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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 20.55.02.02" title_num="20" subtitle_num="55" chapter_num="02" heading="Acceptable Standards.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In addition to the regulations found in this chapter, each utility or gas master meter operator shall comply with the following federal regulations, which are incorporated by reference:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>49 CFR 40, “Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs”, as amended;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>49 CFR 191, “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline; Annual Reports, Incident Reports, and Safety Related Condition Reports”, as amended;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>49 CFR 192, “Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards”, as amended;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>49 CFR 193, “Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards”, as amended;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>49 CFR 199, “Drug and Alcohol Testing”, as amended.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Each utility or gas master meter operator shall use as accepted good engineering practice the applicable provisions in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The GPTC Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems 2003, Volume One with Addenda No. 1—4, which are incorporated by reference;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The American National Standard, “National Fuel Gas Code”, ANSI Z223.1 (1988), which is incorporated by reference;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Orifice Metering of Natural Gas”, Report No. 3 of American Gas Association Gas Measurement Committee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The American National Standard for Gas Displacement Meters (500 Cubic Feet per Hour Capacity and Under), (ANSI B109.1 and ANSI B109.2), which is incorporated by reference;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The American National Standard for Diaphragm Type Gas Displacement Meters (Over 500 Cubic Feet per Hour Capacity), (ANSI B109.2), which is incorporated by reference;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The American National Standard for Rotary Type Gas Displacement Meters, (ANSI B109.3), which is incorporated by reference.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>