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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 256 - Inspection And Maintenance Of Gas Holders › Section 256.21 - General safety provisions

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(a)
				  Smoking, open flames or devices that might ignite an explosive mixture shall
				  not be permitted in the immediate vicinity of the holder.
(b) During the progress of minor construction
				  or maintenance work on holders, all customary safety rules prevailing in the
				  plant, as well as those hereinbefore described, shall be rigidly adhered to. On
				  work of the foregoing nature, experienced men shall be employed under direct
				  and competent supervision, and all crews shall consist of at least two
				  men.
(c) All procedures recommended
				  by the American Gas Association for the purging, operation and maintenance of
				  gasworks equipment and apparatus, including mains, are to be
				  followed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.0 - Scope

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(a) General
				  application. Every gas corporation engaged in the storage, terminaling,
				  handling, transfer, vaporization or air-gas mixing of liquefied petroleum gas
				  (LPG) within the State of New York shall comply with the rules set forth in
				  this Part. Except where otherwise indicated, it is not intended that these
				  rules be applied retroactively to existing installations or to those under
				  construction as of the effective date of this order insofar as design,
				  fabrication, installation or testing are concerned.
(b) Items to which this Part does not apply.
				  This Part does not apply to:
(1) design and
				  fabrication of pressure vessels covered by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
				  Code, section VIII, Pressure Vessels, Division 1(as described in section
				  10.3 
				  of this Title);
(2) proprietary
				  items of equipment, apparatus or instruments;
(3) heat exchangers; or
(4) prefabricated units which employ plate
				  and longitudinal welds, as contrasted to pipe.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.1 - Compliance with standard code

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(a)
				  All LPG facilities within the State of New York are to be constructed, operated
				  and maintained, except as otherwise provided in this Part, in accordance with
				  Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases at Utility
				  Gas Plants, ANSI/NFPA 59 (as described in section
				  10.3 
				  of this Title) (referred to in this Part as NFPA 59), and such codes,
				  specifications and standards referred to in the NFPA 59. Those provisions of
				  the NFPA 59 or associated references that have been indicated to be optional by
				  phraseology, including "should," "preferably," "may" or "such as" (illustrative
				  only), are mandatory in accordance with the intent of the NFPA 59 except where
				  an obvious contradiction occurs.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.2 - Definitions

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(a) When used in
				  this Part, the terms below shall be defined as follows in lieu of or in
				  addition to the NFPA definitions.
(b) Department. For this Part, department
				  shall mean the Department of Public Service, Office of Electric, Gas and Water,
				  Safety Section, or its successor.
(c) Facilities. For purposes of this Part,
				  the term facilities shall be synonymous with the term systems as defined in
				  NFPA.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.3 - Notification of proposed construction

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(a) Initial report. At least 30 days prior to
				  the start of construction or reconstruction of any LPG facility, or portion
				  thereof, each gas corporation shall file with the department a letter of
				  intent, together with general design data for the proposed facility. The
				  department shall be promptly notified of any significant change affecting the
				  initial filing which may occur after submission of the initial filing. This
				  requirement is intended to provide notice in those cases where piping
				  alterations, installation of additional LP storage tanks, etc., could affect
				  the safety of the facility. The requirement is not intended to apply to normal
				  maintenance requiring replacement of small sections of existing pipe,
				  etc.
(b) Test notification. At
				  least five days prior to the commencement of any tests required by this Part
				  during construction or reconstruction, the operator shall make notification to
				  the department, except in an emergency shorter notice may be given.
(c) Final report. Before any LPG facility is
				  placed into operation, a report shall be filed with the department certifying
				  that the facility has been constructed and tested in accordance with the
				  requirements of the rules prescribed in this Part. The report shall include a
				  summary of tests made pursuant thereto. Detailed results of all tests shall be
				  available for examination by representatives of the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.4 - General plant considerations

