GAS PIPELINE SAFETY STANDARDS

(1)The provisions of this rule shall apply to all gas public utilities as defined in T.C.A. § 65-28- 104.#

(2)The Tennessee Public Utility Commission hereby adopts the federal safety standards and regulations including all subsequent amendments thereto, for the transportation of natural and other gas by pipeline established pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1671, et seq.), and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 as amended (49 U.S.C. 2001, et seq.), by the United States Department of Transportation and contained in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Subchapter D, Parts 191, 192, 193, 195 and 199. Provided, however, that subsection (b) of Section 192.455 of Title 49 C.F.R. Chapter 1, Subchapter D, shall not be adopted and incorporated by reference herein.#

(3)The present American National Standards Institute, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping System (ANSI-B 31.8), shall be in addition to the standards and regulations required by the federal safety standards, insofar as this standard does not conflict with any of the provisions of 49 C.F.R. Part 192.#

Authority and Administrative HistoryAuthority: T.C.A. §§ 65-28-104, 65-28-105, and 65-28-106. Administrative History: Original rule filed May 31, 1991; effective August 21, 1991. Editorial changes made by the Secretary of State pursuant to Public Chapter 305 of 1995; “Commission” and references to the “Commission” were changed to “Authority” and references to the “Authority”; effective March 28, 2003. Administrative changes made to this chapter on April 27, 2018 pursuant to Public Chapter 94 of 2017; “Tennessee Regulatory Authority” references were changed to “Tennessee Public Utility Commission,” “Authority” references were changed to “Commission,” “Authority Director” references were changed to “Commissioner,” and “Chief” references were changed to “Director.”#