R746-320-1. General Provisions

  A. Scope and Applicability -- This rule applies to the methods and conditions of service used by utilities furnishing natural gas service in Utah. These rules supersede any conflicting provisions contained in tariffs of natural gas utilities subject to Commission jurisdiction. A utility may petition the Commission for an exemption from specified portions of these rules in accordance with R746-1-109, Deviation from Rules.

  B. Definitions --

  1. "British Thermal Unit" or "BTU" means the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.

  2. "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations, April 1, 1994 edition.

  3. "Commission" means the Public Service Commission of Utah.

  4. "Cubic Foot" means:

  a. when gas is supplied and metered to customers at the standard delivery pressure, as defined in Subsection R746-320-2(G), the volume of gas which, at the temperature and pressure existing in the meter, occupies one cubic foot;

  b. when gas is supplied to customers through positive displacement meters at other than standard delivery pressure, the volume of gas which occupies one cubic foot after applying a suitable correction factor to simulate delivery and metering at standard delivery pressure; the correction factor shall include allowance for gas temperature when it is reasonably practical to determine that factor;

  c. when gas is supplied through other meters, the volume of gas which occupies one cubic foot at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and at absolute pressure as provided in utility tariff rates or regulations approved by this Commission.

  5. "Customer" means a person, firm, partnership, company, corporation, organization, or governmental agency supplied with gas by a gas utility subject to Commission jurisdiction.

  6. "Customer Meter" means the device used to measure the volume of gas transferred from a gas utility to a customer.

  7. "Main" means a distribution line that is designed to serve as a common source of supply for more than one service line. The term does not include service lines.

  8. "Service Line" means a distribution line that transports gas from a common source of supply to:

  a. a customer meter or the connection to a customer's piping, whichever is farther downstream, or

  b. the connection to a customer's piping if there is no customer meter.

  9. "Therm" means a unit of heating value equaling 100,000 BTU.

  10. "Utility" means a gas corporation as defined in Section 54-2-1.