its program. The initial
						program framework and subsequent program must, at minimum, contain the
						following elements. (When indicated, refer to ASME/ANSI B31.8S [as described in
						section
						10.3 
						of this Title] for more detailed information on the listed element.)
(a) An identification of all high consequence
					 areas, in accordance with section
					 255.905  of
					 this Part.
(b) A baseline
					 assessment plan meeting the requirements of sections
					 255.919
					 and
					 255.921 
					 of this Part.
(c) An identification
					 of threats to each covered pipeline segment, which must include data
					 integration and a risk assessment. An operator must use the threat
					 identification and risk assessment to prioritize covered segments for
					 assessment (section
					 255.917 
					 of this Part) and to evaluate the merits of additional preventive and
					 mitigative measures (section
					 255.935 
					 of this Part) for each covered segment.
(d) A direct assessment plan, if applicable,
					 meeting the requirements of section
					 255.923  of this
					 Part, and depending on the threat assessed, of section
					 255.925,
					 255.927
					 or
					 255.929 
					 of this Part.
(e) Provisions
					 meeting the requirements of section
					 255.933 
					 of this Part for remediating conditions found during an integrity
					 assessment.
(f) A process for
					 continual evaluation and assessment meeting the requirements of section
					 255.937 
					 of this Part.
(g) If applicable, a
					 plan for confirmatory direct assessment meeting the requirements of section
					 255.931 
					 of this Part.
(h) Provisions
					 meeting the requirements of section
					 255.935 
					 of this Part for adding preventive and mitigative measures to protect the high
					 consequence area.
(i) A performance
					 plan as outlined in ASME/ANSI B31.8S, section 9 that includes performance
					 measures meeting the requirements of section
					 255.945 
					 of this Part.
(j) Recordkeeping
					 provisions meeting the requirements of section
					 255.947  of
					 this Part.
(k) A management of
					 change process as outlined in ASME/ANSI B31.8S, section 11.
(l) A quality assurance process as outlined
					 in ASME/ANSI B31.8S, section 12.
(m) A communication plan that includes the
					 elements of ASME/ANSI B31.8S, section 10, and that includes procedures for
					 addressing safety concerns raised by:
(1) the
					 department; and
(2) OPS.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.913 - Deviation from the requirements of this part

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(a) General. ASME/ANSI B31.8S (as described
					 in section
					 10.3 
					 of this Title) provides the essential features of a performance-based or a
					 prescriptive integrity management program. An operator that uses a
					 performance-based approach that satisfies the requirements for exceptional
					 performance in subdivision (b) of this section may deviate from certain
					 requirements in sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part, as provided in subdivision (c) of this section.
(b) Exceptional performance. An operator must
					 be able to demonstrate the exceptional performance of its integrity management
					 program through the following actions.
(1) To
					 deviate from any of the requirements set forth in subdivision (c) of this
					 section, an operator must have a performance-based integrity management program
					 that meets or exceed the performance-based requirements of ASME/ANSI B31.8S and
					 includes, at a minimum, the following elements:
(i) a comprehensive process for risk
					 analysis;
(ii) all risk factor data
					 used to support the program;
(iii)
					 a comprehensive data integration process;
(iv) a procedure for applying lessons learned
					 from assessment of covered pipeline segments to pipeline segments not covered
					 by sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part;
(v) a procedure for
					 evaluating every incident, including its cause, within the operator's sector of
					 the pipeline industry for implications both to the operator's pipeline system
					 and to the operator's integrity management program;
(vi) a performance matrix that demonstrates
					 the program has been effective in ensuring the integrity of the covered
					 segments by controlling the identified threats to the covered
					 segments;
(vii) semiannual
					 performance measures beyond those required in section
					 255.945 
					 of this Part that are part of the operator's performance plan. (See section
					 255.91l[i] of this Part.) An operator must submit these measures, by electronic
					 or other means, on a semiannual frequency to the department and OPS in
					 accordance with section
					 255.951  of
					 this Part; and
(viii) an analysis
					 that supports the desired integrity reassessment interval and the remediation
					 methods to be used for all covered segments.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.915 - Knowledge and training

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(a)
					 Supervisory personnel. The integrity management program must provide that each
					 supervisor whose responsibilities relate to the integrity management program
					 possesses and maintains a thorough knowledge of the integrity management
					 program and of the elements for which the supervisor is responsible. The
					 program must provide that any person who qualifies as a supervisor for the
					 integrity management program has appropriate training or experience in the area
					 for which the person is responsible.
(b) Persons who carry out assessments and
					 evaluate assessment results. The integrity management program must provide
					 criteria for the qualification of any person:
(1) who conducts an integrity assessment
					 allowed under sections
					 255.901 through
					 255.951  of
					 this Part; or
(2) who reviews and
					 analyzes the results from an integrity assessment and evaluation; or
(3) who makes decisions on actions to be
					 taken based on these assessments.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 255 - Transmission And Distribution Of Gas › Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management › Section 255.917 - Identification of potential threats to pipeline

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Integrity and use of the threat identification in an
						integrity program.
(a) Threat
					 identification. An operator must identify and evaluate all potential threats to
					 each covered pipeline segment. Potential threats that an operator must consider
					 include, but are not limited to, the threats listed in ASME/ANSI B31.8S (as
					 described in section
					 10.3 
					 of this Title), section 2 which are grouped under the following four
					 categories:
(1) time dependent threats such
					 as internal corrosion, external corrosion, and stress corrosion
					 cracking;
(2) static or resident
					 threats, such as fabrication or construction defects;
(3) time independent threats such as third
					 party damage and outside force damage; and
(4) human error.