# Definitions **Citation:** RCSA ยง 16-280b-A1 **Type / status:** regulation / current **Agency:** Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority **Effective:** 2025-06-11 **Published:** 2025-06-11 (a) As used in this section and sections 16-280b-A2 to 16-280b-A75, inclusive, 16-280b- B1 to 16-280b-B32, inclusive, and 16-280b-C1 to 16-280b-C10, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) The definitions contained in 49 CFR 191.3, as amended from time to time, and 49 CFR 192.3, as amended from ## Document text (a) As used in this section and sections 16-280b-A2 to 16-280b-A75, inclusive, 16-280b- B1 to 16-280b-B32, inclusive, and 16-280b-C1 to 16-280b-C10, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) The definitions contained in 49 CFR 191.3, as amended from time to time, and 49 CFR 192.3, as amended from time to time, shall apply. (2) "Authority" has the same meaning as provided in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (3) "Authority Having Jurisdiction" means a governmental entity responsible for enforcing building codes, fire codes, and other regulations in a given jurisdiction. (4) "Barhole" means a small-diameter hole made in the ground to obtain a subsurface Gas-in-air reading. (5) "Combustible Gas Indicator" or "CGI" means a device used to measure flammable Gas-in-air concentrations. (6) "District Regulator Station" means a Pipeline Facility that controls pressure to a Main. 3 (7) "Emergency Valve" means a valve maintained in accordance with 49 CFR 192.747, as amended from time to time. (8) "Environmentally Significant Grade 3 Leak" means any leak classified under section 16-280b-B28(f)(4) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (9) "Federal Regulation" means any regulation incorporated by reference by section 16-280c of the Connecticut General Statutes. (10) "Gate Station" means a Pipeline Facility used to receive Gas from another entity or from an LNG Facility. (11) "Geographic Information System" or "GIS" means an electronic system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps data. (12) "Grade 1 Leak" means any leak classified under section 16-280b-B28(f)(1) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (13) "Grade 2 Leak" means any leak classified under section 16-280b-B28(f)(2) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (14) "Grade 3 Leak" means any leak classified under section 16-280b-B28(f)(3) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (15) "Job-Specific Procedure" means a Procedure developed for one-time use under a specific set of conditions. (16) "Peaking Facility" means a Pipeline Facility used to supply additional Gas to a Pipeline during periods of exceptionally high demand. (17) "Petroleum Gas Distribution System" means any Pipeline Facility subject to the provisions set forth in 49 CFR 192, as amended from time to time, that transports only Petroleum Gas. (18) "Pressure Drop Test" means a method of leakage survey in which the segment of Pipe to be tested is filled with a test medium, isolated for a sufficient time to identify any pressure changes caused by a leak and where the pressure is monitored with a pressure gauge. (19) "Procedure" means written procedures, plans, specifications, standards and work practices. (20) "State Regulation" means sections 16-280b-A1 to 16-280b-A75, inclusive, 16- 280b-B1 to 16-280b-B32, inclusive, and 16-280b-C1 to 16-280b-C10, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (21) "Telemetry Equipment" means any device or sensor that transmits to a remote location, data that describes the operating conditions of a Pipeline Facility. (22) "Upgrading" means a process where the operating pressure of any segment of Pipeline is increased, within such Pipeline's established MAOP, substantially above the maximum actual operating pressure such Pipeline has been subject to during the previous 2 years. (b) As used in State Regulations and Federal Regulations: (1) "Business District" means an area, including residential areas, with Pipeline Facilities located under predominantly continuous paving or concrete that extends: (A) from the center line of a Street to a building wall; or (B) from a Main to a building wall. (2) "Conduit" means a tubular structure used for the purpose of allowing a Pipe to be inserted inside of such structure. 