# Filing of major construction reports

**Citation:** 52 Pa. Code § 59.38  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission  
**Effective:** 1998-08-03  
**Published:** 1998-07-02

A public utility shall notify the Commission of proposed major construction, reconstruction or maintenance of plant at least 30 days prior to the commencement of work. Major construction, reconstruction or maintenance is defined for this reporting as a single project involving an expenditure in exce

## Document text

A public utility shall notify the Commission of proposed major construction, reconstruction or maintenance of plant at least 30 days prior to the commencement of work. Major construction, reconstruction or maintenance is defined for this reporting as a single project involving an expenditure in excess of $300,000 or 10% of the cost of the utility's plant in service, whichever is less, production well drilling to be excluded. This notification of proposed construction shall include the following:

(1) Description and location (city, township, county) of proposed work.

(2) Type of facility (distribution main, transmission pipeline, compressor station, and the like).

(3) Estimated starting date.

(4) Estimated completion date.

(5) Design pressure.

(6) Estimated cost.

(7) Name and address of reporting gas company.

(8) Name, address and telephone number of person to be contacted regarding the project.

(9) Notification to the Commission of the completion date.

## Provenance

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- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T03:50:50.647Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T15:41:32.023Z
- Document slug: `pa-code-52-59-38`

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