Section R14-5-203. Pipeline Incident Reports

A.      Applicability. This Section applies to all intrastate pipeline systems.

B.       Required incident reports by telephone:

1.        An operator of an intrastate pipeline transporting LNG or gas shall immediately notify by telephone the Office of Pipeline Safety, at 602-262-5601 during normal working hours or at 602-252-4449 at all other times, upon discov- ering the occurrence of any of the following related to the operator’s intrastate pipeline system:

a.         Release of gas or LNG from a pipeline or LNG facil- ity, when any of the following results:

i.         Death or personal injury requiring hospitaliza- tion;

ii.        Injury to any individual resulting in loss of con- sciousness;

iii.      An explosion or fire not intentionally set by the operator;

iv.       Property damage estimated in excess of $5,000, including the value of the gas lost; or

v.        Unintentional release of gas from a transmis- sion pipeline;

b.        Emergency transmission pipeline shutdown;

c.         News media inquiry;

d.        Overpressure of a pipeline system where a pipeline operating at less than 12 PSIG exceeds MAOP by 50%, where a pipeline operating between 12 PSIG and 60 PSIG exceeds MAOP by 6 PSIG, or where a

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pipeline operating over 60 PSIG exceeds MAOP plus 10%;

e.         Permanent or temporary discontinuance of service to a master meter system or when assisting with the isolation of any portion of a master meter system due to failure of a leak test;

f.         Emergency shutdown of any LNG facility;

g.        An evacuation; or

h.        An outage.

2.        An operator of an intrastate pipeline transporting hazard- ous liquid shall immediately notify by telephone the Office of Pipeline Safety, at 602-262-5601 during normal working hours or at 602-252-4449 at all other times, upon discovering a failure in a pipeline system resulting in the occurrence of any of the following:

a.         Injury to an individual that results in one or more of the following:

i.         Death   or  personal  injury  requiring   medical treatment,

ii.        Loss of consciousness, or

iii.      Inability of the individual to leave the scene of the incident unassisted;

b.        An explosion or fire not intentionally set by the operator;

c.         Property damage estimated in excess of $5,000;

d.        Pollution of any land or stream, river, lake, reservoir, or other body of water that violates applicable envi- ronmental quality or water quality standards, causes a discoloration of the water surface or adjoining shoreline, or deposits sludge or emulsion beneath the water surface or upon the adjoining shoreline;

e.         News media inquiry;

f.         Release of 5 gallons (19 liters) or more of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide, except that no report is required for a release of less than 5 barrels (0.8 cubic meters) resulting from a pipeline maintenance activ- ity if the release is:

i.         Not otherwise reportable under this Section;

ii.        Not one described in 49 CFR 195.52(a)(4), as incorporated by reference in R14-5-202 and available from the Office of Pipeline Safety;

iii.      Confined to the operator’s property or the pipe- line right-of-way; and

iv.       Cleaned up promptly; or

g.        Any release of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide that was significant in the judgment of the operator even though it did not meet any of the criteria in sub- sections (B)(2)(a)-(f).

3.        A telephonic incident report shall include the following information:

a.         Name of the pipeline system operator,

b.        Name of the reporting party,

c.         Job title of the reporting party,

d.        Telephone number of the reporting party,

e.         Location of the incident,

f.         Time of the incident, and

g.        Description of any fatalities and injuries.

C.      Required written incident reports:

1.        An operator of an intrastate pipeline transporting LNG or gas shall file a written incident report when an incident involving a pipeline occurs resulting in any of the follow- ing:

a.         Release of gas or LNG from a pipeline or LNG facil- ity, when any of the following results:

i.         Death or personal injury requiring hospitaliza- tion;

ii.        Loss of consciousness;iii.An explosion or fire not intentionally set by the operator;

iv.       Property   damage   estimated   in   excess   of

$25,000, including the value of all released gas; or

v.        Unintentional release of gas from a transmis- sion pipeline;

b.        An incident involving an evacuation, outage, or property damage and resulting in expenses including the value of any released gas and of restoring service or evacuation estimated in excess of $25,000;

c.         Emergency transmission pipeline shutdown;

d.        Overpressure of a pipeline system where a pipeline operating at less than 12 PSIG exceeds MAOP by 50%, where a pipeline operating between 12 PSIG and 60 PSIG exceeds MAOP by 6 PSIG, or where a pipeline operating over 60 PSIG exceeds MAOP plus 10%; or

e.         Emergency shutdown of any LNG facility.

