Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-11-4 - Transportation of natural and other gas by pipeline; minimum safety standards
The federal regulations titled "transportation of natural and other gas by pipeline: minimum federal safety standards," 49 C.F.R. Part 192, including appendices B, C, D, and E, as in effect on October 1, 2018, are hereby adopted by reference with the following changes:
(a) The following provisions shall be
excluded from adoption:
(1)
49 C.F.R. 192.7(a);
(2)
49 C.F.R. 192.57;
(3)
49 C.F.R. 192.61;
(4)49 C.F.R. 192.117 through 192.119;
(5)
49 C.F.R. 192.455(b);
(6)
49 C.F.R. 192.491(b);
(7)
49 C.F.R. 192.607;
(8) appendix A;
(9) portions that include jurisdictions
beyond the state of Kansas;
(10)
portions that apply to off-shore pipelines;
(11) portions that apply to the outer
continental shelf;
(12) portions
that apply to states other than Kansas; and
(13) all sections labeled
"reserved."
(b) The
following provisions shall be modified:
(1)
The following definitions in 49 C.F.R. 192.3 shall be modified:
(A) The word "administrator" shall be deleted
and replaced with "commission."
(B)
The word "municipality" shall mean a city, county, or any other political
subdivision of the state of Kansas.
(C) The word "state" shall mean the state of
Kansas.
(2) In 49 C.F.R. 192.12(f), "PHMSA" shall be deleted and replaced by "gas pipeline safety
section of the commission."
(3) In
49 C.F.R. 192.14(c), "PHMSA" shall be deleted and replaced by "gas pipeline
safety section of the commission."
(4) In 49 C.F.R. 192.112(h), the phrase "each
PHMSA pipeline safety regional office" shall be deleted and replaced by "gas
pipeline safety section of the commission."
(5)
49 C.F.R. 192.181(a) shall be deleted and
replaced by the following:
"(a) Each
high-pressure distribution system shall have valves spaced to reduce the time
to shut down a section of main in an emergency. Each operator shall specify in
its operation and maintenance manual the criteria as to how valve locations are
determined using, as a minimum, the considerations of operating pressure, the
size of the mains, and the local physical conditions. The emergency manual
shall include instructions on where operating personnel can find maps and other
means of locating emergency valves during an emergency. Each area of
residential development constructed after May 1, 1989, shall be provided with
at least one valve to isolate it from other areas."
(6)
49 C.F.R. 192.199(e) shall be deleted and
replaced by the following:
" (e) Have
discharge stacks, vents, or outlet ports designed to prevent accumulation of
water, ice, or snow, located where gas can be discharged into the atmosphere
without undue hazard. At town border stations and district regulator settings,
the gas shall be discharged upward at a minimum height of six feet from the
ground or past the overhang of any adjacent building, whichever is
greater."
(7)
49 C.F.R. 192.199(h) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
" (h) Except for a valve that will isolate
the system under protection from its source of pressure, shall be designed to
prevent unauthorized access to or operation of any stop valve that will make
the pressure relief valve or pressure-limiting device inoperative including:
(1) valves that would bypass the pressure
regulator or relief devices; and
(2) shut-off valves in regulator control
lines that, if operated, would cause the regulator to be
inoperative."
(8) The following shall be added to 49 C.F.R. 192.199:
"(i) At town border stations and
district regulator settings, this section shall require pressure-relief or
pressure-limiting devices regardless of installation date."
(9)
49 C.F.R. 192.307 shall be deleted and
replaced by the following: "Inspection of materials. Each length of pipe and
each other component shall be visually inspected at the site of installation to
ensure that it has not sustained any visually determinable damage that could
impair its serviceability. Except for short sections of pipe with external
coating applied after installation, each coated length of pipe shall be checked
for defects in the coating using an instrument that is calibrated according to
manufacturer's specifications prior to lowering the pipe into the
ditch."
