# 8003 Natural Gas Service Reliability and System Planning Standards - 11.0 Reporting Specifications and Implementation

**Citation:** 26 Del. Admin. C. § 8003-11.0  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Delaware Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** 2020-10-11  
**Published:** 2020-10-01

Reporting Specifications and Implementation. 11.1 Each GDC must maintain sufficient records to permit a review and confirmation of material contained in all required planning documents and reports. Reports shall be submitted electronically via Delafile to the PSC Secretary, with certification of authenticity by an officer of the corporation.

11.2 Subject to and without waiving the requirements of 29 D

## Document text

11.1 Each GDC must maintain sufficient records to permit a review and confirmation of material contained in all required planning documents and reports. Reports shall be submitted electronically via Delafile to the PSC Secretary, with certification of authenticity by an officer of the corporation.

11.2 Subject to and without waiving the requirements of 29 Del.C. Ch. 100 (the "Freedom of Information Act" or "FOIA"), GDCs may request information required to be provided by this regulation to be classified as confidential, proprietary or privileged material. The GDC must attest that such information is not subject to inspection by the public or other parties without execution of an appropriate proprietary agreement. Each GDC requesting such treatment of information is also obligated to file one (1) additional electronic and paper copy of the information, excluding the confidential or proprietary information. The Commission, in accordance with the FOIA and 26 DE Admin. Code 1001, will treat such information as "confidential, not for public release" upon receipt of a properly filed request. The Commission, designated Presiding Officer, or Hearing Examiner shall resolve any dispute over the confidential treatment of information in accordance with the FOIA and 26 DE Admin. Code 1001.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title26/8003>
- Source ID: `de-admin-code`
- SHA-256: `c6b20636cea4521bc299fc0b045ac77afbffb0ede07ff9755edff9516c68b958`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:32:30.577Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T03:56:51.894Z
- Document slug: `de-admin-code-8003-11-0`

### Source metadata

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  "legalScope": "Complete current Regulation 8003 adjacent natural-gas distribution reliability and system-planning standards, retained because it expressly requires federal and Delaware pipeline-safety compliance.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Regulation 8003 is adjacent gas-distribution reliability and system-planning coverage, not the core Delaware pipeline-safety compliance code. It applies to Delaware gas distribution companies and does not displace 49 CFR Part 192, Regulation 8001, utility manuals, Commission orders, or other law.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "Regulation 8003 requires conformity with 49 CFR Part 192 and Delaware pipeline-safety programs while adding state reliability and planning duties. The federal regulation and utility manuals are not reproduced.",
  "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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