# 8001 Rules to Establish an Intrastate Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Program - 7.0 Commission Action

**Citation:** 26 Del. Admin. C. § 8001-7.0  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Delaware Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** 2009-09-11  
**Published:** 2009-09-01

Commission Action. 7.1 If the violation is referred to the Commission for formal resolution, the Commission may, pursuant to procedures established under rules and regulations, take action available under applicable law, including, but not limited to, the following:

7.1.1 The Commission may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction;

7.1.2 The Commission, as

## Document text

7.1 If the violation is referred to the Commission for formal resolution, the Commission may, pursuant to procedures established under rules and regulations, take action available under applicable law, including, but not limited to, the following:

7.1.1 The Commission may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction;

7.1.2 The Commission, as the agent of the Administrator as set forth in the Federal Regulations, may issue the civil penalties set forth in 49 U.S.C. § 60122(a) and subpart B of Part 190 of the Federal Regulations; and

7.1.3 The Commission may order an Operator to take corrective action.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/8001>
- Source ID: `de-admin-code`
- SHA-256: `d76f72ea07420d13f92d70349ca48d15ca5d16b844b26875174060543f3ffc19`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:32:30.577Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:57:23.739Z
- Document slug: `de-admin-code-8001-7-0`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "jurisdiction": "US-DE",
  "title": 26,
  "regulatoryGroup": "8000 Gas Regulations",
  "regulationNumber": "8001",
  "section": "7.0",
  "scopeKind": "core-pipeline-safety",
  "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.",
  "authenticatedPdfId": "2f14da29-89f0-416d-8945-bb4da8686a65",
  "references": [
    {
      "citation": "49 U.S.C. § 60122(a)",
      "referenceType": "usc",
      "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section60122&num=0&edition=prelim"
    },
    {
      "citation": "49 CFR 190",
      "referenceType": "cfr",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-190"
    },
    {
      "citation": "49 CFR 191",
      "referenceType": "cfr",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-191"
    },
    {
      "citation": "49 CFR 192",
      "referenceType": "cfr",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-192"
    },
    {
      "citation": "49 CFR 193",
      "referenceType": "cfr",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-193"
    },
    {
      "citation": "49 CFR 198",
      "referenceType": "cfr",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-198"
    },
    {
      "citation": "49 CFR 199",
      "referenceType": "cfr",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-199"
    }
  ],
  "region": "DE"
}
```