1. A. In addition to the regulations found in this chapter, each utility or gas master meter operator shall comply with the following federal regulations, which are incorporated by reference:

   1. (1) 49 CFR 40, “Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs”, as amended;
   2. (2) 49 CFR 191, “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline; Annual Reports, Incident Reports, and Safety Related Condition Reports”, as amended;
   3. (3) 49 CFR 192, “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards”, as amended;
   4. (4) 49 CFR 193, “Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards”, as amended;
   5. (5) 49 CFR 199, “Drug and Alcohol Testing”, as amended.

2. B. Each utility or gas master meter operator shall use as accepted good engineering practice the applicable provisions in:

   1. (1) The GPTC Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems 2003, Volume One with Addenda No. 1—4, which are incorporated by reference;
   2. (2) The American National Standard, “National Fuel Gas Code”, ANSI Z223.1 (1988), which is incorporated by reference;
   3. (3) “Orifice Metering of Natural Gas”, Report No. 3 of American Gas Association Gas Measurement Committee;
   4. (4) The American National Standard for Gas Displacement Meters (500 Cubic Feet per Hour Capacity and Under), (ANSI B109.1 and ANSI B109.2), which is incorporated by reference;
   5. (5) The American National Standard for Diaphragm Type Gas Displacement Meters (Over 500 Cubic Feet per Hour Capacity), (ANSI B109.2), which is incorporated by reference;
   6. (6) The American National Standard for Rotary Type Gas Displacement Meters, (ANSI B109.3), which is incorporated by reference.

Authority: State Government Article, §7-207(a); Public Utilities Article, §§2-121, 5-101, 5-302, 5-303, and 11-101; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1964 (Order No. 55567)

Chapter revised effective October 21, 1974 (Order No. 60922)

Regulation .01 amended effective January 15, 1996 (23:1 Md. R. 35)

Regulation .02 amended effective May 5, 1986 (13:9 Md. R. 1032); January 15, 1996 (23:1 Md. R. 35); February 7, 2000 (27:2 Md. R. 145); March 26, 2007 (34:6 Md. R. 629)

Regulation .02A amended as an emergency provision effective October 30, 1985 (12:22 Md. R. 2102)(Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)

Regulation .02C amended effective December 25, 1989 (16:25 Md. R. 2715)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 15, 1996 (23:1 Md. R. 35); January 15, 1996 (23:1 Md. R. 35); February 7, 2000 (27:2 Md. R. 145)