Executive Summary:
This notification from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) amends the 2009 regulations regarding the procedure for developing technical standards and specifications, including safety standards. The amendment, effective upon publication in the Official Gazette, outlines a revised process for formulating, updating, amending, or cancelling standards related to the petroleum and natural gas sector. It details the roles of interested parties, technical committees, and the Board in this process.
Key Points / Main Content:
Formulation of Standards:
* Any interested party can submit a proposal to the Board to formulate, update, amend, or cancel a standard related to the petroleum, petroleum products, and natural gas sector, including pipelines and infrastructure projects.
* The Board can also independently decide to develop, update, amend, or cancel a standard.
* The Board may refer to or adopt existing standards developed by a Standards Development Organization (SDO) that follows international best practices and has developed a significant number of standards.
Procedure and Approval:
* The technical committee prepares a draft standard or amendment and submits it to the Board.
* The Board approves the draft with or without modification and publishes it on its website for public consultation for a minimum of 21 days.
* Comments received during public consultation may be forwarded to the technical subcommittee for review.
* The draft standard, public comments, and technical committee views are published on the Board's website before an Open House discussion.
* The Board may adopt the standard after considering comments or views from the Open House or seek additional views from the technical committee.
Intellectual Property and Consensus:
* The responsibility for seeking concurrence for intellectual property rights lies with the technical committee or SDO preparing the draft standard.
* The technical committee finalizes the draft by consensus, or by a two-thirds majority vote with reasons for lack of consensus conveyed to the Board.
Review and Amendment:
* All developed standards must be reviewed periodically, at least once every five years, and revised, reaffirmed, or withdrawn as necessary by the Board.
* Proposals for revising or amending published standards are considered similarly to new standards, with the final decision resting with the Board.
Impact Analysis:
Interested Parties:
* Impact: Can propose new standards or changes to existing ones, potentially influencing industry practices and safety standards.
* Action Required: Prepare proposals in Annexure II format with the specified application fee, and participate in public consultations when relevant standards are open for comment.
Technical Committee:
* Impact: Responsible for drafting, amending, and reviewing standards, and providing expert opinions.
* Action Required: Evaluate proposals, prepare draft standards, address public comments, and finalize standards, ensuring consensus or a two-thirds majority. Must also seek concurrence for any intellectual property rights.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB):
* Impact: Holds the ultimate authority in approving, modifying, and adopting standards, ensuring regulatory compliance and safety.
* Action Required: Review and approve draft standards, manage public consultations, and make final decisions on adopting, revising, or withdrawing standards.
Downstream Petroleum and Natural Gas Sector:
* Impact: The new and amended standards directly affect operations, safety protocols, and infrastructure projects within the sector.
* Action Required: Stay informed of new and revised standards, adapt practices to comply with updated regulations, and participate in the consultation process to voice concerns or suggestions.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board: A statutory body in India responsible for regulating the refining, processing, storage, transportation, distribution, marketing and sale of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: An act of the Indian Parliament that established the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Procedure for development of Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards Regulations, 2009: Regulations established by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board outlining the procedure for developing technical standards and specifications, including safety standards, in the petroleum and natural gas sector.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Official Gazette: The official publication of the government in which regulations are published.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Levy of Fees and Other Charges Regulations, 2007: Regulations by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board about the fees and other charges.
SDO: Standards Development Organization
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of Government of India Press.
