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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Uniform System of Accounts for Major and Nonmajor Electric Utilities › Section R. 460.9019 - Rescission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 19. The uniform system of accounts for electric
				  utilities, being R 460.3000 to R 460.5977 of the Michigan Administrative Code
				  and appearing on pages 1535 to 1772 of the 1960 Annual Supplement to the Code
				  and pages 3399 to 3403 of the 196465 Annual Supplements to the Code, is
				  rescinded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Uniform System of Accounts for Major and Nonmajor Gas Utilities › Section R. 460.9021 - Rescinded

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
An obvious error in R
				  460.9021 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to
				  Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule
				  containing the error was published in Annual Administrative Code Supplement,
				  2011. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan
				  Register, 2015 MR 11
The content of R 460.9021, the uniform
				  system of accounts for major and nonmajor gas utilities, is omitted from
				  publication in the Michigan Register and Michigan Administrative Code pursuant
				  to MCL 24.257. A synopsis of this rescinded rule is published in the Michigan
				  Register, MR 23 January 1, 2010, pursuant to MCL
				  24.208.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Uniform System of Accounts for Major and Nonmajor Gas Utilities › Section R. 460.9039 - Rescission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 39. The uniform system of accounts for gas utilities,
				  being R 460.6000 to R 460.8827 of the Michigan Administrative Code and
				  appearing of pages 1773 to 2046 of the 1960 Annual Supplement to the Code and
				  pages 3403 to 3406 of the 1964-65 Annual Supplements to the Code, is
				  rescinded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 460.10101 - Applicability

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. These rules apply to all utilities and alternative
					 electric suppliers subject to the jurisdiction of the commission and the
					 requirements of these rules under section 10ee of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10ee.
					 These rules do not apply to a utility with fewer than 150
					 customers.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 460.10102 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) As
				  used in these rules:
(a) "Affiliate" means a
				  person or entity that directly or indirectly through 1 or more intermediates,
				  controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another specified
				  entity. As used in these rules, "control" means, whether through an ownership,
				  beneficial, contractual, or equitable interest, the possession, directly or
				  indirectly, of the power to direct or to cause the direction of the management
				  or policies of a person or entity or the ownership of at least 7% of an entity
				  either directly or indirectly.
(b)
				  "Alternative electric supplier" means a person selling electric generation
				  service to retail customers in this state as licensed by the commission under
				  section 10a of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10a. Alternative electric supplier does not
				  include a person who physically delivers electricity directly to retail
				  customers in this state. An alternative electric supplier is not a public
				  utility, but may be an affiliate of a public utility.
(c) "Commission" means the public service
				  commission.
(d) "Other entity
				  within the corporate structure" means a division, department, subsidiary, or
				  similar entity within the corporate structure of a utility.
(e) "Third-party" means an entity separate
				  from a utility, and separate from a utility affiliate, that offers value-added
				  programs and services to a utilitys customers through a contract.
(f) "Utility" means an electric, steam, or
				  natural gas utility regulated by the public service commission, and an electric
				  or natural gas cooperative that is subject to regulation pursuant to the
				  Electric Cooperative Member-Regulation Act, 2008 PA 167, MCL 460.31 to
				  460.39.
(g) "Value-added programs
				  and services" means programs and services that are utility or energy related,
				  including, but not limited to, home comfort and protection, appliance service,
				  building energy performance, alternative energy options, or engineering and
				  construction services. Value-added programs and services do not include energy
				  optimization or energy waste reduction programs paid for by utility customers
				  as part of the regulated rates.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 2 - CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT › Section R. 460.10103 - Preventive measures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) A
				  utility that offers both regulated and unregulated services shall prevent
				  anticompetitive behavior, cross-subsidization, and preferential treatment
				  prohibited by law and these rules.
(2) A utility shall not offer unregulated
				  value-added programs and services except through an affiliate or other entity
				  within the corporate structure, or through a third-party contract.
(3) A utilitys regulated services shall not
				  subsidize the business of its affiliates, other entities within the corporate
				  structure, or third-party contractors offering unregulated value-added programs
				  or services.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 2 - CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT › Section R. 460.10104 - Records

