New Hampshire Administrative Code

All records shall be organized, arranged or prepared to ensure that sufficient data is available to determine the status of compliance with these rules. Records pertaining to the system design or that are necessary for future evaluation of the system's safety shall be retained fo…

Each utility shall keep records of the operation of its plant to show the characteristics and performance of each unit. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § En 507.02 Derived from Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13796, Effective 10/25/2023, Expires 10/25/2033.

(a) Each utility shall install a suitable measuring device at each source of supply in order that a record may be maintained of the quantity produced. (b) Unless sufficient information is furnished by the utility supplying the gas, each utility purchasing gas shall maintain adequ…

Each utility shall have on file at its principal office located within the state a map, maps or drawings showing the following: (a) Size, character and location of its active mains, and its abandoned mains if abandoned after February 1, 2005, including valves; (b) Size and locati…

(a) Each utility shall keep numerically arranged and classified records providing the following information for each meter owned and used by the utility for any purpose: (1) Identification number; (2) Date of purchase; (3) Name of manufacturer, serial number, type and rating; and…

(a) The utility shall furnish to the department the results of any required tests and summaries of any required records pursuant to RSA 374:15. (b) The utility shall also furnish the department with any information concerning the utility's facilities or operations relating to det…

(a) Each utility shall adopt comprehensive instructions for the safety of employees in the operation, construction or maintenance of its plant and facilities. (b) Each utility shall institute practices and programs to ensure that its employees have been properly trained in safe p…

(a) Each utility periodically shall instruct its employees engaged in electrical work, including but not limited to those employees who work on all live electric conductors and equipment, in safety procedures for resuscitation from electrical shock. (b) The utility shall instruct…

(a) Each utility shall notify the department of any accident, as described in En 504.05(a), pursuant to En 504.05. (b) A utility shall submit a written report on department "Form E-5G, Utility Accident Report," dated October 2023 pursuant to En 509.05, within 10 working days foll…

(a) For purposes of this section, "business districts" means the principle business areas in the urban portion of a community. (b) The presence of certain factors shall indicate the presence of a business district, as follows: (1) The general public regularly congregates in this …

(a) Each utility shall maintain records and follow self-audit procedures regarding gas leaks and leakage surveys as follows:(1) A utility shall preserve historical gas leak records in accordance with En 507.05(a) and Puc 506.06; (2) In order to demonstrate the adequacy of company…

(a) For purposes of this part, "natural gas utility" means any utility that receives direct deliveries through a natural gas interstate pipeline. (b) Natural gas utilities shall file department "Form F-1G, Rate of Return," dated October 2023 with the department and the commission…

(a) Each utility which maintains its books on a calendar year basis shall file department "Form F-16G, Annual Report for Gas Utilities," dated October 2023, available on the department's website at www.energy.nh.gov, and file with the department and the commission one signed orig…

(a) Each utility shall file twice a year department "Form F-8G, Monthly Income Statement," dated October 2023, which shall include an analysis of gas operating statistics of usage, sales and revenue data, with the department and the commission within 90 days of the 6-month period…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form F-22, Information Sheet," dated October 2023 with the department and the commission:(1) Annually; and (2) Whenever any changes occur to the information included in the Form F-22 filing. (b) Each utility shall include the following on F…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-5G, Utility Accident Report," dated October 2023 with the department and the commission within 10 working days of when a utility accident, as described in En 508.03(b), occurs, and as required in En 508.03(c). (b) Each utility shall …

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-6, Heating Value and Purity Report," dated October 2023 monthly with the department. (b) Utilities shall include on Form E-6: (1) The name of the utility filing the report; (2) The month average in British thermal units (BTUs) with a…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-7, Annual Report of Gas Meter Tests," dated October 2023 annually by March 15 with the department. (b) Utilities shall include the following on Form E-7:(1) The name of company and year represented by the report; (2) The number of me…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-8, Monthly Report of Pressure Complaints," dated October 2023 with the department. (b) Utilities shall include the following on Form E-8:(1) The name of the utility filing the report; (2) The name of each complainant and location whi…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-23, Monthly Report of Interruptions of Service," dated October 2023 with the department to report any interruption of service within one month of the occurrence of such interruption. (b) Utilities shall include the following on Form …

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-24, Report of Gas Meter Complaint Tests," dated October 2023 monthly with the department. (b) Form E-24 shall include the following: (1) The name of the utility filing the report; (2) The name and address of the customer making the c…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-35, Monthly Leak Report - Status of Leaks," dated October 2023 with the department. (b) Each utility shall provide on the monthly leak report a description of the status of any leak in its system classified by type of leak as Class I…

(a) Each utility with either LNG vaporization, propane air vaporization and mixing, or both, used as primary or supplemental on-system gas supply and fuel storage in its New Hampshire gas distribution operations shall file department "Form E-27, Annual Peak Shaving Fuel Storage C…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-28, Weekly Gas Storage Report," dated October 2023 with the department's enforcement division weekly regarding gas storage levels during the period December 1 through April 1 on Tuesday of each week, or the day following if Tuesday i…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-29, Weekly Portable LNG Vaporizer Activity Report," dated October 2023 with the department's enforcement division weekly regarding portable LNG vaporizer utilization when a portable LNG vaporizer is connected to the gas utility distr…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-30, Summary of Peak Day Report," dated October 2023 with the department through the department's electronic records filing system annually on April 1 summarizing the previous winter period peak day operating statistics. (b) Quantitie…

