Acceptable Standards

A.In addition to the regulations found in this chapter, each utility or gas master meter operator shall comply with the following federal regulations, which are incorporated by reference:#

(1)49 CFR 40, “Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs”, as amended;#

(2)49 CFR 191, “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline; Annual Reports, Incident Reports, and Safety Related Condition Reports”, as amended;#

(3)49 CFR 192, “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards”, as amended;#

(4)49 CFR 193, “Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards”, as amended;#

(5)49 CFR 199, “Drug and Alcohol Testing”, as amended.#

B.Each utility or gas master meter operator shall use as accepted good engineering practice the applicable provisions in:#

(1)The GPTC Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems 2003, Volume One with Addenda No. 1—4, which are incorporated by reference;#

(2)The American National Standard, “National Fuel Gas Code”, ANSI Z223.1 (1988), which is incorporated by reference;#

(3)“Orifice Metering of Natural Gas”, Report No. 3 of American Gas Association Gas Measurement Committee;#

(4)The American National Standard for Gas Displacement Meters (500 Cubic Feet per Hour Capacity and Under), (ANSI B109.1 and ANSI B109.2), which is incorporated by reference;#

(5)The American National Standard for Diaphragm Type Gas Displacement Meters (Over 500 Cubic Feet per Hour Capacity), (ANSI B109.2), which is incorporated by reference;#

(6)The American National Standard for Rotary Type Gas Displacement Meters, (ANSI B109.3), which is incorporated by reference.#