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Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PIPELINES › Section 8.51 - Organization Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each gas and/or
				  liquids company, other than a master meter operator, operating wholly or
				  partially within this state, acting either as principal or as agent for
				  another, and performing operations within the jurisdiction of the Commission,
				  shall have on file with the Commission an approved organization report (Form
				  P-5) and financial security as required by Texas Natural Resources Code,
				  §§
										RSA
				  91.103-RSA 91.1091, and §
										RSA
				  3.1 of this title (relating to Organization
				  Report; Retention of Records; Notice Requirements).
(b) Each master meter operator, operating
				  wholly or partially within this state, acting either as principal or as agent
				  for another, and performing operations within the jurisdiction of the
				  Commission, shall have on file with the Commission an approved organization
				  report (Form P-5) as authorized by Texas Utilities Code §
										RSA
				  121.201<subdiv>(a)(2)</subdiv>,
				  but is not required to furnish the financial security required by Texas Natural
				  Resources Code, §
										RSA
				  91.109<subdiv>(b)(2)</subdiv> if
				  the operation of one or more master metered systems is the only business for
				  which the financial security would otherwise be required.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PIPELINES › Section 8.105 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Approved peer assistance
				  program--A program designed to help an impaired professional which is:
(A) established or approved by a licensing or
				  disciplinary authority;
(B) meets
				  the criteria established by HHSC in this chapter; and
(C) meets any additional criteria established
				  by the licensing or disciplinary authority.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PIPELINES › Section 8.110 - Gathering Pipelines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Scope. This
				  section applies to the following gathering pipelines:
(1) natural gas gathering pipelines located
				  in a Class 1 location not regulated by 49 CFR § 192.8 or §
											RSA
				  8.1 of this title (relating to General
				  Applicability and Standards); and
(2) hazardous liquids and carbon dioxide
				  gathering pipelines located in a rural area as defined by
				  49 CFR §
												195.2 and not regulated by
				  49
				  CFR §
												195.1, 49 CFR § 195.11, or
				  §
											RSA
				  8.1 of this title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PIPELINES › Section 8.130 - Enforcement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Periodic
				  inspection. The Division shall have responsibility for the administration and
				  enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. To this end, the Division shall
				  formulate a plan or program for periodic evaluation of the books, records, and
				  facilities of gas companies and liquids companies operating in Texas on a
				  sampling basis, in order to satisfy the Commission that these companies are in
				  compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Scope of inspection. Upon reasonable
				  notice, the Division or its authorized representative may, at any reasonable
				  time, inspect the books, files, records, reports, supplemental data, other
				  documents and information, plant, property, and facilities of a gas company or
				  a liquids company to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
				  chapter.
(c) Company obligations.
(1) Each operator, officer, employee, and
				  representative of a gas company or a liquids company operating in Texas shall
				  cooperate with the Division and its authorized representatives in the
				  administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter; in the
				  determination of compliance with the provisions of this chapter; and in the
				  investigation of violations, alleged violations, accidents or incidents
				  involving intrastate pipeline facilities.
(2) Each operator, officer, employee, and
				  representative of a gas company or a liquids company operating in Texas shall
				  make readily available all company books, files, records, reports, supplemental
				  data, other documents, and information, and shall make readily accessible all
				  company plant, property, and facilities as the Division or its authorized
				  representative may reasonably require in the administration and enforcement of
				  the provisions of this chapter; in the determination of compliance with the
				  provisions of this chapter; and in the investigation of violations, alleged
				  violations, accidents or incidents involving intrastate pipeline
				  facilities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.203 - Supplemental Regulations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following provisions supplement the regulations
					 appearing in 49 CFR Part 192, adopted under §
										RSA
					 8.1<subdiv>(b)</subdiv> of this
					 chapter (relating to General Applicability and Standards).
(1) Section 192.455(b) is supplemented by the
				  following language after the first sentence: "Tests, investigation, or
				  experience must be backed by documented proof to substantiate results and
				  determinations."
