# 256.13 Holder connections and piping.

**Citation:** 16 NYCRR 256.13  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New York State Public Service Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

Inspection and Maintenance of Gas Holders. Valves for connections to holders including relief valves for pressure tanks shall be inspected and tested for opening, closing and leakage at least twice a year. All necessary adjustments and repairs shall be made to restore each item to a high operating efficiency. Gate valves on inlet and outlet connections shall be tested for free movement, and inspectio

## Document text

Valves for connections to holders including relief valves for pressure tanks shall be inspected and tested for opening, closing and leakage at least twice a year. All necessary adjustments and repairs shall be made to restore each item to a high operating efficiency. Gate valves on inlet and outlet connections shall be tested for free movement, and inspection for lubrication of stems and condition of packing at least once a week. Where practicable, control valves shall be provided on inlet and outlet connections at a point distant from the holder, and inlet, outlet and by-pass valves shall be motorized. All piping in proximity to holders shall where practicable be placed underground.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://govt.westlaw.com/nycrr/Document/I505df671cd1711dda432a117e6e0f345?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)>
- Source ID: `ny-dps-nycrr`
- SHA-256: `3e2ca8af011924e2a43615452690ca5d0535dd68498cf57b1fa39a0ec93f2652`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T06:20:40.894Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T05:34:15.432Z
- Document slug: `ny-nycrr-256-13`

### Source metadata

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  "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.",
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  "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. That site labels the online text unofficial and directs users needing evidentiary accuracy to the Official NYCRR maintained by the Department of State Division of Administrative Rules. Each section's 'Current through' date is the most recent official NYCRR supplement covering that section, not a uniform corpus-wide amendment date.",
  "rights": "New York government-edict text is preserved with DPS, Department of State, and publisher attribution. The public reading site's presentation and enhancements, agency marks, forms, annotations, and incorporated federal or privately authored standards require separate rights review; this connector does not claim rights in those materials.",
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