# Compliance with Minimum Federal Safety Standards for Gas Lines

**Citation:** 3 AAC 52.020  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Regulatory Commission of Alaska  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

Standards for Gas Lines. Each utility shall construct and maintain gas transmission and distribution facilities in accordance with the Minimum Federal Safety Standards for Gas Lines, as defined in 3 AAC 52.080(c). (Eff. 2/21/69, Register 30; am 1/13/73, Register 44) Authority: AS 42.05.291

## Document text

Standards for Gas Lines. Each utility shall construct and maintain gas transmission and distribution facilities in accordance with the Minimum Federal Safety Standards for Gas Lines, as defined in 3 AAC 52.080(c). (Eff. 2/21/69, Register 30; am 1/13/73, Register 44) Authority: AS 42.05.291

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/Documents/StatutesRegs/AAC.pdf>
- Source ID: `ak-rca-aac-3-52`
- SHA-256: `ae423ada2700b0309577bd82b4d4c2923cf960a6eb838a03e643ab26f9fa46c3`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:19:28.149Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T17:20:56.185Z
- Document slug: `ak-aac-3-aac-52-020`

### Source metadata

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  "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"This is the complete current substantive text of 3 AAC 52, Article 1, Gas Utilities: seven current rules and repealed section 3 AAC 52.050 inventory-only.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)",
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    },
    {
      "citation": "3 AAC 52.080",
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      "url": "https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/Documents/StatutesRegs/AAC.pdf"
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  "federalIncorporationDate": null,
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```