Chapter 01. General Regulations
Regulation .01 Purpose.LinkCopy Citation
The regulations in this subtitle provide the enforcement authority and penalties which are available to the Maryland Public Service Commission for achieving and maintaining pipeline safety.
Regulation .02 Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
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Terms Defined.
(1)
“Chief engineer” means the head of the Engineering Division of the Commission.
(2)
“Commission” means the Public Service Commission of Maryland.
(3)
“Compliance order” means a document issued by the Engineering Division to a gas company or gas master meter operator directing compliance.
(4)
“Consent order” means a document executed jointly by the Engineering Division and a gas company or gas master meter operator under COMAR 20.57.02.07 for the disposition of a case.
(5)
“Division” means the Engineering Division of the Public Service Commission of Maryland.
(6)
“Gas” means artificial, natural, or liquified petroleum gas.
(7)
“Gas company” has the meaning stated in Public Utilities Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(8)
“Gas master meter operator” has the meaning stated in Public Utilities Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(9)
“Hazardous facility notice” means an order issued by the Division requiring corrective action by the gas company or gas master meter operator.
(10)
“Incident” has the meaning stated in COMAR 20.55.01.04B(9).
(11)
“NOPV” means a notice of probable violation issued under COMAR 20.57.02.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-113, 2-117(a), 2-121, 5-101, 5-304, 11-102, 12-101—12-113, and 13-203, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: December 9, 1991 (18:24 Md. R. 2645)