Rule 515-9-1-.06 - Incident Requiring Telephonic Notification(1) Concurrent to and in conformance with the notice requirements delineated in 49 C.F.R. § 191.5, each operator shall give telephonic notice of such incident to the Commission's Pipeline Safety Staff.(2) For the purposes of this Rule,"incident" shall mean: (a) An event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline, or of liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, refrigerant gas, or gas from an LNG facility, and that results in one or more of the following consequences: 1. A death, or personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization;2. Unless otherwise adopted by Federal Code( 49C.F.R. § 191.3), estimated property damage of $50,000.00 or more, including loss to the operator and others, or both, but excluding cost of gas lost;3. Unless otherwise adopted by Federal Code( 49C.F.R.§ 191.3), unintentional estimated gas loss of three million cubic feet or more;(b) An event that results in any emergency shutdown of an LNG facility. Activation of an emergency shutdown for reasons other than an actual emergency does not constitute an incident.(c) An event that is significant in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of paragraphs (a) or (b) of this definition. Operators shall evaluate their respective natural gas systems and provide written guidance for their personnel in the Operator's Operations & Maintenance and/or Emergency Procedural Manuals as to what constitutes a "significant event" for their natural gas system which would require telephonic notification.(3) Within thirty (30) days following any incident, any operator having so reported, shall prepare and submit to the Commission, a written report describing the relevant facts regarding such incident as well as any investigation conducted by the operator.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-9-1-.06
O.C.G.A. §§ 46-2-20(i), 46-2-30 and 25-9-13.
Original Rule entitled "Incident Notification" adopted. F. Aug. 13, 1999; eff. Sept. 2, 1999.Amended: New title "Incident Requiring Telephonic Notification." F. Apr. 11, 2013; eff. May 1, 2013.