{"operation":"document","citation":"16 TAC § 8.210","title":"Reports","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Railroad Commission of Texas","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2020-01-06","summary":"(a) Incident report. (1) Telephonic report. At the earliest practical moment but no later than one hour following confirmed discovery, a gas company shall notify the Commission by telephone of any event that involves a release of gas from its pipelines defined as an incident in 49 CFR §191.3. The te","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-210.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-210.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/tx-tac-16-8-210","source_url":"https://texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/rules-and-meetings?chapter=8&interface=VIEW_TAC&part=1&title=16","body":"(a) Incident report.\n(1) Telephonic report. At the earliest practical moment\nbut no later than one hour following confirmed discovery, a\ngas company shall notify the Commission by telephone of\nany event that involves a release of gas from its pipelines\ndefined as an incident in 49 CFR §191.3. The telephonic\nreport shall be made to the Commission's 24-hour emergency\nline at (512) 463-6788 and shall include the following:\n(A) the operator or gas company's name;\n(B) the location of the incident;\n(C) the time of the incident;\n(D) the number of fatalities and/or personal injuries;\n(E) the phone number of the operator;\n(F) the telephone number of the operator's on-site\nperson; and\n(G) any other significant facts relevant to the incident.\nIgnition, explosion, rerouting of traffic, evacuation of any\nbuilding, and media interest are included as significant facts.\n(2) This paragraph applies to each operator of a gas\ndistribution system that is subject to the requirements of 49\nCFR Part 192. Such operator shall also provide the following\ninformation to the Division when the information is known\nby the operator:\n(A) the cost of gas lost;\n(B) estimated property damage to the operator and\nothers;\n(C) any other significant facts relevant to the incident;\nand\n(D) other information required under federal\nregulations to be provided to the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration or a successor agency after a\npipeline incident or similar incident.\n(3) Written report.\n(A) Following the initial telephonic report for incidents\ndescribed in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the operator\nshall retain its records and provide to the Commission upon\nrequest the applicable written reports submitted to the\nDepartment of Transportation. Operators of gas gathering\npipelines regulated by §8.110 (relating to Gathering\nPipelines) shall file with the Commission within 30 calendar\ndays after the date of the telephonic report a written report on\nan incident described in paragraph (1) of this subsection\nutilizing the applicable form from the Department of\nTransportation.\n(B) The written report is not required to be submitted\nfor master metered systems.\n(C) The Commission may require an operator to submit\na written report for an incident not otherwise required to be\nreported.\n(b) Pipeline safety annual reports. Each gas company shall\nretain the annual report for its intrastate systems in the same\nmanner as required by 49 CFR Part 191. A gas company\nshall provide a copy of the annual report to the Commission\nupon request.\n(c) Safety related condition reports. Each gas company\nshall submit to the Division in writing a safety-related\ncondition report for any condition outlined in 49 CFR\n191.23.\n(d) Offshore pipeline condition report. Within 60 days of\ncompletion of underwater inspection, each operator shall file\n\nwith the Division a report of the condition of all underwater\npipelines subject to 49 CFR 192.612(a). The report shall\ninclude the information required in 49 CFR 191.27.\n(e) Leak Reporting. For purposes of this subsection, the\nterm \"leak\" includes all underground leaks, all hazardous\nabove ground leaks, and all non-hazardous above ground\nleaks that cannot be eliminated by lubrication, adjustment, or\ntightening. Each operator of a gas distribution system shall\nsubmit to the Division a list of all leaks repaired on its\npipeline facilities. Each such operator shall list all leaks\nidentified on all pipeline facilities. Each such operator shall\nalso include the number of unrepaired leaks remaining on the\noperator's systems by leak grade. Each such operator shall\nsubmit leak reports by July 15 and January 15 of each\ncalendar year, in accordance with the PS-95 Semi-Annual\nLeak Report Electronic Filing Requirements using the\nCommission's online application available on the\nCommission's website. The report submitted on July 15 shall\ninclude information from the previous January 1 through the\nprevious June 30. The report submitted on January 15 shall\ninclude information from the previous July 1 through the\nprevious December 31. All operators shall submit a PS-95\nSemi Annual Leak Report every July 15 and January 15,\neven if there are no pending or repaired leaks during the\nreporting time period. The report includes:\n(1) leak location;\n(2) facility type;\n(3) leak classification;\n(4) pipe size;\n(5) pipe type;\n(6) leak cause; and\n(7) leak repair method.\n(f) The Commission shall retain state records regarding a\npipeline incident perpetually. \"State record\" has the meaning\nassigned by Texas Government Code §441.180.","truncated":false,"body_characters":4566}