Fla. Admin. Code R. 25-12.084

Current through Reg. 50, No. 235-239, December 10, 2024

Section 25-12.084 - Notice of Accidents and Outages

(1) At the earliest practicable moment following discovery each operator of facilities under Commission jurisdiction shall give telephonic notice to the Commission of any event involving the release of gas from a pipeline that:

(a) Caused a death or a personal injury requiring hospitalization;

(b) Required the taking of any segment of transmission pipeline out of service;

(c) Resulted in gas igniting;

(d) Caused estimated damage to the property of the operator, or others, or both, of a total of $10,000 or more; or

(e) In the judgment of the operator, was significant even though it did not meet the criteria of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this subsection.

(2) An operator need not give notice of an event that met only the criteria of paragraphs (b) or (c) of subsection (1), if it occurred solely as a result of, or in connection with, planned or routine maintenance or construction.

(3) Each operator shall immediately report to the Commission any distribution system-related accident or failure which interrupts service to either 10 percent or more of its meters or 500 or more meters.

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 25-12.084

Rulemaking Authority 350.127(2), 368.05(2) FS. Law Implemented 368.03, 368.05(2) FS.

New 9-21-74, Repromulgated 10-7-75, Amended 10-2-84, Formerly 25-12.84, Amended 12-15-09.