Railroad Commission of Texas Proposed Rules

Updated: April 12, 2013

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This page lists the RRC's proposals to change or delete existing rules, or to add new rules. Rules listed on this page have been approved for submission to the Texas Register for publication for public comment. Except where noted, these proposals have not been adopted.

The column headings indicate the status of each rule proposal. For rules that have been published in the Texas Register, a link is provided to the Texas Register issue.

For rules that have been adopted, the last two columns link to the Texas Register issue which includes the adopted rule and indicate the effective date for the rule. Rules will be removed from this page one week after the effective date of the adoption and will be added to the Current Rules page.

Explanation of Proposed Rules Table

Section Number	Rule Title & Contact Person	Proposal Approved at Conference for Submission to the Texas Register	Proposal Published in the Texas Register	Comment Period Ends	Adoption Approved at Conference	Adoption Published in the Texas Register	Effective Date of Adoption
Chapter 1. Practice and Procedure
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 1.

Chapter 2. Informal Complaint Procedure
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 2.

Chapter 3. Oil and Gas Division
3.9, 3.36, 3.46, 3.80	Amend to address insufficient surface casing through the base of useable quality water in disposal wells (Leslie Savage 512-463-7308)	5/15/2012 memo approving initiation of rulemaking (pdf format) Draft rules for informal comment
3.13, 3.99, 3.100	Amend to address transfer from TCEQ to RRC of Groundwater Advisory Unit, clarify requirements for drilling, casing, cementing, and fracture stimulation, and other subjects (Leslie Savage 512-463-7308)	8/21/2012 (pdf format)	9/7/2012	11/20/2012* (at noon) Comments Received *Comment period extended from 10/9/2012 to 11/20/2012 Notice of public hearing 10/19/2012 Revised amendments for informal comment (12/11/2012)	withdrawn 1/29/2013	n/a	n/a
3.13, 3.99, 3.100	Amend to address transfer from TCEQ to RRC of Groundwater Advisory Unit, clarify requirements for drilling, casing, cementing, and fracture stimulation, and other subjects (Leslie Savage 512-463-7308)	1/29/2013 (pdf format)	2/15/2013	4/1/2013 (at noon) Public hearing 2/21/2013 (see preamble for details) Comments Received
3.8	Amend (along with Chapter 4, Subch. B) regarding commercial recycling (Leslie Savage 512-463-7308)	9/11/2012 (pdf format)	9/28/2012 (Note: The published comment deadline is incorrect; the correct deadline is 10/29/2012.)	10/29/2012 (at noon) Comments Received	3/26/2013 (pdf format)	4/12/2013	4/15/2013

Section Number	Rule Title & Contact Person	Proposal Approved at Conference for Submission to the Texas Register	Proposal Published in the Texas Register	Comment Period Ends	Adoption Approved at Conference	Adoption Published in the Texas Register	Effective Date of Adoption
Chapter 4. Environmental Protection
Subchapter B	Amend (along with §3.8) regarding commercial recycling (Leslie Savage 512-463-7308)	9/11/2012 (pdf format)	9/28/2012 (Note: The published comment deadline is incorrect; the correct deadline is 10/29/2012.)	10/29/2012 (at noon) Comments Received	3/26/2013 (pdf format)	4/12/2013	4/15/2013

Chapter 5. Carbon Dioxide
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 5.
Chapter 7. Gas Services Division
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 7.

Section Number	Rule Title & Contact Person	Proposal Approved at Conference for Submission to the Texas Register	Proposal Published in the Texas Register	Comment Period Ends	Adoption Approved at Conference	Adoption Published in the Texas Register	Effective Date of Adoption
Chapter 8. Pipeline Safety Regulations
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 8.

Section Number	Rule Title & Contact Person	Proposal Approved at Conference for Submission to the Texas Register	Proposal Published in the Texas Register	Comment Period Ends	Adoption Approved at Conference	Adoption Published in the Texas Register	Effective Date of Adoption
Chapter 9. LP-Gas Safety Rules
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 9.

Chapter 11. Surface Mining and Reclamation Division
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 11.

Chapter 12. Coal Mining Regulations
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 12.

Section Number	Rule Title & Contact Person	Proposal Approved at Conference for Submission to the Texas Register	Proposal Published in the Texas Register	Comment Period Ends	Adoption Approved at Conference	Adoption Published in the Texas Register	Effective Date of Adoption
Chapter 13. Regulations for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 13.

Chapter 14. Regulations for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 14.

Chapter 15. Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 15.

Chapter 18. Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 18.	Click here to view informal comments

Chapter 20. Administration
	There are currently no proposals affecting rules in Chapter 20.

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