(10) The following
subsection shall be added to 49 C.F.R. 192.317:
"(d)
Each existing aboveground pipeline shall be placed underground,
with the following exceptions:
(1) Regulator
station piping;
(2) bridge
crossings;
(3) aerial crossings or
spans;
(4) short segments of piping
for valves intentionally brought above the ground, including risers, piping at
compressor, processing or treating facilities, block gate settings,
sectionalizing valves and district regulator sites;
(5) distribution mains specifically designed
to be above the ground and have the approval of the landowner to provide
service to commercial customers from the aboveground main and associated
service line or lines; or
(6)
pipelines in class 1 locations that were in natural gas service before May 1,
1989."
(11)
The following shall be added to 49 C.F.R. 192.317:
"(e) Each pipeline constructed after May 1,
1989, shall be placed underground, with the following exceptions:
(1) Regulator station piping;
(2) bridge crossings;
(3) aerial crossings or spans;
(4) short segments of piping for valves
intentionally brought above ground, including risers, piping at compressor,
processing or treating facilities, block gate settings, sectionalizing valves
and district regulator sites; or
(5) distribution mains specifically designed
to be above ground and have the approval of the landowner to provide service to
commercial customers from the aboveground main and associated service line or
lines."
(12)
49 C.F.R. 192.453 shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
"
(a) The corrosion control procedures required by 49 C.F.R. 192.605(b)(2), including those for the design, installation, operation,
and maintenance of cathodic protection systems, shall be carried out by, or
under the direction of, a person qualified in pipeline corrosion control
methods.
(b) Any unprotected steel
service or yard line found to have active corrosion shall be either provided
with cathodic protection and monitored annually as required by this regulation
or replaced. In areas where there is no active corrosion, each operator shall,
at intervals not exceeding three years, reevaluate these pipelines.
(c) In lieu of conducting electrical surveys
on unprotected steel service lines and yard lines, each operator may implement
one of the following options:
(1) Conduct
annual leakage surveys at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once
each calendar year, on all unprotected steel service lines and yard lines and
initiate a program to apply cathodic protection for all unprotected steel
service lines and yard lines; or
(2) conduct annual leakage surveys at
intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, on all
unprotected steel service lines and yard lines and initiate a preventative
maintenance program for replacement of service and yard lines. The preventative
maintenance program to be used in conjunction with the annual leak survey of
unprotected steel service and yard lines shall include the following:
(A) After the annual leakage survey of all
unprotected steel service and yard lines is completed, the operator shall
prepare a summary listing of the leak survey results.
(B) The summary listing shall include the
number of leaks found and the number of lines replaced in a defined
area.
(C) An operator's replacement
program for all service or yard lines in the defined area shall be initiated no
later than when the sum of the number of unprotected steel service or yard
lines with existing or repaired corrosion leaks and the number of unprotected
steel service or yard lines already replaced due to corrosion equals 25% or
more of the unprotected steel service or yard lines installed within that
defined area.
(D) The replacement
program, once initiated for a defined area, shall be completed by an operator
within 18 months.
(E) Operators, at
their option, may have separate preventative maintenance programs for service
lines and yard lines but shall consistently follow their selection.
(d) For a city of the
third class, or a city having a population of 2,000 or less, which is an
operator of a natural gas distribution system, a replacement program for
unprotected steel yard lines may comply with paragraph (c)(2)(D) of this
section or include the following requirements in their replacement plan:
(1) Perform leakage surveys at six-month
intervals;
(2) Notify all customers
in the defined area with a written recommendation that all unprotected steel
yard lines should be scheduled for replacement; and
(3) Replace all unprotected steel yard lines
in the defined area that exhibit active corrosion."
(13)
49 C.F.R. 192.455(a) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
"
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (f) of
this section, each buried, submerged pipeline, or exposed pipeline, installed
after July 31, 1971, shall be protected against external corrosion by various
methods, including the following:
(1) An
external protective coating meeting the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 192.461;
and
(2) A cathodic protection
system designed to protect the pipeline in accordance with this subpart,
installed and placed in operation within one year after completion of
construction."
