N.J. Admin. Code § 14:7-1.26

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 14:7-1.26 - Operator reporting requirements

(a) A pipeline operator shall report to Board staff all information required under this section. All reporting shall be done electronically if practicable, unless another method is required by Board staff.

(b) A pipeline operator shall report the location of all pipeline construction work in progress to Board staff upon request, or periodically as required by Board staff.

(c) A pipeline operator shall provide a copy of the following to the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety each year, not later than March 15, covering the preceding calendar year:

1. The Distribution System Annual Report required pursuant to 49 CFR 191.11. This report shall be submitted to the Board on U.S. Department of Transportation Form PHMSA F 7100.1-1;

2. The Transmission System Annual Report required pursuant to 49 CFR 191.13 and 191.17. This report shall be submitted to the Board on U.S. Department of Transportation Form PHMSA F7100.2-1;

3. The following year-end inventories, submitted in a format provided by the Bureau of Pipeline Safety:

i. Total miles of cast iron mains, listed by pipe diameter and system operating pressure; and

ii. Total number of cast iron breaks, listed by pipe diameter and system operating pressure; and

4. The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities Annual Report required pursuant to 49 CFR 191.17. This report shall be submitted to the Board on U.S. Department of Transportation Form PHMSA F7100.3-1.

(d) A pipeline operator shall provide a copy of the following to the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety within the applicable deadlines:

1. Leak classification status report indicating the number of open, unrepaired leaks by grade classification, district or division, and municipality, submitted by January 31 of each year, for the preceding calendar year, in a format provided by the Bureau of Pipeline Safety;

2. Excess flow valve (EFV) actuation report, indicating the quantity and location of EFV actuations (closures), listed by the cause of actuation. This report shall exclude actuations associated with operations and maintenance activities of the operator, and shall be submitted by January 31 of each year, for the preceding calendar year, in a format provided by the Bureau of Pipeline Safety;

3. The operator's Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management Performance Measures Report, required pursuant to 49 CFR 192.945. This report shall be submitted to the Board as part of the Transmission System Annual Report required pursuant to (c) above.

4. Cathodic protection status reports indicating compliance with monitoring and remediation of protected structures, submitted quarterly in a format specified by the Bureau of Pipeline Safety;

5. Incident reports required under 49 CFR 191.9 and 191.15, submitted within the applicable deadline in the Federal Code;

6. Safety-related condition reports required under 49 CFR 191.23, 191.25, and 191.27, submitted within the applicable deadline in the Federal Code; 7. All notifications submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); for example, a notification required by 192.949 for Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management; and

8. Pressure test records for all gas transmission pipelines, submitted within one month after the test date, and including all of the following:

i. Pressure and temperature recording charts, digital or analog;

ii. Dead weight test records;

iii. Other records of pressure and temperature readings; and

iv. Calibration records for recording instruments.

(e) A transmission pipeline operator shall submit to Board staff its valve assessment and emergency closure plan and emergency closure drill audit reports in accordance with the schedule set forth in N.J.A.C. 14:7-1.10.

(f) A transmission pipeline operator shall notify the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety at least five business days prior to excavating a pipeline to perform a direct assessment or direct examination of its integrity and report the location of the excavation.

(g) A pipeline operator shall notify the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety immediately upon discovery of each exceedance of the maximum allowable operating pressure that exceeds the margin (build-up) allowed for operation of pressure-limiting or control devices, as specified in the applicable requirements at 49 CFR 192.201, 192.620(e), and 192.739. The operator shall submit a formal report to the Bureau of Pipeline Safety pursuant to the requirements at 49 CFR 191.25, which shall be entitled "Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Exceedances."

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:7-1.26

Amended by R.1998 d.146, effective 3/16/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 5184(a), 30 N.J.R. 1050(a).
Repeal and New Rule, R.2009 d.69, effective 3/2/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 4915(a), 41 N.J.R. 1083(a).
Section was "Meter and regulator stations: piping".

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 1201(a), effective 6/5/2023