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  1. Advisory Bulletin (ADB-10-04) – Electronic Reporting System is Live
  2. Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Proposed Rule
  3. Public Awareness Effectiveness Evaluations due June 2010
  4. Revision to Effective Date for Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs
  5. Proposed Changes to TRRC – TCEQ Memorandum of Understanding
  6. Proposed Changes to Gas Pipeline Regulations in Maine
  7. PHMSA Announces New Central Region Director
  8. AGA Operations Conference May 11-14, 2010 in New Orleans
  9. RCP’s Web-Based Compliance Management Systems
  10. DIMP Integration
  11. Key Features
  12. RCP President Elected to SERAD Executive Committee
  13. TGA O&M Conference June 13-16, 2010 in Corpus Christi
  14. PHMSA/RRC Pipeline Safety Seminar June 16 – 18, 2010 in Corpus Christi
  15. RCP Adds More Experience to its Roster
  16. Students Learn Important Lessons about Underground Utility Safety
  17. Jurisdictional Determination
  18. 811 Wins at Talladega!

Proposed Changes to Gas Pipeline Regulations in Maine

[Docket No. 2010-106]

The Public Utilities Commission in Maine has initiated a rulemaking to repeal and replace Chapter 420 of its rules on safety standards for natural gas transmission and distribution systems and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities. The proposed Chapter 420 includes the federal requirements that the Commission must enforce as a certified agent of DOT. Furthermore, it contains additional requirements that have been enacted by other states and recommendations promulgated by PHMSA in order to more vigorously protect the public. Additionally, the proposed rule clarified how federal gas transmission and distribution system safety standards will be applied in Maine. The affected sections include: Scope, Definitions, Damage Prevention, Emergency Procedures, Installation and Maintenance Standards, Operations Standards, Documentation and Reporting Requirements, Enforcement Procedures, and Federal Regulation Waivers.

Jurisdictional liquefied propane gas (LPG) facility safety and operations standards will hereafter be contained in a new rule, Chapter 421. The proposed Chapter 421 is currently under consideration in Docket No. 2009 392.

A public hearing has been scheduled for May 20, 2010 in the Commission’s Worster Hearing Room at 1:00 p.m. This rulemaking will be conducted according to the procedures set forth in 5 M.R.S.A. §§ 8051-8058.

Written comments on the proposed revisions are due by June 21, 2010, and should refer to Docket No. 2010-106. Submit comments to the Administrative Director, Public Utilities Commission, 18 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 0018, or may be filed electronically.