Adoption by reference.

In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference each of the regulations and/or standards identified below. Each regulation or standard is listed by publication, publisher, scope of what the commission is adopting, effective date of the regulation or standard, the place within the commission's rules the regulation or standard is referenced, and where to obtain the regulation or standard.#

(1)Parts 190.221, 190.223, 191, 192, 193, 196, 198, and 199 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, including all appendices and amendments thereto as published by the United States Government Printing Office.#

(a)The commission adopts the version of the above regulations that were in effect on December 31, 2024, except the following sections are not adopted by reference: 191.1, 192.1(a), 193.2001(a), 196.1, 198.1, 199.1. In addition, please note that in WAC 480-93-013, the commission includes "new construction" in the definition of "covered task," as defined in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 192.801 (b)(2).#

(b)This publication is referenced in WAC 480-93-005 (Definitions), WAC 480-93-015 (Odorization of gas), WAC 480-93-018 (Records), WAC 480-93-080 (Welder and plastic joiner identification and qualification), WAC 480-93-100 (Valves), WAC 480-93-110 (Corrosion control), WAC 480-93-124 (Pipeline markers), WAC 480-93-160 (Reporting requirements of proposed construction), WAC 480-93-170 (Tests and reports for gas pipelines), WAC 480-93-180 (Plans and procedures), WAC 480-93-223 (Civil penalty for violation of chapter 81.88 RCW and commission gas safety rules), and WAC 480-93-18601 (Leak classification and action criteria—Grade—Definition—Priority of leak repair).#

(c)Copies of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations are available from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore, https://bookstore.gpo.gov/. It is also available for inspection at the commission.#

(2)Section IX of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.#

(a)The commission adopts the 2007 edition, July 1, 2007, of Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.#

(b)This publication is referenced in WAC 480-93-080.#

(c)Copies of Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (2007 edition, including addenda through July 1, 2007) are available from ASME, https://www.asme.org/codes/. It is also available for inspection at the commission.#

(3)The American Petroleum Institute (API) standard 1104 (21st edition, September 2013, including Errata 1 through 5 (April 2014 through September 2018), Addendum 1 (2014), and Addendum 2 (2016)).#

(a)The commission adopts the 21st edition, September 2013, including Errata 1 through 5 (April 2014 through September 2018), Addendum 1 (2014), and Addendum 2 (2016) of this standard.#

(b)This standard is referenced in WAC 480-93-080.#

(c)Copies of API standard 1104 (21st edition, September 2013, including Errata 1 through 5 (April 2014 through September 2018), Addendum 1 (2014), and Addendum 2 (2016)) are available from the Office of API Publishing Services, https://www.api.org/. It is also available for inspection at the commission.#