Pennsylvania PUC Provides Update on Act 127 Pipeline Operator Registration Requirements
The Secretary of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) published a letter in the March 9, 2013 issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin containing information on the annual registration requirements for pipeline operators under the Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines Act. The Act, more commonly known as Act 127, provides PUC with the authority to regulate gas and hazardous liquid pipelines that are not operated by public utilities. As explained in the letter, PUC is requiring Act 127 pipeline operators to submit a registration form by March 31, 2013, as well as a $250 annual registration fee. The form is to include information on the total amount of regulated pipeline mileage as of December 31, 2012, which will then be used to determine the amount of user fees that will be assessed for each operator in an invoice that PUC intends to send to each operator later in the year.