# Application

**Citation:** 3 AAC 52.010  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Regulatory Commission of Alaska  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) The provisions of 3 AAC 52.010 - 3 AAC 52.080 apply to all utilities either now or hereafter subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. (b) Upon acceptable showing by a utility, the commission may waive, as to that utility, the provisions of any regulation in 

## Document text

(a) The provisions of 3 AAC 52.010 - 3 AAC 52.080 apply to all utilities either now or hereafter subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. (b) Upon acceptable showing by a utility, the commission may waive, as to that utility, the provisions of any regulation in 3 AAC 52.010 - 3 AAC 52.080 or any provision of the Minimum Federal Safety Standards for Gas Lines with approval of the Secretary of Transportation. (c) No utility may deviate from the regulations in 3 AAC 52.010 - 3 AAC 52.080 or the standards cited in (b) of this section without the commission's prior written approval. (d) If nonjurisdictional entities at their discretion elect to conform to 3 AAC 52.010 - 3 AAC 52.080, the commission will cooperate with them in maintaining records and developing procedures to enhance the public safety. (Eff. 2/21/69, Register 30; am 1/13/73, Register 44; am 4/24/2004, Register 170) Authority: AS 42.05.141 AS 42.05.541 AS 42.05.711 AS 42.05.151 AS 42.05.691 945 3 AAC 52.020 ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 3 AAC 52.060

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/Documents/StatutesRegs/AAC.pdf>
- Source ID: `ak-rca-aac-3-52`
- SHA-256: `185a41c8232f738465a4e8eba0385c60dd266eec0c3cdd3abf5db9b632677b16`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:19:28.149Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T12:26:15.987Z
- Document slug: `ak-aac-3-aac-52-010`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "jurisdiction": "US-AK",
  "article": "3 AAC 52, Article 1",
  "scopeCaveat": "This is the complete current substantive text of 3 AAC 52, Article 1, Gas Utilities: seven current rules and repealed section 3 AAC 52.050 inventory-only. It is a bounded state gas-utility corpus, not all Alaska pipeline, environmental, siting, tariff, right-of-way, spill-prevention, or federal law.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "The article applies to gas utilities under Regulatory Commission of Alaska jurisdiction and permits waivers. PHMSA states that Alaska does not participate in the federal-state pipeline safety program, so these utility rules are not represented as a PHMSA-certified state enforcement program or as replacing federal oversight.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "3 AAC 52.080 defines the adopted Minimum Federal Safety Standards as 49 CFR Part 192 revised January 1, 1972. This fixed and obsolete incorporation date is preserved exactly; current federal Part 192 must not be silently substituted when determining Alaska-law requirements.",
  "rights": "Official Alaska administrative-code and federal program materials are retained with attribution and artifact hashes. Site presentation, state marks, forms, and incorporated material require separate review.",
  "rightsReviewRequired": true,
  "publisherHistory": "(Eff. 2/21/69, Register 30; am 1/13/73, Register 44; am 4/24/2004, Register 170)",
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    },
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  "federalIncorporationDate": null,
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```