Purpose


Rule 25-12.004, F.A.C., Definitions – Amendment corrects zip code address for the Commission and updates the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act legal cite; Rule 25-12.005, F.A.C., Codes and Standards Adopted-The amendment adopts the most current three parts of the code of Federal Regulations 191, 192 and 199 that cover natural gas pipeline safety; Rule 25-12.008, F.A.C., New, Reconstructed or Converted Facilities-Amendment deletes the references to filed plans required by a repealed Rule 25-12.039, F.A.C.; Rule 25-12.022, F.A.C., Requirements for Distribution System Valves-The amendment clarifies the requirement is for sectionalizing valves only, not all valves. Also gives a distance exception for location of valves if they are physically impractical to install in areas like river crossing and closed interstate highways; Rule 25-12.027, F.A.C., Welder Qualification-Amendment updates the references to the current standard and code for welding on pipelines; Rule 25-12.040, F.A.C., Leak Surveys, Procedures and Classification-Amendment clarifies intent of rule that cleared gas leaks are repaired; Rule 25-12.041, F.A.C., Receiving of Gas Reports-Amendment adds clarifying language to title and deletes references to filed plans required by a repealed Rule 24-12.039, F.A.C.; Rule 25-12.084, F.A.C., Notice of Accidents and Outages-The amendment increases the dollar amount threshold requiring notification of the Commission of natural gas related accidents; Rule 25-12.085, F.A.C., Written Annual Reports Required-The amendment eliminates the requirement to file forms in triplicate, updates the identification reference to the required form, changes the submittal date to match federal requirements and eliminates a report not needed. Docket No. 090396-GU