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Rule 4.
(1) A
				  utility shall maintain its books and records separately from those of its
				  affiliates or other entities within the corporate structure offering
				  unregulated value-added programs and services.
(2) The commission may review records
				  relating to any transaction between a utility and an affiliate, or relating to
				  the offering of unregulated value-added programs and services. At any time, the
				  commission may initiate an investigation into transactions between the utility
				  and its affiliates, or into its offering of value-added programs and
				  services.
(3) A utility, its
				  affiliates, and other entities within the corporate structure shall keep their
				  books in a manner consistent with generally accepted accounting principles and,
				  where applicable, with the Uniform System of Accounts.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 2 - CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT › Section R. 460.10105 - Sharing of facilities and employees

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) A
				  utility, its affiliates, and other entities within the corporate structure may
				  share facilities, equipment, operating employees, and computer hardware and
				  software with documented protection to prevent discriminatory access to
				  competitively sensitive information, provided that such sharing complies with
				  section 10ee of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10ee, and measures are adopted to prevent
				  cross-subsidization and preferential treatment that is otherwise
				  prohibited.
(2) A utility may
				  transfer employees between the utility and an affiliate alternative electric
				  supplier providing the utility documents those transfers and files
				  semi-annually with the commission a report of each occasion on which an
				  employee of the utility became an employee of an affiliate alternative electric
				  supplier and/or an employee of an affiliate alternative electric supplier
				  became an employee of the utility.
(3) None of these rules shall be interpreted
				  to require a utility with fewer than 60 employees to maintain separate
				  facilities, operations, or personnel used to deliver regulated services and
				  unregulated programs and services. Utilities using a third-party contractor for
				  value-added programs and services remain subject to the provisions of MCL
				  460.10ee(12).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 2 - CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT › Section R. 460.10106 - Marketing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) A
				  utility, its affiliates, and other entities within the corporate structure
				  offering unregulated value-added programs or services, shall not engage in
				  joint advertising, marketing, or other promotional activities related to the
				  provision of both regulated and unregulated services, nor shall they jointly
				  sell regulated services and unregulated value-added programs and
				  services.
(2) A utility or
				  affiliate alternative electric supplier shall not provide or offer to provide
				  any customer with preferential treatment or service for doing business with the
				  utility, its affiliates, or other entities within the corporate structure
				  offering unregulated value-added programs or services, nor shall the utility or
				  affiliate alternative electric supplier provide any customer with inferior
				  treatment or service for doing business with an unaffiliated supplier of a
				  similar service.
(3) A utility
				  shall not condition or otherwise tie the provision of a utility service or the
				  availability of discounts, rates, other charges, fees, rebates, or waivers of
				  terms and conditions to the taking of any goods or services from the utility,
				  its affiliates, or other entities within the corporate structure offering
				  unregulated value-added programs or services.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 2 - CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT › Section R. 460.10107 - Utility and affiliate or alternative electric supplier relationship

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Rule 7.
(1) A
				  utility shall not interfere in the business operations of any alternative
				  electric supplier. This provision includes, but is not limited to, all of the
				  following:
(a) A utility shall not give the
				  appearance that it speaks on behalf of any alternative electric supplier or
				  affiliate.
(b) A utility shall not
				  interfere in the contractual relationship between the alternative electric
				  supplier and its customers unless the utilitys action is clearly permitted in
				  the contract between the customer and the alternative electric supplier or in
				  tariffs approved by the commission.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 3 - DISCRIMINATION › Section R. 460.10108 - Discrimination

