# 155 NAC 1-002 . At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, but no later than one hour after confirmed discovery of any reportable incident as defined in section 002.01-002.01E, an operator shall notify the State Fire Marshal Pipeline Safety Division.

**Citation:** 155 NAC 1-002  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Nebraska State Fire Marshal  
**Effective:** 2019-08-13  
**Published:** Not stated

. At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, but no later than one hour after confirmed discovery of any reportable incident as defined in section 002.01-002.01E, an operator shall notify the State Fire Marshal Pipeline Safety Division.. 002. At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, but no later than one hour after confirmed discovery of any reportable incident as defined in section 002.01-002.01E, an operator shall notify the State Fire Marshal Pipeline Safety Division.

002.01. Reportable incidents, either before or past the meter are: An event that involves a release of gas

## Document text

002. At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, but no later than one hour after confirmed discovery of any reportable incident as defined in section 002.01-002.01E, an operator shall notify the State Fire Marshal Pipeline Safety Division.

002.01. Reportable incidents, either before or past the meter are: An event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline or a release from an LNG facility that results in one or more of the following consequences:

002.01A. A death or personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization.

002.01B. Estimated property damage of $50,000.00 or more, including loss to the operator and others, or both; but excluding cost of gas lost.

002.01C. Unintentional estimated gas loss of three million cubic feet or more.

002.01D. An event that results in an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility. Activation of an emergency shutdown system for reasons other than an actual emergency does not constitute an incident.

002.01E. Any failure which results in the explosion or ignition of natural gas before or after the meter.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://rules.nebraska.gov/api/chapter/GetByTitleId/92>
- Source ID: `nebraska-pipeline-safety`
- SHA-256: `3187445c6115e9ffb22463c8657ceae71a61fe6d39b26feb7bc95d17cb1e1b65`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T10:35:18.249Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T11:34:28.031Z
- Document slug: `ne-155-nac-1-002`

### Source metadata

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