Emergency Operations Plan FAQ

Utilities Code chapter 38.203: A committee was created to map the state’s electricity supply chain in order to designate priority electricity service needs during extreme weather events.

• The committee will update the electricity supply chain map at least once a year
• An operator of a gas supply chain facility is defined by section 86.044.

Operators are required to submit an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) because they operate at least one or more facilities that: (1) produce, treat, process, pressurize, store, or transport natural gas; and (2) are, or will, be included on the Texas Electricity Supply Chain Security and Mapping Committee map, which had its first iteration adopted on April 29, 2022.

This rule applies to you if you received the notification letter from the RRC dated May 4, 2026.

• The notification letter provides guidance on what should be included in an EOP.
• The RRC will not provide an EOP template; operators may structure their EOP to meet their particular needs.

If you believe you are subject to the rule and did not receive the notification letter, please contact RRC’s Critical Infrastructure Division unit at 512-463-6737 or by email at CID@rrc.texas.gov.

If you received the notification letter and believe you are not subject to the rule, please contact RRC’s Critical Infrastructure Division unit at 512-463-6737 or by email at CID@rrc.texas.gov.

You may contact the RRC’s Critical Infrastructure Division unit at 512463-6737 or by email at CID@rrc.texas.gov.

If you need to know what facilities are required on your EOP, please contact the CID at CID@rrc.texas.gov for more information.

Details:

• Each EOP should provide at a minimum the information specified in the notification letter. For more details, reference the EOP Guideline available on the RRC website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/media/o1ziuu4y/eop-guideline.pdf.
• If your company has more than one EOP, please combine them into one submission.
• The deadline for filing the EOP is August 1, 2026.
• If your EOP has confidential information, you may file a redacted copy, but you must file separately an unredacted filing for staff review. Please see the notification letter for guidance.

The electricity supply chain map is not available to the public. The map is confidential under state law due to the nature of the sensitive information it contains.

The presentation is available on the RRC website at https://www.rrc.state.tx.us/media/hgqo453t/eop-webinar-may-2024.pdf

EOPs will be reviewed under the notification letter criteria.  EOPs that meet all the criteria will be approved.  EOPs that do not satisfy all the criteria will be returned as incomplete.

Your EOP is considered public information by law except for portions that contain information that is considered confidential under Chapter 552, Government Code.  Pursuant to Texas Utilities Code § 186.008(g), if portions of an EOP are designated as confidential, the EOP shall be provided in a redacted form for public inspection with the confidential portions removed.  To the extent your EOP contains confidential information under Chapter 552, Government Code, you are required to submit two versions: (1) an unredacted EOP for the Commission’s review; and (2) a redacted version of the same EOP.

You may contact the RRC’s Critical Infrastructure Division unit at 512463-6737 or by email at CID@rrc.texas.gov.

We will mail out the EOP reviewal letters after the due date in August, electronic versions will be uploaded to the Operators Letters Dashboard on the RRC Online System.