Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 7 - Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Chapter 48 - Practice and Procedure
Article 3 - Simplified Pipeline Tariffs
3 AAC 48.462 - Simplified pipeline tariff rules
Universal Citation: 3 AK Admin Code 48.462
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) In addition to the requirements of 3 AAC 48.360 and as applicable 3 AAC 48.370, rules contained in a simplified pipeline tariff must include
(1) a statement setting
out the location of the principal place of business and the location where the
books and records are kept;
(2) a
statement that the pipeline carrier's books and records are kept in accordance
with 3 AAC 48.277, or that the accounts
of the pipeline carrier are kept in a manner enabling the pipeline carrier to
furnish the books and records in compliance with
3
AAC 48.277;
(3) a description of the oil, gas, or product
quality, temperature of transported substance, and any other applicable
specifications, including pipeline pressure specifications;
(4) if the designated pipeline facility
transports crude oil or products, a statement that upon request the pipeline
carrier will provide common carriage over the designated pipeline
facility;
(5) if the designated
pipeline facility transports natural gas, either
(A) a statement that upon bona fide request
the pipeline carrier will provide common carriage over the designated pipeline
facility; or
(B) a statement that
upon bona fide request the pipeline carrier will provide firm transportation
service and interruptible transportation service over the designated pipeline
facility in compliance with (b) of this section;
(6) a statement of how to apply for service
and interconnection, including the name, title, and address of the designated
contact for the pipeline carrier; and
(7) a statement describing the invoicing
practices of the pipeline carrier and the obligations of the shipper to pay
invoices, including the timing of invoicing and payment.
(b) If simplified tariff rules provide for firm and interruptible transportation services, simplified tariff rules must provide that
(1) upon bona fide request for
interruptible transportation service, a natural gas pipeline carrier that
provides service under firm and interruptible rules shall provide interruptible
transportation service to the degree capacity is unused by firm
shippers;
(2) upon bona fide
request for firm transportation service, a natural gas pipeline carrier shall
(A) provide firm transportation service if
sufficient capacity exists; or
(B)
if sufficient capacity does not exist, provide interruptible transportation
service and commit to secure additional capacity in accordance with (3) and (4)
of this subsection;
(3)
if sufficient capacity is not available to meet a bona fide request for firm
transportation service, the pipeline carrier shall immediately request all
existing firm shippers to identify any firm capacity on the designated pipeline
facility that the shipper is willing to release back to the pipeline carrier
for re-contracting to the party seeking firm service; the pipeline carrier
shall offer to the entity seeking firm transportation service the right to
acquire the released or assigned firm capacity up to the amount of its initial
request;
(4) if firm transportation
service secured by the pipeline carrier under (3) of this subsection is not
sufficient to meet the bona fide request, the pipeline carrier shall expand the
designated natural gas pipeline facility if the shipper requesting expanded
capacity for firm transportation service fully pays for the additional firm
transportation capacity requested; the pipeline carrier shall credit the amount
of payment provided against future rates payable by the shipper, provide
additional firm transportation capacity on a rolled-in rate basis, and complete
the expansion of the designated pipeline facility by the end of the
construction season following the granting of timely filed applications for any
permits necessary to authorize the expansion;
(5) if the expansion of the designated
pipeline facility is not completed within the time period specified in (4) of
this subsection, the pipeline carrier shall provide prorated service to all
firm shippers, including the entity requesting additional firm capacity, until
the expanded capacity is available; and
(6) the pipeline carrier's commitment and
offer to provide firm and interruptible transportation service, and to expand
the designated pipeline facility to provide additional firm transportation
capacity, continue regardless of whether the designated pipeline facility
continues to operate under simplified pipeline tariff rules.
Authority:AS 42.06.140
AS 42.06.350
AS 42.06.360
AS 42.06.370
AS 42.06.380
AS 42.06.410
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