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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 9 - RAILROAD RATES › Section 82-9-22 - Filing a contract and contract tariff

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(a) Each railroad
			 entering into a contract for railroad transportation services (or the
			 originating railroad for a contract involving movement over more than one
			 railroad) with one or more purchasers of rail service shall file, with the
			 commission, the original and one copy of the contract and two copies of the
			 contract tariff.
(b) Each contract
			 filed under these rules shall not be available for inspection by persons other
			 than the parties to the contract and authorized commission personnel, except by
			 a petition demonstrating that the petitioner is likely to succeed on the merits
			 of the complaint and that the matter complained of could not be proved without
			 access to the complete contract.
(c) The contract tariff filed under these
			 rules shall include the information specified in 49 CFR 1300.300 - 1300.315, as
			 in effect on September 23, 1983, which are hereby adopted by reference. The
			 contract tariff shall be made available for inspection by the general public.
(d) Copies of contract summaries
			 shall be available from the commission. When requesting a summary, reference
			 shall be made to the contract docket number.
(e) Each contract and contract tariff shall
			 be filed with the commission at least 30 days, and not more than 60 days,
			 before the date on which it is to become effective, except as otherwise
			 authorized by the commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 9 - RAILROAD RATES › Section 82-9-23 - Exempt transportation

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(a) The commission
			 may exempt a person, class of person, transaction or service from further rail
			 regulation by the commission when it finds that:
(1) further regulation is not necessary to
			 carry out state and national transportation policy; and
(2) either the transaction or service is of
			 limited scope, or further regulation is not needed to protect shippers from the
			 abuse of market power.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 9 - RAILROAD RATES › Section 82-9-24 - Joint rate surcharges and cancellations

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(a) 49 U.S.C.
			 10705a, as it existed on September 15, 1984, is adopted by reference.
(b) Rail variable cost and revenue
			 determinations for joint rates subject to surcharge or cancellation shall be
			 made pursuant to 3 I.C.C.2d 703 and 49 C.F.R. Part 1138 as in effect October 1,
			 1989.
(c) Cancellation of joint
			 rates and complaints seeking prescription of joint rates and reciprocal
			 switching arrangements shall be made pursuant to I.C.C.2d 822 and 49 C.F.R.
			 Part 1144 as in effect October 1, 1989.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 9 - RAILROAD RATES › Section 82-9-25 - Rate discrimination

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Differences between rates, classifications, rules and practices
				of rail carriers that provide transportation which is subject to the
				jurisdiction of the commission shall not constitute unlawful discrimination if
				the differences result from different services provided by rail carriers.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 10 - OIL AND NATURAL GAS LIQUID PIPELINES › Section 82-10-1 - Definitions

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The following terms as used in this regulation and the
				identified sections of the regulations adopted by reference are defined as
				follows:
(1) The term "carrier" as
			 used in 18 C.F.R. 352, means an oil or natural gas liquid pipeline company as
			 defined as a common carrier in
			 K.S.A.
			 55-501 and
			 66-1,215.
(2) The term "commission" as used in 18
			 C.F.R. 352, means the state corporation commission of Kansas.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 10 - OIL AND NATURAL GAS LIQUID PIPELINES › Section 82-10-2 - Rate applications of oil and natural gas liquid pipeline companies

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(a) Scope. An oil
			 or natural gas liquid pipeline company whose rates are under review by this
			 commission at the request of the applicant, or as a result of investigation,
			 complaint or any other procedure, shall comply with this regulation. The
			 applicant shall be prepared to establish by appropriate schedules and competent
			 testimony all relevant facts and data pertaining to its business and operations
			 which will assist the commission in arriving at a determination of rates which
			 will be fair, just and reasonable both to the applicant and the public.
(b) In preparing justification
			 statements, prefiled testimony and supporting schedules, the applicant shall
			 utilize the following format:
(1) The first
			 section shall contain a copy of the application, a copy of the letter of
			 transmittal, and the appropriate document or documents authorizing the filing
			 of the application, if any.
(2)
			 The second section shall give general information and shall include:
(A) the amount of dollars of the aggregate
			 annual increase which the application proposes;
(B) a summary of the reasons for filing the
			 application;
(C) such other
			 pertinent information which the applicant may desire to submit or which the
			 commission may in its discretion require;
(D) copies of any press releases issued by
			 the applicant prior to or at the time of filing the application for a rate
			 review, relating to that review; and
(E) a copy of the system diagram map.
(3) The annual report
			 or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Form 6 shall be included.
(4) The last sections shall include all other
			 schedules, exhibits and data deemed pertinent to the application which may not
			 be properly included under the preceding sections. Such additional evidence may
			 be submitted at the option of the applicant and shall be submitted upon the
			 direction of the commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 10 - OIL AND NATURAL GAS LIQUID PIPELINES › Section 82-10-3 - Revisions of application and schedules