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भाग III—खण्ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 524] नई ददल्ली, मगं लिार, निम्बर 24, 2020/अग्रिायण 3, 1942
No. 524] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020/AGRAHAYANA 3, 1942
परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै जिजनयामक बोड ड
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 23 निम् बर, 2020
फा.स.ं पीएनजीआरबी/टेक/27-पीडीटी4एस/(1)/2020 (पी-1922).---पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजनयामक
बोडड अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का 19) की धारा 61 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस
जिजनयामक बोड ड एतदद्वृ ारा परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजनयामक बोड ड (सुरक्षा मानक सजित तकनीकी मानकऔर
जिजिजियों के जिकास की प्रदिया) जिजनयम, 2009 म ेंआग े संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता ि ैअथाडत:्-
1. लघ ुिीर्कड और प्रारंभ
(1) इन जिजनयमों को पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै जिजनयामक बोड ड (सुरक्षा मानक सजित तकनीकी मानक
और जिजिजियों के जिकास करन े की प्रदिया) सिं ोधन जिजनयम, 2020 किा जाएगा।
(2) ये सरकारी राजपत्र म ेंअपन ेप्रकािन की तारीख से लाग ूिोंगे।
2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजनयामक बोड ड (सुरक्षा मानक सजित तकनीकी मानक और जिजिजियों के जिकास
करन े की प्रदिया) जिजनयम, 2009 के जिजनयम 6 के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयमन प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा,
अथाडत:् -
"6. मानक बनान ेकी प्रदिया
(1) कोई भी इच्छुक पाटी मानक तैयार करन े या पेरोजलयम, परे ोजलयम उत्पादों और प्राकृजतक गैसों स े
संबंजधत गजतजिजधयों म ें मौजूदा मानक को बनाने या अद्यतन या संिोजधत या रद्द करन े के जलए जजसम ें
डाउनस्ट् रीम पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस क्षत्रे स े संबंजधत पाइपलाइन और बुजनयादी ढांचा पररयोजनाओं
5716 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
का जनमाडण और संचालन िाजमल ि ै जजस े पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजनयामक बोड ड (िल्ु क एि ं
अन्य प्रभारउगािी) जिजनयम, 2007 के तित जनर्ददि एक आिदे न िुल्क के साथ अनुबंध-II के रूप म ें बोड ड
को एक प्रस्ट्ताि प्रस्ट्ततु कर सकते ि ैं।
(2) उप-जिजनयम (1) में दकसी बात के िोत े हुए भी, बोडड स्ट् ित: दकसी स्ट्थाजपत मानक को बनाने, अद्यतन,
संिोधन या रद्द करन े का जनणयड ल े सकता ि,ै तादक दकसी भी जिजिि जिर्य पर नए मानकों को बनान े
और उसम ें आिोधन तथा मौजदू ा मानकों के संिोधन का काय ड बोड ड द्वारा या तकनीकी सजमजत द्वारा िी
दकया जाएगा।
(3) यदद बोड ड दकसी भी मौजूदा मानकों की जांच करने पर इस बात से संतुष्ट िो दक ऐसमे ानकों को
अंतरराष्ट्रीय सिोत्तम प्रथाओं का पालन करते हुए दकसी एसडीओ द्वारा जिकजसत दकया गया ि ै और ऐस े
एसडीओ को पयाडप्त संख्या म ें मानकों का जिकास करन े का श्रेय ददया गया ि,ै तो बोड ड ऐसे मानकों का
संदभड द ेसकता ि ैया उन् ि ेंअपना सकता ि।ै
(4) जिचार-जिमिड के बाद, तकनीकी सजमजत एक मसौदा मानक या संिोधन तैयार करेगी और उसे बोड ड को
प्रस्ट्ततु करेगी तथा बोड ड मसौदा मानक या संिोधन पर संिोधन सजित या जबना संिोधन के जिचार और
अनुमोदन करेगा और उस े सािडजजनक परामि ड के जलए अपनी िेबसाइट पर कम से कम इक्कीस ददनों के
जलए अपलोड करेगा।
(5) बोडड सािडजजनक परामि ड के दौरान प्राप्त रटप्पजणयों को तकनीकी उप-सजमजत को बोड ड को प्राप्त रटप्पजणयों
पर उनके जिचार प्रस्ट्ततु करन ेके जलए अग्रेजर्त कर सकता ि।ै
(6) मसौदा मानक और सािडजजनक परामि ड के दौरान प्राप्त रटप्पजणयों और तकनीकी सजमजत के जिचारों, यदद
उस पर लाग ूिों, को बोड डकी िबे साइट पर सािडजजनक परामि ड के दौरान प्राप्त रटप्प जणयों पर चचाड करन े
के जलए ओपन िाउस आयोजजत करने स े पिल े बोड ड द्वारा जनधाडररत अिजध के जलए प्रकाजित दकया
जाएगा।
(7) बोडड ओपन िाउस की रटप्पजणयों या जिचारों को मानन े के बाद मानक को अपना सकता ि।ै िैकजल्पक रूप
स,े बोडड इसे अपनान े से पिल े प्राप्त रटप्पजणयों पर तकनीकी सजमजत का मत प्राप्त कर सकता ि।ै
(8) यदद अंजतम रूप ददए गए मानक के जलए सिायता की आिश्यकता िो या दकसी अन्य मानक पर पाठ को
पुन: प्रस्ट्ततु करता ि,ै जजसका बौजिक सपं दा अजधकार दकसी अन्य व्यजि के पास ि,ै तो मानक तैयार
करन े के जलए ऐस े व्यजि की सिमजत लेन े की जजम्मेदारी तकनीकी सजमजत या एसडीओ, यदद कोई िो, की
िोगी।
(9) तकनीकी सजमजत, सिडसम्मजत से मसौद े को अंजतम रूप देगी और यदद आम सिमजत निीं बनती िै, तो
मानक को मतदान द्वारा दो-जतिाई सदस्ट्यों के बहुमत स े अंजतम रूप ददया जाएगा और मानक को अपनात े
समय आम सिमजत न बनन े के जिस्ट्ततृ कारण, यदद कोई िों, को बोड डको सूजचत दकया जाएगा।
(10) बोडड द्वारा आिश्यक समझे गए सभी मानकों की कम स े कम पांच िर्ों म ें एक बार समय-समय पर
समीक्षा की जाएगी और उस े संिोजधत, पुन: पुजि या िापस जलया जाएगा।
(11) प्रकाजित मानकों को संिोजधत या आिोजधत करन े के प्रस्ट्तािों पर संबंजधत तकनीकी सजमजत द्वारा नए
मानकों के जिकास के प्रस्ट् तािों की िी तरि जिचार दकया जाएगा, जजसका अंजतम जनणडय बोड ड के पास
िोगा।"
िन्दना िमा,ड सजचि
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./383/2020]
