The Illinois Commerce Commission's Natural Gas Pipeline Safety section inspects natural gas pipeline
facilities to assure compliance with all Federal and State safety rules and
regulations pertaining to the design, construction, operation and maintenance
of those facilities. It also investigates incidents involving natural gas
resulting in injury requiring hospitalization, a fatality, or property damage
exceeding $50,000.
Compliance Actions
Cases 
Statistics
2012 Effingham T&Q Conference
- Pipeline Safety Web Sites Published: July 31, 2012
- Annual Incident Reports Published: July 26, 2012
- More Rules Burdeaux Published: July 26, 2012
- Recent Advisory Bulletins Published: July 26, 2012
- Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Pipelines Published: July 26, 2012
- Distribution Integrity Management Program Published: July 26, 2012
- Effingham Presentation July 2012 Operations and Maintenance Manual Published: July 26, 2012
- Frequently Noticed Deficiencies Published: July 26, 2012
- Illinois Presentation Gerry Lee Published: July 26, 2012
- Inspection and Enforcement Published: July 26, 2012
- PHMSA Update Burdeaux Published: July 26, 2012
- PIPA Published: July 26, 2012
Code Updates
- Current List of Laboratories and Instrumented Intial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards to Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies
Published: May 3, 2013
- Random Drug Testing Rate Published: January 18, 2012
- Control Room Management/Human Factors Published: June 16, 2011
- Pipeline Safety: Mechanical Fitting Published: February 1, 2011
- Updates to Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas Reporting Requirements Published: December 2, 2010
- Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs Published: August 25, 2010
- Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical Standards and Miscellaneous Edits Published: August 11, 2010
- Incident Report Form - Gas Transmission and Gathering Published: February 23, 2010
- Instructions: Gas Distribution System Incident Form Published: February 23, 2010
- Instructions: Gas Transmission and Gathering Incident Form Published: February 23, 2010
- Incident Report Form - Gas Distribution System Published: February 23, 2010
- Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution Pipelines Published: December 4, 2009
- Control Room Management/Human Factors Published: December 3, 2009
Advisory Notices
- Workshop on Public Awareness Programs Published: May 23, 2013
- Pipeline Safety Incident and Accident Report Published: March 7, 2013
- Annual Reports and Validation Published: February 11, 2013
- Accident and Incident Notification Time Limits Published: January 31, 2013
- Reporting of Exeedances of Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Published: December 21, 2012
- Random Drug Testing Rate; Contractor MIS Reporting; and Obtaining DAMIS Sign-In Information Published: December 6, 2012
- Using Meaningful Metrics in Conducting Integrity Management Program Evaluations Published: December 5, 2012
- Communication During Emergency Situations Published: October 11, 2012
- Inspection and Protection of Pipeline Facilities after Railway Accidents Published: July 31, 2012
- Mechanical Fitting Failure Reporting Instructions Published: June 12, 2012
- Verification of Records Published: May 7, 2012
- Mandated Leak and Valve Study Published: April 3, 2012
- Cast Iron Pipe, Supplemental Advisory Bulletin Published: March 23, 2012
- Implementation of the National Registry of Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas Operators Published: March 22, 2012
- Driscopipe 8000 High Density Polyethylene Pipe of Potential for Material Degradation Published: March 6, 2012
- Post Accident Drug and Alcohol Testing Published: March 6, 2012
- National Pipeline Operator Registry Advisory Published: January 13, 2012
- Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by Flooding Published: July 28, 2011
- National Pipeline Mapping System Data Submissions and Submission Dates for Gas Transmissions and Gathering Systems and Liquefied Natural Gas Annual Reports Published: May 25, 2011
- Dangers of Snow and Ice Builup Published: February 9, 2011
- Verification of Transmission Pipeline MAOP Published: January 10, 2011
- Emergency Preparedness Communication Published: November 3, 2010
- Personal Electronic Device Related Distractions Published: August 3, 2010
- Implementation of Electronic Filing For Revised Incident/Accident Report Form Published: May 7, 2010
- 2010-3-19 FR Notice of Distribution Construction Workshop Published: March 19, 2010
- Reporting Drug and Alcohol Test Results for Contractors and Multiple Operator Identification Numbers Published: January 20, 2010
- Operator Qualification Program Modifications Published: December 16, 2009
- Weldable Compression Coupling Installation Published: September 30, 2009
- Potential Low and Variable Yield Tensile Strength and Chemical Composition Properties In High Strength Line Pipe Published: May 21, 2009
- Polymide-11 (PA-11) Plastic Pipe Design Pressures Published: January 5, 2009
- Control Room Management/Human Factors Published: September 16, 2008
- Integrity Management Program for Gas Distribution Pipelines Published: September 16, 2008
- National Pipeline Mapping System Advisory Notice Published: August 1, 2008
- Excess Flow Valve Advisory Notice Published: June 5, 2008
- Advisory Notice: Issues Related to Mechanical Couplings Used in Natural Gas Distribution Systems Published: March 4, 2007
Proposed Rules
- Agency Information Collection, Gas Distribution Annual Reports Published: February 13, 2013
- Administrative Procedures; Updates and Technical Corrections Published: August 13, 2012
- Damage Prevention Program NPRM Comment Period Extension Published: May 30, 2012
- Information Collection, Excess Flow Valve Census Published: May 15, 2012
- Revisions to Transmission and Gather Pipeline Annual and Incident Report Data Collection Published: April 19, 2012
- Pipeline Damage Prevention Programs Published: April 1, 2012
- Comment Period Extension -Miscellaneous Changes to Pipeline Safety Regulations. Published: February 3, 2012
- Miscellaneous Changes to Pipeline Safety Regulations Published: December 2, 2011
- Expanding the Use of Excess Flow Valves Published: November 28, 2011
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Transmission Lines Published: August 25, 2011
- Information Collection Gas Distribution Annual Report Form Published: July 6, 2010
- Proposed Revisions to Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form Published: November 18, 2009