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8.
(1) A
				  utility shall not discriminate in favor of or against any person, including its
				  affiliates.
(2) A utility shall not
				  provide any affiliate or other entity within the corporate structure offering
				  unregulated value-added programs or services, or any customer of an affiliate
				  or other entity within the corporate structure offering unregulated value-added
				  programs or services, preferential treatment or any other advantages that are
				  not offered under the same terms and conditions and contemporaneously to other
				  suppliers offering programs or services within the same service territory or to
				  customers of those suppliers.
(3)
				  If a utility provides to any affiliate alternative electric supplier or
				  customers of an affiliate alternative electric supplier a discount, rebate, fee
				  waiver, or waiver of its regulated tariffed terms and conditions for services
				  or products, it shall contemporaneously offer the same discount, rebate, fee
				  waiver, or waiver to all alternative electric suppliers operating within the
				  utilitys service territory or all alternative electric suppliers
				  customers.
(4) If a utility
				  provides services or products to any affiliate or other entity within the
				  corporate structure, and the cost of the service or product is not governed by
				  section 10ee(8) of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10ee(8), compensation is based upon the
				  higher of fully allocated embedded cost or fair market price. If an affiliate
				  or other entity within the corporate structure provides services or products to
				  a utility, and the cost of the service or product is not governed by section
				  10ee(8) of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10ee(8), compensation is at the lower of market
				  price or 10% over fully allocated embedded cost. Asset transfers from a utility
				  to an affiliate or other entity within the corporate structure for which the
				  cost is not governed by section 10ee(8) of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10ee(8), is at
				  the higher of cost or fair market value. Asset transfers from an affiliate or
				  other entity within the corporate structure to a utility for which the cost is
				  not governed by section 10ee(8) of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10ee(8) is at the lower
				  of cost or fair market value.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 4 - INFORMATION SHARING › Section R. 460.10109 - Disclosure of information

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9.
(1)
				  Notwithstanding any provision of this rule, utilities shall comply at all times
				  with applicable data privacy tariffs.
(2) Prior written approval of the customer is
				  not required for the disclosure of a customer list to a program or service
				  provider of an unregulated value-added program or service in compliance with
				  section 10ee(10)(a) of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10ee(10)(a), or to otherwise comply
				  with these rules. A customer list may include only the name and address of a
				  customer.
(3) Information obtained
				  by a utility in the course of conducting its regulated business shall not be
				  shared directly or indirectly with its affiliates or other entities within the
				  corporate structure offering unregulated value-added programs or services
				  unless that same information is provided upon request to competitors operating
				  in the service territory on the same terms and conditions and
				  contemporaneously.
(4) Customer
				  specific consumption or billing data shall not be provided to any affiliate,
				  other entity within the corporate structure offering unregulated value-added
				  programs or services, or alternative electric supplier without prior written
				  approval of the customer.
(5) If a
				  utility provides non-customer specific, or aggregated, customer information to
				  its affiliate or other entity within the corporate structure offering
				  unregulated value-added programs or services, it must, upon request, offer the
				  same information on the same terms and conditions, in the same form and manner,
				  and contemporaneously, to all competitors of that affiliate or other entity
				  within the corporate structure. The provision of such data must comply with all
				  applicable data privacy tariffs.
(6) When disclosure required in subrule (5)
				  of this rule is otherwise allowed, a utility shall not provide its affiliates
				  or other entities within the corporate structure offering unregulated
				  value-added programs or services with information about the distribution
				  system, including operation and expansion, without providing, upon request, the
				  same information under the same terms and conditions, in the same form and
				  manner, and contemporaneously, to all licensed alternative electric suppliers
				  and competitors of the affiliate or other entity within the corporate
				  structure. The utility shall keep a record of requests for such information,
				  and shall make that record available to the commission upon request.
(7) A utility shall not provide any
				  information received from or as a result of doing business with a competitor to
				  the utilitys affiliate or other entity within the corporate structure offering
				  unregulated value-added programs or services without the written approval of
				  the competitor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 5 - REPORTING, OVERSIGHT, AND PENALTIES › Section R. 460.10110 - Notification

