# 255.947 Records. **Citation:** 16 NYCRR 255.947 **Type / status:** regulation / current **Agency:** New York State Public Service Commission **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** Not stated Transmission and Distribution of Gas. An operator must maintain, for the useful life of the pipeline, records that demonstrate compliance with the requirements of sections 255.901 through 255.951 of this Part. At minimum, an operator must maintain the following records for review during an inspection: (a) a written integrity management program in accordance with section 255.907 of this Part; ( ## Document text An operator must maintain, for the useful life of the pipeline, records that demonstrate compliance with the requirements of sections 255.901 through 255.951 of this Part. At minimum, an operator must maintain the following records for review during an inspection: (a) a written integrity management program in accordance with section 255.907 of this Part; (b) documents supporting the threat identification and risk assessment in accordance with section 255.917 of this Part; (c) a written baseline assessment plan in accordance with section 255.919 of this Part; (d) documents to support any decision, analysis and process developed and used to implement and evaluate each element of the baseline assessment plan and integrity management program. Documents include those developed and used in support of any identification, calculation, amendment, modification, justification, deviation and determination made, and any action taken to implement and evaluate any of the program elements; (e) documents that demonstrate personnel have the required training, including a description of the training program, in accordance with section 255.915 of this Part; (f) schedule required by section 255.933 of this Part that prioritizes the conditions found during an assessment for evaluation and remediation, including technical justifications for the schedule; (g) documents to carry out the requirements in sections 255.923 through 255.929 of this Part for a direct assessment plan; (h) documents to carry out the requirements in section 255.931 of this Part for confirmatory direct assessment; (i) verification that an operator has provided any documentation or notification required by sections 255.901 through 255.951 of this Part to be provided to the department and OPS. ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `ny-dps-nycrr` - SHA-256: `7023c1fea35c28735846bca6b5ea6bace496bb1ceb67b6f4dc8772c0f55cd26e` - Retrieved: 2026-08-12T06:20:40.894Z - Exported: 2026-08-24T15:40:40.832Z - Document slug: `ny-nycrr-255-947` ### 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", "Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management" ], "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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