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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 20.55.10.04" title_num="20" subtitle_num="55" chapter_num="10" heading="Work Approval Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Each gas company shall incorporate their work approval requirements for both covered and noncovered projects into their written operations and maintenance procedures under 49 CFR Part 192, Transportation of Natural and Other Gas By Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards, as amended, which is incorporated by reference in Regulation .03 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Each gas company shall incorporate their training, initial qualification, and requalification requirements for a Relevant Qualified Person into their written operations and maintenance procedures under 49 CFR Part 192, Transportation of Natural and Other Gas By Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards, as amended, which is incorporated by reference in Regulation .03 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Licensed professional engineers retained by a gas company shall have the necessary knowledge, experience, and skills regarding natural gas distribution systems to review and certify construction plans for accuracy, completeness, and correctness, but are not subject to §B of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The following types of designed natural gas infrastructure project work are designated as covered projects and require documented approval by a licensed professional engineer:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>New installation or modification that creates or alters the designed operating pressure of a district pressure regulator station or gate station.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Installation of new or substantial reconfiguration of compressor stations.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Installation, uprating, or abandonment of intrastate transmission lines.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any distribution main piping modifications or replacement work falling within the established district regulator awareness zones established by each operator.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Any construction work on distribution mains which uprates the piping maximum allowable operating pressure.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Installation of distribution mains, including replacements and extension projects, which attach to bridges or other engineered structures.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Trenchless technology installations where the force used to pull the pipe and the path that the pipe follows while being pulled might result in damage to the pipe as a consequence of using that technology.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Peak shaving facility installations and modifications or reconfigurations that would alter its pressure delivery characteristics.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Any other designed natural gas infrastructure project work that presents a material risk of high consequence to public safety as determined by the gas company.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>All types of designed natural gas infrastructure project work not listed in §D of this regulation are designated as noncovered projects and require documented approval by a relevant qualified person.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>During emergencies, a relevant qualified person may approve a covered project, in which case documented licensed professional engineer approval shall be required as soon as practical after the emergency has been resolved.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Division may grant a waiver to the regulations in this chapter to a gas company for good cause.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>