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10.
(1)
				  Utilities that intend to offer a value-added program or service shall notify
				  the commission not less than 30 days before offering the new program or
				  service. The written notification shall, at a minimum, provide all of the
				  following:
(a) A detailed description of the
				  new value-added program or service and what it will offer.
(b) A list of the personnel responsible for
				  management of the value-added program or service and their location within the
				  utility, both physically and within the corporate structure.
(c) A detailed description of how costs,
				  including but not limited to, billing, postage, and call center costs, will be
				  allocated to the value-added program or service to ensure that there is no
				  cross-subsidization between regulated and unregulated programs or
				  services.
(d) A copy of the
				  business plan for the value-added program or service.
(e) Pro forma financial statements that
				  outline the expected financial performance for each value-added program or
				  service for the next 12 months.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 5 - REPORTING, OVERSIGHT, AND PENALTIES › Section R. 460.10111 - Oversight

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 11.
(1) A
				  utility, its affiliates, and other entities within the corporate structure
				  offering unregulated value-added programs or services shall maintain
				  documentation needed to investigate compliance with section 10ee of 2016 PA
				  341, MCL 460.10ee, and these rules. All documentation shall be kept at a
				  designated company office in this state, unless the Commission by order has
				  authorized a different location. The utility, its affiliates, and other
				  entities within the corporate structure offering unregulated value-added
				  programs or services shall make this information available for review upon
				  request by the commission or its staff.
(2) The utility, its affiliates, and other
				  entities within the corporate structure offering unregulated value-added
				  programs or services shall use a documented dispute resolution process separate
				  from any process that might be available from the commission. This dispute
				  resolution process shall address complaints arising from application of these
				  rules. The utility, its affiliates, and other entities within the corporate
				  structure offering unregulated value-added programs or services shall keep a
				  log of all complaints, including the name of the person or entity filing the
				  complaint, the date the complaint was filed, a written statement of the nature
				  of the complaint, and the results of the resolution process.
(3) A utility, its affiliates, and other
				  entities within the corporate structure offering unregulated value-added
				  programs or services may request a waiver from 1 or more provisions of these
				  rules by filing an application with the commission. The requesting party
				  carries the burden of demonstrating that such a waiver will not impair the
				  development or functioning of the competitive market. Waivers shall be granted
				  for entities that qualify for loans to deploy broadband services in rural areas
				  under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended,
				  7
				  U.S.C. §
											901 et seq.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 5 - REPORTING, OVERSIGHT, AND PENALTIES › Section R. 460.10113 - Penalties

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 13. Penalties for violations of these rules are as
					 provided in sections 10c and 10ee(14) of 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10c, and MCL
					 460.10ee(14).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 460.20101 - Applicability of rules

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 101.
(1)
				  These rules apply to the design, fabrication, installation, inspection,
				  testing, and safety aspects of the operation and maintenance of gas pipeline
				  facilities used in the transportation of gas.
(2) These rules do not apply to either of the
				  following:
(a) The onshore gathering of gas
				  under either of the following conditions:
(i)
				  Through a pipeline that operates at less than 0 psig.
(ii) Through a pipeline that is not a
				  regulated onshore gathering line as determined by
				  49
				  C.F.R. §
													192.8.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 460.20102 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 102. As used in these rules:
(a) "Commission" means the Michigan public
				  service commission.
(b) "Corrosion"
				  means the destruction or deterioration of a material, usually a metal, by an
				  electrochemical process, due to a reaction with the material's
				  environment.
(c) "Customer" means a
				  person or company who purchases gas from a distributor for the person's or
				  company's own use or for the use of a tenant, or both.
(d) "Hoop stress" means the stress in a pipe
				  wall which acts circumferentially in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal
				  axis of the pipe and which is produced by the pressure of the fluid in the
				  pipe.
(e) "Leak" means the
				  unintentional escape of gas from a pipeline facility or a customer's
				  facility.
(f) "Leakage survey"
				  means a systematic inspection that is made to locate leaks in a gas
				  pipeline.
(g) "Pressure" means
				  gauge pressure, unless otherwise stated, expressed in pounds per square inch
				  above atmospheric pressure and is abbreviated "psig."
(h) "Sour gas" means gas containing a
				  concentration of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) greater than or
				  equal to 300 parts per million (ppm.).
(i) "System" means all pipeline facilities
				  used by a particular operator in the transportation of gas, including all of
				  the following:
(A) Line pipe.
(B) Valves.
(C) Other appurtenances connected to line
				  pipe.
(D) Compressor
				  units.
(E) Fabricated assemblies
				  associated with compressor units.
(F) Metering.
(G) Customers' meters.
(H) Delivery stations.
(I) Fabricated assemblies in metering and
				  delivery stations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 460.20103 - Adoption of documents by reference generally