(14)
49 C.F.R. 192.457(b) shall be deleted
and replaced by the following:
" (b) Except
for cast iron or ductile iron pipelines, each of the following buried, exposed
or submerged pipelines installed before August 1, 1971, shall be cathodically
protected in accordance with this subpart in areas in which active corrosion is
found:
(1) Bare or ineffectively coated
transmission lines;
(2) bare or
coated pipes at compressor, regulator, and measuring stations; and
(3) bare or coated distribution
lines."
(15)
49 C.F.R. 192.465(a) shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "Each
pipeline that is under cathodic protection shall be tested at least once each
calendar year, but in intervals not exceeding 15 months, to determine whether
the cathodic protection meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 192.463. If tests
at those intervals are impractical for separately protected short sections of
mains or transmission lines not in excess of 100 feet, or separately protected
service lines, these pipelines may be surveyed on a sampling basis. At least
one-third of the separately protected short sections, distributed over the
entire system, shall be surveyed each calendar year, with a different one-third
checked each subsequent year, so that the entire system is tested in each
three-year period."
(16)
49 C.F.R. 192.465(d) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
"(d) Each operator shall begin corrective
measures within 30 days, or more promptly if necessary as determined by the
operator, on any deficiencies indicated by the monitoring."
(17)
49 C.F.R. 192.465(e) shall be deleted
and replaced by the following:
"(e) After the
initial evaluation required by this regulation, each operator shall, at least
every three calendar years at intervals not exceeding 39 months, reevaluate its
unprotected pipelines and ca-thodically protect them in accordance with this
subpart in areas in which active corrosion is found. The operator shall
determine the areas of active corrosion by electrical survey, where
practical."
(18) The
following shall be added to 49 C.F.R. 192.465:
"(f) Electrical surveys shall be conducted in
all areas, except the following:
(1) Where
the pipe lies under wall-to-wall pavement;
(2) where the pipe is in a common trench with
other utilities;
(3) in areas with
stray current; or
(4) in areas
where the pipeline is under pavement, regardless of depth, and more than two
feet away from an unpaved area.
(g) Where an electrical survey is excepted as
listed in paragraph (f) of this section, the operator shall conduct leakage
surveys using leak detection equipment in accordance with this regulation and
evaluate for areas of active corrosion. The evaluation for active corrosion
shall include review and analysis of leak repair records, corrosion monitoring
records, exposed pipe inspection records, and the analysis of the pipeline
environment.
(h) For unprotected
steel transmission lines and mains, a repair/replacement program shall be
established based upon the number of leaks in a defined
area."
(19)
49 C.F.R. 192.491(a) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
"(a) For as long as the pipeline remains in
service, each operator shall maintain records and maps to show the locations of
all cathodically protected piping, cathodic protection facilities other than
unrecorded galvanic anodes installed before August 1, 1971, and neighboring
structures bonded to the cathodic protection system."
(20)
49 C.F.R. 192.509(b) shall be deleted
and replaced by the following:
"(b) Each
steel main that is to be operated at less than 1 p.s.i. gage shall be tested to
at least 10 p.s.i. gage and each main to be operated at or above 1 p.s.i. gage
shall be tested to at least 100 p.s.i. gage."
(21) The following shall be added to 49 C.F.R. 192.517(a): "(8) Test date. (9) Description of facilities being
tested."
(22)
49 C.F.R. 192.517(b) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
"(b) For any pipeline installed after May 1,
1989, each operator shall make, and retain for the useful life of the pipeline,
a record of each test performed under §§ 192.509 as modified by this
regulation, 192.511 and 192.513."
(23)
49 C.F.R. 192.553(a)(1) shall be deleted
and replaced by the following:
"(1) At the
end of each incremental increase, the pressure shall be held constant while the
entire segment of pipeline that is affected is checked for leaks. This leak
survey by flame ionization shall be conducted within eight hours after the
stabilization of each incremental pressure increase provided in the uprating
procedure. If the operator elects to not conduct the leak survey within the
specified time frame because of nightfall or other circumstance, the pressure
increment in the line shall be reduced that day with repetition of that
particular increment during the next day that the uprating procedure is
continued."
