Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.2301 - Definitions
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Approved by the commission" means that a
commission order has been issued.
(b) "British thermal unit" means the quantity
of heat that must be added to 1 avoirdupois pound of pure water to raise its
temperature from 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit to 59.5 degrees Fahrenheit under
standard pressure. Standard pressure is 30 inches mercury at 32 degrees
Fahrenheit or 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute and with acceleration due
to gravity equal to 32.174 feet per second per second.
(c) "Commission" means the Michigan public
service commission.
(d) "Cubic foot
of gas" means either of the following:
(i)
For billing purposes, a standard cubic foot of gas is that quantity of dry gas
that, at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and an absolute pressure of
14.65 pounds per square inch, occupies 1 cubic foot. The commission may,
however, approve a different absolute pressure base.
(ii) For testing purposes, such as testing
for heating value, a standard cubic foot of gas is that quantity of gas that,
when saturated with water vapor at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and
an absolute pressure of 14.73 pounds per square inch, occupies 1 cubic
foot.
(e) "Customer"
means an individual, firm, association, or corporation excluding other gas
utilities, or any agency of the federal, state, county, or municipal government
that purchases or otherwise receives gas or transportation services, or both,
on the utility's system.
(f)
"Hazardous condition" means any condition that the utility determines poses an
immediate and serious threat to the health, safety, or welfare of a customer or
the general public and that requires immediate action.
(g) "Meter" means a device owned by a utility
that is used in measuring a quantity of gas.
(h) "Meter accuracy" means the volume that is
measured by a meter as a percent of the actual volume that flowed through the
meter as measured by a working standard.
(i) "Meter error" means a failure to
accurately measure and record all of the natural gas used that is required by
the applicable rate or rates.
(j)
"Mixed gas" means a gas that is produced by mixing natural gas with any of the
following:
(i) Air.
(ii) Inert gas.
(iii) Liquefied petroleum gas.
(iv) Other flammable gas.
(v) Substitute natural gas.
(k) "Premises" means an individual
piece of land or real estate that is not separated by public roads, streets, or
alleys, including buildings and other appurtenances on that land or real
estate.
(l) "Potentially hazardous
condition" means any condition that the utility determines has the potential to
become a hazardous condition, but that does not require immediate action,
including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(i) Customer failure to permit the utility to
perform inspections and maintenance on the utility's facilities in or on the
customers premises.
(ii) Customer
alterations or modifications of the utility's facilities located in or on the
customers premises.
(iii) Customer
construction of a structure or appurtenance near or over the main, service line
piping, or meter set assembly so that the utility's facilities are not in
compliance with the provisions of
R
460.20101 to
R 460.20606 of the Michigan gas
safety standards or the utility's standards.
(iv) Customer failure to correct or replace
gas utilization equipment or gas fuel line piping that has been previously
identified and classified as potentially hazardous by the utility.
(m) "Rate book" means the assembled
rate schedules, rules, regulations, and standard forms of the utility as filed
with the commission and available on the commissions website.
(n) "Required access" means access that is
necessary to conduct any of the following:
(i) Routine inspections and
maintenance.
(ii) Meter readings of
gas usage.
(iii) Scheduled
replacement, repairs, relocation, or disconnection of branch service lines or
other changes with respect to service lines and meter assembly
piping.
(o) "Substitute
natural gas" means gas that is interchangeable and compatible with natural gas
and that is manufactured from carbon and hydrogen-bearing materials.
(p) "Utility" means a person, firm,
corporation, cooperative, association, or agency that is subject to the
jurisdiction of the commission and that delivers or distributes and sells gas
to the public for heating, power, or other residential, commercial, or
industrial purposes.
Notes
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