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 103.
(1) Any
				  documents or parts of documents adopted by reference in these rules are a part
				  of these rules as though set out in full. When only a portion of a document is
				  referenced, the remainder is not adopted in these rules.
(2) Copies of all adopted documents are
				  available at the addresses provided in
				  R 460.20602.
(3) The full titles for the publications
				  adopted by reference in these rules are provided in
				  R 460.20603 to
				  R 460.20606. Numbers in parentheses
				  indicate applicable editions of the publications. Earlier editions of documents
				  listed or editions of documents formerly listed in the Michigan gas safety code
				  (R 460.14001 to R 460.14999) or these rules may be used for materials and
				  components manufactured, designed, or installed in accordance with the earlier
				  editions or earlier documents at the time they were listed. The user shall
				  refer to the appropriate previous version of the Michigan gas safety code or
				  these rules for a listing of the earlier listed editions or
				  documents.
(4) Standards and
				  specifications cited in
				  R 460.20603 to
				  R 460.20606 may be supplemented by
				  specific requirements elsewhere in these rules. Users of these rules are
				  advised against attempting direct application of any of these standards without
				  carefully observing the rule's reference to that standard.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 460.20104 - Rescission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 104. R 460.14001 to R 460.14999 of the Michigan
					 Administrative Code, noted on page 1027 of the 1997 Annual Supplement to the
					 1979 Michigan Administrative Code and appearing on pages 630 to 642 of the 1986
					 Annual Supplement to the Code, pages 900 to 917, 919 to 921, and 923 to 925 of
					 the 1991 Annual Supplement to the Code, and pages 1175 to 1199 of the 1995
					 Annual Supplement to the Code, are rescinded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 2 - SAFETY STANDARDS AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 460.20201 - Pipeline safety standards; adoption by reference

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 201
(1)
				  Except for
				  49 C.F.R.
				  §
											192.1, an operator shall ensure that a
				  gas pipeline is in compliance with all of the minimum safety standards
				  contained in 49 C.F.R. part 192 entitled "Transportation of Natural and Other
				  Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards," which are adopted by
				  reference in
				  R 460.20606.
(2) An operator shall ensure that a pipeline
				  that is subject to the standards specified in subrule (1) of this rule is also
				  in compliance with all of the additional safety standards contained in
				  R
				  460.20301 to R 460.20338.
(3) In addition to the requirements imposed
				  by subrules (1) and (2) of this rule, an operator shall ensure that a pipeline
				  which transports sour gas is also in compliance with the additional safety
				  standards contained in
				  R 460.20401 to
				  R
				  460.20431.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 2 - SAFETY STANDARDS AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 460.20202 - Drug and alcohol testing requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 202.
(1) An
				  operator shall meet the drug and alcohol testing requirements in 49 C.F.R. part
				  199 entitled "Drug and Alcohol Testing," which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20606.
(2) An operator shall conduct the drug and
				  alcohol testing required by subrule (1) of this rule according to the
				  requirements of 49 C.F.R. part 199 and the procedures prescribed in 49 C.F.R.
				  part 40 entitled "Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol
				  Testing Programs," which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20606.
(3) Subrule (1) of this rule applies only to
				  operators who operate facilities subject to the natural gas pipeline safety act
				  of 1968,
				  49
				  U.S.C.§60101 et seq., as
				  amended.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20301 - Scope

