# Reports

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- **citation:** 16 TAC § 8.210
- **title:** Reports
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Railroad Commission of Texas
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **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
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(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 telephonic
report shall be made to the Commission's 24-hour emergency
line at (512) 463-6788 and shall include the following:
(A) the operator or gas company's name;
(B) the location of the incident;
(C) the time of the incident;
(D) the number of fatalities and/or personal injuries;
(E) the phone number of the operator;
(F) the telephone number of the operator's on-site
person; and
(G) any other significant facts relevant to the incident.
Ignition, explosion, rerouting of traffic, evacuation of any
building, and media interest are included as significant facts.
(2) This paragraph applies to each operator of a gas
distribution system that is subject to the requirements of 49
CFR Part 192. Such operator shall also provide the following
information to the Division when the information is known
by the operator:
(A) the cost of gas lost;
(B) estimated property damage to the operator and
others;
(C) any other significant facts relevant to the incident;
and
(D) other information required under federal
regulations to be provided to the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration or a successor agency after a
pipeline incident or similar incident.
(3) Written report.
(A) Following the initial telephonic report for incidents
described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the operator
shall retain its records and provide to the Commission upon
request the applicable written reports submitted to the
Department of Transportation. Operators of gas gathering
pipelines regulated by §8.110 (relating to Gathering
Pipelines) shall file with the Commission within 30 calendar
days after the date of the telephonic report a written report on
an incident described in paragraph (1) of this subsection
utilizing the applicable form from the Department of
Transportation.
(B) The written report is not required to be submitted
for master metered systems.
(C) The Commission may require an operator to submit
a written report for an incident not otherwise required to be
reported.
(b) Pipeline safety annual reports. Each gas company shall
retain the annual report for its intrastate systems in the same
manner as required by 49 CFR Part 191. A gas company
shall provide a copy of the annual report to the Commission
upon request.
(c) Safety related condition reports. Each gas company
shall submit to the Division in writing a safety-related
condition report for any condition outlined in 49 CFR
191.23.
(d) Offshore pipeline condition report. Within 60 days of
completion of underwater inspection, each operator shall file

with the Division a report of the condition of all underwater
pipelines subject to 49 CFR 192.612(a). The report shall
include the information required in 49 CFR 191.27.
(e) Leak Reporting. For purposes of this subsection, the
term "leak" includes all underground leaks, all hazardous
above ground leaks, and all non-hazardous above ground
leaks that cannot be eliminated by lubrication, adjustment, or
tightening. Each operator of a gas distribution system shall
submit to the Division a list of all leaks repaired on its
pipeline facilities. Each such operator shall list all leaks
identified on all pipeline facilities. Each such operator shall
also include the number of unrepaired leaks remaining on the
operator's systems by leak grade. Each such operator shall
submit leak reports by July 15 and January 15 of each
calendar year, in accordance with the PS-95 Semi-Annual
Leak Report Electronic Filing Requirements using the
Commission's online application available on the
Commission's website. The report submitted on July 15 shall
include information from the previous January 1 through the
previous June 30. The report submitted on January 15 shall
include information from the previous July 1 through the
previous December 31. All operators shall submit a PS-95
Semi Annual Leak Report every July 15 and January 15,
even if there are no pending or repaired leaks during the
reporting time period. The report includes:
(1) leak location;
(2) facility type;
(3) leak classification;
(4) pipe size;
(5) pipe type;
(6) leak cause; and
(7) leak repair method.
(f) The Commission shall retain state records regarding a
pipeline incident perpetually. "State record" has the meaning
assigned by Texas Government Code §441.180.
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