Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-19.17 - Incident notification and reports
(1) Notification. A utility shall notify the
board immediately, or as soon as practical, of any incident involving the
release of gas, failure of equipment, or interruption of facility operations,
which results in any of the following:
a. A
death or personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization.
b. Estimated property damage of $15,000 or
more to the property of the utility and to others, including the cost of gas
lost.
c. Emergency shutdown of a
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.
d. An interruption of service to 50 or more
customers.
e. Any other incident
considered significant by the utility.
(2) Information required. The utility shall
notify the board by e-mail, as soon as practical, of any reportable incident at
dutyofficer@iub.iowa.gov or, when e-mail is not available, by calling the board
duty officer at (515)745-2332. The person sending the e-mail or the caller
shall leave a call-back number for a person who can provide the following
information:
a. The name of the utility, the
name and telephone number of the person making the report, and the name and
telephone number of a contact person knowledgeable about the
incident.
b. The location of the
incident.
c. The time of the
incident.
d. The number of deaths
or personal injuries and the extent of those injuries, if any.
e. An initial estimate of damages.
f. The number of services
interrupted.
g. A summary of the
significant information available to the utility regarding the probable cause
of the incident and extent of damages.
h. Any oral or written report required by the
U. S. Department of Transportation, and the name of the person who made the
oral report or prepared the written report.
(3) Written incident reports. Within 30 days
of the date of the incident, the utility shall file a written report with the
board. The report shall include the information required for telephone notice
in subrule 19.17(2), the probable cause as determined by the utility, the
number and cause of any deaths or personal injuries requiring in-patient
hospitalization, and a detailed description of property damage and the amount
of monetary damages. If significant additional information becomes available at
a later date, a supplemental report shall be filed. Copies of any written
reports concerning an incident or safety-related condition filed with or
submitted to the U. S. Department of Transportation or the National
Transportation Safety Board shall also be provided to the board.
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