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(a) If an oil or
			 natural gas liquid pipeline company desires to make revisions to its
			 application and schedules, other than minor corrections and insertions which
			 can only be made by interlineation without unduly prolonging a hearing with
			 respect to the application or schedules, the applicant shall file with the
			 commission revised schedules as are necessary to reflect the desired revisions:
(1) Each page of the revised section or
			 schedule shall bear the same section letter designation, schedule number, and
			 page number as the original page with the word "Revised" and the date of the
			 revision immediately below the original section, schedule, or page designation.
(2) There shall be filed the same
			 number of copies of any revised sections, schedules, or pages as the number of
			 copies originally required to be filed.
(3) A copy of each revised section, schedule
			 or page shall also be served upon each party whose intervention has previously
			 been permitted by the commission pursuant to K.A.R. 82-1-225.
(4) All revised sections, schedules and pages
			 shall be filed according to the provisions of K.A.R. 82-1-221, unless otherwise
			 ordered by the commission for good cause shown.
(5) Substantial revisions of the schedules,
			 such as changing to a different test year, may constitute grounds for the
			 commission to continue any scheduled hearing to a later date, if necessary for
			 its staff to conduct further investigation or revise its schedules with respect
			 to these revisions.
(6) Revised
			 prefiled testimony shall be filed simultaneously with the filing of the revised
			 application.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 10 - OIL AND NATURAL GAS LIQUID PIPELINES › Section 82-10-4 - Annual report

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Every oil or natural gas liquid pipeline company subject to the
				commission's jurisdiction shall file with the commission a copy of form No. 6,
				"Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies" which has been filed with the Federal
				Energy Regulatory Commission. This report shall be filed by March 31 of each
				year for the previous calendar year.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 10 - OIL AND NATURAL GAS LIQUID PIPELINES › Section 82-10-5 - Suspension of certificate for failure to comply with regulations

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The certificate of any oil or natural gas liquid pipeline
				company who fails to comply with the rules and regulations of the commission or
				the laws of the state of Kansas may be suspended. This failure shall be full
				and sufficient cause for the commission to cancel the certificate upon citation
				and hearing.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-1 - Definitions

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The following terms, as used in this article and in the
				identified sections of the federal regulations adopted by reference, shall be
				defined as specified in this regulation:
(a) "Area of residential development" means a
			 location in which over 25 residential customers are being, or are expected to
			 be, added over the period in which the area is to be developed.
(b) "Barhole" means a small hole made near
			 gas piping to extract air from the ground.
(c) "Combustible gas indicator" means a type
			 of leak detection equipment capable of detecting and measuring gas
			 concentrations in the atmosphere with minimum detection accuracy of 0.5% gas in
			 the air.
(d) "Commission" means
			 state corporation commission of Kansas.
(e) "Confined space" means any subsurface
			 structure, including vaults, tunnels, catch basins and manholes, that is of
			 sufficient size to accommodate a person and in which gas could
			 accumulate.
(f) "Construction
			 project" means the construction of either of the following:
(1) Any jurisdictional pipeline installation,
			 including new, replacement, or relocation projects, in which the total piping
			 installed during the project is in excess of 400 feet for small gas operators
			 or 1,000 feet for all other gas operators; or
(2) any other significant pipeline
			 installation that is subject to these safety standards.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-2 - Enforcement procedures

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Regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to the gas
				pipeline safety act, and amendments thereto, shall be investigated by the gas
				pipeline safety section of the commission. As necessary to ensure compliance
				with this article of the commission's regulations, commission staff may bring
				before the commission a show cause proceeding or any other proceeding or action
				for consideration by the commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-3 - Transportation of natural and other gas by pipeline; annual reports and incident reports

