# Scope and Applicability

**Citation:** 4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4000  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Colorado Public Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) Absent a specific statute, rule, or Commission order which provides otherwise, all rules in this Part 4 (the 4000 series) shall apply to all jurisdictional gas utilities, gas master meter operators, and to all Commission proceedings concerning gas utilities and gas master meter operators. (b) Th

## Document text

(a) Absent a specific statute, rule, or Commission order which provides otherwise, all
rules in this Part 4 (the 4000 series) shall apply to all jurisdictional gas utilities,
gas master meter operators, and to all Commission proceedings concerning gas
utilities and gas master meter operators.
(b) The scope and applicability rules regarding appeals of local government land use
decisions are as stated in rule 4700.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/DisplayRule.do?action=ruleinfo&ruleId=2260&deptID=18&agencyID=96&deptName=Department%20of%20Regulatory%20Agencies&agencyName=Public%20Utilities%20Commission&seriesNum=4%20CCR%20723-4>
- Source ID: `co-sos-ccr`
- SHA-256: `98008fe11e9ab28d1682a2c49dcd1b49cea6e5de29fd2574ac1b92ef9ecbd96c`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T04:36:48.096Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T01:36:24.086Z
- Document slug: `co-ccr-4-723-4-4000`

### Source metadata

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  "code": "4 CCR 723-4",
  "ruleKey": "4000",
  "pipelineScope": "colorado-jurisdictional-gas-utilities",
  "legalScope": "Current 4 CCR 723-4 rules regulating Colorado jurisdictional gas utilities and gas master-meter operators, including construction, operation, system safety, gas infrastructure planning, metering, service, and enforcement provisions. This is an adjacent gas-utility corpus, not a replacement for the repealed dedicated 4900-series pipeline-safety rules.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Part 4 applies according to Colorado Public Utilities Commission jurisdiction and each rule's scope. The former dedicated pipeline-safety rules 4900 through 4975 are reserved after repeal; this connector does not represent them as current. Part 4 does not replace federal pipeline-safety requirements, determine whether a facility is interstate or intrastate, or resolve operator-specific orders, waivers, tariffs, or later rulemaking.",
  "references": [],
  "ruleInfoUrl": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/DisplayRule.do?action=ruleinfo&ruleId=2260&deptID=18&agencyID=96&deptName=Department%20of%20Regulatory%20Agencies&agencyName=Public%20Utilities%20Commission&seriesNum=4%20CCR%20723-4",
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  "ruleVersionId": "12549",
  "editionEffectiveOn": "2026-06-14",
  "publicationStatus": "The Colorado Secretary of State identifies the source as the official publication of state administrative rules. The edition date applies to the compiled rule version and is not represented as the effective date of every provision.",
  "rights": "Official state rule text is preserved with attribution and source links. Public accessibility does not imply rights in agency marks, third-party material, or incorporated standards; commercial redistribution requires review.",
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