(2) Section
				  192.457 is supplemented:
(A) by the following
				  language in subsection (b)(3): "(3) Bare or coated distribution lines. The
				  operator shall determine the areas of active corrosion by electrical survey, or
				  where electrical survey is impractical, by the study of corrosion and leak
				  history records, by leak detection survey, or by other effective means,
				  documented by data substantiating results and determinations";
(B) by adding the following subsection: "(d)
				  When a condition of active external corrosion is found, positive action must be
				  taken to mitigate and control the effects of the corrosion. Schedules must be
				  established for application of corrosion control. Monitoring effectiveness must
				  be adequate to mitigate and control the effects of the corrosion prior to its
				  becoming a public hazard or endangering public safety."
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.205 - Written Procedure for Handling Gas Leak Complaints

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each gas company shall have written procedures which shall
					 include at a minimum the following provisions:
(1) a procedure or method for receiving leak
				  complaints or reports, or both, on a 24-hour, seven day per week
				  basis;
(2) a requirement to make
				  and maintain a written record of all calls received and actions
				  taken;
(3) a requirement that
				  supervisory review of leak complaints must be completed and documented by 10:00
				  a.m. of the next business day for calls received by midnight on the previous
				  day;
(4) standards for training and
				  equipping personnel used in the investigation of leak complaints or reports, or
				  both;
(5) procedures for locating
				  the source of a leak and determining the degree of hazard involved;
(6) a chain of command for service personnel
				  to follow if assistance is required in determining the degree of
				  hazard;
(7) instructions to be
				  issued by service personnel to customers or the public or both, as necessary,
				  after a leak is located and the degree of hazard determined.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.206 - Risk-Based Leak Survey Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  This section applies to each operator of a gas distribution system that is
				  subject to the requirements of 49 CFR Part 192.
(b) Each operator shall have either a
				  prescriptive or a risk-based program for leak surveys for its pipeline systems
				  that complies with the requirements of this section. Such program shall require
				  a designation on a system by system basis or by segments within each system
				  whether the operator has chosen to use the risk based leak survey program that
				  complies with the requirements of subsections (c) through (f) of this section
				  or the prescriptive leak survey program that complies with the requirements of
				  subsection (g) of this section.
(c)
				  Each operator shall create a risk model on which to base its leak survey
				  program to identify those systems or segments within systems that pose the
				  greatest hazard and thus will be inspected for leaks more frequently. The risk
				  model shall identify risk factors and determine the degree of hazard associated
				  with those risk factors. The operator shall establish the leak survey frequency
				  based on the degree of hazard for each system or segment within a
				  system.
(d) Each operator shall
				  periodically re-evaluate each pipeline system or system segment and update its
				  leak survey inspection program to address any changes that may be identified
				  through the monitoring of the pipeline system in accordance with the
				  requirements imposed by
				  49 CFR §
											192.613 (relating to Continuing
				  Surveillance). Each operator shall not less than every three years at intervals
				  not exceeding 39 months review its leak survey inspection program. Each
				  operator shall review its leak survey inspection program within 30 days in the
				  following circumstances:
(1) to add a new
				  system or segment being put into operation; or
(2) if, for any system or segment, there has
				  been a ten percent increase in the number of leaks being upgraded or a ten
				  percent increase in the number of unrepaired leaks.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.207 - Leak Grading and Repair

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose and
				  qualifications. Operators shall have until March 1, 2009, to repair Grade 2
				  leaks identified prior to September 1, 2008, and shall have until September 1,
				  2011, to repair Grade 3 leaks identified prior to September 1, 2008. For all
				  leaks reported on or after September 1, 2008, operators shall comply with the
				  requirements of this section.
(1) The purpose
				  of the leak grading system is to determine the degree or extent of the
				  potential hazard resulting from gas leakage and to prescribe remedial actions.
				  Each operator shall promptly respond to any notification of a gas leak or gas
				  odor or any notification of damage to facilities by excavators or other outside
				  sources.