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LPG facilities shall meet the following
					 requirements:
(a) Siting. Siting
				  requirements shall be governed by NFPA 59 (as described in section
				  10.3 
				  of this Title).
(b) Automatic
				  plants. Automatic plants (i.e., remotely controlled or unmanned while
				  operating) shall be equipped with flame detectors (which will cause the plant
				  to fail-safe) and combustible gas detectors and such other equipment to
				  transmit alarms to the appropriate gas corporation office, and in the event of
				  fire to the local fire department. Heat sensors may be substituted for flame
				  detectors within structures or in any other area where it can be demonstrated
				  that the heat sensor is more effective than a flame detector.
(c) Wall openings. Wall openings shall be at
				  or near floor level.
(d) Plant
				  entrance and egress. Two separate and distinct entrances must be provided at
				  each plant site to allow for emergency and/or fire fighting equipment to gain
				  emergency access.
(e) Ventilation.
				  All devices associated with calorimeters or calorimixers which may vent gas
				  within the room in which the unit is located shall be vented through piping to
				  the outside atmosphere.
(f)
				  Compressor stations. If compressor stations are involved in the facility they
				  shall meet all of the requirements of section
				  255.163 
				  of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.5 - Piping systems and components

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(a)
				  Pipe labeling. All plant piping shall be identified by color coding, printing
				  or labeling. "Scheme for the Identification of Piping Systems, ANSI/ASME A13.1"
				  (as described in section
				  10.3 
				  of this Title), or any existing corporation system may be used.
(b) Welding and welding inspection.
(1) Notwithstanding NFPA 59, the quality of
				  100 percent if practical but not less than 90 percent of the shop and field
				  welds in all piping two inches in nominal diameter or greater carrying LPG,
				  flammable liquids, or flammable gas shall be nondestructively tested. Welds
				  must meet requirements of API Standard 1104 (as described in section
				  10.3 
				  of this Title) except for subsection 9.3.11 for undercutting to the root bead.
				  Such undercutting shall not exceed two inches in length, or one sixth of the
				  length of the weld, whichever is smaller. Nondestructive inspection may consist
				  of radiographic examination, magnetic particle testing or ultrasonic. Other
				  methods of nondestructive inspection may be used with prior approval of the
				  department.
(2) When pipe carrying
				  LPG, flammable liquids, or flammable gas has a nominal diameter of less than
				  two inches, or when the construction project involves such a limited number of
				  welds that nondestructive inspection would be impractical and the pipe is
				  intended to operate at 20 percent or less of the specified minimum yield
				  strength, then paragraph (1) of this subdivision is not mandatory, provided the
				  welding is inspected visually and approved by a person qualified to inspect
				  welding.
(3) In addition to the
				  nondestructive inspection requirements outlined in this subdivision, there
				  shall be continual control of the quality of welding by qualified
				  personnel.
(4) Each gas corporation
				  constructing an LPG facility shall have written welding procedures and welder
				  testing procedures for field welding conforming to API Standard 1104 (as
				  described in section
				  10.3 
				  of this Title). All welders employed to make welds shall be qualified under the
				  welder testing procedure.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.6 - Instrumentation and electrical services

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(a) Provision shall be made for the continued
				  operation, in an emergency, of those systems which are required to be operative
				  for the fail-safe or safe-standby condition of the plant.
(b) Electric power supply. Secondary standby
				  electric power supply either from a second feed or on-site power shall be
				  provided in new and existing plants adequate to maintain service to facilities
				  such as, but not limited to, fire detection and protection systems, vital
				  instrumentation, and emergency controls in order to insure a fail-safe or safe
				  standby condition at all times.
(c)
				  Fail-safe alternate. Where a gas corporation can demonstrate that a plant will
				  shut down in a fail-safe condition in the event of power failure, the
				  requirements in subdivision (a) of this section for secondary standby electric
				  power supply is not mandatory.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.7 - Corrosion control

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(a) Each
				  operator shall establish procedures as required by section
				  257.9(g)(5) 
				  of this Part to implement the requirements of this section. These procedures,
				  including those for the design, installation, operation and maintenance of
				  cathodic protection systems, must be carried out by, or under the direction of,
				  a person qualified by experience and training in pipeline corrosion control
				  methods.
(b) Each cathodic
				  protection system must provide a level of cathodic protection that complies
				  with one or more of the applicable criteria contained in Appendix 14-D of this
				  Title. If none of these criteria are applicable, the cathodic protection system
				  must provide a level of cathodic protection at least equal to that provided by
				  compliance with one or more of these criteria.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.8 - Fire protection and safety

