Section 460.20502. Reports.

Rule 502. (1) An operator or other person proposing to construct a gas transmission line wherein the maximum operating pressure will result  in  a hoop stress of 30% or more of specified minimum yield  strength,  or   to construct any gas metering or regulating facility, gas treatment plant, gas production plant, or gas compressor station connected to, and forming part of, such transmission line shall, not less than 60 days before starting construction, file all of the following data with the commission:

(a)     A 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.

(2)     An application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity filed under 1929 PA 9, MCL 483.101 et seq., meets the requirements of subrule (1) of this rule.

(3)     Within 60 days following the completion of construction and testing of facilities covered by subrules (1) and (2) of this rule, an operator shall file a report with the commission giving details of the test pressures applied and the dates of the tests, the results of the tests, including leaks and failures, and a route map of the "as-built" facility.

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS.