# OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL

**Citation:** 18.60.2.11 NMAC  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission  
**Effective:** 2006-07-17  
**Published:** Not stated

Each owner or operator of gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities in New Mexico, whether above ground or underground, shall file with the director a manual prescribing its procedures for emergencies and for inspection and maintenance of each pipeline facility it owns or operates and a plan for c

## Document text

Each owner or operator of gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities in New Mexico, whether above ground or underground, shall file with the director a manual prescribing its procedures for emergencies and for inspection and maintenance of each pipeline facility it owns or operates and a plan for classification and repair of leaks consistent with 18.60.2.12 NMAC. Any change to procedures set forth in the manual must be filed with the director within twenty (20) days after the change is made.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.060.0002.html>
- Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac`
- SHA-256: `90cc0ea6cae7d239364adb75865ca471fff8da191e03ab3ad543aa91c2e83c68`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T09:50:06.673Z
- Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-2-11`

### Source metadata

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  "jurisdiction": "US-NM",
  "title": 18,
  "chapter": 60,
  "part": "2",
  "section": 11,
  "partTitle": "PIPELINE SAFETY GENERAL PROVISIONS",
  "pipelineScope": "new-mexico-pipeline-safety",
  "legalScope": "Complete current official NMAC Title 18, Chapter 60, Parts 2 through 5: general pipeline-safety provisions, annual fees, enforcement procedures, and excavation-damage prevention. Part 1 is reserved.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on New Mexico Public Regulation Commission jurisdiction, pipeline or underground-facility type, operator and activity, intrastate or interstate status, federal preemption, incorporated federal rules, exemptions, waivers, and current Commission orders. Excavation-damage provisions also apply to one-call systems and excavators as specified in Part 5.",
  "rights": "Official New Mexico Administrative Code text is preserved with State Records Center and Archives attribution and source provenance. Agency marks, site presentation, linked material, and incorporated federal or third-party standards may carry separate rights; confirm reuse requirements beyond legal research.",
  "currentEffectiveOn": "2006-07-17",
  "effectiveDateBasis": "Latest explicit date in the official section history note; not a chapter-wide publication date.",
  "rawHistory": "[18.60.2.11 NMAC - Rp, 18.60.2.21 NMAC, 7-17-06]",
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      "citation": "18.60.2.11 NMAC",
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    {
      "citation": "18.60.2.21 NMAC",
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```