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Each transmission pipeline operator within the jurisdiction of the pipeline safety program shall, prior to the construction of a new transmission line, or a relocation or replacement of a transmission line as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 192 (July 1, 2023): (1) Submit the information below to the commission's pipeline safety program no later than sixty days prior to the commencement of construction, relocation, or replacement: (a) Pipeline operator's name and mailing address; (b) Estimated dates construction is scheduled to begin and end; (c) Map showing the location and proposed route of pipeline; (d) Identified gas transmission Integrity Management Program high consequence area, if applicable; (e) Proposed steel pipeline specifications, including size, weight, grade, wall thickness, and coating; (f) Proposed plastic pipe specifications, including size and Standard Dimension Ratio; (g) Proposed design and maximum allowable operating pressure of pipeline; (h) Pressure test procedures and method of pressure test prior to operations; (i) Proposed type of cathodic protection; (j) Minimum burial depths of pipeline at time of construction; (k) Proposed location and type of pipeline safety equipment; (l) Proposed type of highway and water crossing, such as whether it will be bored and cased, bored only, or trenched; (m) Written construction procedures; (n) Name of construction company if known at the time of filing the Notice; and (o) Pipeline operator's contact name and phone number; (2) In the event of an emergency, as defined in the pipeline operator's operations manual, give telephonic notice of emergency construction, relocation, or replacement to the commission's pipeline safety program; (3) Submit significant construction modifications to the pipeline safety program; and (4) Submit the information below to the commission's pipeline safety program no later than sixty days prior to the commencement of operation: (a) Operation and maintenance manual; (b) Emergency procedures; (c) Anti-drug and alcohol plan; (d) Public Awareness plan; (e) Damage prevention program; (f) Abnormal operations; (g) Operator's qualification plan; and (h) Integrity Management Plan.
Source: 36 SDR 57, effective October 19, 2009; 47 SDR 125, effective May 30, 2021; 50 SDR 125, effective May 6, 2024.