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  1. PHMSA Extends Deadline for Filing Gas Transmission & Gathering 2012 Annual Reports
  2. MAOP Validation Services
  3. PHMSA ADB 2013-01 Accident and Incident Notification Time Limit
  4. DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – March 5 – 7, 2013
  5. PHMSA Posts Record Enforcement Numbers in 2012
  6. TRRC Excavation Damage Prevention Regulations – Proposed Changes
  7. Damage Prevention Plans
  8. PHMSA State One-Call Exemptions Forum March 14 – West Palm Beach, FL
  9. PHMSA Online Inventory of High-risk Pipeline Infrastructure
  10. RCP Integrity Services
  11. Meet me at the Conference

TRRC Excavation Damage Prevention Regulations – Proposed Changes

16 TAC Chapter 18

The Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) has prepared Draft amendments to 16 TAC Chapter 18, relating to Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/rules/ch18-draft-amdmts-inf-comment-Dec2012.pdf. The proposed changes address many different aspects of the excavation damage prevention process, including ticket life, communication requirements, locating requirements (including qualification of locators, and marking deadlines), and damage reporting.

The public is encouraged to submit informal comments on these changes. The deadline for Informal Comments is 12:00 p.m. (noon), Tuesday, February 5, 2013. For more information or to submit written informal comments, please contact David Ferguson, Pipeline Safety Division, at david.ferguson@rrc.state.tx.us or by telephone at (512) 463-9119.