(2) Each operator shall
				  ensure that leak grading is made only by those individuals who possess
				  training, experience, and knowledge in the field of leak classification and
				  investigation, including extensive association with actual leakage work. The
				  judgment of these individuals, based upon all pertinent information and a
				  complete leakage investigation at the scene, shall form the basis for the leak
				  grade determination. Each operator shall ensure that its leak detection
				  equipment is properly calibrated.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.208 - Mandatory Removal and Replacement Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective September 1, 2008, this section
				  applies to each operator of a gas distribution system that is subject to the
				  requirements of 49 CFR Part 192.
(b) For leaks identified on any underground
				  compression coupling used to mechanically join steel pipe, each operator shall
				  either replace the leaking compression coupling or repair it using a sleeve
				  welded over the compression coupling.
(c) Each operator shall repair or replace any
				  compression coupling used to mechanically join steel pipe that is exposed
				  during operation and maintenance activities unless the operator can determine
				  the coupling was installed after 1980.
(d) For leaks identified on any underground
				  compression coupling used to mechanically join plastic pipe, each operator
				  shall remove and/or replace the leaking compression coupling.
(e) For any other compression coupling used
				  to join plastic pipe that is exposed during operation and maintenance
				  activities, each operator shall:
(1) For
				  plastic pipe two inches or less in diameter, replace or remove such coupling
				  unless the operator can determine that the coupling is designated as an ASTM
				  (American Society for Testing and Materials) D2513 Category 1 type
				  fitting.
(2) For plastic pipe
				  greater than two inches in diameter, replace or remove such coupling unless the
				  operator can determine that the coupling is designated as an ASTM D2513
				  Category 1 or Category 3 type fitting.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.209 - Distribution Facilities Replacements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This section applies to each operator of
				  a gas distribution system that is subject to the requirements of 49 CFR Part
				  192. This section prescribes the minimum requirements by which all operators
				  will develop and implement a risk-based program for the removal or replacement
				  of distribution facilities, including steel service lines, in such gas
				  distribution systems. The risk-based program will work in conjunction with the
				  Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP) using scheduled replacements
				  to manage identified risks associated with the integrity of distribution
				  facilities.
(b) Each operator must
				  make joints on below-ground piping that meets the following requirements:
(1) Joints on steel pipe must be welded or
				  designed and installed to resist longitudinal pullout or thrust forces per
				  49 CFR §
												192.273.
(2) Joints on plastic pipe must be fused or
				  designed and installed to resist longitudinal pullout or thrust forces per ASTM
				  D2513-Category 1.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.210 - Reports

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Incident
				  report.
(1) Telephonic report. At the
				  earliest practical moment but no later than one hour following confirmed
				  discovery, a gas company shall notify the Commission by telephone of any event
				  that involves a release of gas from its pipelines defined as an incident in
				  49 CFR §
												191.3.
The telephonic report shall be made to the Commission's
					 24-hour emergency line at (512) 463-6788 and shall include the
					 following:
(A) the operator or gas
				  company's name;
(B) the location of
				  the incident;
(C) the time of the
				  incident;
(D) the number of
				  fatalities and/or personal injuries;
(E) the phone number of the
				  operator;
(F) the telephone number
				  of the operator's on-site person; and
(G) any other significant facts relevant to
				  the incident. Ignition, explosion, rerouting of traffic, evacuation of any
				  building, and media interest are included as significant facts.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.215 - Odorization of Gas

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Odorization of
				  gas.
(1) Each gas company shall continuously
				  odorize gas by the use of a malodorant agent as set forth in this section
				  unless the gas contains a natural malodor or is odorized prior to delivery by a
				  supplier.
(2) Unless required by
				  RSA
				  192.625<subdiv>(B)</subdiv> or by
				  this section, odorization is not required for:
(A) gas in underground or other
				  storage;
(B) gas used or sold
				  primarily for use in natural gasoline extraction plants, recycling plants,
				  chemical plants, carbon black plants, industrial plants, or irrigation pumps;
				  or
(C) gas used in lease and field
				  operation or development or in repressuring wells.
(3) Gas shall be odorized by the user if:
(A) the gas is delivered for use primarily in
				  one of the activities or facilities listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection
				  and is also used in one of those activities for space heating, refrigeration,
				  water heating, cooking, and other domestic uses; or
(B) the gas is used for furnishing heat or
				  air conditioning for office or living quarters.
