{"operation":"document","citation":"HAR 6-77-178","title":"HAR 6-77-178 Transmission lines: General requirements for repair procedures","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Hawaii Public Utilities Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"1994-04-15","effective_on":"1994-09-03","summary":"operator shall take immediate temporary measures to protect the public whenever: (1) A leak, imperfection or damage that impairs its serviceability is found in a segment of steel transmission line operating at or above forty percent of the SMYS; and (2) It is not feasible to make a permanent repair ","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-178.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-178.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-178","source_url":"https://puc.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HAR-6-77-Transp-of-Gas-03-31-2026.pdf","body":"operator shall take immediate temporary measures to protect the public whenever: (1) A leak, imperfection or damage that impairs its serviceability is found in a segment of steel transmission line operating at or above forty percent of the SMYS; and (2) It is not feasible to make a permanent repair at the time of discovery. As soon as feasible, the operator shall make permanent repairs. (b) Except as provided in section 6-77-181(a)(3), no operator may use a welded patch as a means of repair. [Eff 49 C.F.R. '192.711, October 1, 1990) ] (Auth: HRS '269-6) (Imp:","truncated":false,"body_characters":565}