Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-023 - MAJOR OIL PIPELINES

Current through June 17, 2024
023.01
Scope
:
This section applies only to major oil pipelines. Nothing in
				  Section 023 is intended to regulate safety as to the design, installation,
				  inspection, emergency plans and procedures, testing, construction, extension,
				  operation, replacement, and maintenance of major oil pipelines and pipeline
				  facilities.
023.02
Major Oil Pipeline Application
:
A pipeline carrier proposing to construct a major oil
				  pipeline to be placed in operation in Nebraska and who has submitted a route
				  for an oil pipeline within, through, or across Nebraska but the route is not
				  approved by the Governor pursuant to section
				  57-1503,
				  shall file an application with the Commission and receive approval prior to
				  beginning construction of the major oil pipeline within Nebraska. A pipeline
				  carrier proposing a substantive change to the route of a major oil pipeline and
				  who has submitted a route for an oil pipeline within, through, or across
				  Nebraska but the route is not approved by the Governor pursuant to section
				  57-1503,
				  shall file an application for the proposed change with the Commission and
				  receive approval prior to beginning construction relating to the proposed
				  change.
023.02A
Content of
				Application
: The application shall be accompanied by written
				agreement to pay expenses assessed pursuant to subsection 023.12 and written
				testimony and exhibits in support of the application. The application shall
				include:
023.02A1 The name and address of the
				pipeline carrier;
023.02A2 A
				description of the nature and proposed route of the major oil pipeline
				including a map of the proposed route and evidence of consideration of
				alternative routes;
023.02A3 A
				statement of the reasons for the selection of the proposed route of the major
				oil pipeline;
023.02A4 A list of
				the governing bodies of the counties and municipalities through which the
				proposed route of the major oil pipeline would be located;
023.02A5 A description of the product or
				material to be transported through the major oil pipeline including
				identification of the product or material; and for informational purposes only
				hazard(s) identification; composition/information on ingredients; first-aid
				measures; fire-fighting measures; accidental release measures,- handling and
				storage; exposure controls/personal protection; physical and chemical
				properties; stability and reactivity; toxicological information; ecological
				information; disposal considerations; transport information; regulatory
				information. The requirement can be satisfied through the filing of a
				representative Safety Data Sheet;
023.02A6 The person who will own the major
				oil pipeline;
023.02A7 The person
				who will manage the major oil pipeline;
023.02A8 A plan to comply with the Oil
				Pipeline Reclamation Act; and
023.02A9 A list of planned methods to
				minimize or mitigate the potential impacts of the major oil pipeline to land
				areas and connected natural resources other than with respect to oil
				spills.
023.02A10 For informational
				purposes only, a description of the method for state agencies and emergency
				response personnel to obtain current Safety Data Sheet(s) for the product(s) or
				material(s) being transported through the pipeline in the event of an
				incident.
023.02A11 An applicant
				must notify the Commission during the pendency of the application of any
				material change in the representations and commitments required by this
				subsection within fourteen (14) days of such change.