# Oversight of construction, operations, and maintenance activities

**Citation:** N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.24  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Jersey Board of Public Utilities  
**Effective:** 2023-06-05  
**Published:** 2023-06-05

N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.24 requires operator oversight of construction, including inspections of pipe installations, and daily inspections of contractor crews. This proposed amendment would change the section heading to include operations and maintenance activities, and would clarify those individuals who may perform an activi

## Document text

N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.24 requires operator oversight of construction, including inspections of pipe installations, and daily inspections of contractor crews. This proposed amendment would change the section heading to include operations and maintenance activities, and would clarify those individuals who may perform an activity that is a covered task. Adopted amendment text: 14:7-1.24 Oversight of construction, operations, and maintenance activities (a) (No change.) (b) A pipeline operator shall ensure that each operator crew performing construction and contractor crew performing construction on behalf of the operator is inspected by the operator's inspectors at least once each work day; or as often as the operator deems necessary to ensure the quality and safety of the construction being performed. (c) (No change.) (d) Each pipeline operator shall perform quality assurance/quality control audits of construction of natural gas pipelines and shall maintain the audit records for construction performed by both operator employees and contractors. At a minimum, each audit shall document the following for each crew: 1.-13. (No change.) (e)-(f) (No change.) (g) Each pipeline operator shall ensure that only individuals who meet the operator's qualification program requirements may perform an activity that is a covered task.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.nj.gov/bpu/pdf/rules/R.2023%20d.071%20%2855%20N.J.R.%201201%28a%29%29.pdf>
- Source ID: `nj-bpu-njac-14-7`
- SHA-256: `953384e140e1ae8a21e1403ea43688dc8f653a80768430e73d153f070ad0e1dd`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T11:51:55.415Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T12:08:36.804Z
- Document slug: `nj-njac-14-7-1-24`

### Source metadata

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  "chapter": "14:7",
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  "readoptedOn": "2023-05-03",
  "amendedOn": "2023-06-05",
  "expiresOn": "2030-05-03",
  "registerCitation": "55 N.J.R. 1201(a)",
  "adoption": "R.2023 d.071",
  "docket": "GX22020048",
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  "exactScope": "This corpus contains the exact 33-section current inventory described section by section in PRN 2022-136 and readopted in R.2023 d.071: N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.1, 1.1A, 1.2-1.4, 1.6-1.26, and 2.1-2.7. Section 1.5 and sections 1.27 through 1.37 are reserved and emit no documents. N.J.A.C. 14:6 gas-service rules, statutes, orders, permits, forms, and One-Call requirements are adjacent and excluded except as references.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Chapter 14:7 governs New Jersey intrastate transmission and distribution pipelines transporting natural gas, subject to operator, facility, gas, waiver, and federal-jurisdiction limits. BPU describes its safety oversight as covering intrastate natural-gas infrastructure and states that PHMSA retains overall responsibility for hazardous-liquid and interstate gas pipelines under its jurisdiction. Inclusion is not a claim of New Jersey hazardous-liquid certification.",
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