पाद रटप्प णी : मूल जनयमों को ददनांक 14/05/2009 के जीएसआर 323(अ.) द्वारा अजधसूजचत दकया गया था और
तत्पश्चात ् ददनांक 01/01/2015 की फा.स.ं एल-जिजिध/VI/I/ 2007 द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd November, 2020
F. No. PNGRB/Tech/27-PDT4S/(1)/2020 (P-1922). −In exercise of the powers conferred by
section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum
and Natural Gas Regulatory Board hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Procedure for development of Technical Standards and
Specifications including Safety Standards) Regulations, 2009, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement.
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(Procedure for development of Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety
Standards) Amendment Regulations, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. For the regulation 6 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Procedure for
development of Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards)
Regulations, 2009, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely: -
―6. Procedure for formulation of standards.
(1) Any interested party may submit a proposal to the Board for formulation of a standard or
updating or amending or cancelling an existing standard in activities relating to petroleum,
petroleum products and natural gas including the construction and operation of pipeline
and infrastructure projects related to downstream petroleum and natural gas sector in the
form of Annexure – II alongwith an application fee as specified under the Petroleum and
Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fees and Other Charges) Regulations, 2007.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-regulation (1), the Board on its own may also decide to
develop, update, amend or cancel an established standard so that the work of formulation
of new standards and modification and revision of existing standards on any specific
subject shall be undertaken by the Board itself or through technical committee.
(3) If the Board on examining any existing standards is satisfied that such standards have been
developed by an SDO following the international best practices and such SDO has been
credited for development of substantial number of standards, the Board may refer or adopt
such standards.
(4) After deliberations, technical committee shall prepare a draft standard or amendment and
shall submit the same to the Board and the Board shall consider and approve the draft
standard or amendment with or without modification and put it on its website for public
consultation for a minimum period of twenty one days.
(5) The Board may forward the comments received during public consultation to the technical
subcommittee to submit its views on the comments received to the Board.
(6) The draft standard and the comments received during public consultation and views of the
technical committee, if applicable on same shall be published on the website of the Board
for a period as decided by Board before conducting Open House for discussions on the
comments received during public consultation.
(7) The Board may adopt the standard after considering the comments or views of the Open
House. Alternatively, the Board may seek views of technical committee on the comments
received, before its adoption.
(8) In case the finalized standard draws assistance or reproduces text form any other standard
where some other person has intellectual property right, the responsibility for seeking
concurrence of such person shall lie with the technical committee or SDO, if any, preparing
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(9) Technical committee shall finalize the draft by consensus in the committee and if
consensus is not reached, the standard shall be finalized by voting and acceptance by two-
third majority of members and the detailed reasons for lack of consensus, if any, shall be
conveyed to the Board for its consideration while adopting the standard.
(10) All standards so developed shall be reviewed periodically at least once in five years, and
revised, reaffirmed or withdrawn, as considered necessary by the Board.
(11) Proposals for revising or amending published standards shall be considered by the
technical committee concerned in a manner similar to proposals for development of new
standards with the final decision resting with the Board.‖.
VANDANA SHARMA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./383/2020]
Foot Note : Principal regulations were notified vide GSR 323(E), dated 14/05/2009 and subsequently
amended vide F. No. L-MISC/VI/I/2007, dated 01/01/2015.
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