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The federal regulations titled "transportation of natural and
				other gas by pipeline; annual reports, incident reports, and safety-related
				condition reports," 49 C.F.R. Part 191, as in effect on October 1, 2018, are
				hereby adopted by reference except for the following changes:
(a) The following provisions shall be
			 excluded from adoption:
(1) All portions that
			 include jurisdiction beyond the state of Kansas, including off-shore pipelines,
			 the outer continental shelf, and states other than Kansas;
(2)
									49 C.F.R. 191.7;
(3)
									49 C.F.R. 191.21; and
(4) all sections labeled
			 "reserved."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-4 - Transportation of natural and other gas by pipeline; minimum safety standards

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The federal regulations titled "transportation of natural and
				other gas by pipeline: minimum federal safety standards," 49 C.F.R. Part 192,
				including appendices B, C, D, and E, as in effect on October 1, 2018, are
				hereby adopted by reference with the following changes:
(a) The following provisions shall be
			 excluded from adoption:
(1)
									49 C.F.R. 192.7(a);
(2)
									49 C.F.R. 192.57;
(3)
									49 C.F.R. 192.61;
(4)49 C.F.R. 192.117 through  192.119;
(5)
									49 C.F.R. 192.455(b);
(6)
									49 C.F.R. 192.491(b);
(7)
									49 C.F.R. 192.607;
(8) appendix A;
(9) portions that include jurisdictions
			 beyond the state of Kansas;
(10)
			 portions that apply to off-shore pipelines;
(11) portions that apply to the outer
			 continental shelf;
(12) portions
			 that apply to states other than Kansas; and
(13) all sections labeled
			 "reserved."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-5 - Addressee for written reports

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Each written report required by the regulations of this article
				shall be made to the commission, gas pipeline safety section, Topeka, Kansas.
				Annual reports and incident reports shall be submitted in duplicate. A copy of
				the distribution system incident report shall be submitted by the executive
				director of the commission to the U.S. department of transportation within 10
				calendar days of receipt. Safety-related reports required by
				K.A.R.
				82-11-3 for intrastate pipeline
				transportation shall be submitted concurrently to the gas pipeline safety
				section and to the resources manager, office of pipeline safety, research and
				special programs administration, U.S. department of transportation, Washington,
				DC.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-6 - Procedures to ensure compliance with minimum safety standards

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The following procedures may be utilized by the commission to
				ensure compliance with the minimum safety standards of this article of the
				commission's regulations:
(a) Annual
			 audit-inspection. Inspectors from the gas pipeline safety section of the
			 commission may visit each operator annually, or as needed, to inspect the
			 operator's operation and maintenance records and to perform field surveys and
			 tests as required by this article of the commission's regulations.
			 Audit-inspection evaluation forms shall be used to record information and test
			 results obtained in each field inspection. The inspector shall record the
			 observations, findings, and test results on an audit-inspection evaluation
			 form. The inspector shall provide a copy of the audit-inspection evaluation
			 form to the operator following the audit-inspection if the operator so
			 requests. If the results of the audit-inspection indicate that the operator
			 does not meet the requirements of this article of the commission's regulations,
			 the gas pipeline safety section of the commission may issue a notice of
			 probable violation as described in subsection (b).
(b) Issuance of notice of probable violation.
			 If after an annual audit-inspection or any other audit, inspection, or review
			 conducted by commission staff, the commission staff believes that an operator
			 has violated any regulations adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 66-1,150  and amendments
			 thereto, the minimum safety standards adopted by this article of the
			 commission's regulations, or any regulation or commission order, commission
			 staff may serve a notice of probable violation against the operator. Service of
			 a notice of probable violation may be conducted by standard U.S. mail,
			 certified mail, hand delivery, or, if the operator consents to electronic
			 service, electronic mail.
(c)
			 Notice. Each notice of probable violation issued pursuant to subsection (b)
			 shall include the following:
(1) A statement
			 of each provision of statute, regulation, or commission order that the operator
			 is alleged to have violated;
(2) a
			 statement of the evidence upon which the allegations are made; and
(3) the recommended civil penalty or remedial
			 action.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-7 - Reporting requirements

