En 510.01 Jurisdiction Scope and Application of Authority

En 510.01 Jurisdiction Scope and Application of Authority.#

(a)Pursuant to RSA 370:2 the department shall enforce safety standards and practices for utilities, referred to in En 506.01, consistent with the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act which is set forth at 49 U.S.C. § 60101, et seq.#

(b)In enforcing safety standards and practices the department shall consider:#

(1)Pipeline safety data;#

(2)The appropriateness and reasonableness of a safety standard applied to a particular incident or circumstances; and#

(3)Other relevant information regarding the circumstances of an incident.#

(c)The department, in exercising and implementing its inspection and enforcement authority pursuant to En 510, shall act by and through the department's enforcement division.#

(d)Pursuant to RSA 365:8 and RSA 370:2, and consistent with the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, the department shall:#

(1)Investigate all methods and practices of utilities relating to pipeline safety;#

(2)Require the maintenance and filing of reports, records and other information relating to pipeline safety in such form and detail as the department shall prescribe;#

(3)Enter at all reasonable times to inspect the property, building, plants, and offices of utilities to investigate and determine compliance with pipeline safety requirements; and#

(4)Inspect all books, records, papers, and documents relevant to the pipeline safety.#

(e)Each utility shall cooperate fully with the department in its investigations and inspections pursuant to En 510, including maintaining and providing all relevant information and data and providing such access as the department shall require.#

Source. #13796, eff 10-25-23#