(24)
49 C.F.R. 192.603(b) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
"(b) Each operator shall establish a written operating
and maintenance plan meeting the requirements of this part and keep records
necessary to administer the plan. This plan and future revisions shall be
submitted to the gas pipeline safety section of the
commission."
(25)
49 C.F.R. 192.603(c) shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
"(c) The PHMSA designee or the commission,
with respect to pipeline facilities governed by an operator's plans and
procedures may, after notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in 49 C.F.R. 190.206 for actions brought by the PHMSA designee or K.A.R. 82-11-6,
K.A.R. 82-1-230, and K.A.R. 82-1-232(b) for actions brought by the commission,
require an operator to amend its plans and procedures as necessary to provide a
reasonable level of safety."
(26) The following shall be added to 49 C.F.R. 192.603:
(d) Each operator shall have
regulator and relief valve test, maintenance and capacity calculation records
in its possession whether the town border station is owned by the operator or
by a wholesale supplier, if the supplier's relief valve capacity is utilized to
provide protection for the operator's system.
(e) Each operator shall be responsible for
ensuring that all work completed by its consultants and contractors complies
with this part."
(27) The
following shall be added to 49 C.F.R. 192.605(b):
(13) Classifying underground leaks according
to this regulation.
(14) Performing
leakage surveys of underground pipelines.
(15) Identifying conditions which will
require patrols of a distribution system at intervals shorter than the maximum
intervals listed in this regulation."
(28) In 49 C.F.R. 192.616(h), "PHMSA" shall
be deleted and replaced by "gas pipeline safety section of the
commission."
(29)
49 C.F.R. 192.617 shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "Investigation of failures.
(a) Each operator shall establish procedures
for analyzing accidents and failures, including:
(1) The maintenance of records that contain
information for each pipeline failure, including the type of pipe and the
reason for failure.
(2) The
selection of samples of the failed facility or equipment for laboratory
examination, where appropriate, for the purpose of determining the causes of
the failure and minimizing the possibility of recurrence.
(b) Each operator shall investigate each
accident and failure."
(30) The following changes shall be made to
49 C.F.R. 192.620:
(A) The first sentence of
49 C.F.R. 192.620(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall be deleted.
(B) All references to "PHMSA" shall be
deleted and replaced by "gas pipeline safety section of the
commission."
(C) Each instance of
the phrase "each PHMSA pipeline safety regional office" shall be deleted and
replaced by "gas pipeline safety section of the commission."
(31)
49 C.F.R. 192.625(f) shall be
deleted and replaced by the following:
(f)
Each operator shall ensure the proper concentration of odorant and shall
maintain records of these samplings for at least two years in accordance with
this section. Proper concentration of odorant shall be ensured by conducting
periodic sampling of combustible gases as follows:
(1) Conduct monthly odorometer sampling of
combustible gases at selected points in the system; and
(2) Conduct sniff tests during each service
call where access to a source of gas in the ambient air is readily
available.
(g) Operators
of master meter systems may comply with this requirement by the following:
(1) Receiving written verification from their
gas source that the gas has the proper concentration of odorant; and
(2) Conducting periodic sniff tests at the
extremities of the system to confirm that the gas contains odorant."
(32)
49 C.F.R. 192.703 shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "General.
(a) No person shall operate a segment of
pipeline unless it is maintained in accordance with this subpart.
(b) Odorometers and leak detection equipment
shall be calibrated according to manufacturer's specifications. Leak detection
equipment shall be tested monthly with a calibration gas of known hydrocarbon
concentration, except that if equipment is not used, then testing with
calibration gas shall be performed prior to the next use.
(c) Each segment of pipeline that becomes
unsafe shall be replaced, repaired or removed from service within five days of
the operator being notified of the existence of the unsafe condition. Minimum
requirements for response to each class of leak are as follows:
(1) A class 1 leak requires immediate repair
or continuous action until the conditions are no longer hazardous.