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(a) Small gas
			 operators.
(1) Each small gas operator shall
			 notify the gas pipeline safety section when the small gas operator has
			 contracted with a consultant to perform a survey or inspection in order to
			 comply with the minimum safety standards. Each small gas operator shall forward
			 electronic or written notice indicating the probable month of the inspection or
			 survey at the time the consultant is authorized to conduct the survey or
			 inspection. In addition, each small gas operator shall forward electronic or
			 written notice to the gas pipeline safety section at least 10 business days
			 before the survey or inspection is to be conducted by the consultant. The form
			 for each type of notification shall be available from the gas pipeline safety
			 section. Written notices shall be mailed to the commission's Topeka, Kansas
			 office, attention: pipeline safety division. Electronic notices shall be
			 electronically mailed to the address listed on the commission-provided
			 form.
(2) Each small gas operator
			 shall maintain complete records relating to the gas system for the life of the
			 system for the purposes of ensuring compliance with the minimum safety
			 standards. Each record shall be made available when an inspector conducts a
			 field inspection.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-8 - Customer installations: location and monitoring responsibility

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(a) For residential
			 and small commercial customers, the operator may locate a meter at either the
			 customer's building wall or the customer's property line or easement.
(b) For industrial and large
			 commercial customers, the operator's meter location shall be determined by
			 mutual agreement between the operator and the customer. Each location shall
			 provide for an adequate margin of safety from public road and on-site traffic.
			 Each customer shall be responsible for notifying the operator of any changes in
			 on-site traffic patterns or other conditions that could subsequently render the
			 agreed-upon meter location unsafe. Before installing the meter, each operator
			 shall provide written notice to the customer of the customer's obligation to
			 monitor and report potential unsafe conditions.
(c) For each residential customer
			 installation placed in service after May 1, 1989, the operator shall ensure
			 that the installation or repair of all yard lines meets the design,
			 installation, testing, maintenance, and replacement requirements specified in
			 K.A.R. 82-11-4, K.A.R. 82-11-6, K.A.R. 82-11-7, K.A.R. 82-11-9, and K.A.R.
			 82-11-10.
(d) For each residential
			 customer installation placed in service before May 1, 1989, the operator shall
			 ensure that the installation or repair of all yard lines meets the testing,
			 maintenance, and replacement requirements specified in K.A.R. 82-11-4, K.A.R.
			 82-11-6, K.A.R. 82-11-7, K.A.R. 82-11-9, and K.A.R. 82-11-10.
(e) Notwithstanding the requirements of
			 subsections (c) and (d), the following requirements shall apply to residential
			 customer installations located in class 1 areas with maximum operating
			 pressures of 10 p.s.i.g. or less:
(1) For
			 each residential customer installation placed in service before May 1, 1989,
			 the operator shall perform leak surveys in accordance with K.A.R. 82-11-4(dd).
			 All other installation, testing, maintenance, and replacement requirements
			 specified in K.A.R. 82-11-4, K.A.R. 82-11-6, K.A.R. 82-11-7, K.A.R. 82-11-9,
			 and K.A.R. 82-11-10 shall apply only to that portion of the yard line within
			 150 feet of a building wall.
(2)
			 For each residential customer installation placed in service on or after May 1,
			 1989, the operator shall perform leak surveys in accordance with K.A.R.
			 82-11-4(dd). All other design, installation, testing, maintenance, and
			 replacement requirements specified in K.A.R. 82-11-4, K.A.R. 82-11-6, K.A.R.
			 82-11-7, K.A.R. 82-11-9, and K.A.R. 82-11-10 shall apply only to that portion
			 of the yard line within 150 feet of a building wall.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-9 - Waiver provisions

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(a) Upon
			 application by any person engaged in the transportation of gas or the operation
			 of pipeline facilities, compliance with any regulation of this article that is
			 not incorporated by reference from 49 CFR 191 - 192 may be waived, in whole or
			 in part, by the commission if the commission determines that the waiver is
			 consistent with pipeline safety. The provision of notice of the proposed waiver
			 and an opportunity for hearing on the application for waiver may be required by
			 the commission. In addition, the waiver shall be granted only under these
			 circumstances:
(1) By order of the
			 commission; and
(2) after notice
			 and opportunity for hearing, if ordered by the commission. The waiver shall be
			 subject to any terms, conditions, and limitations deemed appropriate by the
			 commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-10 - Drug and alcohol testing

