Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1220 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Subtitle 1220-04 - Division of Public Utilities
Chapter 1220-04-05 - Regulations for Gas Companies
Section 1220-04-05-.22 - ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Unless otherwise specified by the Authority, the utility shall use the applicable provisions in the publications listed below as standards of accepted good practice.

(a) The current edition of the USA Standard Code for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems, USAS B31.8, 1968.

(b) The latest edition of the American Standard Installation of Gas Appliances and Gas Piping, USAS Z21.30, 1964.

(c) The current edition of the National Fire Protection Association, No. 58, "The Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases."

(d) Standard methods for testing pipeline displacement gas meters as indicated in the American Meter Co. Handbook.

(e) "Testing Large Capacity Rotary Gas Meters," Research Paper No.1741, National Bureau of Standards Journal of Research, September, 1946.

(f) "Standard Method of Test for Calorific Value of Gaseous Fuels by the Water-Flow Calorimeter," American Society for Testing Materials, Standard D 900-55.

Authority: T.C.A. § 65-2-102.

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