Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS
Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY
Section 8.210 - Reports
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) Incident report.
The telephonic report shall be made to the Commission's 24-hour emergency line at (512) 463-6788 and shall include the following:
(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 RSA 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 RSA 192.612<subdiv>(a)</subdiv>. The report shall include the information required in RSA 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 using the Commission's online reporting system, Form PS-95, by July 15 and January 15 of each calendar year, in accordance with the PS-95 Semi-Annual Leak Report Electronic Filing Requirements. 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. The report includes:
(f) The Commission shall retain state records regarding a pipeline incident perpetually. "State record" has the meaning assigned by Texas Government Code § RSA 441.180.