SECTION 165:20-13-23. Request for exception to rule or order

(a)   An operator may request an exception to a requirement of an order or rule of the Commission. Such a request shall be made by application conforming to the requirements of the Commission Rules of Practice, OAC 165:5.

(b)   After notice and hearing conforming to the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice, OAC 165:5, and the laws of this State, the Commission shall issue an order specifying such relief as it deems appropriate.

(c)   Any Commission order that grants relief from the requirements of any rule as listed in 49 C.F.R. §§ 191, 192, or 195 shall be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Pipeline Safety in Washington D.C. The Commission, upon granting relief, shall submit request pursuant to the requirements of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, Section 3 (d).

(d)   Neither the Pipeline Safety Department nor the Commission legal staff shall grant relief from the requirements of any rule of the Commission, unless so ordered by the Commission.