misconceptions regarding (1) regulated history with the Commission and Sunoco’s (2) the specific issues that need to be disposed of in this proceeding. In this proceeding, the Commission has been asked to decide a very narrow question: whether enclosures (walls and a roof) that are built around and over a valve control or pump station should be exempt from municipal zoning regulation. To answer this question, we must decide whether it is in the convenience or welfare of the public for Sunoco to enclose the planned facilities with walls and roofs, even if those enclosures may conflict with local zoning ordinances. Sunoco is not seeking (1) a Certificate of Public Convenience; (2) authorization to build the Mariner East pipeline or any facilities attendant thereto (such as valve control or pump stations); (3) approval of the siting or route of the pipeline; or (4) a finding that the proposed pipeline complies with relevant public safety or environmental requirements. Those issues are outside the scope of this proceeding. For these reasons, in addition to resolving the Exceptions and all outstanding Preliminary Objections, we will make several legal determinations in this Opinion and Order regarding the following: (1) the status and scope of current Sunoco’s certificated authority under the jurisdiction of this Commission; (2) the nature of intrastate propane and methane pipeline transportation service; and (3) the issues to be addressed when making a determination under Section 619 of the MPC. We will also remand this matter to the OALJ for a determination on Amended Petitions. Sunoco’s Legal Standards General The ALJs made fifteen Findings of Fact and reached five Conclusions of Law. I.D. at 9-11, 22-23. We shall adopt and incorporate herein by reference the ALJs’
misconceptions regarding (1) Sunoco’s regulated history with the Commission and (2) the specific issues that need to be disposed of in this proceeding. In this proceeding, the Commission has been asked to decide a very narrow question: whether enclosures (walls and a roof) that are built around and over a valve control or pump station should be exempt from municipal zoning regulation. To answer this question, we must decide whether it is in the convenience or welfare of the public for Sunoco to enclose the planned facilities with walls and roofs, even if those enclosures may conflict with local zoning ordinances. Sunoco is not seeking (1) a Certificate of Public Convenience; (2) authorization to build the Mariner East pipeline or any facilities attendant thereto (such as valve control or pump stations); (3) approval of the siting or route of the pipeline; or (4) a finding that the proposed pipeline complies with relevant public safety or environmental requirements. Those issues are outside the scope of this proceeding. For these reasons, in addition to resolving the Exceptions and all outstanding Preliminary Objections, we will make several legal determinations in this Opinion and Order regarding the following: (1) the status and scope of Sunoco’s current certificated authority under the jurisdiction of this Commission; (2) the nature of intrastate propane and methane pipeline transportation service; and (3) the issues to be addressed when making a determination under Section 619 of the MPC. We will also remand this matter to the OALJ for a determination on Sunoco’s Amended Petitions. Legal Standards General The ALJs made fifteen Findings of Fact and reached five Conclusions of Law. I.D. at 9-11, 22-23. We shall adopt and incorporate herein by reference the ALJs’