1. (1) Definitions (as used in this Section):

   1. (a) Damage means the dollar amount of loss to the operator including lost product, material costs, labor costs, equipment costs and site clean-up. Damage does not include costs related to third-party vehicles or equipment.

   2. (b) Hazardous Liquid Accident means any of the following events:

      1. 1. An event involving the release of the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide transported resulting in any of the following:

         1. (i) Explosion or fire not intentionally set by the operator

         2. (ii) Release of 5 gallons (19 liters) or more of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide, except that no report is required for a release of less than 5 barrels (0.8 cubic meters) resulting from a pipeline maintenance activity if the release is:

            1. (I) Not otherwise reportable under this section;
            2. (II) Not one described in §195.52(a)(4);
            3. (III) Confined to company property or pipeline right-of-way; and
            4. (IV) Cleaned up promptly;
         3. (iii) A death of any person or personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization;
         4. (iv) Estimated property damage of $10,000 or more in Damage;
         5. (v) Involves a media inquiry to the operator regarding the incident;
      2. 2. An event that involves an outage affecting more than 75 customers.
      3. 3. An event that is significant in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of paragraph 1. or 2. of this definition.

   3. (c) Gas Incident means any of the following events:

      1. 1. An event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline, gas from an underground natural gas storage facility, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, refrigerant gas, or gas from an LNG facility, and that results in one or more of the following consequences.

         1. (i) A death, or personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization;
         2. (ii) Estimated property damage of $10,000 or more in Damage;
         3. (iii) Unintentional estimated gas loss of three million cubic feet or more;
         4. (iv) Involves a media inquiry to the operator regarding the incident;
      2. 2. An event that results in an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility or an underground natural gas storage facility. Activation of an emergency shutdown system for reasons other than an actual emergency does not constitute an incident.
      3. 3. An event that involves an outage affecting more than 75 customers.
      4. 4. An event that is significant in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of paragraph 1., 2. or 3. of this definition.
2. (2) Notification - All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section 37-4-80(1) or Section 37-4-90(1) Code of Ala. 1975 shall notify, be telephone, the Gas Pipeline Safety office of any Gas Incident or Hazardous Liquid Accident not more than one (1) hour after confirmed discovery by the operator of the Gas Incident or Hazardous Liquid Accident.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§37-4-83, 37-4-93.

History: Effective October 2012. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, §41-22-7. AMENDED: Effective Date: April 17, 2019. Filed with LRS April 24, 2019. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on April 24, 2019, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, §41-22-7.