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(a)
				  Transfer precautions. Prior to bringing a tank car or tank vehicle into the
				  transfer area, the atmosphere in the area shall be monitored with combustible
				  gas detector to insure that no flammable concentration of combustible gas is
				  present.
(b) Annual operating test.
				  An operating test of the plant shall be made at least once each calendar year
				  with a maximum interval of 15 months and a minimum interval of 6 months between
				  operating periods. The department shall be notified at least five days in
				  advance of such a test. Compliance with this requirement can be achieved for
				  those plants which, through system need, must be operated at least once during
				  the annual cycle. If a company does achieve compliance in this manner, no prior
				  notice is required.
(c) Combustible
				  storage. Provision shall be made for the safe storage of test equipment
				  associated with calorimeters or calorimixers, such as standard natural gas
				  cylinders or other combustibles, so that their storage and maintenance
				  effectively separates such flammables from sources of ignition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.9 - Operating and maintenance procedures

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(a) Each gas corporation shall develop
				  operating and maintenance procedures based on the provisions of this Part, its
				  experience and its knowledge of its facilities and conditions under which they
				  are operated. The procedures shall encompass operations, maintenance, and
				  safety procedures. The procedures must be reviewed and updated by each gas
				  corporation at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each
				  calendar year.
(b) Each gas
				  corporation shall make available for inspection by the department its written
				  procedures for maintaining compliance with the operations and maintenance
				  safety provisions of this Part. Written notification of revision to these
				  written procedures shall be made to the department at least 30 days prior to
				  the effective date. Minor revisions that do not affect the intent of the
				  procedure may be implemented immediately.
(c) Each gas corporation shall have current
				  written operating and maintenance procedures available at the LPG
				  facility.
(d) Each gas corporation
				  shall satisfactorily conform with its procedures.
(e) Safety procedures shall be those
				  involving the safety of the facility, employees and the general public. They
				  shall specify equipment, piping, valves and other components to be inspected or
				  tested, the time schedules of such inspections or tests, and the program to
				  remedy deficiencies or failures uncovered.
(f) Written procedures shall, at a minimum
				  include, as applicable, the following:
(1)
				  fire protection system;
(2)
				  operating signal devices;
(3)
				  relief valve inspection with a provision that all servicing and replacement of
				  Rego valves shall be done by a two-person team, with the second person
				  responsible for verifying that each step is taken in the procedure being
				  performed;
(4) structural
				  inspection;
(5) corrosion
				  control;
(6) functional
				  inspection;
(7) pumps and
				  compressors;
(8) valves and
				  operators;
(9) standby electrical
				  system inspection;
(10)
				  communication equipment;
(11)
				  housekeeping;
(12) leakage
				  surveys;
(13) LGP transfer
				  operations;
(14) regulator
				  inspections for lockup; and
(15)
				  calorimeter inspection.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.10 - Odorization of gas

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(a) Prior to the
				  introduction of LPG, or such gas mixed with natural gas, synthetic natural gas
				  (SNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) or other gases into a transmission line or
				  distribution main, the gas shall be odorized in conformance with section
				  255.625  of
				  this Title. This odorization rate shall be adjusted as necessary to compensate
				  for changes in the lower explosive limit of such mixtures.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Plants › Section 257.11 - Emergencies

