Except as set forth below, at least 30 days prior to commencement of construction of any installation totaling one mile or more of pipe, each operator shall file with the Commission a report stating the proposed originating and terminating points for the pipeline, counties to be traversed, size and type of pipe to be used, type of service, design pressure, and length of the proposed line on Form PS-48. Each operator shall file a new construction report for the initial construction of a new liquefied petroleum gas distribution system. Each operator of a sour gas pipeline and/or pipeline facilities, as defined in §3.106(b) of this title (relating to Sour Gas Pipeline Facility Construction Permit), shall file a new construction report and Form PS-79, Application for a Permit to Construct a Sour Gas Pipeline Facility. New construction on natural gas distribution or master meter system of less than five miles is exempted from this reporting requirement.

Source Note:The provisions of this §8.115 adopted to be effective November 24, 2004, 29 TexReg 10733; amended to be effective February 4, 2009, 34 TexReg 582.