CHAPTER En 1400 RULES FOR PIPELINE PUBLIC UTILITIES

PART En 1401 DEFINITIONS

En 1401.01 "Pipeline public utility," "pipeline utility" or "utility" means any "public utility" as defined in RSA 362:2.

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En 1401.02 "Department" shall mean the New Hampshire department of energy.

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PART En 1402 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

En 1402.01 Reports to Department.

(a) If deemed necessary by the department to evaluate the safe operation of gas pipelines and to fulfill its authority under RSA 374:3, each utility and any owner or operator of a pipeline facility regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall provide the department, upon its request, the results of any tests and summaries of any records required under state or federal law. Such tests and summaries may include but not be limited to operating pressures, welding procedures, construction procedures, incident reporting, and accident reporting, and other practices that relate to the safe operation of pipelines.

(b) Each utility and any owner or operator of a pipeline facility regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall file reports with the department on such forms as the department shall specify as provided in En 1403.

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PART 1403 FORMS TO BE FILED

En 1403.01 F-22 Information Sheet.

(a) Each utility shall file Department form, “En Form F-22”:

(1) Annually; and

(2) Whenever any changes occur to the information included in a utility's current En Form F‑22 filing.

(b) Each utility shall include on En Form F-22 the following:

(1) Name of utility;

(2) Officer’s or individual’s name, address, and e-mail address to receive annual report Department form “En Form F-16”;

(3) Officer’s or individual’s name, address, and e-mail address to receive the utility assessment invoice;

(4) The names and titles of the principal officers of the company; and

(5) The name, title, and signature of the individual who supervised the completion of the form, with date of signature.

En 1403.02 Annual Reporting.

(a) Any owner or operator of a pipeline facility regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall, with respect to any such pipeline facility located or to be located in New Hampshire, file with the department:

(1) Concurrently upon its filing annually, on or before April 30 of each year, a copy of the signed original of the applicable Federal Energy Regulatory Commission annual report form “Form No. 2 or 2A” pertaining to such facility; and

(2) Concurrently upon its filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a copy of any application for a certification of public convenience and necessity under the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717f(c), with respect to any pipeline facility proposed to be located in New Hampshire.

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APPENDIX A

En 1401	RSA 12-P:5, IV
En 1402	RSA 12-P:5, IV; 374:15
En 1403.01	RSA 12-P:5, IV; 374:15
En 1403.02	RSA 12-P:5, IV; 374:15

Appendix B

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

FEDERAL STANDARDS AND FORMS

Rule

Title

Publisher; How to Obtain; and Cost

En 1403.02(a)(1)

Form Number 2 – Major Natural

Gas Pipeline Annual Report

Available from the publisher, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at no cost at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp

En 1403.02(a)(1)

Form Number 2A – Non-Major

Natural Gas Pipeline Annual Report

Available from the publisher, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at no cost at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp