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 8.115 - New Construction Commencement Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An operator shall notify the Commission
				  before the construction of pipelines and other facilities as follows.
(1) For construction of a new, relocated, or
				  replacement pipeline 10 miles in length or longer including liquified petroleum
				  gas distribution systems, natural gas distribution systems, and master meter
				  systems 10 miles in length or longer, an operator shall notify the Commission
				  not later than 60 days before construction.
(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and
				  (5) of this subsection, for construction of a new, relocated, or replacement
				  pipeline at least one mile in length but less than 10 miles, an operator shall
				  notify the Commission not later than 30 days before construction.
(3) For installation of any permanent
				  breakout tank, an operator shall notify the Commission not later than 30 days
				  before installation. For installation of mobile, temporary, or prefabricated
				  breakout tanks, an operator shall notify the Commission upon placing the
				  mobile, temporary, or prefabricated breakout tank in service.
(4) For relocated or replacement construction
				  on liquified petroleum gas distribution systems, natural gas distribution
				  systems, or master meter systems less than three miles in length, no
				  construction notification is required. For relocated or replacement
				  construction on liquified petroleum gas distribution systems, natural gas
				  distribution systems, or master meter systems at least three miles in length
				  but less than 10 miles in length, an operator shall either:
(A) notify the Commission not later than 30
				  days before construction by filing a Form PS-48 for every relocated or
				  replacement construction; or
(B)
				  provide to the Commission a monthly report that reflects all known projects
				  planned to be completed in the following 12 months, all projects that are
				  currently in construction, and all projects completed since the prior monthly
				  report. The report should provide the status of each project, the city and
				  county of each project, a description of each project, and the estimated
				  starting and ending date.
(5) For the construction of a new liquefied
				  petroleum gas distribution system, natural gas distribution system, or master
				  meter system less than 10 miles in length in a new subdivision or that results
				  in a new distribution system ID, an operator shall either:
(A) notify the Commission not later than 30
				  days before construction by filing a Form PS-48 for every initial construction;
				  or
(B) provide to the Commission a
				  monthly report that reflects all known projects planned to be completed in the
				  following 12 months, all projects that are currently in construction, and all
				  projects completed since the prior monthly report. The report should provide
				  the status of each project, the city and county of each project, a description
				  of each project, and the estimated starting and ending date.
(6) For construction of a sour gas
				  pipeline and/or pipeline facilities, as defined in §
											RSA
				  3.106 of this title (relating to Sour Gas
				  Pipeline Facility Construction Permit), an operator shall notify the Commission
				  not later than 30 days before construction by filing Form PS-48 and Form
				  PS-79.
(7) Pipelines subject to
				  § 8.110 of this title (relating to Gathering Pipelines) are exempt from
				  the construction notification requirement.