(2) A class 2 leak shall be repaired within
six months after detection. When the ground is frozen, a class 2 leak shall be
monitored weekly to ensure that the leak will not represent a probable hazard
and that it reasonably can be expected to remain nonhazardous.
(3) A class 3 leak shall be rechecked at
least every six months and repaired or replaced within 30 months.
(d) Each operator shall inspect
and classify all reports of gas leaks within two hours of
notification.
(e) Each underground
leak shall be classified using the operator's underground leak classification
procedure as follows:
(1) A class 1 leak
means a leak that represents an existing or probable hazard to persons or
property, and requires immediate repair or continuous action until the
conditions are no longer hazardous. This class of leak may include the
following conditions:
(A) Any leak which, in
the judgment of operating personnel at the scene, is regarded as an immediate
hazard;
(B) any leak in which
escaping gas has ignited;
(C) any
indication that gas has migrated into or under a building, or into a
tunnel;
(D) any percentage reading
gas in air at the outside wall of a building, or where gas would likely migrate
to an outside wall of a building;
(E) any reading of 4% gas in air, or greater,
in a confined space;
(F) any
reading of 4% gas in air, or greater, in a small substructure from which gas
would likely migrate to the outside wall of a building; or
(G) any leak that can be seen, heard, or
felt, and which is in a location that may endanger the general public or
property.
(2) A class 2
leak means a leak that is nonhazardous at the time of detection, but justifies
scheduled repair based on probable future hazard. This class of leak may
include the following conditions:
(A) any
reading of 2% gas in air, or greater, under a sidewalk in a wall-to-wall paved
area that does not qualify as a class 1 leak;
(B) any reading of 5% gas in air, or greater,
under a street in a wall-to-wall paved area that has significant gas migration
and does not qualify as a class 1 leak;
(C) any reading less than 4% gas in air in a
small substructure from which gas would likely migrate creating a probable
future hazard;
(D) any reading
between 1% gas in air and 4% gas in air in a confined space;
(E) any reading on a pipeline operating at
30% SMYS, or greater, in a class 3 or 4 location, which does not qualify as a
class 1 leak;
(F) any reading of 4%
gas in air, or greater, in a gas-associated substructure; or
(G) any leak which, in the judgment of
operating personnel at the scene, is of significant magnitude to justify
scheduled repair.
(3) A
class 3 leak means a leak that is nonhazardous at the time of detection and can
reasonably be expected to remain nonhazardous. This class of leak may include
the following conditions:
(A) any reading of
less than 4% gas in air in a small gas-associated substructure;
(B) any reading under a street in areas
without wall-to-wall paving where it is unlikely the gas could migrate to the
outside wall of a building; or
(C)
any reading of less than 1% gas in air in a confined space."
(33)
49 C.F.R. 192.721 shall be deleted and replaced by the following three paragraphs:
"(a) The frequency with which pipeline
facilities are patrolled shall be determined by the severity of the conditions
which could cause failure or leakage, and the consequent hazards to public
safety.
(b) Intervals between
patrols shall not be longer than those prescribed in the following table:
Maximum Intervals Between Patrols
|
Location of Line |
Mains in places or on structures where anticipated physical movement or external loading could cause failure or leakage |
Mains at all other locations |
|
Inside Business Districts |
4 ½ months, but at least four times each calendar year |
7 ½ months, but at least twice each calendar year |
|
Outside Business Districts |
7 ½ months, but at least twice each calendar year |
18 months, but at least once each calendar year |
(c)
Service lines and yard lines shall be patrolled at least once every three
calendar years at intervals not exceeding 42 months."
(34)
49 C.F.R. 192.723 shall be deleted and
replaced by the following:
"Distribution systems: leak surveys and procedures.
(a) Each operator of a distribution system
shall conduct periodic leakage surveys using leak detection equipment in
accordance with this section. The leak detection equipment used for this survey
shall utilize a continuously sampling technology.
