Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 199 - Utilities Commission
Chapter 10 - Intrastate Gas Pipelines and Underground Gas Storage
Rule 199-10.14 - Transmission Line Factors
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
Factors considered by the commission in determining whether a pipeline is a transmission line and is therefore required to have a permit are set out in this rule. These factors are part of the commission's consideration, especially when a request has been made to reclassify a pipeline from transmission to distribution. These factors are to provide guidance for determining whether a pipeline needs a permit under this chapter, but there may be other factors not included in this rule:
1. The definitions of a transmission line in ASME B31.8 and 49 CFR 192.3.
2. Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration interpretations.
3. The location of a distribution center.
4. Interconnection with an interstate pipeline.
5. Location of distribution regulator stations downstream of a proposed distribution center.
6. Whether a proposed distribution center has more than one source of supply and the type of pipeline that provides the supply.
7. Transfer of ownership of gas.
8. Reduction in pressure of pipeline at a meter.
9. No resale of gas downstream of a distribution center.