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 301.
(1) The
				  rules contained in this part are additional requirements for the design,
				  fabrication, installation, inspection, testing, and safety aspects of the
				  operation and maintenance of gas pipeline facilities operated within the state
				  of Michigan.
(2) Operators of
				  pipeline facilities used in the transportation of gas that are under the
				  jurisdiction of the commission shall meet all of the requirements of 49 C.F.R.
				  §192, which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20606, and all of the
				  additional requirements in this part.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20302 - Compressor station piping

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 302.
(1) An
				  operator shall install and test gas piping, other than instrument, control, and
				  sample piping, in accordance with these rules.
(2) An operator shall identify all emergency
				  valves and controls by signs. An operator shall identify important gas pressure
				  piping by signs or color coding to indicate its function.
(3) An operator shall ensure that fuel gas
				  lines within a compressor station conform to both of the following provisions:
(a) Are provided with master shutoff valves
				  located outside of a building.
(b)
				  Are equipped with pressure limiting devices to prevent the maximum allowable
				  operating pressure from being exceeded by more than 10%.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20303 - Vault and pit sealing, venting, and ventilation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 303. In addition to the requirements contained in
					 49
					 C.F.R.§192.187(a)(3),
					 which is adopted by reference in
					 R 460.20606, an operator shall
					 ensure that the outside end of the ventilation ducts of an underground vault or
					 closed top pit is equipped with a suitable weatherproof fitting or vent head
					 designed to prevent foreign matter from entering or obstructing the
					 duct.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20304 - Welding procedures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 304. In addition to the requirements contained in
					 49 C.F.R. §
											192.225, which is adopted by reference in
					 R 460.20606, an operator shall
					 ensure that a welding procedure meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Is qualified under section IX of the ASME
				  boiler and pressure vessel code, which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20604, or section 5, section
				  12, or appendix A of API standard 1104, which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20603, whichever is
				  appropriate to the function of the weld.
(b) Is qualified under appendix B of API
				  standard 1104, which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20603 for pipelines operating
				  at greater than 60 psig.
(c) A copy
				  of the welding procedure being followed is on the jobsite when welding is
				  performed.
An obvious error in
					 R 460.20304 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant
					 to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule
					 containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2019 MR 1. The
					 memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2019
					 MR 1
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20305 - Welder qualification records

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 305. An operator shall establish and maintain a record
					 of all qualified welders that indicates the date and results of tests. The
					 record shall specifically include the welding procedure for which each welder
					 has qualified. An operator shall make the record available for inspection at
					 each jobsite.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20306 - Nondestructive testing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 306.
(1) In
				  addition to the nondestructive testing required under
				  49 C.F.R. §
											192.243(d), which is adopted
				  by reference in
				  R 460.20606, an operator shall also
				  ensure that 100% of each days field butt welds are nondestructively tested over
				  their entire circumferences in the following locations:
(a) Regulating stations.
(b) Measuring stations.
(c) Compressor stations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20307 - Welding preheating

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 307. In addition to the requirements contained in
					 49
					 C.F.R.§192.235, which is adopted by
					 reference in
					 R 460.20606, if preheating is
					 required, then an operator shall monitor the preheat temperature to ensure that
					 the required preheat temperature is reached before beginning, and is maintained
					 during, the welding operation.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20308 - Customer meters and regulators; location

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 308. The requirements contained in
					 49 CFR
					 192.353, which is adopted by reference in
					 R 460.20606, are superseded by all
					 of the following provisions:
(a) An
				  operator shall install a customer's meter and regulator outside the building,
				  unless any of the following apply:
(i) The
				  distribution system operates at 10 psig or less and an outside meter set
				  assembly is not practical.
(ii) The
				  building is a commercial building, industrial building, or apartment building
				  and an outside meter set assembly is not practical.
(iii) The building is a row-type house or
				  house where the proximity of adjoining buildings makes outside meter set
				  assemblies impractical.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20309 - Service lines; valve location

