On February 26, 2013 the New York Public Service Commission adopted amendments to 16 NYCRR Part 255 adding Gas Distribution Pipeline Integrity Management (GDPIM) regulations. The revised Chapter III, Gas Utilities, Subchapter C, Safety, Part 255, Transmission and Distribution of Gas; includes:

• §255.1001 Definitions that apply to sections 255.1003 through 255.1015.
• §255.1003 General requirements of a GDPIM plan.
• §255.1005 Implementation requirements of a GDPIM plan.
• §255.1007 Required elements of a GDPIM plan.
• §255.1009 Required report when compression couplings fail.
• §255.1011 Records an operator must keep.
• §255.1013 Deviations from required periodic inspections.
• §255.1015 Requirements a small liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) operator must satisfy to implement a GDPIM plan.

For a copy of New York State’s GDPIM, contact Donna Williams