Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-22.5-4
Affected: IC 8-1-2; IC 8-1-22.5
Sec. 2.
(a) Indiana
specific revisions to certain federal regulations incorporated in section 0.6
of this rule are as set forth in this section.
(b)
49 CFR
192.201(c) (Required
capacity of pressure relieving and limiting stations) is revised to read as
follows:
"(c) Relief valves or automatic
shutoff devices must be installed at or near each regulator station in a
low-pressure distribution system, with a capacity to limit the maximum pressure
in the main to a pressure that will not exceed the safe operating pressure for
any connected and properly adjusted gas utilization
equipment.".
(c)
49 CFR
192.201 is augmented to include an additional
paragraph (a)(2)(iv) to read as follows:
"(a)
(2)
(iv) At
a minimum have a device installed that would notify the operator or the public
of a malfunction.".
(d)
49 CFR
192.357 (Customer Meters and Regulators:
Installation) is augmented to include an additional paragraph (e) to read as
follows:
"(e) An operator may not initiate or
reinstate gas service without first ascertaining that:
(1) the meter and regulator are:
(A) properly sized and installed for their
intended use;
(B) pressure tight at
the operating pressure; and
(C)
protected from reasonably anticipated outside forces, including, but not
limited to, reasonably anticipated:
(i)
vehicular impact; and
(ii) natural
forces, including, but not limited to:
(AA)
ice;
(BB) water runoff;
and
(CC) snow; and
(2) for
residential customers, the piping from the meter to the customer's appliance
valves is pressure tight at the operating pressure.".
(e)
49 CFR
192.365(b) (Service Lines;
Location of Valves) is revised to read as follows:
"(b) Each service line must have a shutoff
valve in a readily accessible location that is outside of the building. The
required shutoff valve may include, but is not limited to:
(1) outside meter valves; or
(2) curb valves.".
(f)
49 CFR
192.373(a) (Service Lines:
Cast Iron and Ductile Iron) is revised to read as follows:
"(a) Cast or ductile iron pipe shall not be
installed for service lines.".
(g)
49 CFR
192.375(a) (Installation of
Plastic Pipe) is revised to read as follows:
"(a) This provision takes effect after July
1, 2021. Each plastic service line outside a building must be installed below
ground level, except that it may be installed in accordance with §
192.321(g). A flexible riser must be designed to withstand damage from outside
or a casing must also be installed to protect the flexible riser from lawn
mowers, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, and other possible sources of external
damage.".
(h)
49 CFR
192.467 (External corrosion control:
Electrical isolation) is augmented to include an additional paragraph (g) to
read as follows:
"(g) For the purposes of
this section, "electrical isolation" and "electrically isolated" means a
substantial resistance between a buried or submerged pipeline and an
underground metallic structure. If the differential between pipe-to-soil of
underground metallic structure is less than 100 millivolts, this may indicate
an electrical isolation issue and further investigation shall be conducted to
verify electrical isolation is adequate in accordance with paragraph (d) of
this section.".
(i)
49 CFR
192.503 (Test Requirements - General). In
addition to the language contained in
49 CFR
192.503 paragraphs (b), (c), and (d),
paragraphs (a) and (e) are revised to read as follows:
"(a) No person may operate a new segment of
pipeline, or return to service a segment of pipeline that has been relocated,
replaced, or has been abandoned previously, until:
(1) it has been tested in accordance with
this subpart and 49 CFR
192.619 to substantiate the maximum allowable
operating pressure; and
(2) each
potentially hazardous leak has been located and eliminated.
(e) No testing, by a medium other than
natural gas under this subpart, may be done against a valve on a jurisdictional
part of the system that is connected by the valve to a source of gas, unless a
positive suitable means has been provided to prevent the leakage or admission
of the testing medium into a jurisdictional part of the system. When performing
a pressure test, the operator shall use a calibrated tool or
chart.".
