Rule 672-13-.03 - Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity(a) All applications for a Certificate must be submitted to the Department electronically. A copy of the Applicant's Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto shall be submitted concurrently with the application. When the New Petroleum Pipeline or proposed Extension is expected to be sited in five (5) or fewer Georgia counties, an application fee of $5,000.00 must be submitted. When the New Petroleum Pipeline or proposed Extension is expected to be sited in more than five (5) Georgia counties, an additional $1,000.00 per county is added to the fee. The total fee is intended to cover costs associated with the processing and review of the application as well as the scheduling of public meetings. The application will not be considered filed until all required materials and the appropriate fee are received by the Department. Fees are to be submitted by mail to the Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of Utilities.(b) The application for a Certificate shall set forth in the order indicated the following: (1) The exact legal name of the Applicant, the State or territory under the laws of which the Applicant was organized, the location of the Applicant's principal place of business, the names of all States where the Applicant is authorized to do business and a concise but comprehensive description of the existing business, operations and properties of the Applicant with particular reference to the transportation by pipeline of petroleum or petroleum products.(2) The name, title, telephone number and post office address of the person to whom correspondence or communications in regard to the application are to be addressed. Unless advised to the contrary, the Commissioner will serve notices, orders, and other papers upon the person so named.(3) A description of the proposed project together with its siting information, including, but not limited to, a map showing the proposed location of the route of the New Petroleum Pipeline or of the proposed Extension. Applicant(4) A description of the public convenience and necessity that support the proposed location of the route of the new pipeline route or of the proposed Extension.(5) The width of the proposed Petroleum Pipeline corridor up to a maximum width of one-third mile.(6) A showing that use of the power of eminent domain may be necessary for construction of the New Petroleum Pipeline or for the proposed Extension.(7) A showing that the public convenience and necessity for the Petroleum Pipeline justifies the use of the power of eminent domain.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 672-13-.03
O.C.G.A. § 22-3-83.
Original Rule entitled "Application for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity" adopted. F. June 3, 1996; eff. June 23, 1996.Amended: F. May 1, 2018; eff. May 21, 2018.