(4) In the case of lease users, the supplier
				  shall ensure that the gas will be odorized before being used by the
				  consumer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.220 - Master Metered Systems

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Compliance with
				  minimum standards required. Master meter operators shall comply with the
				  minimum safety standards in 49 CFR Part 192.
(b) Leakage survey. Each master meter
				  operator shall conduct a leakage survey on the system every two years, using
				  leak detection equipment.
(c)
				  Overpressure equipment. Natural gas suppliers shall be responsible for
				  installation and inspection of overpressure equipment at those master meter
				  locations where 10 or more consumers are served low pressure gas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.225 - Plastic Pipe Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An operator shall retain its records relating to plastic
					 pipe installation in accordance with 49 CFR Part 192 and shall provide such
					 records to the Commission upon request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.230 - School Piping Testing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose. The purpose of this section is to implement the requirements of Texas
				  Utilities Code, §§
										RSA
				  121.5005 -
				  RSA
				  121.507, relating to the testing of natural
				  gas piping systems in school facilities.
(b) Procedures. Natural gas suppliers shall
				  develop procedures for:
(1) receiving written
				  notice from a person responsible for a school facility specifying the date and
				  result of each test as provided by subsection (c) of this section.
(2) terminating natural gas service to a
				  school facility in the event that:
(A) the
				  natural gas supplier receives notification of a hazardous natural gas leak in
				  the school facility piping system pursuant to this rule; or
(B) the natural gas supplier does not receive
				  written notification specifying the date that testing has been completed on a
				  school facility as provided by subsection (c) of this section, and the results
				  of such testing.
(3) A
				  natural gas supplier may rely on a written notification complying with this
				  rule as proof that a school facility is in compliance with Texas Utilities
				  Code, §§
											RSA
				  121.5005 -
				  RSA
				  121.507, and this rule.
(4) A natural gas supplier shall have no duty
				  to inspect a school facility for compliance with Texas Utilities Code,
				  §§
											RSA
				  121.5005 -
				  RSA
				  121.507.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.235 - Natural Gas Pipelines Public Education and Liaison

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Liaison activities required. Each
				  operator of a natural gas pipeline or natural gas pipeline facilities or the
				  operator's designated representative shall communicate and conduct liaison
				  activities at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each
				  calendar year with fire, police, and other appropriate public emergency
				  response officials. The liaison activities are those required by 49 CFR Part
				  192.615(c)(1) - (4). These liaison activities shall be conducted in person,
				  except as provided by this section.
(b) Meetings in person. The operator or the
				  operator's representative may conduct the required community liaison activities
				  as provided by subsection (c) of this section only if the operator or the
				  operator's representative has made an effort to conduct a community liaison
				  meeting in person with the officials by one of the following methods:
(1) mailing a written request for a meeting
				  in person to the appropriate officials by certified mail, return receipt
				  requested;
(2) sending a request
				  for a meeting in person to the appropriate officials by facsimile transmission;
				  or
(3) making one or more telephone
				  calls or e-mail message transmissions to the appropriate officials to request a
				  meeting in person.
(4) If a
				  scheduled meeting does not take place, the operator or operator's
				  representative shall make an effort to re-schedule the community liaison
				  meeting in person with the officials using one of the methods in paragraphs (1)
				  - (3) of this subsection before proceeding to arrange a conference call
				  pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.240 - Discontinuance of Service

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Within 30
				  calendar days following notification from a customer to discontinue gas service
				  at that customer's service location, each operator shall take one of the three
				  steps specified in
				  49
				  CFR §
											192.727<subdiv>(d)</subdiv>
				  unless the operator receives notice within such 30 calendar day time period
				  that service is to be continued at that service location to another customer or
				  an owner or manager of the service location.
(1) An extension is granted if the customer
				  account is placed in a soft-close program, which means the operator will close
				  a customer's gas service account, provide the customer with an accurate closing
				  bill, but leave the gas on for the next tenant. A soft-close program may be
				  applied to accounts serving single family residential or individually metered
				  apartment buildings.
