Notifications and reporting

(a)Each Operator shall submit the following information for all planned Covered Tasks pertaining to construction, pressure management, leak repair and Abandonment to be performed on Pipeline Facilities to the Authority not later than 8:30 AM on the day the Covered Tasks are to be performed:#

(1)the name of the individual with primary responsibility;#

(2)the company;#

(3)the location, including the nearest Street address or nearest intersection of two Streets;#

(4)a description of work to be performed, including Pipeline Facility characteristics, if available; 25#

(5)inspectors and supervisors assigned; and#

(6)whether occurring outside normal business hours.#

(b)Each Operator shall provide notification to the Authority of any planned activity involving the following at least 3 weeks prior to commencement of such planned activity:#

(1)construction or modifications at a Peaking Facility, Gate Station or District Regulator Station with a planned cost exceeding $100,000;#

(2)construction of river crossings of 50 feet or greater as measured at the mean water line;#

(3)construction of bridge crossings and railroad crossings;#

(4)Upratings and Upgradings; and#

(5)horizontal directional drilling over 100 feet.#

(c)The notification required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall include:#

(1)a copy of the design drawings and specifications for subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3) of this section;#

(2)a copy of the Procedure for subsection (b)(4) of this section;#

(3)the planned activity start date;#

(4)the estimated activity duration; and#

(5)the name, email address and telephone number of the individual to be contacted concerning the activity.#

(d)Each Operator shall report data on all repaired Grade 1 Leaks and Grade 2 Leaks in electronic format to the Authority for the prior calendar month not later than the 15th day of each calendar month.#

(e)Not later than the 15th day of each calendar month, each Operator shall submit to the Authority, a tabulation of responsiveness to reports of suspected Gas odors and potential leaks for the prior calendar month. The submittal shall include:#

(1)all available data from the current calendar year up to and including the prior calendar month and the data from the previous calendar year; and#

(2)for any response time more than 30 minutes during normal business hours and 45 minutes at all other times:#

(A)a detailed explanation for the delay in response; and#

(B)a detailed timeline that includes each time:#

(i)a call was received;#

(ii)a call was dispatched;#

(iii)a Qualified individual arrived onsite; and#

(iv)the fire department was contacted and arrived onsite, if applicable.#

(f)Not later than 15th day of each calendar month following the end of each quarter, April, July, October, and January, each Operator shall submit to the Authority a tabulation of the Grade 2 Leak and Grade 3 Leak statuses including the beginning balance, leaks detected, leaks repaired, other disposition, ending balance, from the immediately preceding quarter. The submittal shall report Grade 3 Leaks on plastic Pipe and coated and cathodically protected steel Pipe, classified Grade 3 Leaks on above-ground Pipe and Environmentally Significant Grade 3 Leaks separately from all other Grade 3 Leaks. The submittal shall include all available data from the current calendar year and the data from the previous calendar year. 26#