(j)
49 CFR
192.509(b) (Test
Requirements for Pipelines to Operate at or below 100 psig) is revised to read
as follows and 49 CFR
192.509 is augmented to include an additional
paragraph (c) to read as follows:
"(b) Each
main that is to be operated at less than one (1) psig must be tested to at
least ten (10) psig, and each main to be operated at or above one (1) psig must
be tested to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the maximum operating pressure
or at least ninety (90) psig, whichever is greater.
(c) Distribution pipelines tested to comply
with this rule must be tested to meet at least the durations specified in the
Gas Piping Technology Committee guidelines under section 192.509 and 192.513,
for the applicable pipeline material, size, and lengths, except no duration
shall be required to exceed 24 hours.".
(k)
49 CFR
192.511 (Test Requirements for Service
Lines). In addition to the language contained in
49 CFR
192.511 paragraph (a), paragraphs (b) and (c)
are revised to read as follows:
"(b) Each
segment of a service line (other than plastic) stressed under twenty percent
(20%) SMYS must be tested at one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the maximum
operating pressure or at least to ninety (90) psig, whichever is greater. The
test procedure used must ensure discovery of all potentially hazardous leaks in
the segment being tested.
(c) Each
segment of a service line (other than plastic) stressed to twenty percent (20%)
or more of SMYS must be tested in accordance with Section 192.505 or 192.507,
whichever is applicable, of this subpart.".
(l)
49 CFR
192.553(c) (Subpart K -
Uprating; General Requirements) is revised to read as follows:
"(c) Written plan. Each operator who uprates
a segment of pipeline shall establish a written procedure that will ensure that
each applicable requirement of this subpart is complied with. An operator shall
submit a copy of its written uprate plan to the division at least thirty (30)
days before work commences under the plan, and submit to the division all
subsequent revisions of the plan prior to performing work under those
provisions. The operator shall submit to the Division a cover letter
summarizing the revisions.".
(m)
49 CFR
192.553 (Subpart K - Uprating; General
Requirements) is augmented to include an additional paragraph (e) to read as
follows:
"(e) Service regulators supplying
gas from transmission lines or distribution mains that are being uprated under
this subpart shall meet the requirements of Section
192.197.".
(n)
49 CFR
192.557(b)(5) and (c)
(Uprating: Steel Pipelines to a Pressure That Will Produce a Hoop Stress less
than 30 Percent of SMYS; Plastic, Cast Iron and Ductile Iron Pipelines) are
revised to read as follows:
"(b)
(5) Isolate by physical separation all mains
between the segment of pipeline in which the pressure is to be increased from
an adjacent segment that will continue to be operated at the lower pressure,
except the mains that are required to supply through a pressure regulator (with
approved overpressure protection designed in accordance with Section 192.195),
the adjacent segment that will continue to be operated at the lower pressure;
and
(c) After complying
with paragraph (b) of this section, the increase in maximum allowable operating
pressure must be made in increments that are equal to 10 p.s.i. (69 kPa) gage
or 25 percent of the total pressure increase, whichever produces the fewer
number of increments. The highest pressure at which the pipeline is surveyed is
the newly established MAOP. Whenever the requirements of paragraph (b)(6) of
this section apply, there must be at least two approximately equal incremental
increases.".
(o)
49 CFR
192.605 (Procedural manual for operations,
maintenance, and emergencies) is augmented to include an additional paragraph
(f) to read as follows:
"(f) The written
manual required by paragraph (a) of this section, referred to as the plan in
this subsection, shall ensure the safe operation of the operator's pipeline
facilities. The plan shall include, by sections, the emergency, operations, and
maintenance procedures for all the pipeline facilities and shall include
procedures for handling abnormal operations. This plan, when submitted, becomes
a regulation for the particular operator who filed it. In addition, an operator
shall:
(1) submit a copy of the plan to the
division;
(2) keep records
necessary to administer the plan effectively;
(3) revise the plan as:
(A) experience dictates; and
(B) exposure of the facilities and changes in
operating conditions might warrant; and
(4) submit to the division all subsequent
revisions of the plan not later than twenty (20) days after the effective date
of the changes. Minor revisions may be made in a cover letter.".
