# 8001 Rules to Establish an Intrastate Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Program - 6.0 Response Options Open to Operators

**Citation:** 26 Del. Admin. C. § 8001-6.0  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Delaware Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** 2009-09-11  
**Published:** 2009-09-01

Response Options Open to Operators. 6.1 The Operator, in responding to the violation notice, may:

6.1.1 Submit a written plan to Staff specifying actions that the Operator will take to correct the violation, a schedule for completion of each action step, and a final date of completion. If Staff accepts the corrective plan submitted by the Operator, the violation shall be deemed resolved.

6.1

## Document text

6.1 The Operator, in responding to the violation notice, may:

6.1.1 Submit a written plan to Staff specifying actions that the Operator will take to correct the violation, a schedule for completion of each action step, and a final date of completion. If Staff accepts the corrective plan submitted by the Operator, the violation shall be deemed resolved.

6.1.2 Request an informal conference with Staff. Upon request for an informal conference, Staff will establish a date, time, and location for the conference. During the conference, Staff will review the violation report with the Operator to identify corrective actions in an effort to reach a mutually acceptable resolution of the alleged violation. If this effort fails, Staff may refer the alleged violation to the Commission for formal action.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/8001>
- Source ID: `de-admin-code`
- SHA-256: `cb5cb0a7daaed70d4c78b1a79cee1744f72c1cc68a84f8f305cff01904048e92`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:32:30.577Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:56:35.309Z
- Document slug: `de-admin-code-8001-6-0`

### Source metadata

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  "legalScope": "Complete current Regulation 8001 core intrastate gas-pipeline compliance program.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Regulation 8001 applies to covered intrastate gas pipeline and LNG facilities and expressly excludes Commission enforcement as to interstate pipeline facilities. Operator, facility, fuel, customer-count, public-place, federal jurisdiction, and waiver status must be checked before applying a provision.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "Regulation 8001 dynamically references 49 U.S.C. chapter 601 and 49 CFR Parts 190, 191, 192, 193, 198, and 199 as amended. This connector records those references but does not reproduce the incorporated federal provisions.",
  "rights": "Delaware provides authenticated Administrative Code PDFs under its Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act implementation, but the Regulations site does not state a general open-content license. Preserve attribution and provenance; review redistribution of site presentation, state marks, linked forms, and incorporated federal or third-party material separately.",
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