Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 20 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Subtitle 81 - APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OIL PIPELINE › Chapter 20.81.01 - General Regulations › Section 20.81.01.02 - Information and Documents To Be Included in Application

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The following information and documents shall be included in an application made under this subtitle:
A. The applicant's name and the address of its principal business office;
B. The name, title, and address of the person authorized to receive notices and communications with respect to the application;
C. The location or locations at which the public may inspect a map or maps showing in more detail the site and routing of the project, as required by §R of this regulation;
D. A concise general description of the entire project, including pertinent design and operational features, provisions for aesthetic and environmental considerations, and the overall project schedule for engineering, construction, and activation;
E. The estimated cost of the project;
F. Tentative plans for financing the project;
G. A statement of the need for the project in meeting present and future demands for service, how the project will satisfy these requirements, the alternatives considered, and a concise description of the estimated specific consequences if the project is not installed or if schedule slippage occurs;
H. Regarding the land for the project-----a description of the types of property conveyance and pertinent provisions, the extent and dates of any portions of the land privately acquired to date, and a brief description of any improvements which may have to be acquired for the project;
I. A list of local, state, or federal government agencies having requirements which must be met in connection with the construction or operation of the project, and a statement that the necessary approval has been obtained from each of these agencies or an explanation why the approvals have not been obtained at the date the application is filed;
J. A copy of every required franchise or a statement that no franchise is required;
K. A copy of the applicant's corporate charter;
L. A general description of the proposed route and the number of miles located in each county within the State;
M. The rights-of-way widths and acreage included in them;
N. The location and identification of conflicting aesthetic or historic sites, areas of environmental significance, or both, including wetlands as may be designated by the Department of Natural Resources;
O. The location and identification of aesthetic or historic sites, institutional lands, parks, recreational areas, and wildlife management areas from which the project would be clearly and permanently visible;
P. A summary of any studies which have been made of the environmental impact of the project, and the results of the studies as may be embodied in the project;
Q. The location and description of any historic or prehistoric archeological sites that are within the right-of-way for the oil pipeline or that may be on or near unimproved access roads or other roads built or improved for construction or maintenance of the oil pipeline;
R. A depiction on suitable topographic maps of the applicable information required by L-----Q of this regulation (the topographical maps shall have a scale of 1 to 24,000 or larger).