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(a) Emergency
				  plans. Each gas corporation shall set up an emergency plan to be implemented in
				  the event of facility failures or other emergencies, acquaint appropriate
				  maintenance and operating employees with the applicable portions of the plan
				  and establish liaison with appropriate public officials with respect to this
				  plan. The plan shall be reviewed at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at
				  least once each calendar year, with all involved parties.
(b) Reports of accidents. Each gas
				  corporation shall report all accidents where LPG facilities may be involved as
				  a causal injury or death to any person, damage to property, or which would
				  cause public concern because of coverage by news media. All such accidents
				  shall be immediately reported by telephone to the department through its
				  emergency notification system. The written account of the accident shall be
				  submitted to the department within 30 days. This report shall set forth in a
				  satisfactory manner the chronological sequence of events related to the
				  accident including a detailed description of the:
(1) accident;
(2) response, action and investigation by the
				  gas corporation; and
(3) results
				  and findings of the gas corporation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.1 - Scope

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(a) This Part
				  prescribes minimum safety standards for liquid petroleum pipeline facilities.
				  Every liquid petroleum pipeline corporation engaged in the transportation of
				  liquid petroleum via pipeline within the State of New York is to comply with
				  the rules set forth in this Part.
(b) The rules and regulations of this Part
				  are considered adequate for safety under conditions normally encountered in the
				  liquid petroleum industry. However, these rules and regulations cannot
				  specifically provide for all abnormal or unusual conditions; nor can they
				  specifically detail all methods for achieving compliance. Approved alternate
				  methods may be used provided that all work performed within the scope of this
				  Part shall meet or exceed the safety standards expressed or implied
				  herein.
(c) If a waiver of or
				  deviation from the application of any rules prescribed in this Part is
				  indicated because of special facts, application may be made to the department
				  for a waiver of or deviation from any rule in this Part. Each application shall
				  include a full and comprehensive justification for the requested waiver or
				  deviation.
(d) Except where
				  otherwise indicated, this Part is not applied retroactively to existing
				  installations insofar as design, fabrication, installation, and testing are
				  concerned. The provisions of this Part are, however, applicable to existing
				  facilities that are reconstructed, relocated, or reactivated, or that are
				  considered for an increase in maximum operating pressure.
(e) This Part does not apply to:
(1) transportation of liquid petroleum
				  through interstate pipelines regulated under  49 CFR 195 ;
(2) liquid petroleum refining, handling,
				  processing, transfer, or storage facilities licensed under article 12 of the
				  Navigation Law or registered under 6 NYCRR Part 612 including pipelines, or
				  portions thereof, within the property boundaries of such facilities;
				  and
(3) liquid petroleum production
				  facilities.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.2 - Definitions

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As used in this Part:
(a) Barrel means a unit of measure equal to
				  42 U.S. standard gallons.
(b)
				  Department means the New York State Department of Public Service.
(c) Liquid petroleum means crude oil, natural
				  gasoline, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, liquid petroleum
				  products, and any other such flammable liquids.
(d) Liquid petroleum pipeline corporation or
				  corporation means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership,
				  corporation, association, municipality, cooperative association, or joint stock
				  association owning and operating one or more liquid petroleum pipelines in the
				  State of New York, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal
				  representative thereof.
(e) Maximum
				  operating pressure means the maximum pressure at which a pipeline may be
				  operated as determined in accordance with section
				  258.8 
				  of this Part.
(f) Municipality
				  means a city, county, village, or other political subdivision of New York
				  State.
(g) Pipeline means all parts
				  of those physical facilities through which liquid petroleum moves in
				  transportation, including line pipe, valves and other appurtenances connected
				  to the line pipe, pumping units, fabricated assemblies associated with pumping
				  units, metering and delivery stations and fabricated assemblies
				  therein.
(h) Pipeline facility
				  means new and existing pipe, rights-of-way, and any equipment, facility, or
				  building used in the transportation of liquid petroleum.
(i) Production facility means all wells,
				  flowlines, piping, separation equipment, storage facilities, and auxiliary
				  equipment used in the extraction of liquid petroleum from the ground.
(j) Transportation of liquid petroleum means
				  the gathering or delivery of liquid petroleum by pipeline.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.3 - Compliance with standard code

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Except as otherwise provided in this Part, all liquid
					 petroleum pipeline facilities within the State of New York shall be designed,
					 constructed, tested, operated, and maintained, in accordance with  title 49,
					 Code of Federal Regulations, part 195, Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by
					 Pipeline (as described in section
					 10.2  of this
					 Title), herein referred to as   49 CFR 195   followed by a rule or section number.
					 In addition, operators shall comply with subpart G - Operator Qualification, of
					 49 CFR 195.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.4 - Notification of proposed construction or pressure increase

