# Definitions

**Citation:** 3 AAC 52.080  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Regulatory Commission of Alaska  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

. Unless the context indicates other- wise, in 3 AAC 52.010 - 3 AC 52:070 (1) "accident" means an accident or incident occurring in the state involving escape of gas from gas gathering, transmission or distri- bution facilities resulting in personal injury requiring hospitaliza- tion, fatality, or p

## Document text

. Unless the context indicates other- wise, in 3 AAC 52.010 - 3 AC 52:070 (1) "accident" means an accident or incident occurring in the state involving escape of gas from gas gathering, transmission or distri- bution facilities resulting in personal injury requiring hospitaliza- tion, fatality, or property damage exceeding $1,000; (2) "commission" means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; (3) "Minimum Federal Safety Standards for Gas Lines" or "stan- dards" means the Minimum Federal Safety Standards for Transpor- tation of Natural Gas and other gas by pipeline, 49 C.F.R. Part 192, revised as of January 1, 1972. A copy of these standards may be obtained from or reviewed at the commission office located in Anchorage, Alaska; and (4) "utility" means a public utility that owns, operates, manages, or controls a plant or system of facilities used for the transmission or distribution of natural or manufactured gas or other inflammable gas, to the extent that the system, plant, or facilities are included in the term "public utility" as defined by AS 42.05.990. (Eff. 2/21/69, Register 30; am 1/13/73, Register 44; am 2/24/2004, Register 170) Authority: AS 42.05.141 AS 42.05.291 AS 42.05.990 947 3 AAC 52.TIO At¿sx¡ Aoun¡lsrnerrvp Cotn 3 AAC 52.130

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/Documents/StatutesRegs/AAC.pdf>
- Source ID: `ak-rca-aac-3-52`
- SHA-256: `3b0d44ffb100451aeb530bc13cebeccb7d5e6666c81ef2436d77ca6c7054670e`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:19:28.149Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T05:39:22.358Z
- Document slug: `ak-aac-3-aac-52-080`

### 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"This is the complete current substantive text of 3 AAC 52, Article 1, Gas Utilities: seven current rules and repealed section 3 AAC 52.050 inventory-only.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; am 2/24/2004, Register 170)",
  "references": [
    {
      "citation": "AS 42.05.990",
      "referenceType": "alaska-statute",
      "url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#42.05.990"
    },
    {
      "citation": "AS 42.05.141",
      "referenceType": "alaska-statute",
      "url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#42.05.141"
    },
    {
      "citation": "AS 42.05.291",
      "referenceType": "alaska-statute",
      "url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#42.05.291"
    },
    {
      "citation": "3 AAC 52.010",
      "referenceType": "alaska-administrative-rule",
      "url": "https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/Documents/StatutesRegs/AAC.pdf"
    },
    {
      "citation": "49 CFR Part 192",
      "referenceType": "federal-regulation-part",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/part-192"
    }
  ],
  "federalIncorporationDate": "1972-01-01",
  "region": "AK"
}
```