Operator reporting requirements

official summaryN.J.A.C. 14:7-1.26 sets forth various reporting requirements. This proposed amendment would add new reporting and notification requirements for LNG facilities, transmission pipeline integrity digs, and maximum allowable operating pressure exceedances. N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.27 through 1.37 are reserved. Subchapter 2. Violations, Informal Conferences, Civil Administrative Penalties, and Adjudicatory Hearings#

adopted amendment14:7-1.26 Operator reporting requirements (a)-(b) (No change.) (c) A pipeline operator shall provide a copy of the following to the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety each year, not later than March 15, covering the preceding calendar year: 1. The Distribution System Annual Report required *[under]* *pursuant to* 49 CFR 191.11. This report shall be submitted to the Board on U.S. Department of Transportation Form *[RSPA]* *PHMSA* F 7100.1-1; 2. The Transmission System Annual Report required pursuant to 49 CFR 191.13 and 191.17. This report shall be submitted to the Board on NEW JERSEY REGISTER, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023 (CITE 55 N.J.R. 1209) PUBLIC UTILITIES ADOPTIONS U.S. Department of Transportation Form *[RSPA]* *PHMSA* F7100.2- 1; 3. The following year-end inventories, submitted in a format provided by the Bureau of Pipeline Safety: i. (No change.) ii. Total number of cast iron breaks, listed by pipe diameter and system operating pressure; and 4. The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities Annual Report required pursuant to 49 CFR 191.17. This report shall be submitted to the Board on U.S. Department of Transportation Form *[RSPA]* *PHMSA* F7100.3-1. (d) A pipeline operator shall provide a copy of the following to the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety within the applicable deadlines: 1. Leak classification status report indicating the number of open, unrepaired leaks by grade classification, district or division, and municipality, submitted by January 31 of each year, for the preceding calendar year, in a format provided by the Bureau of Pipeline Safety; 2. (No change.) 3. The operator's Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management Performance Measures Report, required pursuant to 49 CFR 192.945. This report shall be submitted to the Board as part of the Transmission System Annual Report required pursuant to (c) above. 4.-7. (No change.) 8. Pressure test records for all gas transmission pipelines, submitted within one month after the test date, and including all of the following: i. Pressure and temperature recording charts, digital or analog; ii.-iv. (No change.) (e) (No change.) (f) A transmission pipeline operator shall notify the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety at least five business days prior to excavating a pipeline to perform a direct assessment or direct examination of its integrity and report the location of the excavation. (g) A pipeline operator shall notify the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety immediately upon discovery of each exceedance of the maximum allowable operating pressure that exceeds the margin (build-up) allowed for operation of pressure-limiting or control devices, as specified in the applicable requirements at 49 CFR 192.201, 192.620(e), and 192.739. The operator shall submit a formal report to the Bureau of Pipeline Safety pursuant to the requirements at 49 CFR 191.25, which shall be entitled "Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Exceedances." SUBCHAPTER 2. VIOLATIONS, INFORMAL CONFERENCES, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES, AND ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS#