South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Article 20:10 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Chapter 20:10:37 - Pipeline safety rules
Section 20:10:37:18 - Notice requirements for transmission line construction

Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 20:10:37:18

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024

Each transmission pipeline operator within the jurisdiction of the pipeline safety program shall, prior to the construction of a new transmission line, or a relocation or replacement of a transmission line as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 192 as of July 1, 2021:

(1) Submit the information below to the commission's pipeline safety program no later than 60 days prior to the commencement of construction, relocation, or replacement:

(a) Pipeline operator's name and mailing address;

(b) Estimated dates construction is scheduled to begin and end;

(c) Map showing location and proposed route of pipeline;

(d) Identified gas transmission Integrity Management Program high consequence area, if applicable;

(e) Proposed steel pipeline specifications, including size, weight, grade, wall thickness, and coating;

(f) Proposed plastic pipe specifications, including size and Standard Dimension Ratio;

(g) Proposed design and maximum allowable operating pressure of pipeline;

(h) Pressure test procedures and method of pressure test prior to operations;

(i) Proposed type of cathodic protection;

(j) Minimum burial depths of pipeline at time of construction;

(k) Proposed location and type of pipeline safety equipment;

(l) Proposed type of highway and water crossing, such as whether it will be bored and cased, bored only, or trenched;

(m) Written construction procedures;

(n) Name of construction company if known at the time of filing the Notice; and

(o) Pipeline operator's contact name and phone number;

(2) In the event of an emergency, as defined in the pipeline operator's operations manual, give telephonic notice of emergency construction, relocation, or replacement to the commission's pipeline safety program;

(3) Significant construction modifications shall be submitted to the pipeline safety program; and

(4) Submit the information below to the commission's pipeline safety program no later than 60 days prior to the commencement of operation:

(a) Operation and maintenance manual;

(b) Emergency procedures;

(c) Anti-drug and alcohol plan;

(d) Public Awareness plan;

(e) Damage prevention program;

(f) Abnormal operations; and

(g) Operator's qualification plan.

General Authority: SDCL 49-34B-4, 49-34B-19.

Law Implemented: SDCL 49-34B-3, 49-34B-4, 49-34B-8, 49-34B-19, 49-34B-27.

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