# 20:10:37:18 Notice requirements for transmission line construction

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- **citation:** ARSD 20:10:37:18
- **title:** 20:10:37:18 Notice requirements for transmission line construction
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2024-05-06
- **summary:** Notice requirements for transmission line construction. Each transmission pipeline operator within the jurisdiction of the pipeline safety program shall, prior to the construction of a new transmission line, or a relocation or replacement of a transmission line as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 192 (July 1, 2023):

(1) Submit the information below to the commission's pipeline safety program no later than sixty days pr
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Each transmission pipeline operator within the jurisdiction of the pipeline safety program shall, prior to the construction of a new transmission line, or a relocation or replacement of a transmission line as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 192 (July 1, 2023):

(1) Submit the information below to the commission's pipeline safety program no later than sixty days prior to the commencement of construction, relocation, or replacement:

(a) Pipeline operator's name and mailing address;

(b) Estimated dates construction is scheduled to begin and end;

(c) Map showing the location and proposed route of pipeline;

(d) Identified gas transmission Integrity Management Program high consequence area, if applicable;

(e) Proposed steel pipeline specifications, including size, weight, grade, wall thickness, and coating;

(f) Proposed plastic pipe specifications, including size and Standard Dimension Ratio;

(g) Proposed design and maximum allowable operating pressure of pipeline;

(h) Pressure test procedures and method of pressure test prior to operations;

(i) Proposed type of cathodic protection;

(j) Minimum burial depths of pipeline at time of construction;

(k) Proposed location and type of pipeline safety equipment;

(l) Proposed type of highway and water crossing, such as whether it will be bored and cased, bored only, or trenched;

(m) Written construction procedures;

(n) Name of construction company if known at the time of filing the Notice; and

(o) Pipeline operator's contact name and phone number;

(2) In the event of an emergency, as defined in the pipeline operator's operations manual, give telephonic notice of emergency construction, relocation, or replacement to the commission's pipeline safety program;

(3) Submit significant construction modifications to the pipeline safety program; and

(4) Submit the information below to the commission's pipeline safety program no later than sixty days prior to the commencement of operation:

(a) Operation and maintenance manual;

(b) Emergency procedures;

(c) Anti-drug and alcohol plan;

(d) Public Awareness plan;

(e) Damage prevention program;

(f) Abnormal operations;

(g) Operator's qualification plan; and

(h) Integrity Management Plan.
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