2.        A written incident report concerning a gas pipeline sys- tem shall be completed using the following, as applicable, which are incorporated by reference; on file with the Office of Pipeline Safety; and published by and available from PHMSA at East Building, Second Floor, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20590, and at http:// www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/library/forms:

a.         Form PHMSA F 7100.1: Incident Report – Gas Dis- tribution System (June 2011), including no future editions or amendments;

b.        Form PHMSA F 7100.2: Incident Report – Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipeline Systems (December 2012), including no future edi- tions or amendments; or

c.         Form PHMSA F 7100.3: Incident Report – Lique- fied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities (June 2011), including no future editions or amendments.

3.        An operator of an intrastate pipeline transporting hazard- ous liquid shall file a written incident report completed using Form PHMSA F 7000-1: Accident Report – Haz- ardous Liquid Pipeline Systems (December 2012), including no future editions or amendments, which is incorporated by reference, on file with the Office of Pipe- line Safety, and published by and available from PHMSA as set forth in subsection (C)(2), any time the operator would have been required to make a notification as required under R14-5-203(B)(2).

4.        A written incident report required by this Section shall be filed with the Office of Pipeline Safety within the time specified below:

a.         For an LNG, or gas - incident, within 20 days after detection; and

b.        For a hazardous liquid incident, within 15 days after detection.

5.        An operator shall either file a copy of each DOT required written incident report electronically with PHMSA at https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline or submit a written request for an alternative reporting method to the Infor- mation Resource Manager, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHP-20, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590, under 49 CFR 195.58, as incorporated by refer- ence in R14-5-202.

6.        After an incident involving shutdown or partial shutdown of a master meter system, an operator of a gas pipeline system shall request  and  obtain  a clearance from the Office of Pipeline Safety before turning on or reinstating

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service to a master meter system or portion of the master meter system that was shut down.

Historical Note

file with the Office of Pipeline Safety; and published by and available from PHMSA as provided in R14-5-203(C)(2):

1.        Form PHMSA F 7000-1.1: Annual Report for Calendar

Adopted effective October 23, 1987 (Supp. 87-4).

Year  20

Hazardous  Liquid  Pipeline  Systems  (June

Amended effective December 18, 1991 (Supp. 91-4). Amended effective September 26, 1997, under a court- ordered exemption as determined by the Arizona Corpo- ration Commission (Supp. 97-3). Amended by exempt

2011),  including  no  future  editions  or  amendments,

which shall be completed in accordance with the PHMSA instructions for the form;

2.        Form PHMSA F 7100.1-1: Annual Report for Calendar

rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 3693, effective September 17,

Year  20

Gas  Distribution  System  (January  2011),

1999 (Supp. 99-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 8

A.A.R. 2382, effective May 10, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 3496, effective

September 15, 2003 (Supp. 03-3). Amended by final

including no future editions or amendments, which shall

be completed in accordance with the PHMSA instruc- tions for the form;

3.        Form PHMSA F 7100.2-1: Annual Report for Calendar

rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 1253, effective March 3, 2005

Year 20

Natural and Other Gas Transmission and Gath-

(Supp. 05-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 4533, effective January 25, 2008 (Supp. 07-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 126, effective Decem- ber 28, 2011 (Supp. 11-4). Amended by final rulemaking

at 20 A.A.R. 75, effective December 16, 2013 (Supp. 13-

ering Pipeline Systems (December 2012), including no

future editions or amendments, which shall be completed in accordance with the PHMSA instructions for the form; or

4.        Form PHMSA F 7100.3-1: Annual Report for Calendar

4). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 75, effec-

Year 20

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities (June

tive December 16, 2013 (Supp. 13-4).

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