# Petitions for Finding or Approval **Citation:** 190.9 **Type / status:** regulation / current **Agency:** Arkansas Public Service Commission **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** Not stated § 190.9 Petitions for Finding or Approval (a) In circumstances where a rule contained in Part 192 authorizes the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation to make a finding or approval, an operator may petition the A ## Document text § 190.9 Petitions for Finding or Approval (a) In circumstances where a rule contained in Part 192 authorizes the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation to make a finding or approval, an operator may petition the Administrator for such a finding or approval. (b) (1) Each petition must refer to the rule authorizing the action sought and contain information or arguments that justify the action. Unless otherwise specified, no public proceeding is held on a petition before it is granted or denied. After a petition is received, the Administrator or participating state agency notifies the petitioner of the disposition of the petition or, if the request requires more extensive consideration or additional information or comments are requested and delay is expected, of the date by which action will be taken. (2) For operators seeking a finding or approval involving intrastate pipeline transportation, petitions must be sent to: Pipeline Safety Office, Arkansas Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 400, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-0400. (3) For operators seeking a finding or approval involving interstate pipeline transportation, petitions must be sent to the Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590. (c) All petitions must be received at least 90 days prior to the date by which the operator requests the finding or approval to be made. (d) The Administrator will make all findings or approvals of petitions initiated under this section. The Pipeline Safety Office (PSO), upon receiving petitions initiated under this paragraph, shall provide the Administrator a written recommendation by certified mail, return receipt requested as to the disposition of any petition received by the PSO. If the Administrator does not reverse or modify a recommendation made by the PSO within 10 business days of its receipt, the recommended disposition shall constitute the Administrator's decision on the petition. ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `ar-car-pipeline-safety` - SHA-256: `3735a9a33c7701c7ca41631c9136239a312328241f01937236ace985b532fcc5` - Retrieved: 2026-08-12T08:10:37.612Z - Exported: 2026-08-24T03:39:44.169Z - Document slug: `ar-car-23-500-190-9` ### Source metadata ```json { "jurisdiction": "US-AR", "subject": "intrastate-gas", "caveats": { "exactScope": "The searchable corpus contains every current numbered section, the code-wide definitions, and every operative appendix in official 23 CAR Part 500, plus direct pipeline rules 15 CAR sections 275-406 and 275-504. Reserved and removed provisions are inventory-only.", "excludedScope": "This is not all Arkansas pipeline law. 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