Section 3 AAC 52.070 - Incidents(a) Each utility shall cooperate with the commission to promote a reduction in hazard within the industry and to the public.(b) Not later than eight hours after discovery of the potential incident, each utility shall report each potential incident by electronic mail, by telephone, or in person, to the commission at the commission's office in Anchorage, Alaska, or to a person designated by the commission. If the potential incident occurs outside of normal business hours, the utility shall provide telephonic or electronic mail notification during the next business day following the potential incident. To the extent that the potential incident is not resolved at the time of the initial report, the utility shall continue to provide notification by electronic mail at least twice each business day after the initial report until the potential incident is resolved. The notification must include the location and time of the potential incident, a brief description of what occurred, the number of fatalities and personal injuries reported to the utility, and each individual to be contacted by the commission for additional information.(c) If the potential incident reported under (b) of this section is found to meet the threshold of an incident under 49 C.F.R. 191.3, adopted by reference in 3 AAC 52.080, a written report of the incident shall be filed with the commission not later than 30 calendar days after discovery of the incident, in accordance with 3 AAC 48.095. The report shall be made on the United States Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Form PHMSA F 7100.1 for gas distribution systems and Form PHMSA F 7100.2 for gas transmission and gathering systems. If additional relevant information is obtained after the report is submitted, the utility shall simultaneously file with the commission any reports made to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.(d) If upon further investigation a potential incident reported under (b) of this section did not meet the threshold of an incident under 49 C.F.R. 191.3, adopted by reference in 3 AAC 52.080, the utility shall notify the the commission by electronic mail not later than 30 calendar days after the initial report and explain how the potential incident fell short of the threshold for an incident.Eff. 2/21/69, Register 30; am 1/13/73 Register 44; am 11/6/2016, Register 220, January 2017; am 11/22/2017,Register 224, January 2018For reporting incidents as required in 3 AAC 52.070, the commission's electronic mail address is NGincidents@alaska.govAuthority:AS 42.05.141
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