On June 1, 2012, the Illinois Commerce Commission published in the Illinois Register a notice of a proposed amendment to the requirements for reporting accident or incidents occurring in gas pipelines under 83 Ill. Adm. Code 595 ("Reports of Accidents or Incidents by Persons Engaged in the Transportation of Gas, or Who Own or Operate Gas Pipeline Facilities"). The amendment is to address differences between the current definition of "accident or incident" in the Illinois Adm. Code 595 and the definition of "incident" in the Federal pipeline regulations [49 CFR 191.3]. The change in the definition is reflected below:
Section 595.110 Definitions
"Accident or incident", for the purposes of this Part,
shall mean any or all of the events listed in 49 CFR
191.3 (January 1, 2011) following, the cause of
which is gas escaping from pipeline facilities or liquefied natural
gas facilities.: No later amendments or
editions are incorporated by this definition.
personal injury requiring hospitalization;
fatality; and
property damage exceeding $50,000.
Smaller businesses that own, operate, perform maintenance, or repair pipelines in Illinois may be affected by this rulemaking. Comments on this proposed amendment need to be filed by July 16, 2012 (45 days after publication in the Illinois Register). The federal notice can be found by clicking here.
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