Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.20502 - Construction filings and reports
Rule 502.
(1) In
addition to the requirements contained in
49 C.F.R. §
191.22, which is adopted by reference in
R 460.20606, an operator or other
person proposing to construct a gas pipeline or gas pipeline facility shall
notify the commission staff not less than 60 days before any of the following
begins:
(a) Construction or any planned
rehabilitation, replacement, modification, upgrade, uprate, or update of a
facility, other than a section of line pipe, that costs $1 million or
more.
(b) Construction of any of
the following gas facilities connected to a transmission pipeline system:
(i) Metering station.
(ii) Regulating station.
(iii) Treatment plant.
(iv) Production plant.
(v) Compressor unit.
(c) Construction of a gas transmission
pipeline wherein the maximum allowable operating pressure will result in a hoop
stress of 30% or more of the specified minimum yield strength.
(d) Construction of 1 or more miles of
contiguous new or replacement pipeline, excluding the length associated with
service lines.
(2) As
part of the notification required under subrule (1)(a) to (c) of this rule, an
operator or other person proposing to construct a gas pipeline or gas pipeline
facility shall file all of the following before construction begins:
(a) A facility schematic or map showing the
proposed route of the line on a scale not less than 3/8 of an inch to 1
mile.
(b) Engineering
specifications covering design, construction, materials, and testing and
operating pressures.
(c)
Certification that the facilities will be in compliance with these
rules.
(3) As part of the
notification required under subrule (1)(d) of these rules, an operator or other
person proposing to construct a gas pipeline shall comply with the requirements
in subrule (2) of these rules upon request.
(4) An application filed under 1929 PA 9, MCL
483.101 to 483.120, 1929 PA 69, MCL 460.501 to 460.506, 1923 PA 238, MCL
486.251 to MCL 486.255, or pursuant to a commission order meets the
requirements of subrules (1) and (2) of this rule.
(5) Except for distribution facilities,
within 60 days following the completion of construction and testing of
facilities covered by subrules (1), (2), and (3) of this rule, an operator
shall file a report with the commission containing the information required
under
49 C.F.R. §
192.517, adopted by reference in
R 460.20606 of these rules, and
R
460.20314, and a route map of the as-built
pipeline.
(6) If notification under
subrule (1) of this rule is not possible due to an emergency, an operator shall
notify the commission staff as soon as feasible.
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