# GAS LEAKS AND ANNUAL REPORTS

**Citation:** NCUC Rule R6-41  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** North Carolina Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) A report of a gas leak shall be considered as an emergency requiring immediate attention. (b) The reporting rules and requirements regarding transportation of natural gas and other gas by pipeline as adopted in 49 CFR Part 191, and any subsequent amendments thereto, are adopted with the followin

## Document text

(a) A report of a gas leak shall be considered as an emergency requiring immediate attention.

(b) The reporting rules and requirements regarding transportation of natural gas and other gas by pipeline as adopted in 49 CFR Part 191, and any subsequent amendments thereto, are adopted with the following modifications:

(1) Repealed

(2) Section 191.9(c) - Delete

(3) Section 191.11(b) - Delete

(c) This rule shall be applicable to all natural gas operators subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to G.S. 62-50.

(d) All natural gas operators shall submit two copies of each report called for in Part 191 of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to the Commission. The Chief of the Gas Pipeline Safety Division of the Commission is hereby authorized to transmit one copy of each such required report to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

(NCUC Docket No. G-100, Sub 11, 3/5/70; NCUC Docket No. G-100, Sub 43, 8/6/84; NCUC Docket No. G-100, Sub 99, 5/22/2023; NCUC Docket No. M-100, Sub 196, 9/18/2023.)

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ncuc.gov/ncrules/Chapter06.pdf>
- Source ID: `nc-ncuc-chapter-6`
- SHA-256: `f600a6d78e327c6314c94cb174a4f04a6c50a34efc476087c4504968d9f97ce9`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T09:05:56.011Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T23:17:47.306Z
- Document slug: `nc-ncuc-r6-41`

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  "scopeCaveat": "This is a bounded Chapter 6 pipeline/gas-safety corpus, not the entire 122-page Natural Gas chapter and not a claim to all North Carolina pipeline law. It preserves complete selected rules while excluding broader tariff, billing, customer-relations, metering-administration, service-territory, accounting, expansion-funding, and economic-development rules, plus repealed and reserved provisions.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on NCUC jurisdiction under G.S. 62-50, operator and facility status, the rule-specific definition of utility, federal/state jurisdiction and preemption, Commission exemptions or orders, and incorporated federal standards. Chapter 6 also reaches interstate natural-gas companies only insofar as the Commission has safety jurisdiction; it does not establish state jurisdiction over every pipeline or customer-owned installation in North Carolina.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "R6-39 and R6-41 incorporate federal pipeline requirements and amendments, including 49 CFR Parts 191, 192, 193, 198, and 199, with stated North Carolina modifications. Other selected rules refer to privately published ASME, NFPA, ASA, AGA, NARUC, and testing standards. This connector preserves references but does not reproduce or determine the current content, licensing terms, or legal effect of incorporated material.",
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