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The federal regulations titled "drug and alcohol testing," 49
				C.F.R. Part 199 as in effect October 1, 2018, excluding sections labeled
				"reserved," are hereby adopted by reference only as they apply to operators of
				pipeline facilities that deal in the transportation of natural gas by pipeline,
				with the following modifications:
(a)
			 All references to "DOT agency" shall be replaced with "federal or state
			 agency."
(b)
								49 C.F.R. 199.1  shall
			 be deleted and replaced by the following: "This regulation requires operators
			 of pipeline facilities subject to K.A.R. 82-11-4 to test covered employees for
			 the presence of prohibited drugs and alcohol."
(c)
								49 C.F.R. 199.2  shall be deleted and
			 replaced by the following:
(a) This part
			 applies to operators of intrastate natural gas pipelines within the state of
			 Kansas.
(b) This part does not
			 apply to covered functions performed on:
(1)
			 Master meter systems, as defined in K.A.R. 82-113; or
(2) pipeline systems that transport only
			 petroleum gas or petroleum gas/air mixtures."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 11 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY › Section 82-11-11 - Fees

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(a) Except as
			 specified in subsection (b), the fee for each person covered under
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1,153 and
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1,154, and amendments thereto, shall be
			 $1.00 per meter for each calendar year.
(b) The minimum annual fee shall not be less
			 than $100.00 for each calendar year. The maximum annual fee shall not exceed
			 $10,000.00 for each calendar year.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-1 - Definitions

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The following terms shall have the meaning set out below when
				applied to these regulations.
(a)
			 "Commission" means the state corporation commission of Kansas.
(b) "Electric supply line" means any overhead
			 or underground transmission or distribution line for electric energy transfer.
(c) "Inductive coordination" means
			 the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of electric and
			 communication systems methods which will prevent inductive interference.
(d) "Inductive interference" means
			 an effect due to the inductive influence of an electric system, the inductive
			 susceptiveness of a communication system, and the inductive coupling between
			 the two systems of such character and magnitude as to prevent the communication
			 system from rendering satisfactory and economical service.
(e) "Inductive susceptiveness" means those
			 characteristics of a communication circuit with its associated apparatus which
			 determine the extent to which its operation may be affected by inductive
			 influence.
(f) "Overbuilding"
			 means construction of one supply line above another supply line.
(g) "Supply line" means any overhead or
			 underground transmission or distribution line for either telecommunication or
			 electric energy transfer.
(h)
			 "Telecommunication supply line" means any overhead or underground transmission
			 or distribution line for telecommunication transfer.
(i) "Underbuilding" means construction of one
			 supply line under another supply line.
(j) "Utility" means organizations,
			 individuals or others whose supply line construction comes under the
			 jurisdiction of the commission as provided in
			 K.S.A.
			 66-104.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-2 - Adoption by reference of the National Electrical Safety Code, or NESC, 1997 edition

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The standard entitled the "National Electrical Safety Code," or
				NESC, of the American National Standards Institute, 1997 edition, ANSI C2-1997,
				approved June 6, 1996, and published by the Institute of Electrical and
				Electronic Engineers, or IEEE, is adopted by reference. However, the standard
				for minimum vertical clearance of wires, conductors, and cables over railroad
				tracks shall be the greatest of the applicable values specified in the NESC
				Table 232-1,
				K.S.A.
				66-183, and K.S.A. 66-320, and amendments
				thereto. Copies of the NESC are available from the IEEE. A reference copy of
				the NESC shall also be available at the commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-3 - Utility applications for electric supply lines

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Each utility proposing to build a new electric supply line, or
				contemplating a change in an existing electric supply line located outside the
				corporate limits of any city, shall present an application to the commission
				for approval. The application shall consist of a completed application form as
				approved by the commission, and any other information required by the form or
				these regulations including:
(a) Maps
			 and plats, of a scale of at least one inch to the mile, showing any changes or
			 additions to the electric supply lines; and
(b) a cost breakdown of the construction or
			 extensions with unit cost of the plant.
On or before the day the application is submitted to the
				commission, the utility shall send written notice of the proposed construction
				or changes as required by K.A.R. 82-12-5.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-4 - Exceptions to 82-12-3 application

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(a) Any utility may
			 proceed with necessary construction, in cases of emergency, after written or
			 telephone communication with the commission establishing need and securing
			 emergency approval from the commission, if:
(1) The utility complies with the rules and
			 regulations to the extent practicable under the circumstances; and
(2) the utility files immediately with the
			 commission an application as approved by the commission showing that the
			 construction will ultimately be brought into full conformity with the
			 regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-5 - Notice of construction of electric supply lines

