Petition at 17-25. While the Commission appreciates that SPLP has taken these extra ⁋⁋ steps to validate the safety of ME 1, the Commission will not rely upon these assertions to the extent that they are not similarly discussed in the BIE Concurrence. That said, the Commission is cognizant of the economic effect of ordering the suspension of ME 1 service. Natural gas liquid pipelines play a vital role in many industries given that these petroleum products serve as industrial feedstocks as well as additives to gasoline. The Commission understands that shippers that utilize ME 1 as customers, and users of products transported by ME 1 either have had to suspend operations or look elsewhere for supplies due to the ME 1 closure occasioned by the safety threat imposed by the Lisa Drive subsidence. Petitions For Intervention As is discussed the provides specific procedural Emergency Order requirements on this docket. Specifically, OP 1.c.i., as noted above, establishes that BIE, as the petitioning party, may advise the Commission that it is satisfied that SPLP has addressed the safety issues BIE raised in the In the March Petition. BIE Concurrence, BIE has stated that this is the case. BIE has stated its satisfaction with the safety result of the analyses mandated in the Emergency Order. By express terms, the provides that SPLP may resume service Emergency Order on ME 1 following the Commission’s approval after the condition that BIE affirmatively express to the Commission that it is satisfied with the integrity of ME 1 in the study area of Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township. With the filing of the and BIE Concurrence, Commission review of that filing, the above-referenced docket is complete. We will not consider or rule upon the requests for intervention in this matter at this time, as they are mooted by this Order. An intervenor’s role in proceedings before this Commission is on a non-party basis, meaning that the initiating and responding parties
Petition at ⁋⁋ 17-25. While the Commission appreciates that SPLP has taken these extra steps to validate the safety of ME 1, the Commission will not rely upon these assertions to the extent that they are not similarly discussed in the BIE Concurrence. That said, the Commission is cognizant of the economic effect of ordering the suspension of ME 1 service. Natural gas liquid pipelines play a vital role in many industries given that these petroleum products serve as industrial feedstocks as well as additives to gasoline. The Commission understands that shippers that utilize ME 1 as customers, and users of products transported by ME 1 either have had to suspend operations or look elsewhere for supplies due to the ME 1 closure occasioned by the safety threat imposed by the Lisa Drive subsidence. Petitions For Intervention As is discussed the Emergency Order provides specific procedural requirements on this docket. Specifically, OP 1.c.i., as noted above, establishes that BIE, as the petitioning party, may advise the Commission that it is satisfied that SPLP has addressed the safety issues BIE raised in the March Petition. In the BIE Concurrence, BIE has stated that this is the case. BIE has stated its satisfaction with the safety result of the analyses mandated in the Emergency Order. By express terms, the Emergency Order provides that SPLP may resume service on ME 1 following the Commission’s approval after the condition that BIE affirmatively express to the Commission that it is satisfied with the integrity of ME 1 in the study area of Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township. With the filing of the BIE Concurrence, and Commission review of that filing, the above-referenced docket is complete. We will not consider or rule upon the requests for intervention in this matter at this time, as they are mooted by this Order. An intervenor’s role in proceedings before this Commission is on a non-party basis, meaning that the initiating and responding parties
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