1. (a) Accident, leak, or incident report.

   1. (1) Telephonic report. At the earliest practical moment or within two hours following discovery, a gas company shall notify the Commission by telephone of any event that involves a release of gas from its pipelines defined as an incident in 49 CFR Part 191.3.

   2. (2) The telephonic report shall be made to the Commission's 24-hour emergency line at (512) 463-6788 and shall include the following:

      1. (A) the operator or gas company's name;
      2. (B) the location of the leak or incident;
      3. (C) the time of the incident or accident;
      4. (D) the fatalities and/or personal injuries;
      5. (E) the phone number of the operator;
      6. (F) the telephone number of the operator's on-site person;
      7. (G) estimated property damage, including the cost of gas lost, to the operator, others, or both; and
      8. (H) any other significant facts relevant to the accident or incident. Ignition, explosion, rerouting of traffic, evacuation of any building, and media interest are included as significant facts.

   3. (3) Written report.

      1. (A) Following the initial telephonic report for accidents, leaks, or incidents described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the operator who made the telephonic report shall submit to the Commission a written report summarizing the accident or incident. The report shall be submitted as soon as practicable within 30 calendar days after the date of the telephonic report. The written report shall be made on forms supplied by the Department of Transportation. For reports submitted electronically to the Department of Transportation, the operator shall forward a copy of the report and confirmation to the Division or electronically to safety@rrc.state.tx.us. For reports not submitted electronically to the Department of Transportation, the operator shall send to the Division an original signed report form.
      2. (B) The written report is not required to be submitted for master metered systems.
      3. (C) The Commission may require an operator to submit a written report for an accident or incident not otherwise required to be reported.

2. (b) Pipeline safety annual reports.

   1. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each gas company shall submit an annual report for its intrastate systems in the same manner as required by 49 CFR Part 191. The report shall be submitted to the Division on forms supplied by the Department of Transportation not later than March 15 of a year for the preceding calendar year. For reports submitted electronically to the Department of Transportation, the operator may forward a copy of the report and confirmation to the Division or electronically to safety@rrc.state.tx.us. For reports not submitted electronically to the Department of Transportation, the operator shall send to the Division an original signed report form.

   2. (2) The annual report is not required to be submitted for:

      1. (A) a petroleum gas system, as that term is defined in 49 CFR 192.11, which serves fewer than 100 customers from a single source; or
      2. (B) a master metered system.
3. (c) Safety related condition reports. Each gas company shall submit to the Division in writing a safety-related condition report for any condition outlined in 49 CFR 191.23.
4. (d) Offshore pipeline condition report. Within 60 days of completion of underwater inspection, each operator shall file with the Division a report of the condition of all underwater pipelines subject to 49 CFR 192.612(a). The report shall include the information required in 49 CFR 191.27.

5. (e) Leak Reporting. For purposes of this subsection, the term "leak" includes all underground leaks, all hazardous above ground leaks, and all non-hazardous above ground leaks that cannot be eliminated by lubrication, adjustment, or tightening. Each operator of a gas distribution system, of a regulated plastic gas gathering line, or of a plastic gas transmission line shall submit to the Division a list of all leaks repaired on its pipeline facilities. Each such operator shall list all leaks identified on all pipeline facilities. Each such operator shall also include the number of unrepaired leaks remaining on the operator's systems by leak grade. Each such operator shall submit leak reports using the Commission's online reporting system, Form PS-95, by July 15 and January 15 of each calendar year, in accordance with the PS-95 Semi-Annual Leak Report Electronic Filing Requirements, set out in the Figure in this subsection. The report submitted on July 15 shall include information from the previous January 1 through the previous June 30. The report submitted on January 15 shall include information from the previous July 1 through the previous December 31. The report includes:

   1. (1) leak location;
   2. (2) facility type;
   3. (3) leak classification;
   4. (4) pipe size;
   5. (5) pipe type;
   6. (6) leak cause; and
   7. (7) leak repair method.
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Source Note:The provisions of this §8.210 adopted to be effective November 24, 2004, 29 TexReg 10733; amended to be effective May 15, 2005, 30 TexReg 2849; amended to be effective February 4, 2009, 34 TexReg 582.