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On or before the day a utility makes an application to the
				commission for any contemplated electric supply line construction, change in
				construction, or change in operating conditions to be located outside the
				corporate limits of any city, the utility shall send written notice of their
				plan:
(a) To the commission, at least
			 10 days before commencing construction;
(b) to railroads within 1/2 mile of the
			 contemplated construction. The application shall not be considered for approval
			 until at least 15 days after that notice is sent; and
(c) to all other utilities within 1/2 mile of
			 the contemplated construction unless the utilities have executed a joint use or
			 other agreement covering the area in which the construction is proposed. The
			 application shall not be considered for approval until at least 10 days after
			 this notice is sent.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-6 - Requirements for the installation of warning buoys and warning spheres installed in connection with electric lines crossing water areas suitable for sailboating

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(a) Each electric
			 utility in Kansas that maintains electric lines over water areas, other than
			 rivers, streams and creeks, which are suitable for sailboating, or other water
			 sports, shall place warning buoys in the water under electric lines and warning
			 spheres on the electric lines, where they cross water.
(b) A waiver, as deemed appropriate, of the
			 sphere and buoy requirement may be granted by the commission for good cause
			 upon application by the utility. Applications for waivers may be submitted by
			 each electric utility at the same time it supplies the information required by
			 subsection (c). Each application for waiver shall specify the reasons for the
			 requested waiver and assess the safety implications of the commission's waiver
			 of the buoy and sphere requirement.
(c) For each newly constructed or
			 reconstructed electric supply line which crosses water areas suitable for
			 sailboating or other water sports, each electric utility shall report the
			 following facts in an attachment to the application form at the time of
			 application:
(1) The name, type,
			 configuration, and location of the electric line that crosses one or more water
			 areas that are subject to this regulation;
(2) the length and primary voltage of the
			 electric line crossing the water area;
(3) the approximate clearance height of the
			 electric line above water, at its lowest point, using the design high water
			 level;
(4) the number of spheres
			 and buoys installed under and on each line; and
(5) the expected date of the installation of
			 the line, spheres and buoys, and the expected date for which the line will
			 initially be energized.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-7 - Utility requirements for telecommunication supply lines

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A utility may proceed with construction of any
				telecommunication supply line if both of the following requirements are
				met:
(a) Before beginning
			 construction, the utility shall give written notice to all of the following
			 entities that have facilities within 1/2 mile of any
			 contemplated telecommunication supply line construction or change in
			 construction:
(1) Railroads; and
(2) any other utilities, unless the utilities
			 have executed a joint use or other agreement covering the area in which the
			 construction is proposed.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-8 - Coordinated location of lines

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
In order to provide for the efficient and effective use of the
				public and private roads, each utility constructing supply lines shall locate
				those lines in conformance with the following requirements.
(a) When there are two or more practical
			 methods of locating supply lines in a manner that avoids conflicts or prevents
			 objectionable interference between lines, the method involving the least total
			 cost shall be used regardless of which party takes precautionary or special
			 measures.
(b) Each utility shall,
			 to the extent possible, construct and locate supply lines so as to avoid
			 crossing roads or any other features which will cause unnecessary
			 discontinuities.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 12 - WIRE-STRINGING RULES › Section 82-12-9 - Inductive coordination

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
When there is inductive interference, each affected utility
				shall work out an agreement to attain inductive coordination. When such an
				agreement is necessary, the most convenient and economical method consistent
				with effectiveness shall be employed whether that method limits inductive
				influence of the electric circuits, the inductive susceptiveness of the
				communication circuits, the inductive coupling between the two kinds of
				circuits or employs a combination of these methods. If there is a choice of
				methods, the one selected shall be applied to one or both systems according to
				the best engineering solution regardless of which circuit will require the
				greatest cost in corrective measures.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Section 82-13-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The following terms shall have the meanings specified below
				when used in these regulations:
(a)
			 "Commission" means the state corporation commission of the state of Kansas.
(b) "Competitive local exchange
			 carrier" means a corporation, company, individual, or association of persons,
			 and any trustees, lessees, or receivers of that corporation, company,
			 individual, or association of persons providing switched telecommunications
			 service within the state of Kansas.
This term shall not include local exchange carriers or
				incumbent local exchange carriers as defined in this regulation.
(c) "Incumbent local
			 exchange carrier" shall have the same meaning as that assigned to "local
			 exchange carrier" in
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1,187, and amendments thereto.
(d) "Underlying local exchange carrier" means
			 the incumbent local exchange carrier or competitive local exchange carrier that
			 owns, operates, or controls the facilities being provided on a wholesale or
			 unbundled basis to another competitive local exchange carrier for the provision
			 of switched telecommunications service to the customer, or the incumbent local
			 exchange carrier that has been issued a certificate to serve the customer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 13 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Section 82-13-2 - Procedures to protect customers from loss of telephone service when carriers cease operations

