Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Chapter 10 - Intrastate Gas Pipelines and Underground Gas Storage › Rule 199-10.2 - Informational Meetings

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Informational meetings shall be held for any proposed pipeline
				project five miles or more in length, including both the current project and
				future anticipated extensions, and which is to be operated at a pressure in
				excess of 150 pounds per square inch. A separate informational meeting shall be
				held in each county in which real property or property rights would be
				affected.
(1)
Time frame for
			 holding meeting.
Informational meetings shall be held not less than 30
			 days nor more than two years prior to the filing of the petition for pipeline
			 permit.
(2)
Facilities.
A pipeline company shall be responsible for all
			 negotiations and compensation for a suitable facility to be used for each
			 informational meeting, including but not limited to a building or facility
			 which is in substantial compliance with any applicable requirements of the
			 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design, including both
			 the Title III regulations at  28 CFR Part 36, Subpart D, and the 2004 Americans
			 with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines at  36 CFR Part 1191, Appendices
			 B and D, where such a building or facility is reasonably available.
(3)
Location.
The
			 informational meeting location shall be reasonably accessible to all persons
			 who may be affected by the granting of a permit or who have an interest in the
			 proposed pipeline.
(4)
Commission approval.
A pipeline company proposing to schedule
			 an informational meeting shall file a request to schedule the informational
			 meeting and shall include a proposed time and date for the informational
			 meeting, an alternate time and date, and a description of the proposed project
			 and route. The pipeline company shall be notified within ten days of the filing
			 of the request whether the request is approved or alternate times and dates are
			 required. Once a date and time for the informational meeting have been
			 approved, the pipeline company shall file the location of the informational
			 meeting and a copy of the pipeline company's presentation with the
			 commission.
(5)
Notices.
Announcement by mailed and published notice of each
			 informational meeting shall be given to persons as listed on the tax assessment
			 rolls as responsible for payment of real estate taxes imposed on the property
			 and those persons in possession of or residing on the property in the corridor
			 in which the pipeline company intends to seek easements.
a. The notice shall include the following:
(1) The name of the pipeline
			 company;
(2) The pipeline company's
			 principal place of business;
(3)
			 The general description and purpose of the proposed project;
(4) The general nature of the right-of-way
			 desired;
(5) The possibility that
			 the right-of-way may be acquired by condemnation if approved by the
			 commission;
(6) A map showing the
			 route of the proposed project;
(7)
			 A description of the process used by the commission in making a decision on
			 whether to approve a permit, including the right to take property by eminent
			 domain;
(8) That the landowner and
			 any other affected person have a right to be present at the meeting and to file
			 objections with the commission;
(9)
			 Designation of the time, date and place of the meeting;
(10) A copy of the statement of damage claims
			 as required by paragraph 10.3(3)
"b"
; and
(11) The following statement: Persons with
			 disabilities requiring assistive services or devices to observe or participate
			 should contact the Utilities Commission at (515)725-7300 in advance of the
			 scheduled date to request accommodations.