(2) Accounts
				  that are in a soft-close status shall have an automatic gas turn-off order
				  executed if:
(A) the meter registers 50 CCF
				  (5 MCF) or more from the documented soft-close reading; or
(B) after 90 days from the customer's
				  notification to discontinue gas service.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter D - REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS AND CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.301 - Required Records and Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Accident reports. In the event of any
				  failure or accident involving an intrastate pipeline facility from which any
				  hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide is released, if the failure or accident is
				  required to be reported by
				  49 CFR §§
											195.50 or
				  RSA
				  195.52, the operator shall also report to the
				  Commission as follows.
(1) Accidents
				  involving crude oil. In the event of an accident involving crude oil, the
				  operator shall:
(A) notify the Division,
				  which shall notify the Commission's appropriate Oil and Gas district office, by
				  telephone to the Commission's emergency line at (512) 463-6788 at the earliest
				  practicable moment but no later than one hour following confirmed discovery of
				  the accident and include the following information:
(i) company/operator name;
(ii) location of accident;
(iii) time and date of accident;
(iv) fatalities and/or personal
				  injuries;
(v) phone number of
				  operator;
(vi) telephone number of
				  operator;
(vii) telephone number of
				  the operator's on-site person;
(viii) other significant facts relevant to
				  the accident, such as ignition, explosion, rerouting of traffic, evacuation of
				  any building, and media interest; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter D - REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS AND CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.305 - Corrosion Control Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Operators shall comply or ensure compliance with the
					 following requirements for the installation and construction of new pipeline
					 metallic systems, the relocation or replacement of existing facilities, and the
					 operation and maintenance of steel pipelines.
(1) Coatings. All coated pipe used for the
				  transport of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide shall be electrically
				  inspected prior to placement using coating deficiency (holiday) detectors to
				  check for any faults not observable by visual examination. The holiday detector
				  shall be operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and at a
				  voltage level appropriate for the electrical characteristics of the pipeline
				  system being tested.
(2)
				  Installation. Joints, fittings, and tie-ins shall be coated with materials
				  compatible with the coatings on the pipe.
(3) Cathodic protection test stations.
				  Electrical measurements shall include but are not limited to pipe casing
				  installations and all foreign metallic cathodically protected structures.
				  Readings taken at test stations (electrode locations) over or near one or more
				  anodes shall not, by themselves, be considered representative.
(A) All test lead wire attachments and bared
				  test lead wires shall be coated with an electrically insulating material. Where
				  the pipe is coated, the insulation of the test lead wire material shall be
				  compatible with the pipe coating and wire insulation.
(B) Cathodic protection systems shall meet or
				  exceed the minimum criteria set forth in Criteria For Cathodic Protection of
				  the most current edition of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers
				  (NACE) Standard RP-01-69.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter D - REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS AND CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.310 - Hazardous Liquids and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Public Education and Liaison

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Liaison
				  activities required. Each operator of a hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide
				  pipeline or pipeline facilities or the operator's designated representative
				  shall communicate and conduct liaison activities at intervals not exceeding 15
				  months, but at least once each calendar year with fire, police, and other
				  appropriate public emergency response officials. The liaison activities are
				  those required by 49 CFR Part 195.402(c)(12). These liaison activities shall be
				  conducted in person, except as provided by this section.
(b) Meetings in person. The operator or the
				  operator's representative may conduct required community liaison activities as
				  provided by subsection (c) of this section only if the operator or the
				  operator's representative has completed one of the following efforts to conduct
				  a community liaison meeting in person with the officials:
(1) mailing a written request for a meeting
				  in person to the appropriate officials by certified mail, return receipt
				  requested;
(2) sending a request
				  for a meeting in person to the appropriate officials by facsimile transmission;
				  or
(3) making one or more telephone
				  calls or e-mail message transmissions to the appropriate officials to request a
				  meeting in person.
