Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE
Subchapter G - COMMISSION REVIEW OF SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES
Section 57.72 - Form and content of application
Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 57.72
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Applications shall be in conformity with § 1.31 (relating to form of documentary filings generally). Supporting exhibits such as maps, photographs and other engineering materials may be on paper not exceeding 28 inches by 40 inches.
(b) The application shall be signed by a person having authority with respect thereto and having knowledge of the matters therein set forth and shall be verified under oath.
(c) An application shall contain:
(1) The name of the applicant and
the address of its principal business office.
(2) The name, title and business address of
the attorney of the applicant and the person authorized to receive notice and
communications with respect to the application if other than the attorney of
the applicant.
(3) A general
description-not a legal or metes and bounds description-of the proposed route
of the HV line, to include the number of route miles, the right-of-way width
and the location of the proposed HV line within each city, borough, town and
township traversed.
(4) The names
and addresses of known persons, corporations and other entities of record
owning property within the proposed right-of-way, together with an indication
of HV line rights-of-way acquired by the applicant.
(5) A general statement of the need for the
proposed HV line in meeting identified present and future demands for service,
of how the proposed HV line will meet that need and of the engineering
justifications for the proposed HV line.
(6) A statement of the safety considerations
which will be incorporated into the design, construction and maintenance of the
proposed HV line.
(7) A description
of studies which had been made as to the projected environmental impact of the
HV line as proposed and of the efforts which have been and which will be made
to minimize the impact of the HV line upon the environment and upon scenic and
historic areas, including but not limited to impacts, where applicable, upon
land use, soil and sedimentation, plant and wildlife habitats, terrain,
hydrology and landscape.
(8) A
description of the efforts of the applicant to locate and identify
archaeologic, geologic, historic, scenic or wilderness areas of significance
within 2 miles of the proposed right-of-way and the location and identity of
the areas discovered by the applicant.
(9) The location and identity of airports
within 2 miles of the nearest limit of the right-of-way of the proposed HV
line.
(10) A general description of
reasonable alternative routes to the proposed HV line, including a description
of the corridor planning methodology, a comparison of the merits and detriments
of each route, and a statement of the reasons for selecting the proposed HV
line route;
(11) A list of the
local, State and Federal governmental agencies which have requirements which
shall be met in connection with the construction or maintenance of the proposed
HV line and a list of documents which have been or are required to be filed
with those agencies in connection with the siting and construction of the
proposed HV line.
(12) The
estimated cost of construction of the proposed HV line, and the projected date
for completion.
(13) The following
exhibits:
(i) A depiction of the proposed
route on aerial photographs and topographic maps of suitable detail.
(ii) A description of the proposed HV line,
including the length of the line, the design voltage, the size, number and
materials of the conductors, the design of the supporting structures and their
height, configuration and materials of construction, the average distance
between supporting structures, the number of supporting structures, the line to
structure clearances and the minimum conductor to ground clearance at mid-span
under normal load and average weather conditions and under predicted extreme
load and weather conditions.
(iii)
A simple drawing of a cross section of the proposed right-of-way of the HV line
and any adjoining rights-of-way showing the placement of the supporting
structures at typical locations, with the height and width of the structures,
the width of the right-of-way and the lateral distance between the conductors
and the edge of the right-of-way indicated.
(iv) A system map which shows in suitable
detail the location and voltage of existing transmission lines and substations
of the applicant and the location and voltage of the proposed HV line and
associated substations.
(14) A statement identifying litigation
concluded or in progress which concerns property or matter relating to the
proposed HV line, right-of-way route or environmental matters.
(15) Additional information as the Commission
may require.
(d) Letter of notification in lieu of application:
(1) A
letter of notification may be filed with the Commission in lieu of the
application process set forth in §
§
57.71-57.76 for the following:
(i) An HV line which is proposed to be
located entirely on an existing transmission line right-of-way, so long as the
size, character design or configuration of the proposed HV line does not
substantially alter the right-of-way.
(ii) An HV line which is proposed to be
located entirely within a public road.
(iii) An HV line which is proposed to be
located entirely within applicant's existing transmission line right-of-way and
the property of the sole customer to be served by the line, so long as the
size, character, design or configuration of the proposed HV line does not
substantially alter the right-of-way.
(iv) A line for which the voltage is proposed
to be increased above its present levels, so long as the size, character,
design or configuration of the proposed HV line does not substantially alter
the right-of-way.
(v) An HV line
which is to be reconductored or reconstructed so long as the size, character,
design or configuration of the proposed HV line does not substantially alter
the right-of-way.
(vi) An HV line
having a proposed route of 2 miles or less.
(2) The applicant shall file with the
Commission the original of the letter of notification and an affidavit of
service showing the identity of those served under paragraph (3).
(3) At the time of filing, the applicant
shall serve a copy of the letter of notification by registered or certified
mail upon those who would have otherwise been entitled to receive a copy of an
application or notice of filing an application as set forth in §
57.74 (relating to filing and
service of application and notice of filing).
(4) A letter of notification shall contain:
(i) The information described in subsection
(c)(1)-(3), (5) and (6).
(ii) The
anticipated construction commencement date and the proposed in-service date of
the project.
(iii) Evidence to show
that the size, character, design and configuration of the proposed HV line will
not substantially alter its right-of-way where the letter is filed under
paragraph (1)(i)-(v).
(iv) A
statement identifying the filing date on which the filing of the letter of
notification was or is to be made, together with substantially the language set
forth in paragraph (5).
(5) The Commission will review and, by order,
approve or disapprove a letter of notification. If the Commission approves a
letter of notification, the HV line shall be located and constructed without
the application process set forth in this subchapter. If the Commission does
not approve the letter of notification, its order shall direct the applicant to
comply with the application process set forth in this subchapter.
(e) The Commission or the presiding officer may-upon the petition of any party, upon the Commission's own motion, or upon the presiding officer's own motion-waive one or more or all of the requirements in this subchapter. The petition shall clearly state the requirement sought to be waived and the reasons therefor.
The provisions of this §57.72 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504, 523, 1301, 1501 and 1504.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 5.14 (relating to applications requiring notice); 52 Pa. Code § 57.74 (relating to filing and service of application and notice of filing); 52 Pa. Code § 69.3101 (relating to scope); 52 Pa. Code § 69.3105 (relating to route evaluation and siting); and 52 Pa. Code § 69.3106 (relating to environmental filing requests).
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