With respect to pipelines transmitting crude oil, liquid petroleum,
natural gas, toxic or flammable substances:
(1) identify and describe pipelines located in the
permit area and within 100 feet thereof in the application for a surface
mining permit;
(2) visibly mark the location of pipelines at 200-foot
intervals throughout the permit area;
(3) ensure a minimum of six feet of compacted material
between the pipeline and any haul road or access road within the permit
area which crosses over it;
(4) not create a cut within one hundred feet or one
times the depth of the cut (whichever is greater) of any pipeline;
(5) conduct blasting operations in accordance with
state and federal laws; but, in no case shall blasting be conducted
within 500 feet of a pipeline;
(6) comply with Railroad Commission of Texas Pipeline
Safety Rules (16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 8) and 49 CFR
191, 192, and 199; and
(7) at the discretion of the Commission, variances
to paragraphs (2)-(5) of this section may be granted by the Commission.
Variances to paragraphs (3)-(5) of this section will be granted if,
in the opinion of the Commission, the structural integrity of the
pipeline will be maintained and if agreed to by the owner of the pipeline.
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