(b) The type and scope of the leakage control
program shall be determined by the nature of the operations and the local
conditions. A leakage survey using leak detection equipment shall be conducted
on all distribution mains and shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) In business districts, a leakage survey
shall include tests of the atmosphere in gas, electric, telephone, sewer and
water system manholes, at cracks in pavement and sidewalks, and at other
locations providing an opportunity for finding gas leaks. This survey shall be
conducted at intervals on the distribution mains within the business district
as frequently as necessary as determined by the operator with the maximum
interval between surveys not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each
calendar year.
(2) A leakage survey
with leak detection equipment shall be conducted on the distribution mains
outside the business areas. The survey shall be made as frequently as
necessary, but it shall meet the following minimum requirements:
i. Cathodically unprotected steel mains and
ductile iron mains located in class 2, 3, and 4 areas shall be surveyed at
least once each calendar year at intervals not exceeding 15 months.
ii. Cathodically unprotected steel mains and
ductile iron mains located in class 1 areas, cathodically protected bare steel
mains, cast iron mains, and mains constructed of PVC plastic shall be surveyed
at least once every three calendar years at intervals not exceeding 39
months.
iii. Cathodically protected
externally coated steel mains and mains constructed of polyethylene plastic
shall be surveyed at least once every five calendar years at intervals not
exceeding 63 months.
(c) Except for the service lines and yard
lines described in paragraph (d) of this section, a leakage survey using leak
detection equipment shall be conducted for all service lines and yard lines as
follows:
(1) In business districts, this
survey shall be conducted as frequently as necessary, as determined by the
operator, with the maximum interval between surveys not exceeding 15 months,
but at least once each calendar year.
(2) Outside business districts, the survey
shall be made as frequently as necessary, as determined by the operator, but it
shall meet the following minimum requirements:
i. Cathodically unprotected steel service or
yard lines and service or yard lines constructed of PVC plastic, cast iron, or
copper shall be surveyed at least once each calendar year at intervals not
exceeding 15 months.
ii.
Cathodically protected bare steel service or yard lines shall be surveyed at
least once every three years at intervals not exceeding 39 months.
iii. Cathodically protected externally coated
steel service or yard lines and service or yard lines constructed of
polyethylene plastic shall be surveyed at least once every five calendar years
at intervals not exceeding 63 months.
(d) For yard lines more than 300 feet in
length and operating at a pressure less than 10 p.s.i. gage, only the portion
within 300 feet of a habitable dwelling shall be leak surveyed in accordance
with these regulations.
(e) Each
operator's operations and maintenance manual shall state that
company-designated employees are to be trained in and conduct vegetation leak
surveys where vegetation is suitable to such analysis.
(f) Each leakage survey record shall be kept
for at least six years."
(35) The following shall be added to 49 C.F.R. 192.755:
"(c) Each operator with cast
iron piping shall institute all of the following for the purposes of evaluation
and replacement of cast iron pipelines:
(1)
Each time a leak in the body of a cast iron pipe is discovered, collect a
coupon from the joint of pipe that is leaking within five feet of the leak
site.
(2) Conduct laboratory
analysis on all coupons to determine the percentage of graphitization. Using
the following equation:
(3) Replace
at least one city block (approximately 500 feet) within 120 days of the
operator's discovery of a leak in cast iron pipe due to external corrosion or
each time the laboratory analysis of a coupon shows graphitization equal to or
greater than the following:
|
Diameter |
Percent Graphitization |
|
2.0 inch |
25% |
|
3.0 inch and 4.0 inch |
60% |
|
6.0 inch and 8.0 inch |
75% |
|
10.0 inch or greater |
90% |
(4)
Submit coupons for analysis within 30 days of collection. Retain all sampling
records for the life of the facility, but not less than five years.
(5) For each operator with cast iron piping
that is 3 inches or less in nominal diameter, have a replacement program that
will remove all cast iron piping with nominal diameter of 3 inches and smaller
from natural gas service by January 1, 2013."
