Notifications

Each Operator shall notify the Authority as soon as practicable but not later than 1 hour after an Operator can reasonably determine, based on information available to the Operator that any of the following involving an Operator's Pipeline Facilities have occurred:#

(1)damage during excavation, excluding damage limited to Pipe coating;#

(2)the unexpected or uncontrolled release of Gas because of operations and maintenance activities;#

(3)explosion or fire;#

(4)the mandatory evacuation of a building or area ordered by the Operator or an emergency responder due to Gas odor;#

(5)the unplanned shutdown of a Main; 10#

(6)unplanned interruption of service to two or more Service Lines along the same Main segment;#

(7)significant supply constraints involving transmission or a Peaking Facility with potential customer impact;#

(8)the use of a temporary natural Gas supply, other than a Peaking Facility, to maintain service;#

(9)the unplanned shutdown of a railroad system;#

(10)news media coverage;#

(11)exceedance of the MAOP of a Pipeline plus allowable buildup pursuant to 49 CFR 192.201, as amended from time to time;#

(12)exceedance of the MAOP of a Pipeline, except during maintenance;#

(13)odorant concentrations at which odorant becomes readily detectible by an individual with a normal sense of smell at greater than 0.9 percent Gas-in-air for natural Gas, or greater than 0.4 percent Gas-in-air for Petroleum Gas;#

(14)a cybersecurity breach on systems that affect a Pipeline Facility or a Peaking Facility; or#

(15)the physical security breach of a Peaking Facility, Gate Station or District Regulator Station.#