# Procedures

**Citation:** RCSA § 16-280b-A9  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority  
**Effective:** 2025-06-11  
**Published:** 2025-06-11

(a) Each Operator shall develop and follow a Procedure to address each applicable State Regulation, except a Procedure is not required for this subsection, subsection (b) of this section and the following sections: 16-280b-A1, 16-280b-A2, 16-280b-A3, 16- 280b-A4, 16-280b-A5, 16-280b-A7, 16-280b-A8, 16-280b-A29(a), 16-2

## Document text

(a) Each Operator shall develop and follow a Procedure to address each applicable State Regulation, except a Procedure is not required for this subsection, subsection (b) of this section and the following sections: 16-280b-A1, 16-280b-A2, 16-280b-A3, 16- 280b-A4, 16-280b-A5, 16-280b-A7, 16-280b-A8, 16-280b-A29(a), 16-280b-A37(a), 16-280b-A47(a), 16-280b-A53(a), 16-280b-A59, 16-280b-B1, 16-280b-B2(a), 16- 280b-B13(a), 16-280b-B28(a), 16-280b-B31(a), 16-280b-B32(a) and 16-280b-C1. (b) Each Operator shall develop and follow a Procedure to address each applicable regulation contained in 49 CFR 191, as amended from time to time, and 49 CFR 192, as amended from time to time, except a Procedure is not required for the following: 49 CFR 191.1, 49 CFR 191.3, 49 CFR 191.7(b), 49 CFR 191.21, Appendix A to 49 CFR 191, 49 CFR 192.1, 49 CFR 192.3, 49 CFR 192.7, 49 CFR 192.13, 49 CFR 192.15, 49 CFR 192.51, 49 CFR 192.53(c), 49 CFR 192.101, 49 CFR 192.141, 49 CFR 192.203(a), 49 CFR 192.221, 49 CFR 192.271, 49 CFR 192.301, 49 CFR 192.351, 49 CFR 192.383(a), 49 CFR 192.385(a), 49 CFR 192.451, 49 CFR 192.501, 49 CFR 192.551, 49 CFR 192.601, 49 CFR 192.603(a), 49 CFR 192.603(c), 49 CFR 192.701, 49 CFR 192.703(a), 49 CFR 192.727(a), 49 CFR 192.801, 49 CFR 192.803, 49 CFR 192.1001, 49 CFR 192.1003 and Section I of Appendix B to 49 CFR 192 , as each may be amended from time to time. (c) Each Operator shall ensure all Procedures for any activity to be performed are readily available where the activity is taking place. (d) Each Operator shall take actions to revise its Procedures based on operations, maintenance and construction experience and changes in operating conditions, where warranted.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Search/getDocument?guid=%7BE04F6097-0000-CC1C-9D68-25A0BA411C82%7D>
- Source ID: `ct-sots-rcsa-16-280b`
- SHA-256: `6af7bf74e4caf5150211336c294fb37dae14ecc9a1f9c3d3c15c5898c3a3ac63`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T07:07:58.041Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:10:52.630Z
- Document slug: `ct-rcsa-16-280b-a9`

### Source metadata

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  "subtitle": "16-280b",
  "series": "A",
  "sectionNumber": 9,
  "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.",
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