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 309.
(1) In
				  addition to the requirements contained in
				  49
				  C.F.R.§192.365, which is adopted by
				  reference in
				  R 460.20606, an operator shall
				  ensure that service lines are equipped with a valve located on the service line
				  outside the building if any of the following provisions apply:
(a) The service line operates at a pressure
				  of more than 10 psig.
(b) The
				  service line is 2 inches or larger in diameter.
(c) The service line supplies any of the
				  following:
(i) A hospital.
(ii) A church.
(iii) A theater.
(iv) A school.
(v) A building of public assemblage similar
				  to the buildings listed in paragraphs (i) to (iv) of this
				  subdivision.
(vi) A commercial or
				  industrial building.
(vii) A
				  dwelling that houses more than 4 families.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20310 - Galvanized or aluminum pipe prohibited for direct burial or submerged use

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 310.
(1) In
				  addition to the requirements contained in
				  49
				  C.F.R.§
											192.461, which is adopted by
				  reference in
				  R 460.20606, an operator shall not
				  utilize galvanized pipe for direct burial or submerged use.
(2) The requirements contained in
				  49
				  C.F.R. §
											192.455(e),
				  which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20606, are superseded by the
				  requirement that an operator shall not utilize aluminum pipe for direct burial
				  or submerged use.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20311 - Test Requirements for pipelines operating below 100 psig

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 311. The requirements contained in
					 49
					 CFR 192.509(b), which is
					 adopted by reference in
					 R 460.20606, are superseded by both
					 of the following provisions:
(a) An
				  operator shall ensure that all mains are to be pressured tested to at least 90
				  psig or 1 ½ times the proposed maximum allowable operating pressure,
				  whichever is greater.
(b) An
				  operator shall ensure that the test pressure is maintained at or above the test
				  pressure requirement for the pipeline being tested for not less than 1 hour.
				  However, the operator shall test a relatively short segment for not less than
				  30 minutes.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20312 - Test requirements; service lines other than plastic

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 312. The requirements contained in
					 49
					 C.F.R.§
											192.511(b) and
					 (c), which are adopted by reference in
					 R 460.20606 are superseded by the
					 requirement that an operator shall test all service lines, other than plastic
					 service lines, to a minimum pressure of 90 psig, but not less than 150% of the
					 maximum allowable operating pressure, for not less than 10 minutes. Each
					 segment of a steel service line stressed to 20% or more of specified minimum
					 yield strength must still be tested in accordance with
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											192.507, which is adopted by
					 reference in
					 R 460.20606.
An obvious error in
					 R 460.20312 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant
					 to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule
					 containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2019 MR 1. The
					 memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2019
					 MR 1
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20313 - Minimum test duration; plastic pipelines

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 313. In addition to the requirements contained in
					 49
					 C.F.R.§
											192.513, which is adopted by
					 reference in
					 R 460.20606, an operator shall test
					 plastic pipelines according to all the following:
(a) Except for plastic service lines, the
				  test must be maintained at or above the pressure requirement for not less than
				  one hour. However, an operator may test a relatively short segment for not less
				  than 30 minutes.
(b) All plastic
				  service lines must be pressure tested for not less than 10 minutes.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20314 - Test records

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 314. In addition to the requirements contained in
					 49 C.F.R.§
											192.517(a), which is adopted
					 by reference in
					 R 460.20606, an operator shall
					 retain the following test record information:
(a) The proposed maximum allowable operating
				  pressure of the pipeline.
(b)
				  Except for distribution facilities, the existing class location of the area in
				  which the pipeline will be installed.
(c) The date the test was
				  performed.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20315 - Leaks occurring during uprating; repairs and monitoring required

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 315.
(1) In
				  addition to the requirements contained in
				  49 C.F.R.
				  §192.553, which is adopted by reference
				  in
				  R 460.20606, if the new and higher
				  maximum allowable operating pressure will be more than 10 psig, then an
				  operator shall expose and repair and monitor a leak that is detected during the
				  uprating operation.
(2) An operator
				  shall file a complete copy of the written plan described in
				  49 C.F.R.
				  §192.553(c), which is
				  adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20606, with the commission
				  not less than 30 calendar days before commencement of a project.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20316 - Leakage survey and repair requirement before uprating