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(a) At least 30 days prior to the start of
				  scheduled construction or reconstruction of any liquid petroleum pipeline, the
				  corporation shall file with the office of gas and water of the department in
				  Albany, a letter of intent and a report of specifications as required under
				  section
				  258.13 
				  of this Part. The letter of intent need not include said specifications if the
				  length of the pipeline is less than 500 feet. The office of gas and water of
				  the department in Albany shall be promptly notified in writing of any
				  significant change affecting the initial filing.
(b) Before any liquid petroleum pipeline is
				  placed in operation, a report shall be filed with the office of gas and water
				  of the department in Albany certifying the maximum operating pressure to which
				  the pipeline is intended to be operated and also certifying that the pipeline
				  has been constructed and tested in accordance with the rules prescribed
				  herein.
(c) The maximum operating
				  pressure of a liquid petroleum pipeline shall not be increased without the
				  written permission of the office of gas and water of the department in Albany.
				  At least 90 days prior to a proposed increase in the maximum operating pressure
				  of any liquid petroleum pipeline, an acceptable program stating the
				  investigative, testing, and corrective measures (including cathodic protection,
				  leak history, detection and repair of leaks, and specifications of pipe and
				  other facilities) to be taken before the pressure increase is made, shall be
				  submitted.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.5 - Minimum cover in commercial farmlands

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Notwithstanding the requirements of
					 49 CFR
					 195.248(a) for cover over
					 buried pipelines in cultivated areas, all pipe installed in areas actively
					 cultivated for commercial farm purposes in at least two out of the last five
					 years, as identified by the farmland operator, shall be installed with a
					 minimum cover of 40 inches unless the farmland operator agrees to or requires a
					 different depth.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.6 - Hydrostatic testing

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(a) Each new,
				  reconstructed, relocated, replaced, or reactivated segment of pipeline must be
				  hydrostatically tested in accordance with this section to substantiate the
				  current or proposed maximum operating pressure. Any pipeline, or segment
				  thereof, for which the maximum operating pressure is to be increased must also
				  be tested in accordance with this section.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of
				  49 CFR
				  195.302(c), the minimum test
				  pressure at the lowest point of the test section shall be the lesser of:
(1) 150 percent of the maximum operating
				  pressure; or
(2) the pressure that
				  produces a pipe stress equivalent to 90 percent of the specified minimum yield
				  strength of the pipe.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.7 - Operations, maintenance, and emergency plan

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(a) Each liquid petroleum pipeline
				  corporation subject to this Part shall establish and file with the office of
				  gas and water of the department in Albany a detailed written plan for
				  conducting normal operations and maintenance, and for handling abnormal
				  operations and emergencies.
(b) The
				  operations, maintenance, and emergency plan shall include, as a minimum,
				  procedures covering all items specified under
				  49
				  CFR 195.402. Revisions to these written
				  procedures shall be submitted to the office of the gas and water of the
				  department in Albany at least 30 days prior to the effective date
				  thereof.
(c) Each corporation shall
				  satisfactorily comply with the plan submitted to the office of the gas and
				  water of the department.
(d) During
				  January of each year, each corporation shall file a list with the office of gas
				  and water of the department in Albany, and with all municipalities within which
				  its facilities are located, indicating the names, addresses, and home and
				  business telephone numbers of its responsible officials who may be contacted in
				  the event of an emergency. Revisions to this list during the year shall be
				  immediately reported to the office of gas and water of the department in Albany
				  and affected municipalities.
(e)
				  Each operator of a buried pipeline shall carry out a written program to prevent
				  damage to that pipeline by excavation activities in accordance with 12 NYCRR
				  Part 53, Construction, Excavation and Demolition Operations At or Near
				  Underground Facilities (as described in section
				  10.3 
				  of this Title). Each operator of a buried pipeline system must participate in
				  the one-call notification system that covers the areas of the State in which
				  those pipeline facilities are located.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.8 - Maximum operating pressure