(4) At any time
				  the operator or operator's representative makes contact with the appropriate
				  officials and schedules a meeting in person, no further attempts to make
				  contact under this section are necessary. However, if a scheduled meeting does
				  not take place, the operator or operator's representative shall make an effort
				  to re-schedule the community liaison meeting in person with the officials using
				  one of the methods in paragraphs (1) - (3) of this subsection before proceeding
				  to arrange a conference call pursuant to subsection (c) of this
				  section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS › Subchapter D - REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS AND CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES ONLY › Section 8.315 - Hazardous Liquids and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines or Pipeline Facilities Located Within 1,000 Feet of a Public School Building or Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  the requirements of §
										RSA
				  8.310 of this title (relating to Hazardous
				  Liquids and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Public Education and Liaison), each owner
				  or operator of each intrastate hazardous liquids pipeline or pipeline facility
				  and each intrastate carbon dioxide pipeline or pipeline facility shall comply
				  with this section.
(b) This section
				  applies to each owner or operator of a hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide
				  pipeline or pipeline facility any part of which is located within 1,000 feet of
				  a public school building containing classrooms, or within 1,000 feet of any
				  other public school facility where students congregate.
(c) Each pipeline owner and operator to which
				  this section applies shall, for each pipeline or pipeline facility any part of
				  which is located within 1,000 feet of a public school building containing
				  classrooms, or within 1,000 feet of any other public school facility where
				  students congregate, maintain and upon request file with the Division, the
				  following information:
(1) the name of the
				  school;
(2) the street address of
				  the public school building or other public school facility; and
(3) the identification (system name) of the
				  pipeline.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.1 - Application of Rules, Severability, and Retroactivity

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The LP-Gas Safety Rules in this chapter
				  apply to the design, installation, and operation of liquefied petroleum gas
				  systems, equipment, and appliances. These standards also apply to truck and
				  railcar loading racks, but do not apply to marine terminals, natural gasoline
				  plants, refineries, tank farms, gas manufacturing plants, plants engaged in
				  processing liquefied petroleum gases, or to railcar loading racks used in
				  connection with these excluded establishments.
(1) Subchapter A, General Requirements,
				  applies to various types of LP-gas activities, including licensing,
				  examination, and training requirements.
(2) Subchapter B, LP-Gas Installations,
				  Containers, Appurtenances, and Equipment Requirements, applies to proposed and
				  existing LP-gas installations, containers, and equipment, including cylinder
				  exchange racks.
(3) Subchapter C,
				  Vehicles, applies to transports and bobtails that deliver LP-gas, and school
				  buses and other vehicles that are powered by LP-gas.
(4) Subchapter D, Adoption by Reference of
				  NFPA 54
(National Fuel Gas Code),
applies to the adoption by
				  reference of NFPA 54 and specifies additional or alternative requirements from
				  those found in NFPA 54.
(5)
				  Subchapter E, Adoption by Reference of NFPA 58
(LP-Gas Code),
applies to the adoption by reference of NFPA 58 and specifies additional or
				  alternative requirements from those found in NFPA 58.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In addition to the definitions in any adopted NFPA
					 pamphlets, the following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have
					 the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) AFS--The Commission's Alternative Fuels
				  Safety Department within the Commission's Oversight and Safety
				  Division.
(2) Aggregate water
				  capacity (AWC)--The sum of all individual container capacities measured by
				  weight or volume of water which are placed at a single installation
				  location.
(3) Bobtail driver--An
				  individual who operates an LP-gas cargo tank motor vehicle of 5,000 gallons
				  water capacity or less in metered delivery service.
(4) Breakaway--The accidental separation of a
				  hose from a cylinder, container, transfer equipment, or dispensing equipment,
				  which could occur on a cylinder, container, transfer equipment, or dispensing
				  equipment whether or not they are protected by a breakaway device.