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each
			 competitive local exchange carrier providing local service through a resale
			 arrangement shall provide its customers with at least a 30-day notice before
			 discontinuing service.
(1) The notice shall
			 clearly state the steps that customers must take in order to select another
			 local service provider and shall include a toll-free number that customers with
			 questions can call.
The exiting competitive local exchange carrier shall provide
				sufficient customer support to answer calls to the toll-free number during the
				30-day period before discontinuing service. The notice shall also include the
				customer's billing address and service address, circuit identification number,
				telephone number, specific service being provided, the date on which service
				will be discontinued, and any other information that is reasonably necessary to
				assist the customer in obtaining service from another local service provider.
				If a customer had a preferred carrier freeze on the account, the exiting
				carrier shall remove this freeze, and the notice shall inform the customer that
				the preferred carrier freeze has been removed.
(2) A copy of the notice shall be provided to
			 the commission, each underlying local exchange carrier, and all affected
			 customers' presubscribed interexchange carriers.
(3) Within 10 days after the commission
			 receives a copy of the notice, additional notice requirements may be prescribed
			 by the commission, as it deems necessary.
(4) The exiting competitive local exchange
			 carrier shall not market or solicit the sale of its customer base after notice
			 is provided to customers in accordance with this subsection.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 14 - KANSAS UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Section 82-14-2 - Excavator requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
In addition to the provisions of
				K.S.A.
				66-1804,
				K.S.A.
				66-1807,
				K.S.A.
				66-1809, and
				K.S.A
				66-1810 and amendments thereto, the following
				requirements shall apply to each excavator:
(a) If an excavator directly contacts a tier
			 2 member or a tier 3 member, the excavation scheduled start date shall be the
			 later of the following:
(1) The excavation
			 scheduled start date assigned by the notification center; or
(2) two full working days after the day of
			 contact with the tier 2 member or tier 3 member.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 14 - KANSAS UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Section 82-14-3 - Operator requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
In addition to the provisions of
				K.S.A.
				66-1806,
				K.S.A.
				66-1807, and
				K.S.A.
				66-1810 and amendments thereto, the
				requirements specified in this regulation shall apply to each operator.
(a) Each operator shall inform the
			 notification center of its election to be considered as a tier 1 member, tier 2
			 member, or tier 3 member.
(b)
			 Unless otherwise agreed to between the notification center and the operator,
			 any operator of a tier 2 facility may change its membership election once every
			 calendar year by informing the notification center of the operator's intention
			 on or before November 30 of the preceding calendar year.
(c) Each tier 1 member shall perform the
			 following:
(1) File and maintain maps of the
			 operator's underground facilities or a map showing the operator's service area
			 with the notification center; and
(2) file and maintain, with the notification
			 center, the operator's telephone contact number that can be accessed on a
			 24-hour-per-day basis.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 14 - KANSAS UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Section 82-14-4 - Notification center requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
In addition to the provisions of
				K.S.A.
				66-1805 and amendments thereto, the executive
				director of the notification center shall ensure that the following
				requirements are met:
(a) Notice shall
			 be provided to each affected operator of a tier 1 facility of any excavation
			 site for which the location has been requested pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1804(e), and amendments
			 thereto, and K.A.R. 82-14-2 (e) or (f) if the affected operator is a tier 1
			 member and has facilities recorded with the notification center in the area of
			 the proposed excavation site.
(b)
			 If the affected operator is a tier 2 member and has a facility recorded with
			 the notification center in the area of the proposed excavation, the
			 notification center shall provide the excavator with the name of the tier 2
			 member and contact information for the tier 2 member.
(c) If the affected operator is a tier 3
			 member and has facilities recorded with the notification center in the area of
			 the proposed excavation, the notification center shall provide the excavator
			 with the name of the tier 3 member and the preferred method of contact for the
			 tier 3 member.
(d) Notice provided
			 by the notification center directly to the operators of tier 2 facilities of
			 any excavation site shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subsections (b)
			 and (c) if the operator agrees to the method of notification.
(e) A record of receipts for each notice of
			 intent of excavation shall be maintained by the notification center for two
			 years, including an audio record of each notice of intent of excavation, if
			 available, and a written or electronic version of the notification sent to each
			 operator that is a tier 1 member.
(f) A copy of the notification center's
			 record documenting the notice of intent of excavation shall be provided to the
			 commission or to the person giving the notice of intent of excavation, upon
			 request.
(g) A quality control
			 program shall be established and maintained by the notification center. The
			 program shall ensure that the employees receiving and recording the notices of
			 intent of excavation are adequately trained.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 14 - KANSAS UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Section 82-14-5 - Tier 3 member notification requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
In addition to meeting the requirements of
				K.A.R.
				82-14-3(e), each tier 3
				member shall ensure that the following requirements are met:
(a) A record of receipts for each notice of
			 intent of excavation shall be maintained for at least two years, including an
			 audio record, if available, of each notice of intent of excavation and a
			 written or electronic version of the notification.
(b) A copy of the tier 3 member's record
			 documenting the notice of intent of excavation resulting in a response from the
			 member shall be provided to the commission or to the person giving the notice
			 of intent of excavation, upon request.
(c) A quality control program shall be
			 established and maintained. The program shall establish procedures for
			 receiving and recording the notices of intent of excavation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 14 - KANSAS UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT › Section 82-14-6 - Violation of act; enforcement procedures

