# 255.815 Leaks: type 2 classification. **Citation:** 16 NYCRR 255.815 **Type / status:** regulation / current **Agency:** New York State Public Service Commission **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** Not stated Transmission and Distribution of Gas. (a) A type 2 leak does not present an immediate hazardous condition to the public or buildings, but is of a nature requiring scheduled repair. (b) Type 2 leaks shall be repaired within a period not to exceed one year, except that leaks classified under paragraph (d)(5) of this section shall be repaired within six months. (c) Type 2 leaks shall be maintaine ## Document text (a) A type 2 leak does not present an immediate hazardous condition to the public or buildings, but is of a nature requiring scheduled repair. (b) Type 2 leaks shall be repaired within a period not to exceed one year, except that leaks classified under paragraph (d)(5) of this section shall be repaired within six months. (c) Type 2 leaks shall be maintained under surveillance with a frequency not to exceed two months, except that leaks classified under paragraph (d)(5) of this section shall be surveilled every two weeks. (d) Type 2 leaks include, but are not limited to: (1) any reading less than 10 percent gas-in-air between the building and the curbline in any area continuously paved which is more than five feet (1.5 meters) but within 30 feet (9.1 meters) of the building and inside the curbline or shoulder of the road; or (2) any reading less than 20 percent gas-in-air in any unpaved area which is more than five feet (1.5 meters) from but within 20 feet (6.1 meters) of a building and inside the curbline or shoulder of the road; or (3) any reading of 30 percent or greater gas-in-air in an unpaved area which is more than 20 feet (6.1 meters) from but within 50 feet (15.2 meters) of a building and inside the curbline or shoulder of the road; or (4) any reading of 30 percent or greater gas-in-air in a paved area which is more than 30 feet (9.1 meters) from but within 50 feet (15.2 meters) of a building and inside the curbline or shoulder of the road; or (5) any reading above one percent but below four percent gas-in-air, within manholes, vaults or catch basins (sampling will be conducted with the structure in its normal condition as nearly as is physically possible). ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `ny-dps-nycrr` - SHA-256: `6463559bb5e4081fa39f9d76bb660f305fc7615688eb378e656706c144bf97d6` - Retrieved: 2026-08-12T06:20:40.894Z - Exported: 2026-08-23T22:09:22.007Z - Document slug: `ny-nycrr-255-815` ### Source metadata ```json { "jurisdiction": "US-NY", "title": 16, "part": "255", "partTitle": "Transmission and Distribution of Gas", "scopeKind": "gas-pipeline-safety", "tocPath": [ "Part 255 Transmission and Distribution of Gas", "Accidents and Leaks" ], "legalScope": "Complete current terminal legal unit exposed by the DPS-designated Title 16 NYCRR pipeline-safety part inventory.", "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on the part and section, Commission jurisdiction, commodity and facility type, intrastate or interstate status, operator and activity, exemptions, waivers, federal preemption, Commission orders, and incorporated law. DPS inspects portions of interstate systems for PHMSA, but PHMSA retains federal enforcement authority. DPS states that all jurisdictional Part 256 gas-holder and Part 257 LPG-plant facilities have been decommissioned even though those regulations remain unrepealed.", "incorporationCaveat": "These parts incorporate or rely on federal pipeline regulations, federal and New York statutes, Commission rules and orders, and privately authored technical standards. Part 10 supplies incorporation details. References metadata preserves explicit citations but does not reproduce external material, determine licensing rights, or decide whether a particular incorporation is static or dynamic.", "publicationCaveat": "The New York Department of Public Service identifies these eleven Title 16 NYCRR parts as its state pipeline-safety regulations and links to the public DOS/Westlaw NYCRR reading copy. 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