(5) Certificate holder--An individual:
(A) who has passed the required
				  management-level qualification examination, pursuant to §
											RSA
				  9.10 of this title (relating to Rules
				  Examination);
(B) who has passed
				  the required employee-level qualification examination pursuant to §
											RSA
				  9.10 of this title;
(C) who holds a current reciprocal
				  examination exemption pursuant to §
											RSA
				  9.18 of this title (relating to Reciprocal
				  Examination Agreements with Other States);
(D) who holds a current examination exemption
				  certificate pursuant to §
											RSA
				  9.13 of this title (relating to General
				  Installers and Repairman Exemption); or
(E) who holds a current Dispenser Operations
				  certificate exemption pursuant to § 9.20 of this title (relating to
				  Dispenser Operations Certificate Exemption).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.3 - LP-Gas Forms

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Forms required to be filed with AFS shall be those
					 prescribed by the Commission. A complete set of all required forms shall be
					 posted on the Commission's web site. Notice of any new or amended forms shall
					 be issued by the Commission. A person may file the prescribed form on paper or
					 use any electronic filing process. The Commission may accept an earlier version
					 of a prescribed form, provided that it contains all required
					 information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.4 - Records

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Records. Each
				  LP-gas licensee, registered manufacturer, or other registrant shall retain:
(1) records of pressure tests and leakage
				  tests for at least five years;
(2)
				  a copy of all documentation submitted for an exception to an LP-gas rule
				  pursuant to §
											RSA
				  9.27 of this title (relating to Application
				  for an Exception to a Safety Rule), including the AFS director's memorandum
				  granting the exception, for as long as the exception is in use; and
(3) a copy of all customer records for at
				  least five years.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.5 - Effect of Safety Violations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Commission
				  may not approve an application for a license, an exemption, or a manufacturer
				  registration, or their associated renewals, under this chapter if the applicant
				  has violated a statute or Commission rule, order, license, permit, or
				  certificate that relates to safety. If has held a position of ownership or
				  control in another person during the seven years preceding the date on which
				  the application is filed and during that period of ownership or control the
				  other person violated a statute or Commission rule, order, license,
				  registration, permit, or certificate that relates to safety, then that
				  violation will be attributed to the applicant. Regardless of whether the
				  person's name appears or is required to appear on an application, a person
				  holds a position of ownership or control in an applicant if the person is:
(1) an officer, director, general partner,
				  sole owner, or trustee of, or the owner of at least 25 percent of the
				  beneficial interest in the applicant; or
(2) the applicant and has been determined by
				  a final judgment or final administrative order to have exerted actual control
				  over the applicant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.7 - Applications for Licenses, Manufacturer Registrations, and Renewals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  complying with NFPA 54 §4.1, no person may engage in any LP-gas activity
				  until that person has obtained a license from the Commission authorizing the
				  LP-gas activities, except as follows:
(1) A
				  person is exempt from licensing under Texas Natural Resources Code §
											RSA
				  113.081<subdiv>(b)</subdiv> but
				  is required to obtain a license before engaging in any LP-gas activities in
				  commerce or in business.
(2) A
				  state agency or institution, county, municipality, school district, or other
				  governmental subdivision is exempt from licensing requirements as provided by
				  §113.081(g) if the entity is performing LP-gas activities on its own
				  behalf but is required to obtain a license if performing LP-gas activities for
				  or on behalf of a second party.
(3)
				  An original manufacturer of a new motor vehicle powered by LP-gas, or a
				  subcontractor of a manufacturer who produces a new LP-gas powered motor vehicle
				  for the manufacturer is not subject to licensing requirements but shall comply
				  with all other rules in this chapter.
(4) An ultimate consumer is not subject to
				  licensing requirements if performing LP-gas activities dealing only with the
				  ultimate consumer; however, a license is required to register a transport,
				  bobtail, or cylinder delivery unit. An ultimate consumer's license does not
				  require a fee or a company representative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.8 - Requirements and Application for a New Certificate

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to complying with NFPA 58,
				  §§4.4 and 11.2, no person shall perform work, directly supervise
				  LP-gas activities, or be employed in any capacity requiring contact with LP-gas
				  unless:
(1) that individual is a certificate
				  holder who is:
(A) in compliance with all
				  applicable training and continuing education requirements in §
												RSA
				  9.51 and §
												RSA
				  9.52 of this title (relating to General
				  Requirements for LP-Gas Training and Continuing Education, and Training and
				  Continuing Education, respectively);
(B) in compliance with renewal requirements
				  in §
												RSA
				  9.9 of this title (relating to Requirements
				  for Certificate Holder Renewal); and
(C) employed by a licensee or a
				  license-exempt entity in accordance with §
												RSA
				  9.7 of this title (relating to Applications
				  for Licenses, Manufacturer Registrations, and Renewals) or holds a current
				  examination exemption pursuant to §
												RSA
				  9.13 of this title (relating to General
				  Installers and Repairman Exemption); or
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.9 - Requirements for Certificate Holder Renewal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In order to maintain active status,
				  certificate holders shall renew their certificate annually as specified in this
				  section.