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 316.
(1) In
				  addition to the requirements contained in
				  49
				  C.F.R.§
											192.555(b)(2),
				  which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20606, an operator shall
				  conduct a leakage survey and repair all leaks found before the operator begins
				  uprating any segment of a steel pipeline to an operating pressure that will
				  produce a hoop stress of 30% or more of the specified minimum yield strength
				  for the pipeline.
(2) The
				  provisions contained in
				  49
				  C.F.R. §
											192.557(b)(2),
				  which is adopted by reference in
				  R 460.20606, are superseded by the
				  requirement that before an operator begins uprating any segment of a steel
				  pipeline to an operating pressure that will produce a hoop stress of less than
				  30% of the specified minimum yield strength, a leakage survey must be conducted
				  and all leaks found shall be repaired.
An obvious error in
					 R 460.20316 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant
					 to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule
					 containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2019 MR 1. The
					 memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2019
					 MR 1
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20317 - Rescinded

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
An obvious error in
					 R 460.20316 was corrected at the
					 request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as
					 amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published
					 in Michigan Register, 2019 MR 1. The memorandum requesting the correction was
					 published in Michigan Register, 2019 MR 1
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20318 - Gas leak investigation; establishment of service; customer leak complaint records

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 318.
(1) An
				  operator shall conduct an investigation of every gas leak report received as
				  soon as possible. If the investigation reveals a hazardous situation, then the
				  operator shall take immediate action to evacuate, repair, or isolate the
				  facilities involved to reduce any danger to the public.
(2) A distribution utility shall not
				  establish gas service to an applicant until the utility has made a leakage
				  test, using gas at utilization pressure, to ensure that the applicant's fuel
				  line is gastight and has made a determination that gas odor is detectible,
				  where applicable. If fuel lines are not present upon completion of meter
				  installation, the operator shall comply with all of the following:
(a) A valve shall be installed on the outlet
				  piping of the meter. This valve shall be in the closed position.
(b) The valve shall be tagged with contact
				  information of the distribution utility and notice that the fuel line
				  installation must comply with applicable fuel piping codes.
(c) A mechanical device or fitting that will
				  prevent the flow of gas shall be installed at the outlet piping.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20319 - Filing of operation and maintenance manual with commission staff required

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 319. In addition to the requirements contained in
					 49
					 C.F.R.§
											192.605, which is adopted by
					 reference in
					 R 460.20606, an operator shall file
					 the operation and maintenance manual required by
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											192.605 with the commission
					 staff in paper or electronic form. The operation and maintenance manual must
					 include procedures that address both the federal rules and the rules contained
					 in the Michigan gas safety standards. An operator shall file a change in the
					 operation and maintenance manual with the commission staff within 90 calendar
					 days after the change is made. An operator shall identify the specific
					 changes.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20322 - Maximum allowable operating pressure of pipeline containing castiron pipe

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 322. The requirement contained in
					 49
					 CFR 192.621(a)(3), which is
					 adopted by reference in
					 R 460.20606, is superseded by the
					 requirement that a person shall not operate any segment of a pipeline
					 containing cast-iron pipe that has unreinforced bell and spigot joints at a
					 pressure of more than 10 psig.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Michigan Gas Safety Standards › Part 3 - ADDITIONAL MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS › Section R. 460.20323 - Odorization of gas; records maintenance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 323. In addition to the requirements contained in
					 49
					 C.F.R.§192.625, which is adopted by
					 reference in
					 R 460.20606, an operator shall
					 establish and maintain adequate records to establish compliance with the
					 requirements of
					 49 C.F.R.
					 §192.625, including the quantity of
					 odorant used per million cubic feet of gas and sampling to determine the
					 effectiveness of odorization.