# 8001 Rules to Establish an Intrastate Gas Pipeline Safety Compliance Program - 9.0 Exceptions

**Citation:** 26 Del. Admin. C. § 8001-9.0  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Delaware Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** 2009-09-11  
**Published:** 2009-09-01

Exceptions. The Operator may take exceptions from the decision of the hearing examiner as provided by Delaware law or the Rules of Practice of the Commission. After receipt of the exceptions, the Commission or Staff may investigate further and hold a public hearing on the matter within a reasonable time.

## Document text

The Operator may take exceptions from the decision of the hearing examiner as provided by Delaware law or the Rules of Practice of the Commission. After receipt of the exceptions, the Commission or Staff may investigate further and hold a public hearing on the matter within a reasonable time.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/8001>
- Source ID: `de-admin-code`
- SHA-256: `a0d9791974658d13f769c4b2c0401fa60c0dfef8fe109a3ce9b50f724cb26eb7`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:32:30.577Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:57:35.980Z
- Document slug: `de-admin-code-8001-9-0`

### Source metadata

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  "section": "9.0",
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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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  "references": [
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      "citation": "49 CFR 190",
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      "citation": "49 CFR 192",
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    {
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