(p)
49 CFR
192.615 (Emergency Plans) is augmented to
include an additional paragraph (d) to read as follows:
"(d) Each operator shall publish a listing in
the current telephone directory of each community that it serves or in a
conspicuous location on its publicly available website whereby a responsible
employee or agent of the operator may be reached on a twenty-four (24) hour
basis.".
(q)
49 CFR
192.616 (Public Awareness) is augmented to
include an additional paragraph (i) to read as follows:
"(i) The operator's public awareness program
shall include, at a minimum, a plan to directly contact appropriate government
organizations and emergency responders at least once every four years for
organizations that have not affirmatively attended group public awareness
meetings at least once every four years.".
(r)
49 CFR
192.723 (Distribution Systems: Leakage
Surveys and Procedures) is revised to read as follows:
"(a) Each operator of a distribution system
shall conduct periodic leakage surveys in accordance with this
section.
(b) A leak survey using gas
detection equipment shall be conducted in:
(1) business districts;
(2) areas of high occupancy buildings as
identified in the operator's operations and maintenance procedures, including,
but not limited to:
(A) schools;
(B) churches;
(C) hospitals;
(D) apartment buildings;
(E) commercial buildings, including
commercial box-style warehouse stores;
(F) strip malls;
(G) day care centers;
(H) nursing homes;
(I) assisted living centers; and
(J) identified sites in the operator's
plan;
(3) built-up
residential areas where continuous pavement exists; and
(4) other areas as the commission may direct;
once each calendar year at intervals not exceeding fifteen (15) months. The
surveys in business districts and areas of high occupancy buildings, listed in
subdivisions (1) and (2), shall be made at least to the meter outlet. Tests
shall include tests of the atmosphere in utility manholes, at cracks in the
pavement and sidewalks and other locations providing an opportunity for finding
gas leakage.
(c) Leakage
surveys of the distribution system outside of the areas as listed in paragraph
(b) must be made as frequently as necessary but at least once every five (5)
years at intervals not to exceed sixty-three (63) months. A vegetation type
survey shall not be used as a single means of leakage control.
(d) Each operator shall establish and execute
a plan by which it will periodically survey each customer-owned service line
for leakage once every five (5) calendar years at intervals not to exceed
sixty-three (63) months. For purposes of this section, the term "customer-owned
service" shall mean buried metallic gas carrying piping that is between the
outlet of the meter and the entry of the building wall of a residential
dwelling. The term does not include the following:
(1) Farm taps.
(2) Services directly off mains that have an
operating pressure of greater than sixty (60) psig.
(3) Diversions to structures other than the
residential dwelling located on the premises.
(4) Services with meter settings adjacent to
the structure being served.
(e) All leaks reported, regardless of the
origin of the reports, shall be recorded on suitable report forms. These report
forms must provide space for all pertinent information. Each leak reported
shall be accounted for, and actions taken in response to leaks shall be
documented and filed in a systematic manner.
(1) All leaks reported shall be investigated
promptly and classified in accordance with procedures outlined in the
operator's operations and maintenance plan. The procedures shall include
acceptable response times and shall ensure that gas leakage that is hazardous
to life or property shall receive immediate attention for repairs.
(2) Leak indications where repairs are not
completed shall be rechecked on subsequent surveys, depending on the operator's
classification and in accordance with the operator's procedures.
(f) An operator shall document
surveys, inspections, and repairs made. These records, along with all other
routine or unusual inspections and repairs, shall be kept in the file of the
operating company.".
(s)
49 CFR
192.740(a) (Pressure
regulating, limiting, and overpressure protection - Individual service lines
directly connected to production, gathering, or transmission pipelines) is
revised to read as follows:
"(a) This section
applies, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, to any service
line directly connected to a production, gathering, or transmission pipeline
that serves three (3) or more customers.".