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(a) Except for surge pressures and other
				  variations from normal operations, the maximum operating pressure of any liquid
				  petroleum pipeline shall not exceed any of the following:
(1) the internal design pressure of the pipe
				  as determined in accordance with
				  49 CFR
				  195.106;
(2) the design pressure of any component of
				  the pipeline;
(3) the test pressure
				  divided by 1.5 for a pipeline, or any part thereof, which has been tested in
				  accordance with section
				  258.6(b)(1) 
				  of this Part;
(4) 80 percent of the
				  test pressure for a pipeline, or any part thereof, which has been tested in
				  accordance with section
				  258.6(b)(2) 
				  of this Part; or
(5) for a
				  pipeline, or any part thereof, which has not been tested in accordance with
				  section
				  258.6  of this
				  Part, 80 percent of the highest operating pressure to which the pipeline was
				  subjected for four or more continuous hours during the period October 1, 1986
				  through September 30, 1991, or any successive five-year period thereafter, that
				  is documented by recording charts or records made at the time the operations
				  were conducted.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.9 - Leak detection system

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Each liquid petroleum pipeline shall have an acceptable
					 automatic leak detection system capable of initiating an alarm at a location
					 that is continuously monitored by personnel employed by the corporation and/or
					 is capable of effecting automatic shutdown of the pipeline.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.10 - Preservation of records

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(a)
				  Notwithstanding the requirements of Parts 292, 293, or Appendix 4-A of this
				  Title, and
				  49 CFR
				  195.404(c), the minimum
				  period of retention for records necessary to prove compliance with this Part
				  shall be three years. Longer periods of retention may be mandated by Parts 292,
				  293, or Appendix 4-A of this Title.
(b) Records pertaining to each repair made to
				  a pipeline shall be maintained for as long as the pipeline remains in
				  service.
(c) All records, or copies
				  thereof, shall be kept on file in the State of New York and accessible to the
				  staff of the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.11 - Accident reports

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(a) Each
				  corporation shall report all accidents in which liquid petroleum pipeline
				  facilities may be involved and which may result in any of the following:
(1) explosion or fire;
(2) death or injury to any person;
(3) property damage;
(4) loss of 25 or more barrels of
				  liquid;
(5) escape of vaporized
				  liquid to the atmosphere; or
(6)
				  could cause concern because of coverage by news media.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.12 - Facility failure investigation

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(a) Each corporation 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 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's
				  gas division in testing or surveying, including using independent consultants,
				  any equipment or systems deemed necessary by the gas division for the
				  investigation and analysis of any failure or accident to determine its cause
				  and to minimize the possibility of a recurrence.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 258 - Transportation Of Liquid Petroleum › Section 258.13 - Report of specifications for proposed construction

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(a) The following maps, sketches, and
				  drawings shall be filed with and as a part of the report of specifications:
(1) three sets of current U.S. Geological
				  Survey Maps (71/2 or 15 minute) clearly indicating the entire route of the
				  proposed construction or reconstruction and an area of one mile on either side
				  of the route; and
(2) three sets of
				  strip maps and design drawings showing details of the proposed construction or
				  reconstruction.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 259 - Liquefied Natural Gas › Section 259.1 - Scope

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This Part prescribes minimum safety standards for all LNG
					 facilities within the State of New York, except those facilities subject to the
					 jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or otherwise exempted
					 under
					 49
					 CFR
					 193.2001(b).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 259 - Liquefied Natural Gas › Section 259.2 - Compliance with standard code

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All LNG facilities within the State of New York shall,
					 except as otherwise provided in this Part, conform to  title 49, Code of Federal
					 Regulations, part 193, Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities; Federal Safety
					 Standards (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 259 - Liquefied Natural Gas › Section 259.3 - Notification of proposed construction

