Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 515-9-3-.02

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through October 17, 2024

Rule 515-9-3-.02 - Definitions

Terms used in these rules have the following meaning:

(a) "Act" means the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended ( 49 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.).

(b) "Commission" means the Georgia Public Service Commission.

(c) "Gas" means natural gas.

(d) "LNG" means liquefied natural gas.

(e) "New Construction" means the act of building, a new pipeline facility, or the expansion, replacement or relocation of an existing pipeline facility (as in looping a pipeline segment, which may also be done to meet increased load requirements or to enhance reliability of the system) in order to provide new service to a customer(s) or in order to meet increased demand.

(f) "Operator" means a person who engages in the transportation of natural gas by pipeline.

(g) "Person" means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, authority, municipality, cooperative association or joint-stock association, and includes trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative who furnishes service to the public thereof.

(h) "Pipeline" means all parts of those physical facilities through which gas or LNG moves in transportation including but not limited to pipe, valves and other appurtenance attached to pipe, compressor units, pumping units, metering stations, delivery stations, regulator stations, holders and fabricated assemblies.

(i) "Pipeline facility" means, without limitation, new and existing pipe, pipe right-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation.

(j) "Pipeline Safety Director" means the Natural Gas Engineer of the Utilities Engineering Section designated by the Commission as Director.

(k) "Service Line" means a distribution line that transports gas from a common source of supply to (a) a customer meter or the connection to a customer's piping, whichever is farther downstream, or (b) the connection to a customer's piping if there is no customer meter. A customer meter is the meter that measures the transfer of gas from an operator to a consumer.

(l) "Transportation of Gas" means the gathering, transmission or distribution of gas by pipeline or its storage.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-9-3-.02

O.C.G.A. Secs. 46-2-20, 46-2-30.

Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Apr. 3, 1987; eff. Apr. 23, 1987.

Amended: F. Oct. 3, 2007; eff. Oct. 23, 2007.