1. (a) A regulated entity must notify the Office within one business day of observing, with respect to a fire requiring a response from a fire suppression agency, that:

   1. (1) a fault, outage, or other anomaly has occurred on infrastructure that it owns or operates within six hours of the start of the fire; and
   2. (2) the infrastructure with the fault, outage, or anomaly is within one mile of either the origin of the fire or perimeter of the fire at the time of the notification, whichever is known and closest.

2. (b) A regulated entity must notify the Office within four hours after receiving notice that:

   1. (1) infrastructure owned or operated by the regulated entity might have caused a fire requiring a response from a fire suppression agency; or
   2. (2) a government entity is investigating whether infrastructure owned or operated by the regulated entity caused a fire.
3. (c) For purposes of this section, “anomaly” is defined to mean an unplanned condition outside of normal operating parameters of a power grid that does not result in a fault or an outage.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 15473 and 15475, Government Code. Reference: Sections 15473 and 15475, Government Code.

History

1. New chapter 2 (article 1, sections 29300-29302), article 1 (sections 29300-29302) and section filed 9-13-2021 as an emergency; operative 9-13-2021 (Register 2021, No. 38). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-14-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New chapter 2 (article 1, sections 29300-29302), article 1 (sections 29300-29302) and section refiled 3-10-2022 as an emergency; operative 3-15-2022 (Register 2022, No. 10). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-13-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. New chapter 2 (article 1, section 29300-29302), article 1 (sections 29300-29302) and section refiled 6-6-2022 as an emergency; operative 6-14-2022 (Register 2022, No. 23). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-12-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2023, No. 1).

5. New section filed 1-3-2023; operative 1-3-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 1).