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(a) Initial report. At least 90 days prior to
				  the start of construction or reconstruction of any LNG facility, each gas
				  corporation shall file with the Office of Gas and Water of the Department of
				  Public Service, a letter of intent, together with the design data and
				  specifications for the proposed facility. The Office of Gas and Water staff
				  shall also be promptly notified of any significant change affecting the initial
				  filing which may occur after submission of the initial filing.
(b) Final report. Before any LNG facility is
				  placed in operation, a report shall be filed with the Office of Gas and Water
				  of the Department of Public Service certifying that the facility has been
				  constructed and tested in accordance with the requirements of this Part. A
				  summary of the results of all tests shall accompany the final report.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 259 - Liquefied Natural Gas › Section 259.4 - Procedures

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Each gas corporation shall file with the Office of Gas and
					 Water of the Department of Public Service its written procedures established in
					 compliance with 49 CFR parts 193.2503, 2509, 2513 and 2605. Revisions to these
					 written procedures shall be submitted to the Office of Gas and
					 Water.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 259 - Liquefied Natural Gas › Section 259.5 - Reports of accidents or leaks

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(a) Each gas corporation shall report all
				  accidents that may involve LNG facilities as a causal factor that involves
				  injury or death to any person, any damage to the property of others,
				  significant damage to plant property, or would cause public concern if reported
				  by the communications media. All such accidents shall be immediately reported
				  by telephone to the Office of Gas and Water of the Department of Public Service
				  through its emergency notification system. A written report of the accident
				  shall be submitted to the Office of Gas and Water within 30 days. This report
				  shall detail, in chronological sequence, all events related to the accident,
				  including a description of the accident itself, the cause, and the type of
				  response by the gas corporation to the accident as well as all proposed
				  remedial action to be taken to prevent recurrence.
(b) Each corporation shall immediately report
				  all unplanned spills or leaks that:
(1)
				  require taking any segment of pipeline or process area out of
				  service;
(2) result in ignition
				  injury or death;
(3) cause failure
				  of a structural support; or
(4) in
				  the judgment of the operator, could cause public concern because of coverage by
				  the news media.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 259 - Liquefied Natural Gas › Section 259.6 - Internal shutoff valves

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Notwithstanding section
					 259.1  of this
					 Part, any LNG tank temporarily taken out of service and purged to atmosphere
					 shall be fitted with an internal shutoff valve meeting the requirements of NFPA
					 59A section 6-3.3.3 (as described in section
					 10.3 
					 of this Title) prior to being put back into service.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 261 - Piping Beyond The Meter › General › Section 261.1 - Scope

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This Part prescribes certain safety requirements related
						to the operation and maintenance of gas appliances and gas piping located
						beyond the outlet of the customer's meter set assembly. Unless specified
						herein, this Part does not apply to the design, fabrication, nor installation
						of piping and appliances beyond the outlet of the customer's meter set assembly
						(refer to the National Fuel Gas Code NFPA 54, as described in section
						10.3 
						of this Title).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 261 - Piping Beyond The Meter › General › Section 261.3 - Definitions

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(a) As used in this
					 Part:
(1) Apartment building means a building,
					 either rented, leased, let or hired out, or containing separately owned
					 condominium or cooperative apartment units, to be occupied or is occupied as
					 the residence of three or more families living independently of each
					 other.
(2) Operator means a person
					 who engages in the transportation of gas.
(3) Person means any individual, firm, joint
					 venture, partnership, corporation, association, State, municipality,
					 cooperative association, or joint stock association, and including any trustee,
					 receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.
(4) Transportation of gas means the
					 transmission or distribution of gas by pipeline or the storage of
					 gas.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 261 - Piping Beyond The Meter › Operation and Maintenance › Section 261.15 - Operation and maintenance plan

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(a)
					 Each operator shall establish and file with the Albany office of the Gas
					 Division of the New York State Department of Public Service a detailed written
					 operating and maintenance plan for complying with all the provisions of this
					 Part. This operating and maintenance plan shall include, as a minimum,
					 procedures required to comply with the provisions of the leakage survey, carbon
					 monoxide, and warning tag sections of this Part.
(b) Revisions to these written procedures
					 shall be submitted to the Gas Division at least 30 days prior to the effective
					 date thereof.
(c) The procedures
					 shall include but not be limited to the requirements of this Part and shall be
					 designed to make customers aware of hazardous conditions relating to their gas
					 appliances and piping installations.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 261 - Piping Beyond The Meter › Operation and Maintenance › Section 261.17 - Leakage survey

