16 Tex. Admin. Code § 8.210 - Reports
(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.
(2) This paragraph applies to each
operator of a gas distribution system that is subject to the requirements of 49
CFR Part 192 . Such operator shall also provide the following information to
the Division when the information is known by the operator:
(A) the cost of gas lost;
(B) estimated property damage to the operator
and others;
(C) any other
significant facts relevant to the incident; and
(D) other information required under federal
regulations to be provided to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration or a successor agency after a pipeline incident or similar
incident.
(3) Written
report.
(A) Following the initial telephonic
report for incidents described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the
operator shall retain its records and provide to the Commission upon request
the applicable written reports submitted to the Department of Transportation.
Operators of gas gathering pipelines regulated by §8.110 (relating to
Gathering Pipelines) shall file with the Commission within 30 calendar days
after the date of the telephonic report a written report on an incident
described in paragraph (1) of this subsection utilizing the applicable form
from the Department of Transportation.
(B) The written report is not required to be
submitted for master metered systems.
(C) The Commission may require an operator to
submit a written report for an incident not otherwise required to be
reported.
(b)
Pipeline safety annual reports. Each gas company shall retain the annual report
for its intrastate systems in the same manner as required by 49 CFR Part 191 .
A gas company shall provide a copy of the annual report to the Commission upon
request.
(c) Safety related
condition reports. Each gas company shall submit to the Division in writing a
safety-related condition report for any condition outlined in
49 CFR
191.23.
(d) Offshore pipeline condition report.
Within 60 days of completion of underwater inspection, each operator shall file
with the Division a report of the condition of all underwater pipelines subject
to 49 CFR
192.612(a). The report shall
include the information required in
49 CFR
191.27.
(e) Leak Reporting. For purposes of this
subsection, the term "leak" includes all underground leaks, all hazardous above
ground leaks, and all non-hazardous above ground leaks that cannot be
eliminated by lubrication, adjustment, or tightening. Each operator of a gas
distribution system shall submit to the Division a list of all leaks repaired
on its pipeline facilities. Each such operator shall list all leaks identified
on all pipeline facilities. Each such operator shall also include the number of
unrepaired leaks remaining on the operator's systems by leak grade. Each such
operator shall submit leak reports by July 15 and January 15 of each calendar
year, in accordance with the PS-95 Semi-Annual Leak Report Electronic Filing
Requirements using the Commission's online application available on the
Commission's website. The report submitted on July 15 shall include information
from the previous January 1 through the previous June 30. The report submitted
on January 15 shall include information from the previous July 1 through the
previous December 31. All operators shall submit a PS-95 Semi Annual Leak
Report every July 15 and January 15, even if there are no pending or repaired
leaks during the reporting time period. The report includes:
(1) leak location;
(2) facility type;
(3) leak classification;
(4) pipe size;
(5) pipe type;
(6) leak cause; and
(7) leak repair method.
(f) The Commission shall retain state records
regarding a pipeline incident perpetually. "State record" has the meaning
assigned by Texas Government Code §
441.180.
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