(t)
49 CFR
192.805(h) (Qualification
Program) is revised to read as follows:
"(h)
Provide training to individuals performing covered tasks to ensure that the
individuals have the knowledge and skills needed to perform the tasks, which is
the operator qualification training. An operator shall have and follow a
written training program for employees performing covered tasks. When assigning
training to an employee, an operator may modify the type of training
considering the employee's prior experience with the operator's gas system,
tools, and equipment; nonetheless the training shall include, at a minimum:
(1) initial training;
(2) re-qualification training; and
(3) training on tools and equipment that will
be utilized by the employee, with the following considerations:
(A) Training may be accomplished by the tool
or equipment vendor or manufacturer's representative, or by an operator's
designated trainer, supervisor, or a competent employee or designee.
(B) Additional training is only required on
uniquely operating tools and equipment, where the equipment's functionality
varies by operation and not only by manufacturing brand.
The training shall provide the individuals performing covered
tasks have the necessary knowledge and skills to perform these tasks in a
manner that ensures the safe operation of pipeline facilities; and".
(u)
49 CFR
192.1003 (What do the regulations in this
subpart cover?) is revised to read as follows:
"(a) General. Unless exempted in paragraph
(b) of this section this subpart prescribes minimum requirements for an IM
program for any gas distribution pipeline covered under this part, including
liquefied petroleum gas systems. A gas distribution operator, other than a
master meter operator or a small LPG operator, must follow the requirements in
§§ 192.1005 through 192.1013 of this subpart. A master meter operator
or small LPG operator of a gas distribution pipeline must follow the
requirements in § 192.1015 of this subpart.".
(v)
49 CFR
195.402 (Procedural manual for operations,
maintenance, and emergencies) is augmented to include an additional paragraph
(g) to read as follows:
"(g) The written
manual required by paragraph (a) of this section, referred to as the plan in
this subsection, shall ensure the safe operation of the operator's pipeline
facilities. The plan shall include, by sections, the emergency, operations, and
maintenance procedures for all the pipeline facilities and shall include
procedures for handling abnormal operations. This plan, when filed, becomes a
regulation for the particular operator who filed it. In addition, an operator
shall:
(1) submit a copy of the plan to the
division;
(2) keep records
necessary to administer the plan effectively;
(3) revise the plan as:
(A) experience dictates; and
(B) exposure of the facilities and changes in
operating conditions might warrant; and
(4) submit to the division all subsequent
revisions of the plan not later than twenty (20) days after the effective date
of the changes. Minor revisions may be made in a cover letter.".
(w)
49 CFR
195.440 (Public Awareness) is augmented to
include an additional paragraph (i) to read as follows:
"(i) The operator's public awareness program
shall include, at a minimum, a plan to directly contact appropriate government
organizations and emergency responders at least once every four years for
organizations that have not affirmatively attended group public awareness
meetings at least once every four years.".
(x)
49 CFR
195.505(h) (Qualification
Program) is revised to read as follows:
"(h)
Provide training to individuals performing covered tasks to ensure that the
individuals have the knowledge and skills needed to perform the tasks, which is
the operator qualification training. An operator shall have and follow a
written training program for employees performing covered tasks. When assigning
training to an employee, an operator may modify the training considering the
employee's prior experience with the operator's gas system, tools, and
equipment; nonetheless the training shall include, at a minimum:
(1) initial training;
(2) re-qualification training; and
(3) training on tools and equipment that will
be utilized by the employee, with the following considerations:
(A) Training may be accomplished by the tool
or equipment vendor or manufacturer's representative, or by an operator's
designated trainer, supervisor, or a competent employee or designee.
(B) Additional training is only required on
uniquely operating tools and equipment, where the equipment's functionality
varies by operation and not only by manufacturing brand.
The training shall provide the individuals performing covered
tasks have the necessary knowledge and skills to perform these tasks in a
manner that ensures the safe operation of pipeline facilities; and".
(y)
49 CFR
195.575 (Which facilities must I electrically
isolate?) is augmented to include an additional paragraph (f) to read as
follows:
"(f) For the purposes of this
section, "electrical isolation" and "electrically isolated" means a substantial
resistance between a buried or submerged pipeline and an underground metallic
structure. If the differential between pipe-to-soil of underground metallic
structure is less than 100 millivolts, this may indicate an electrical
isolation issue and further investigation shall be conducted to verify
electrical isolation is adequate in accordance with paragraph (d) of this
section.".
