BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI

 

In the Matter of a Working Case to Draft a Rule          )

Regarding Natural Gas Safety Requirements              )         File No. GW-2015-0321

 

 

ORDER OPENING A WORKING CASE TO ASSIST IN THE DRAFTING OF A REVISION TO NATURAL GAS SAFETY RULES

 

Issue Date:  June 3, 2015                                           Effective Date:  June 3, 2015

 

At its June 2, 2015 agenda meeting, the Commission decided to open a working case to revise its gas pipeline safety rules to bring them in line with federal rules.  This working file will facilitate Staff’s efforts to obtain input from interested stakeholders regarding the drafting of that rule revision. 

Staff may solicit opinions and recommendations from interested stakeholders in whatever manner it believes will be effective.  If it believes an order from the Commission scheduling a workshop or otherwise assisting Staff in obtaining information is necessary it may file a motion requesting such action.

This file will serve as a repository for documents and comments.  Using this file, any person with an interest in this matter may view documents and may submit comments or documents.  As this is not a contested case, anyone may file a comment without legal counsel and without ex parte constraints.  Intervention requests are not necessary to submit comments or view documents. 

The public is welcome to submit comments by forwarding electronic communications through the Commission’s electronic filing and information system (EFIS) or by mailing written comments.  You may submit electronic comments at the Commission’s website at http://www.psc.mo.gov.  (Click on the EFIS/Case filings link on the left side of the page.  Scroll down and click on the public comment link.  Please refer to File No. GW-2015-0321.  Written comments in hard copy should be addressed to the Commission at P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 and should also reference File No. GW-2015-0321.  The public can view the contents of the file by following the link at http://www.psc.mo.gov. 

THE COMMISSION ORDERS THAT:

1.       The Commission’s Data Center shall provide a copy of this order to all entities subject to the Commission’s gas-safety regulations.

2.       The Commission’s Public Information Office shall make notice of this order available to the news media and to the members of the General Assembly.

3.       This order shall be effective when issued.

 

                                                            BY THE COMMISSION

                                       

 

 

 

Morris L. Woodruff

                                                            Secretary

 

 

 

Morris L. Woodruff, Chief Regulatory

Law Judge, by delegation of authority pursuant

to Section 386.240, RSMo 2000.

 

Dated at Jefferson City, Missouri,

on this 3rd day of June, 2015.