(a) Each utility shall file department "Form E-31, Forecast of Upcoming Winter Period Design Day Report," dated October 2023 with the department annually by email or through the department's electronic records filing system on September 15 a report summarizing the upcoming winter…

The owner or operator of a natural gas pipeline facility regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717, et seq., shall, with respect to any such pipeline facility located or to be located in New Hampshire, file with the dep…

(a) Each utility offering unbundled transportation service shall file "Form E-32, Monthly Customer Migration Report," dated October 2023 electronically with the department and the commission monthly after the final accounting is available that provides in a PDF file format a roll…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 370:2 the department shall enforce safety standards and practices for utilities, referred to in En 506.01, consistent with the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act which is set forth at 49 U.S.C. § 60101, et seq. (b) In enforcing safety standards and practices the …

(a) Each utility shall allow the department staff, upon presentation of identifying credentials, to enter upon, inspect, and examine the records and properties of persons to the extent such records and properties are relevant to determining the compliance of such persons with dep…

(a) Inspections conducted pursuant to En 510.02 shall include a thorough review of the utility's records concerning inspection, operation, maintenance, and emergency procedures. (b) Field inspections combined with office inspections shall cover: (1) Operational checks of corrosio…

(a) When an evaluation of a utility's records and facilities indicates that the utility is apparently not in compliance with a pipeline safety regulation, the department investigator shall informally discuss the probable violation or noncompliance with the utility before concludi…

(a) After the department staff receives evidence of a possible violation, the department shall issue a written notice of probable violation (NOPV) to the party alleged to have committed the violation. (b) The department staff shall send information regarding the NOPV by certified…

(a) Upon receipt of the NOPV the respondent shall:(1) Submit to the department within 30 days, in writing, evidence refuting the probable violation referenced in the NOPV; (2) Submit to the department within 30 days a written plan of action outlining action the respondent will ta…

(a) After receiving the request for the informal conference, the department staff shall: (1) Arrange a date, time, and location for the informal conference; and (2) Notify the respondent by certified mail of the date, time, and location of said informal conference. (b) At the inf…

(a) If the department staff, after reviewing evidence and testimony obtained in writing or in conferences, determines that a violation of RSA 370:2, RSA 362:4-b, or En 500 has occurred, the department staff shall issue a notice of violation (NOV) to the respondent. (b) The NOV so…

Within 10 days from receipt of the NOV, the respondent shall either: (a) Sign a consent agreement and remit the civil penalty; or (b) File a request in writing for a hearing before the commission. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § En 510.09 Derived from Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, …

(a) The NOV shall become final and the department shall act upon it unless the respondent requests a hearing pursuant to En 510.09(b). (b) The department shall forward hearing requests pursuant to En 510.09(b) to the commission. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § En 510.10 Derived from Num…

(a) All LPG operators and landfill gas operators shall comply with those pipeline safety regulations established by the United States Department of Transportation as set forth in 49 C.F.R. Parts 191 and 192. (b) All LPG operators shall comply with the LP Gas Code (NFPA 58) as ref…

(a) LPG operators shall comply with the edition of the NFPA 54, the National Fuel Gas Code, as amended by New Hampshire Code Administrative Rules Saf-FMO 300. (b) Nothing in these rules shall prohibit or limit the New Hampshire department of safety adopting a different edition of…

(a) Each LPG operator shall submit department "Form E-27-A, Jurisdictional LP Gas Facilities Report," dated October 2023 to the enforcement division of the department within 30 days after notice of all newly installed, acquired, transferred or discontinued jurisdictional systems.…

Consistent with RSA 91-A:5, the department shall not release to the public reports filed pursuant to En 511.03. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § En 511.04 Derived from Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13796, Effective 10/25/2023, Expires 10/25/2033.

(a) The LPG operator or landfill gas operator shall notify the enforcement division of the department by telephone when any of the following occur: (1) A release of gas from a LPG system or landfill gas system that results in: a. A death; b. Personal injury necessitating same day…

(a) In addition to the emergency notification required in En 511.05, LPG operators and landfill gas operators shall report in writing to the department any event occurring in connection with its facilities and services, as follows: (1) An LPG operator or landfill gas operator sha…

(a) Each LPG operator and landfill gas operator shall notify the department of any accident, as described in En 511.05(a)(1), pursuant to En 511.05. (b) Each LPG operator and landfill gas operator, as applicable, shall submit a written report on department "Form E-5G, Utility Acc…

(a) Except as established herein or by municipal regulations within their jurisdiction which are more stringent than the state or federal requirement, each LPG operator shall construct, inspect, install, operate and maintain its systems, equipment and gas pipelines in accordance …