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(a) Whenever
					 the operator performs a leakage survey, as required by section
					 255.706
					 or
					 255.723 
					 of this Title, said survey is to include all known underground gas piping
					 beyond the outlet of the customers's meter, excluding customer piping in
					 industrial complexes.
(b) A
					 building used exclusively for metering and/or regulating gas is not considered
					 the customer's building for purposes of compliance with this
					 requirement.
(c) In the case of
					 nonresidential customers, the customer may accept responsibility for the
					 required leakage survey; however, the operator must maintain appropriate
					 records and verify that the leakage survey was completed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 261 - Piping Beyond The Meter › Operation and Maintenance › Section 261.19 - High-pressure piping

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As part of the procedures developed in compliance with
						section
						261.15 
						of this Part, the operator's plan must provide for annual notification to the
						customer and owner that:
(a) they
					 receive gas in excess of 14 inches water column;
(b) their piping system, including pressure
					 reducing equipment, must meet the requirements of NFPA 54;
(c) they must contact the operator for a
					 safety review whenever a change in piping or appliances is planned;
					 and
(d) an inspection of their
					 regulators by qualified individuals should be conducted.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 261 - Piping Beyond The Meter › Carbon Monoxide › Section 261.21 - Carbon monoxide prevention

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(a) When
					 an operator has access to a residential premises for the purpose of responding
					 to a complaint of a gas leak or odor, all operating vent-connected gas
					 utilization equipment that are in the on-cycle shall be checked for flue
					 spillage or possible malfunction, even if the inquiry into the cause of the
					 visit has been satisfied.
(b) This
					 check shall be made in accordance with paragraph 8.6 of the National Fuel Gas
					 Code NFPA 54 (as described in section
					 10.3 
					 of this Title).
(c) The operator
					 shall check draft hoods for indications of improper flue draft; and, if this
					 check fails, the operator shall treat it as a Class A condition under section
					 261.57(b)(3) 
					 of this Part.
(d) The operator is
					 also to conduct a visual inspection of the service regulator vent if working in
					 the vicinity of the regulator and it is accessible.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of
					 subdivision (a) of this section, the operator need only attempt to check
					 vent-connected appliances located in the basement or utility room in
					 multifamily dwellings once in the 12-month period beginning October 1st each
					 year.
(1) If the operator finds the basement
					 or utility room locked, he must attempt to locate the superintendent in order
					 to gain access.
(2) If access
					 cannot be gained, the operator must document that no check was made for this
					 reason.
(3) If another leak or odor
					 complaint is investigated at the same location in the same 12-month period, the
					 operator must again attempt to gain access.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of
					 this subdivision, if there is reason to suspect that a gas leak or CO condition
					 exists in an inaccessible area, the operator must call the police or fire
					 department for assistance to gain access.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 261 - Piping Beyond The Meter › Warning Tags › Section 261.51 - Warning tag procedures

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(a) Each
					 operator shall file and maintain warning tag procedures with the Gas Division
					 of the New York State Department of Public Service.
(b) The procedures shall include but not be
					 limited to the requirements of this Part and be designed to make customers
					 aware of hazardous conditions relating to their gas appliances and piping
					 installations.
(c) The procedures
					 shall specify categories of employees who will be deemed to possess the
					 training, knowledge and experience necessary to recognize hazardous conditions
					 that warrant the issuance of a warning tag.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter III - GAS UTILITIES › Subchapter C - Safety › Part 261 - Piping Beyond The Meter › Warning Tags › Section 261.53 - Hefpa liaison

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Whenever the disconnection results in a customer being
						unable to use the heating facilities, the operator shall notify its Home Energy
						Fair Practices Act (HEFPA) liaison with local social services departments
						(section
						11.5[c][2]
						[v]  of this Title).