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) After investigation, if the commission
			 staff believes that there has been a violation or violations of
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1801 et seq. and amendments thereto or any
			 regulation or commission order issued pursuant to the Kansas underground
			 utility damage prevention act and the commission staff determines that
			 penalties or remedial action is necessary to correct the violation or
			 violations, the commission staff may serve a notice of probable noncompli-ance
			 on the person or persons against whom a violation is alleged. Service shall be
			 made by registered mail or hand delivery.
(b) Any notice of probable noncompliance
			 issued under this regulation may include the following:
(1) A statement of the provisions of the
			 statutes, regulations, or commission orders that the respondent is alleged to
			 have violated and a statement of the evidence upon which the allegations are
			 based;
(2) a copy of this
			 regulation; and
(3) any proposed
			 remedial action or penalty assessments, or both, requested by the commission
			 staff.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 15 - VIDEO SERVICE AUTHORIZATION › Section 82-15-1 - Application for a video service authorization certificate

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each entity
			 seeking to provide cable or video service on or after July 1, 2006 shall file
			 an application with the commission for a video service authorization
			 certificate. Each cable operator providing video service pursuant to a
			 franchise that is in effect on July 1, 2006 shall file an application for a
			 state-issued video service authorization certificate at least 30 days before
			 the expiration of its franchise agreement in order to continue to provide video
			 service.
(1) Each applicant shall use the
			 application for video service authorization available from the commission,
			 which shall include the information specified in the video competition act,
			 2006 SB 449, § 3(a)(1) through (5) and amendments thereto.
(2) Each applicant shall file the original
			 and seven copies of the application with the commission, addressed to the
			 executive director of the commission at its Topeka office.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 16 - ELECTRIC UTILITY RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS › Section 82-16-4 - Retail revenue requirement

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The retail revenue requirement attributable to attainment of
				the renewable energy goal shall be calculated as follows for each
				utility:
(a) In conjunction with the
			 reports required by
			 K.A.R.
			 82-16-2, each affected utility shall
			 calculate the retail revenue requirement for each capacity resource used to
			 attain the renewable energy goal. A capacity resource may result from
			 generation resources, purchased energy, RECs, or net metering
			 systems.
(b) Each determination of
			 the retail revenue requirement shall reflect the total revenues required to
			 allow the utility the opportunity to do the following:
(1) Earn a return on rate base
			 items;
(2) earn a return on plant
			 investments through depreciation;
(3) recover taxes other than income
			 taxes;
(4) recover fuel and
			 purchased power costs, including incremental fuel expense resulting from the
			 inefficient dispatch of power generation if this expense is known;
(5) recover operating and maintenance
			 costs;
(6) recover administrative
			 and general expenses; and
(7)
			 recover income taxes, including current deferred income taxes.