(36)
49 C.F.R. 192.801(b)(3) shall be deleted
and replaced by the following: "(3) Is performed as a requirement of this
regulation; and."
(37)
49 C.F.R. 192.805(i) shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "(i) Notify the
commission if the operator significantly modifies the program after the
commission has verified that it complies with this regulation. Notifications to
the commission may be submitted by electronic mail to
kccpipelinesafety@kcc.ks.gov or by mail to ATTN: Gas Pipeline Safety Section,
Kansas Corporation Commission, 1500 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, Kansas
66604."
(38)
49 C.F.R. 192.909(b) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
"Notification. An operator must notify the gas pipeline safety
section of the commission in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 192.949 as adopted by
this regulation, of any change to the program that may substantially affect the
program's implementation or may significantly modify the program or schedule
for carrying out the program elements. Notifications to the commission may be
submitted by electronic mail to kccpipelinesafety@kcc. ks.gov or by mail to
ATTN: Gas Pipeline Safety Section, Kansas Corporation Commission, 1500 S.W.
Arrowhead Road, Topeka, Kansas 66604."
(39)
49 C.F.R. 192.911(m)(1) and (n)(1) shall
be deleted and replaced with the following: "The gas pipeline safety section of
the commission."
(40) In 49 C.F.R. 192.913(b)(1)(vii), "OPS" shall be replaced with "gas pipeline safety section
of the commission."
(41)
49 C.F.R. 192.921(a)(4) shall be deleted and replaced with the following: "Other
technology that an operator demonstrates can provide an equivalent
understanding of the condition of the line pipe. An operator choosing this
option must notify the gas pipeline safety section of the commission 180 days
before conducting the assessment, in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 192.949 as
adopted by this regulation. Notifications to the commission may be submitted by
electronic mail to kccpipelinesafety@kcc. ks.gov or by mail to ATTN: Gas
Pipeline Safety Section, Kansas Corporation Commission, 1500 S.W. Arrowhead
Road, Topeka, Kansas 66604."
(42)
In 49 C.F.R. 192.933, all references to "PHMSA" shall be replaced with "gas
pipeline safety section of the commission."
(43)
49 C.F.R. 192.937(c)(4) shall be deleted
and replaced with the following: "Other technology that an operator
demonstrates can provide an equivalent understanding of the condition of the
line pipe. An operator choosing this option must notify the gas pipeline safety
section of the commission 180 days before conducting the assessment, in
accordance with 49 C.F.R. 192.949 as adopted by this regulation. Notifications
to the commission may be submitted by electronic mail to kccpipelinesafety@kcc.
ks.gov or by mail to ATTN: Gas Pipeline Safety Section, Kansas Corporation
Commission, 1500 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, Kansas 66604."
(44) In 49 C.F.R. 192.943(a), "OPS" shall be
replaced with "gas pipeline safety section of the commission."
(45)
49 C.F.R. 192.947(i) shall be deleted
and replaced with the following: "Verification that an operator has provided
any documentation or notification required by this subpart to be provided to
the gas pipeline safety section of the commission. Verifications to the
commission may be submitted by electronic mail to kccpipelinesafety@kcc. ks.gov
or by mail to ATTN: Gas Pipeline Safety Section, Kansas Corporation Commission,
1500 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, Kansas 66604."
(46)
49 C.F.R. 192.949 shall be deleted and
replaced with the following: "Notifications to the commission may be submitted
by electronic mail to kccpipelinesafety@kcc. ks.gov or by mail to ATTN: Gas
Pipeline Safety Section, Kansas Corporation Commission, 1500 S.W. Arrowhead
Road, Topeka, Kansas 66604."
(47)
49 C.F.R. 192.1013(b) shall be deleted and replaced with the following: "An
operator must submit its proposal to the gas pipeline safety section of the
commission. The commission may accept the proposal with or without conditions
and limitations, on a showing that the operator's proposal, which includes the
adjusted interval, will provide an equal or greater overall level of safety."
Notes
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