N.M. Admin. Code § 17.10.650.9

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 17.10.650.9 - RECORDS AND REPORTS

A.Location of records: Records shall be located as provided in Section 62-6-17 NMSA 1978.

B.Retention of records: Records shall be retained as provided in 17.3.310 NMAC.

C.Data to be filed with the commission: The utility shall maintain the following documents and information on a current basis and upon commission request, the utility shall provide the information to the commission within 10 working days:

(1) a statement of the standard heating value in BTU's per cubic foot of the gas supplied by the utility in each district, division, or community served;

(2) a statement indicating the volumetric measurement base to which all sales of gas at other than standard delivery pressure except where made under special contract are corrected (see Paragraph (2) of Subsection K of 17.10.650 NMAC and Subsection B of 17.10.650.14 NMAC);

(3) a map or series of maps showing the utility's operating area (the map shall be revised annually unless such revision is unnecessary, in which event the utility shall notify the commission that the map on file is current); the map should show:

(a) gas production plant,

(b) principal storage holders,

(c) principal transmission mains by size,

(d) system metering (supply) points,

(e) state boundary crossings,

(f) franchise area, and

(g) names of all incorporated communities served;

(4) the name, title, address, and telephone number of the person who should be contacted in connection with:

(a) general management duties,

(b) customer relations (complaints),

(c) engineering operations,

(d) meter tests and repairs, and

(e) emergencies during non-office hours;

(5) notice of accidents, explosions, and leaks:

(a) prompt notice of fatal accidents shall be given to the commission by telephone or telegraph,

(b) prompt notice of any explosion involving any of the utility's system or products shall be given to the commission by telephone or telegraph,

(c) the utility shall maintain information regarding leaks that occur in a transmission or distribution line owned by the company or in a customer's line for at least three years from the date the leak is discovered by the utility, and

(d) the utility shall file a report with the commission within 48 hours after exercising its option to discontinue service under Paragraph (1) of Subsection F of 17.10.650.11 NMAC;

(6) reports of heating value:

(a) each utility shall file reports showing the results of its determinations of the heating value of the gas made in accordance with Subsection F of 17.10.650.14 NMAC,

(b) when the utility obtains its gas supply from another utility which is required to supply BTU reports to the commission under this section, copies of the supplier's reports may be submitted in lieu of compliance with the other requirements of this section, and

(c) these reports shall be provided to the commission within 10 working days of a request for such a report by the commission;

(7) the location at which the utility keeps the various classes of records required by these rules; and

(8) a report detailing the results of all meters (excluding new meters and all orifice meters) tested during the year showing:

(a) total number of meters tested;

(b) percentage breakdown of reasons for tests;

(c) number of meters found to be more than two percent fast; and

(d) number of meters found to be more than two percent slow.

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.10.650.9

6-30-88; 17.10.650.9 NMAC - Rn, NMPSC 650.8-650.10, 6-15-05, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 21, November 10, 2020, eff. 11/10/2020