Written report of all excavation damages

(a)Each operator shall submit a semiannual damage summary report to the Commission's Pipeline Safety Department. The report shall contain the following information on all damage resulting from excavation activity:#

(1)Name and address of operator;#

(2)Name, contact number, and address of party causing excavation damage;#

(3)The type of excavator equipment;#

(4)The location in which the damage occurred;#

(5)The type of facility damaged;#

(6)The date of the damage(day, month and year);#

(7)The primary cause of the damage.#

(b)The semiannual damage summary reports shall be due on March 1 and September 1. For semiannual damage summary reports due on September 1, the reporting period shall be from January 1 through June 30. For semiannual damage summary reports due on March 1, the reporting period shall be from July 1 through December 31.#

(c)The report referenced in paragraph#

(b)can be submitted on a spreadsheet, single pages for each occurrence of excavation damage, or if the operator participates in the Common Ground Alliance's Damage Reporting Tool#

(DIRT)they may submit a copy of the report which reflects their data.#

(d)If no damages have occurred during the reporting period, a report is still required indicating "No Damages Occurred".#

(e)Reports can be submitted via TRPipelinesafety@occ.ok.gov.#

(f)Should any of the information required in 165:20-17-8(a) not be available, the operator shall, prior to the next semiannual report, supply the missing data. An explanation of what actions were taken to secure the information must be supplied if after a good faith effort to secure the information is performed the information remains unavailable.#

Source[Source: Added at 36 Ok Reg 550, eff. 8-1-19; Amended at 38 Ok Reg 1746, eff 10-1-21]#