# Scope and Applicability

**Citation:** 4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4700  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Colorado Public Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

Rules 4700 through 4707 apply to all utilities or power authorities which seek to appeal a local government action concerning a major natural gas facility.

## Document text

Rules 4700 through 4707 apply to all utilities or power authorities which seek to appeal
a local government action concerning a major natural gas facility.

## 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: `7af890b7276e942ef470462e4d1005637bcec18560ba425b0aaaa8e2b1f86a69`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T04:36:48.096Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T03:00:21.024Z
- Document slug: `co-ccr-4-723-4-4700`

### Source metadata

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  "jurisdiction": "US-CO",
  "code": "4 CCR 723-4",
  "ruleKey": "4700",
  "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 This is an adjacent gas-utility corpus, not a replacement for the repealed dedicated 4900-series pipeline-safety rules.",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",
  "pucRulesUrl": "https://puc.colorado.gov/gasrulesandregulations",
  "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.",
  "region": "CO"
}
```