(b) AFS shall notify
				  licensees of any of their employees' pending renewal deadlines and shall notify
				  the individual if not employed by a licensee, in writing, at the address on
				  file with AFS no later than March 15 of a year for the May 31 renewal date of
				  that year.
(c) Certificate holders
				  shall remit the nonrefundable $35 annual certificate renewal fee to AFS on or
				  before May 31 of each year. Individuals who hold more than one certificate
				  shall pay only one annual renewal fee.
(1)
				  Failure to pay the nonrefundable annual renewal fee by the deadline shall
				  result in a lapsed certificate.
(A) To renew a
				  lapsed certificate, the individual shall pay the nonrefundable $35 annual
				  renewal fee plus a nonrefundable $20 late-filing fee. Failure to do so shall
				  result in the expiration of the certificate.
(B) If an individual's certificate lapses or
				  expires, that individual shall immediately cease performance of any LP-gas
				  activities authorized by the certificate.
(C) If an individual's certificate has been
				  expired for more than two years from May 31 of the year in which the
				  certificate lapsed, that individual shall comply with the requirements in
				  §
												RSA
				  9.8 of this title (relating to Requirements
				  and Application for New Certificate) or §
												RSA
				  9.13 of this title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.10 - Rules Examination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  individual who passes the applicable rules examination with a score of at least
				  75% will become a certificate holder. AFS will send a certificate to the
				  licensee listed on LPG Form 16. If a licensee is not listed on the form, AFS
				  will send the certificate to the individual's personal address.
(1) Successful completion of any examination
				  shall be credited to and accrue to the individual.
(2) An individual who has been issued a
				  certificate shall make the certificate readily available and shall present it
				  to any Commission employee or agent who requests proof of
				  certification.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.11 - Transfer of Employees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A licensee
				  or ultimate consumer shall notify AFS when a certificate holder or individual
				  with an examination exemption is hired by filing LPG Form 16A and a
				  nonrefundable $10 fee with AFS, or in lieu of LPG Form 16A, submit the $10 fee
				  and a written notice including:
(1) the
				  employee's name as recorded with the Commission; and
(2) the last four digits of the employee's
				  social security number.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 9 - LP-GAS SAFETY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 9.12 - Trainees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A licensee or ultimate consumer may employ an individual as
					 a trainee for a period not to exceed 45 calendar days without that individual
					 having successfully completed the rules examination as specified in §
										RSA
					 9.10 of this title (relating to Rules
					 Examination) or registered as specified in §
										RSA
					 9.13 of this title (relating to General
					 Installers and Repairman Exemption) subject to the following conditions.
(1) The trainee shall be directly and
				  individually supervised at all times by an individual who has successfully
				  completed the Commission's rules examination for the areas of work being
				  performed by the trainee.
(2) A
				  trainee who successfully completes the rules examination shall comply with the
				  training requirements for a new certificate in §
										RSA
				  9.51 and §
										RSA
				  9.52 of this title (relating to General
				  Requirements for LP-Gas Training and Continuing Education; and Training and
				  Continuing Education ).
(3) A
				  trainee who fails the rules examination shall immediately cease to perform any
				  LP-gas related activities covered by the examination failed.
(4) A trainee who has been in training for a
				  total period of 45 calendar days, in any combination and with any number of
				  employers, shall cease to perform any LP-gas activities for which he or she is
				  not currently certified.