Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 138 - Public Utilities Commission
Chapter 7853 - CERTIFICATE OF NEED; PETROLEUM FACILITY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR LARGE PETROLEUM PIPELINES
Part 7853.0530 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED FACILITY
Universal Citation: MN Rules 7853.0530
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Design.
The applicant shall provide the following information pertaining to the design of the proposed construction of a large petroleum pipeline:
A. if known, the complete
name and address of the engineer and firm to be responsible for the
design;
B. the estimated tariffs,
capital cost, annual operating and maintenance costs, and economic
life;
C. a list of the categories
of petroleum products the large pipeline is intended to transport;
D. its initial and ultimate design capacities
in barrels per day, its diameter, length in Minnesota, maximum number of
pumping stations in Minnesota, and nominal station spacing; and
E. engineering data, including the following:
(1) a pipeline system map showing the route,
mileage, location of pumping stations, mainline valves, petroleum storage
facilities, and interconnections;
(2) specifications for pipe (diameter,
length, wall thickness, grade) and valves (diameter and American National
Standards Institute rating) with the maximum allowable operating pressure for
each;
(3) for the pumps,
representative specifications including diameter, allowable maximum operating
pressures, and maximum capacities; and
(4) for the prime movers, representative
specifications including type, allowable maximum power capacity in horsepower,
efficiency, allowable maximum and minimum operating temperatures, and energy
requirement in Btu per barrel per mile of petroleum product pumped.
Subp. 2. Construction.
The applicant shall provide the following information pertaining to the proposed construction of the facility:
A. if known, the complete name and address of
the company to be responsible for the construction;
B. the proposed date for commencement of
construction and the proposed in-service date; and
C. an estimate of the in-service date if the
construction were to be on a fully expedited basis.
Subp. 3. Operation.
The applicant shall provide the following information pertaining to the operation of the proposed facility:
A. the expected average percentage of use of
the full design capacity of the proposed facility during each of the first five
years of operation;
B. the expected
maximum operating pressure and capacity of the proposed facility at peak
demand;
C. the expected power
requirement from the prime movers at each station at peak demand (in kilowatts,
thousands of cubic feet per hour, or gallons per hour);
D. a list of expected sources of supply or
shippers of petroleum products for transportation during the first five
calendar years of operation, designated either as in-state or as out-of-state,
the expected dates and durations of the contracts with the 25 largest suppliers
or shippers, the categories of petroleum products and quantities expected to be
involved, and for sources of crude oil, the expected geographical areas of
origin of the crude oil; and
E. a
list of expected recipients of transported petroleum products during the first
five calendar years of operation, designated either as in-state or as
out-of-state, the expected dates and durations of the contracts with the 25
largest recipients, and the categories of petroleum products and quantities
expected to be involved.
Statutory Authority: MS s 216B.08; 216B.2421; 216B.243; 216C.10
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