2306 INCIDENT REPORTS

2306.1 Each gas corporation shall report to the Commission's Office of Engineering each incident that must be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Pipeline Safety.

2306.2 Each gas corporation shall report in writing within thirty (30) days to the Commission's Office of Engineering the following incidents:

(a) An event that involves release of gas from a pipeline, or release of liquified natural gas (LNG) or gas from an LNG facility and one of the following:

(1) A death, or a personal injury necessitating hospitalization; or

(2) Estimated property damage, including the cost of gas lost, of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more;

(b) An event that results in an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility; or

(c) An event that is significant in the judgment of the operator, even though the circumstances of §2306.2(a) or 2306.2(b) were not met.

2306.3 At the earliest practical time following discovery of incidents described in §2306.2, each operator shall notify the Commission's Office of Engineering and provide the following:

(a) Name of the operator, person reporting, and their telephone number(s);

(b) Location of the incident;

(c) Time of the incident;

(d) Nature of facilities and injuries, if any; and

(e) All other significant facts that are relevant to the incident.

2306.4 A copy of each report filed with a federal agency regarding safety and service failures by a gas corporation under the Commission's jurisdiction shall be provided to the Director of the Commission's Office of Engineering.

2306.5 The Office of Engineering shall maintain a log of telephone reports of incidents involving natural gas safety.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6625, 6626 (October 24, 1986); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 7938 (November 4, 1988); and by Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 2381 (April 26, 1991).