4 (3) "Covered Task" means an activity performed on a Pipeline Facility and that affects the safety or integrity of a Pipeline. (4) "Curb Valve" means a valve located below-ground on a Service Line typically at or near the property line. (5) "High Pressure" or "High-Pressure" means any pressure other than Low Pressure. (6) "Low Pressure" or "Low-Pressure" means the pressure in a Pipeline without Service Regulators on Service Lines and operating at less than one pound per square inch gauge. (7) (8) "Placed In Service" means Gas has been introduced into a Pipeline. "Record" means a document created by an Operator that is sufficiently detailed to prove compliance with a Federal Regulation or a State Regulation. (9) "Service Line" has the same meaning as provided in 49 CFR 192.3, as amended from time to time, and any segment intended for future use as a Service Line, which is commonly referred to as a service stub. (10) "Street" means any state or other public highway, road, street, avenue, alley, driveway, parkway or place, under the control of the state or any political subdivision of the state, dedicated, appropriated or opened to public travel or other use. (11) "Uprating" means increasing the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure of a Pipeline. (12) "Utility" means any wire, cable, pipe, including, but not limited to, a storm sewer, sanitary sewer and drainage system, or part thereof, or Vault, tank, transformer, or other similar property or equipment that is currently in-service. (13) "Vault" means a below-ground structure which may be entered, and which is designed to contain a Pipeline. (c) As used in Federal Regulations: "Public Place" means a place generally open to all individuals in a community as opposed to being restricted to specific individuals and includes churches, schools, commercial property and any publicly owned right-of-way or property frequented by individuals. (d) As used in sections 16-280b-A1 to 16-280b-A75, inclusive, and 16-280b-B1 to 16- 280b-B32, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and 49 CFR 192, Subpart N, as amended from time to time: (1) "Qualified" means an individual has completed an Evaluation, as defined in 16- 280b-B32(a)(2) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and can correctly: (A) perform the Covered Task; (B) recognize and react to Abnormal Operating Conditions specific to any Covered Task that may be encountered while performing such Covered Task; (C) demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the Covered Task, such as: equipment selection, maintenance of equipment, calibration requirements and proper operation of equipment, including variations that may be encountered in the performance of the Covered Task due to equipment, operational, contextual and environmental differences; (D) demonstrate the skills required to perform the Covered Task; and (E) demonstrate the physical abilities required to perform the Covered Task. 5 ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `ct-sots-rcsa-16-280b` - SHA-256: `530f4e71deeb6e9aadbf0904b5384bbefa6a146232c98caced0d003377795d24` - Retrieved: 2026-08-12T07:07:58.041Z - Exported: 2026-08-22T11:56:55.590Z - Document slug: `ct-rcsa-16-280b-a1` ### Source metadata ```json { "jurisdiction": "US-CT", "subtitle": "16-280b", "series": "A", "sectionNumber": 1, "secretaryFileNumber": 6446, "trackingNumber": "PR2023-019", "effectiveDateEvidence": "Secretary of the State confirmation states that the regulation became effective June 11, 2025.", "scopeCaveat": "This corpus contains all 117 dedicated pipeline-safety sections newly codified as RCSA 16-280b-A1 through A75, B1 through B32, and C1 through C10 by Connecticut Secretary of the State File Number 6446. The filing also amends four adjacent legacy utility provisions and repeals eleven obsolete 16-11 provisions; those actions are retained as provenance and inventory rather than mixed into the dedicated searchable corpus.", "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability varies by natural-gas or petroleum-gas operator, public-service-company status, pipeline facility, master-meter or petroleum-gas distribution system, activity, waiver, and federal jurisdiction. PURA states that Connecticut has no intrastate transmission or gathering lines and that hazardous-liquid pipelines remain under PHMSA jurisdiction.", "incorporationCaveat": "The rules supplement and repeatedly incorporate federal pipeline requirements, generally as amended from time to time, and rely on Connecticut statutes and external standards. References are recorded without reproducing incorporated material or deciding federal preemption or facility-specific legal effect.", "publicationCaveat": "The authenticated final filing was posted to the Connecticut eRegulations System and became effective June 11, 2025. It is used instead of the older browse pages, some of which still display pre-2025 text and stale update labels.", "rights": "Official Connecticut legal and agency materials are retained with attribution and cryptographic provenance. State marks, site presentation, forms, annotations, and incorporated federal or privately authored material require separate review.", "rightsReviewRequired": true, "region": "CT" } ```