1. (a) At the earliest practical moment or within two hours following discovery, a licensee owning, operating, or servicing the equipment of an installation shall notify the Commission by telephone of any event involving LP-gas which:

   1. (1) caused a death or any personal injury requiring hospitalization; or
   2. (2) required taking an operating facility out of service; or
   3. (3) resulted in unintentional gas ignition requiring an emergency response; or
   4. (4) involved damage to the LP-gas installation on any vehicle propelled by or transporting LP-gas; or
   5. (5) caused an estimated damage to the property of the operator, others, or both totaling $5,000 or more, including gas loss; or
   6. (6) could reasonably be judged as significant because of rerouting of traffic, evacuation of buildings, or media interest even though it does not meet paragraphs (1) - (5) of this subsection.

2. (b) The telephonic notice required by this section shall be made to the Railroad Commission's 24-hour emergency line at (512) 463-6788 and shall include the following:

   1. (1) name of reporting operator;
   2. (2) location of leak or incident;
   3. (3) time of incident;
   4. (4) fatalities and/or personal injuries;
   5. (5) phone number of operator;
   6. (6) status of incident regarding immediate hazard; and
   7. (7) other significant facts relevant to the incident.
3. (c) Following the initial telephone report, the LP-gas licensee who made the telephone report shall submit a properly completed LPG Form 20 to the Commission. The report shall be postmarked within 14 calendar days of the date of initial notification to the Commission, or within five business days of receipt of the fire department's report, whichever occurs first, unless the Commission grants authorization for a longer period of time when additional investigation or information is necessary.
4. (d) Within five business days of receipt, the Commission shall review LPG Form 20 and notify in writing the person submitting the LPG Form 20 if the report is incomplete and specify in detail what information is lacking or needed. Incomplete reports may delay the resumption of LP-gas activities at the involved location.

Source Note:The provisions of this §9.36 adopted to be effective February 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 947.