{"operation":"document","citation":"16 TAC § 8.110","title":"Gathering Pipelines","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Railroad Commission of Texas","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2024-12-09","summary":"(a) Scope. This section applies to the following gathering pipelines: (1) Type C natural gas gathering pipelines as defined under 49 CFR §192.8; (2) Type R natural gas gathering pipelines as defined under 49 CFR §192.8; and (3) hazardous liquids and carbon dioxide gathering pipelines as defined unde","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-110.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-110.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-110","source_url":"https://texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/rules-and-meetings?chapter=8&interface=VIEW_TAC&part=1&title=16","body":"(a) Scope. This section applies to the following gathering\npipelines:\n\n(1) Type C natural gas gathering pipelines as defined\nunder 49 CFR §192.8;\n(2) Type R natural gas gathering pipelines as defined\nunder 49 CFR §192.8; and\n(3) hazardous liquids and carbon dioxide gathering\npipelines as defined under 49 CFR §195.15.\n(b) Safety. Each operator of a gathering pipeline described\nin subsection (a) of this section shall take appropriate action\nusing processes and technologies that are technically\nfeasible, reasonable, and practicable to correct a hazardous\ncondition that creates a risk to public safety.\n(c) Reporting.\n(1) Each operator of a gas gathering pipeline described in\nsubsection (a) of this section shall comply with §8.210(a) of\nthis title (relating to Reports).\n(2) Each operator of a hazardous liquids pipeline\ndescribed in subsection (a) of this section shall comply with\n§8.301(a)(1)(B) and (a)(2)(B) of this title (relating to\nRequired Records and Reporting) except that the initial\ntelephonic report is not required.\n(d) Investigation.\n(1) Each operator of a gathering pipeline described in\nsubsection (a) of this section shall conduct its own\ninvestigation and cooperate with the Commission and its\nauthorized representatives in the investigation of any of the\nfollowing:\n(A) an accident as defined by 49 CFR §195.50;\n(B) an incident as defined by 49 CFR §191.3;\n(C) a threat to public safety; or\n(D) a complaint related to operational safety.\n(2) Each operator shall provide the Commission\nreasonable access to the operator's facilities, provide the\nCommission any records related to such facilities, and file\nsuch reports or other information necessary to determine\nwhether there is a threat to the continuing safe operation of\nthe pipeline.\n(e) Corrective action and prevention of recurrence. As a\nresult of the investigations authorized under subsection (d) of\nthis section, the Commission may require the operator to\nsubmit a corrective action plan to the Commission to\nremediate an accident, incident, or other hazardous condition\nthat creates a risk to public safety, or to address a complaint\nrelated to public safety. Upon the Commission's review and\napproval of the corrective action plan, the operator shall\ncomplete the corrective action. No provision of this rule\nprevents the operator from implementing any corrective\naction at any time the operator deems necessary or prudent to\ncorrect or prevent a threat to the safe operation of the\ngathering pipeline and pipeline facilities.","truncated":false,"body_characters":2514}